After eight years of legal battles, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally finalized their divorce on December 30, marking the end of their marriage that began dissolving in September 2016. However, tensions between the former Hollywood power couple remain high.
According to Jolie's divorce attorney James Simon, the 49-year-old actress is "exhausted but relieved" that this chapter has concluded. A source close to Jolie reveals she hopes Pitt, 61, will now "move on" and cease what they describe as attacks against her.
The source claims Pitt has "used his power and privilege" to damage Jolie's reputation and complicate relationships with their children. However, Pitt's camp strongly disagrees with this characterization, with a source close to the actor telling PEOPLE that Jolie has engaged in "one-sided attacks" and "distortion of facts" throughout the eight-year divorce process.
Despite the divorce settlement, the ex-couple remains embroiled in a separate legal dispute over their French winery, Château Miraval. Pitt sued Jolie for allegedly breaching an agreement when she sold her half of the estate for $67 million in October 2021. A source close to Pitt describes the Miraval situation as "a perfect example" of Jolie's approach to attacking him, claiming she deliberately disregarded their agreement by selling to "a total stranger."
Jolie's team maintains that peace and healing for the family cannot be achieved until Pitt drops the Miraval lawsuit. Through her lawyer, Jolie has urged Pitt to "end the fighting" for their family's sake.
The former couple shares six children: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. According to Jolie's legal team, neither she nor any of the children have returned to Miraval since the divorce filing.
As both parties continue their legal battle over the winery, recent months have seen victories on both sides, with the case moving closer to trial. While Pitt's team celebrates "the legitimacy of his claims," Jolie's representatives maintain she will "continue to stand up to him" until the Miraval dispute reaches its conclusion.