In 2005, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were involved in a media scandal when Jolie was accused of causing the divorce of Pitt and his former wife Jennifer Aniston. Jolie admitted that she fell in love with Pitt during the filming of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), but dismissed allegations of an affair.Jolie and Pitt tried their best to shun media attention. But in January 2006, she confirmed they were expecting their first child together - a daughter named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. In total, they have six children, three adopted: Maddox, 21, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 16, and 14-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.The couple were legally married on August 14, 2014, in Los Angeles. They had a private wedding ceremony in Château Miraval, France, on August 23, 2014. But on September 19, 2016, Jolie shocked the world after filing for divorce from Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences.In September 2016, the FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated Pitt for child abuse. He was accused of being "verbally abusive" and "physical" towards one of his children.The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services eventually ruled that Pitt did not physically abuse any of his children. Pitt was also cleared by the FBI of any wrongdoing. A judge gave Pitt 50-50 custody of the children after a closed-door trial in which the allegations were aired.Angelina Jolie is fiercely protective of her children and there are a few rules that she has put in place when it comes to making sure they're able to live a fairly normal life.
Angelina Jolie Sold Dog Treats With Her Children
Angelina Jolie surprised fans when she went low-key with her kids at the dog park selling organic dog treats. Sarah Ramos, who starred as Haddie on the long-running drama Parenthood, posted an image to Instagram that she snapped of Jolie and three of her children at a local dog park.
Behind her, a folding table was set up in front of a bench with a homemade sign and rows of brown paper baggies containing the doggie snacks. 14year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, and 16-year-old Shiloh sat waiting to sell to their customers.
"I’m not sure why God chose me to tell this story, but I have to fulfill my calling: A couple of months ago I went to the dog park and saw Angelina Jolie selling organic dog treats," Ramos wrote on Instagram.
"This happened months ago, in November and I felt that I needed to protect the privacy of Angie and her family who were just trying to sell some organic dog treats at the dog park."
Angelina Jolie Makes Sure Her Family Attends Therapy Sessions
Following their highly publicized divorce, Jolie has prioritized therapy for her children to deal with her split from Brad Pitt. According to People, a source said that Jolie and all of her children have started therapy. "It's been a traumatic situation."
“It was hard for all of them. They are used to more activities and more entertainment, so it’s difficult for them to just stay at the house. The younger kids don’t understand what’s going on.”
Angelina Jolie Says Her Kids Are Not Interested In Acting
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jolie shared that none of her children have ambitions to be actors.
While working on the film Kung Fu Panda 3, Jolie took her children with her to set, where they provided animal noises for some of the pandas in the animated film.
They were kind of shy," Jolie said. "They don't really want to be actors, but I didn't want them to miss the opportunity. They came in, and they had a lot of fun with it." The mom-of-six revealed that her children are more into humanitarian efforts. "[They’re into] business, humanitarian affairs, things like that.”
