Why Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce has been dragging on since 2016

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People that before the “Maleficent” actress, 49, pulled the plug on her marriage to Pitt, 60, in 2016, “their disagreements took over.” The source shared that things “turned nasty and it was not a good situation for anyone.”Fast-forward to present day, and nothing has changed. “All the bitterness is partly why the divorce has dragged on for so many years.

Neither will let it go,” the insider stated. “You’d think they would be over it and just settle.”Jolie and Pitt share six kids — Maddox, 22; Pax, 20; Zahara, 19; Shiloh, 18; and 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox — many of whom no longer have a relationship with their famous father. “Both of them were having issues with each other.

The differences added up over time. It’s really sad for the children, but also the parents. Divorce, especially one so high-profile, can be challenging for the whole family,” a separate source told the outlet. “They both care” about their dragged-out divorce process, the source shared. “They both care about the children.”Earlier this month, an insider told People, “both sides are still talking, but it’s not done yet.”While Pitt reportedly has “virtually no contact” with his older children, the “Wolfs” actor and Jolie’s agreement provides him “visitation with the younger kids.”Shiloh filed a petition to legally drop her movie star father’s last name on her eighteenth birthday in May.

Shiloh has now reportedly published a newspaper ad in the Los Angeles Times to drop “Pitt” from her surname. This is a requirement before the court can approve Shiloh’s petition, according to TMZ.She’s not the only child who is no longer going by Pitt.Zahara didn’t include the Pitt surname for her sorority initiation ceremony in November 2023.