Angelina Jolie

After selling her 50% interest in Château Miraval to Tenute del Mondo/Stoli in 2021, Jolie was sued by Pitt, who claims that an agreement required the other's consent before any sale. Jolie disputes the existence of such an agreement and has brought her own claims.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Accused

Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016. The proceedings, marked by a prolonged custody dispute and property issues, continued for more than eight years before a divorce settlement was signed in late December 2024.

State of the evidence

Settlement

Attribution

Directly implicated

In court documents filed in 2022, Jolie described an incident aboard a private aircraft in September 2016 and accused Pitt of physically and emotionally abusive behaviour towards her and some of their children.

State of the evidence

Allegations

The California Court of Appeal granted Jolie's application to disqualify private judge John Ouderkirk, finding that his undisclosed professional relationships with Pitt's lawyers could reasonably cast doubt on his impartiality.

State of the evidence

Documented

A Vanity Fair profile described a casting exercise in which disadvantaged Cambodian children were asked to take money placed on a table and then respond when asked to return it. The account prompted allegations of emotional exploitation of vulnerable children.

State of the evidence

Documented

Bosnian authorities temporarily withdrew filming permission for Jolie's directorial debut following protests by victims' associations, based on reports claiming that the film would tell a love story between a Serbian rapist and his Muslim victim.

State of the evidence

Documented

Jolie and Brad Pitt grew close during filming of Mr. & Mrs. Smith while Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston. Their relationship fuelled public accusations over several years that Jolie had contributed to the marriage's breakdown.

State of the evidence

Disputed

Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia in 2002 through Lauryn Galindo. The Cambodian adoption system was then subject to trafficking allegations, and the United States had suspended adoptions. Galindo subsequently pleaded guilty in a federal visa fraud and money laundering case linked to Cambodian adoptions.

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist not prosecuted

After winning an Oscar for Girl, Interrupted, Angelina Jolie kissed her brother James Haven on the lips and publicly said she was 'so in love' with him, triggering a wave of rumours and comments insinuating an incestuous relationship.

State of the evidence

Unconfirmed

Attribution

Personally implicated