A Complete Timeline of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Relationship
All relationships have their ups and downs, especially in Hollywood, but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship timeline is especially a subject of fascination for many. It was a scandal when the couple got together (Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston when he met Jolie on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith), but they seemed like a solid unit for over a decade…at least on the outside.
When Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016, the news instantly sent shockwaves through Hollywood—and Team Jen social media users. Over the course of 12 years together, Brangelina had weathered scandals, health scares, and raising six children together. What could have been the breaking point? Of course, in the years following their split, many new details about their married life have come to light. But we'll get to that.
Here, take a look back at Pitt and Jolie's relationship.
Alamy Stock Photo1/30Summer 2004
Pitt and Jolie meet while filming their spy thriller Mr. and Mrs. Smith—and though they deny relationship rumors initially, they both later admit that was when they “fell in love”—controversial and unfortunate because Pitt is still married to Aniston.
Getty Images2/30January 2005
With Brangelina rumors swirling, Pitt and Aniston announce their separation after five years of marriage.
Getty Images3/30March 2005
Aniston officially files for divorce from Pitt, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
LA Times via Getty Images4/30July 2005
The smoking gun: After being spotted vacationing together in Kenya in April, Brad and Angelina are featured in an extensive W magazine spread titled “Domestic Bliss.” The images depict the two as a happy couple, and were taken in March. #TeamJen fans are outraged, and Aniston says there is a “sensitivity chip” missing in response to the spread. Jolie also adopts six-month-old Zahara from Ethiopia the same month; Pitt accompanies her on the trip.
Getty Images5/30January 2006
And baby makes five: Brangelina confirm they were expecting their first baby together three months after Pitt's divorce to Aniston was finalized. A judge also grants a request to change Maddox and Zahara's last names to Jolie-Pitt, and Pitt's legal adoptions of the children are finalized soon thereafter.
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Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is born in Namibia. She makes her debut on the cover of People a month later.
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No wedding bells just yet—Pitt says he won't marry Jolie until “everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able.”
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Like we needed any additional confirmation, but Pitt and Jolie make it red-carpet-official when they step out together at the NYC premiere of Jolie's The Good Shepherd.
Getty Images9/30March 2007
Pitt and Jolie head to Vietnam to adopt three-year-old Pax, the newest member of the Jolie-Pitts.
Getty Images10/30February 2008
Brangelina arrive at the Independent Spirit Awards with some news: Jolie is pregnant again.
Getty Images11/30May 2008
At the Cannes Film Festival, it's revealed that she is actually expecting twins. “We weren't expecting twins,” she tells Entertainment Weekly. “So it did shock us.”
Getty Images12/30July 2008
Twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are born in Nice, France, in July and make their debut on the cover of People a month later. “It is chaos, but we are managing it and having a wonderful time,” Jolie tells the magazine about life as a family of six.
Amazon13/30December 2009
Ian Halperin's book Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is released, and in it the author (who claims to have consulted nearly 900 sources) makes many shocking accusations—including that Brad cheated on Angelina.
Getty Images14/30July 2010
After News of the World publishes a report that Pitt and Jolie had split in February 2010, the couple sue the publication for the false report and win.
Getty Images15/30November 2010
This time it's marriage rumors that are flying around, after Johnny Depp refers to Brad Pitt as Angelina Jolie's “husband” in a Vanity Fair article.
Getty Images16/30April 2012
It's official: Jolie begins wearing a reported $1 million engagement ring from Pitt. Pitt's manager confirms the news: “Yes, it's confirmed. It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There's no date set at this time.”
WireImage17/30May 2013
Jolie reveals in a New York Times op-ed that she elected to undergo a preventive double mastectomy. She writes: “I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive...Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has.”
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They're married: The couple wed at their Chateau Miraval in France, with all six of their children involved in the ceremony. Maddox and Pax walk their mom down the aisle, Zahara and Vivienne are flower girls, and Shiloh and Knox are ring bearers.
Alamy Stock Photo19/30November 2014
Pitt and Jolie work on their first movie together since Mr. and Mrs. Smith: another relationship drama, By the Sea. It is written and directed by Jolie and stars Brangelina.
FilmMagic20/30March 2015
Jolie reveals in a second New York Times op-ed that she elected to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after an annual blood test showed markers that could be “a sign of early cancer.” “I called my husband in France, who was on a plane within hours,” she writes.
Getty Images21/30August 2016
Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences. She requests primary custody of their six children, and the couple's lawyer, Robert Offer, releases a statement: “This decision was made for the health of the family. She will not be commenting, and asks that the family be given its privacy at this time.”
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June 2018
The pair reach a temporary custody decision to allow Pitt visitation and phone access to his kids while the family is in London, where Jolie is filming Maleficent. A judge rules that Pitt can have “unsupervised” phone calls and text conversations with each of the kids and sets up a schedule whereby Pitt has time with the children without Jolie present in London and with a therapist, per People. He then gets custody of them in Los Angeles for part of July. This applies only to the five youngest children; Maddox is 16 at the time, and the judge rules that he can decide for himself how much time he wants to spend with his dad.
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April 2019
As of October 2022 their divorce is still not finalized, but in April 2019 a judge declares both Jolie and Pitt “legally single,” something they petitioned for in 2018. According to People, the legal maneuver is called “bifurcation” and allows both parties to file separate taxes, rather than jointly as a married couple.
Monica Schipper24/30June 2020
Jolie shares with Vogue India that she believes her separation from Pitt was the “right decision” for her family. “I continue to focus on their healing,” she says. “Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds.”
Robyn Beck/Getty Images25/30June 2020
Pitt and Jolie cause a bit of a stir after he is spotted at her house at the end of June. “Brad and Angelina have come a very long way, and they’re finally in a place where they both want to work together to raise their kids,” a source tells Entertainment Tonight. “They have no plans to reconcile, and any communication between them is regarding their children’s needs and future.”
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January 2021
Jolie sells her shares of their Chateau Miraval winery and estate, apparently without informing Pitt (this is disputed). Six months later Pitt's lawyers will sue her for breach of contract, claiming she made the sale to “intentionally harm” the business's reputation. This is the lawsuit (and, later, the countersuit) at the center of much of the contention over the next year and a half.
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October 2021
Maddox, Vivienne, Knox, Shiloh, and Zahara Jolie-Pitt accompany their mother to the premiere of Marvel's Eternals. There haven't been reports of Pitt spending time with any of the children for months.
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August 2022
After going to Capitol Hill together to speak about the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in February, Jolie accompanies her daughter Zahara to (and did the Electric Slide at) an event for Spelman students, the HBCU Zahara chose for college. While promoting his film Bullet Train, Pitt praises Zahara, saying, “I’m so proud of her. She’s so smart. She’s going to flourish even more at college. It’s an exciting and beautiful time to find her own way and pursue her interests. I’m so proud.”
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October 2022
Amid reports that Pitt is seeing the newly divorced Emily Ratajkowski, his legal battle with Jolie over shares in the Chateau Miraval winery continues. Pitt also launches a skin care line, while Jolie uses her platform to advocate for the orphans of Ukraine, flood victims in Pakistan, and the brave women of Iran.
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July 2023
The Chateau Miraval legal dispute ratchets up yet another notch, as Pitt is accused of “looting” the winery's assets in order to retain control, per CNN.
The complaint was filed by Jolie's former investment company Nouvel, which she sold in 2021. Nouvel alleges that Pitt was motivated by feelings of resentment toward Jolie following the sale. “Incensed that Jolie sold Nouvel to Stoli rather than him, Pitt has acted like a petulant child, refusing to treat Nouvel as an equal partner in the business,” the document reads.
