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Angelina Jolie's Kids Wanted Her to 'Defend Herself' Amid Divorce: Source


Angelina Jolie’s kids have wanted their mom ‘to speak up for herself’ as she navigated a public divorce from Brad Pitt, a source tells Us

“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt,” Jolie’s lawyer James Simon of Hersh Mannis told Us. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend a private reception as costumes and props from Disney’s “Maleficent” are exhibited in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital at Kensington Palace on May 8, 2014 in London, England.Fred Duval/FilmMagicDespite the pair’s messy legal battle, the source tells Us Jolie “doesn’t speak ill” of Pitt publicly or privately to their children. The Maria actress, 49, revealed her plans for leaving Tinseltown after her youngest children, 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, turn 18 in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Friday, August 30.

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