BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie were once Hollywood’s golden couple.
They were constantly pictured together, out with their six children, Maddox, 19, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh (also known as John), 15, and 12-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Angelina Jolie. and Brad Pitt have six children between themCredit: Getty
18The pair have been fighting for custody for five yearsCredit: AP
But, since Angelina filed for a divorce in 2016, after 12 years together, citing “irreconcilable differences,” the children have been with their mum.
Angelina has described her brood as “cool people”.
“We’re such a team so I am very, very lucky,” she told E!’s Daily Pop. “I’m always the one who worries but I don’t worry about them. They’re cool people.”
And this week, Brad, 57, and Angelina, 45, were finally granted joint custody of their children after a five-year-long bitter battle – which saw Maddox having to testify against his dad.
Their kids are now grown up, and Brad and Angelina have joint custodyCredit: Getty
A source told the Daily Mail that Brad “is so relieved,” adding that “his only intention is to spend more time with the kids.”
We take a look at what the six Jolie-Pitt kids are doing now…
A fraught father-son relationship
Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt
Maddox, now 19, was adopted from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002, when he was seven months old.
At the time, Angelina was married to actor Billy Bob Thornton, but they separated three months later.
18Maddox was adopted from Cambodia in 2002
She went on to raise Maddox on her own until Brad became his adopted father in 2006.
In 2017, Maddox worked with his mum on the historical thriller, First They Killed My Father.
It tells the story of a five-year-old child soldier during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, and he was executive producer on the film, while Angelina co-wrote and directed it.
Clearly a clever young man, Maddox is now studying biochemistry, Russian and Korean at Yonsei University in South Korea.
18Maddox is now studying biochemistry, Russian and Korean at universityCredit: Rex
He also apparently speaks five languages, and Angelina has spoken of her pride at seeing her oldest grow up.
“I feel my world expands as their world expands, I’m excited. Maddox was so ready.” she told ET.
Although he obviously gets on well with his mum, there have been reports that Maddox has a strained relationship with Brad, after an alleged altercation on his private plane.
However, following a review, the FBI and Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family cleared the actor of any wrongdoing.
But, when Maddox testified in the custody battle, he appeared to take Angelina’s side, according to Us Weekly.
18Maddox doesn’t get on with Brad any more, according to reportsCredit: EPA
An insider told the outlet: “Maddox has already given testimony as [an] adult in the ongoing custody dispute and it wasn’t very flattering toward Brad.
“He doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie.
“Maddox wants to legally change his last name to Jolie, which Angelina has said she doesn’t support.”
Also, when a paparazzi asked if his father would be visiting him in South Korea, his answer was rather telling.
He simply said: “I don’t know about that.”
The private one
Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt
Pax was born in Vietnam in 2003, and sadly abandoned by his biological mother soon after.
Angelina adopted him in March 2007, when he was three years old.
18Pax was adopted from Vietnam when he was three years old
Although she and Brad had been dating for two years, Vietnam doesn’t allow adoption by non-married couples, which is why she adopted him as a single parent.
Brad adopted Pax a year later in the USA.
Of all the Jolie-Pitt children, Pax is the most private.
But he had a small voice role in Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016, which Angelina also worked on, and attended the Golden Globes with his mum in 2018.
18He’s the most private but attended the Maleficent premiere with his siblings and mumCredit: Rex
He’s also recently begun learning Vietnamese, the language he spoke as an infant.
Angelina recently revealed how proud she is of her sons.
She wrote in Elle: “I could not be prouder of my sons for the men they are becoming, the way they respect their sisters and are respected by them.”
Birth mum’s heartbreak
Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt
Zahara was born in Ethiopia and, like Pax, abandoned by her birth mother, due to the fact she’d developed health issues as an infant.
She was adopted by Angelina and Brad when she was six months old in 2005.
18Zahara was adopted from Ethiopia when she was six months old
Now 16, she’s had a small voice role on Kung Fu Panda 3, and even designed a jewellery line, the Zahara Collection, with all proceeds going to shelters for victims of domestic violence.
Angelina revealed she was forced to undergo multiple surgeries in 2020, but hasn’t said why – although Brad missed out on the BAFTAs to be by her side.
Angelina said she’s “in awe” of Zahara.
She told TIME: “I have learned so much from her. She is my family, but she is an extraordinary African woman.”
18Angelina has said she’s in awe of ZaharaCredit: Reuters
Zahara’s birth mother, Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, has since come forward and said she wants to reunite with her daughter.
She also admitted how “fortunate” Zahara has been to have been adopted by the Jolie-Pitts.
She told the Daily Mail: “Angelina has been more of a mother to her than I have ever been.
“She has been with her since she was a baby, but that does not mean I do not miss her.
“I miss her all the time.”
Zahara’s birth mum has come forward to try and meet herCredit: Getty – Contributor
18She’s spoken of how lucky Zahara is to have been adopted by BrangelinaCredit: AFP or licensors
She continued: “I think about her every day and long to hear her voice or see her face.
“I know when she has a birthday but I am sad because I can’t celebrate it with her. I would so much want to celebrate with her on her birthday and other special days.
“’I long to be able to have regular contact with her.”
Strong-minded like mum
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt/John
Shiloh – who also likes being called John – was Angelina’s first biological child, born in 2006.
Brad and Angelina went to Namibia for the birth, in order to avoid the intense media scrutiny on their family at the time.
18Shiloh was Brad and Angelina’s first biological child
The first photos of Shiloh were sold for $4.1million (£2.9m) by People, and they became the first-ever infant to be immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds.
Angelina has spoken of the fact Shiloh “wanted to be a boy” from a young age, and they’ve had their hair cut short since 2010.
Angelina told Vanity Fair: “She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers.”
She’s also said: “She only wants to be called John. John or Peter.”
18Shiloh now likes to be known as JohnCredit: Splash News
This strong attitude clearly comes from Angelina.
She has said: “I often tell my daughters that the most important thing they can do is to develop their minds.
“You can always put on a pretty dress, but it doesn’t matter what you wear on the outside if your mind isn’t strong.
“There is nothing more attractive – you might even say enchanting – than a woman with an independent will and her own opinions.”
18Shiloh and Zahara are very closeCredit: Getty – Contributor
18They’re often seen hanging out and shopping togetherCredit: Splash News
Shiloh is also very close to their sister, Zahara, and they share a similar friendship group.
The siblings have even been spotted out shopping with Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown.
Short-lived acting career
Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt
Angelina and Brad’s youngest two were born in Nice, France in 2008.
The first pictures of the twins sold for $20million (£9.9m) – which remains the highest amount paid for celebrity photos.
18Vivienne was born in Nice, France in 2008
18Her twin, Knox , is just as grown up these days
Now 12, Vivienne and Knox are both big animal lovers, and have even raised money for charity Hope for Paws, selling doggy treats together.
Vivienne looks exactly like Angelina, while Knox has been blessed with his father’s good looks.
Vivienne even played a baby version of Aurora in Maleficent, when she was five years old.