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Angelina Jolie reveals why her children don’t want to be famous

Pabio October 29, 2024

Angelina Jolie And Brad PittChildren have no intention of following in their parents’ footsteps.

By speaking with E! News at the AFI premiere of his new film Married in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 27, the 49-year-old actress said she didn’t expect anything from her six children — Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16, whom she shares with her ex Pitt — to become actors like their parents.

“No, I think they are particularly shy people and very reserved,” she told the outlet, adding, “They want to be private.”

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Angelina Jolie with children Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt attend the special screening of ‘The Boy Who exploited the wind” on February 25, 2019 in New York.

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Earlier this month, just days after she dropped his lawsuit against the Department of Justice and the FBI over documents related to the allegations 2016 plane incident involving Pitt, a family source told PEOPLE that Jolie’s children are her “biggest supporters.”

“Over the past few years, she has managed to create a life for herself and her children that makes them all happy. It was a struggle for a while, but Angie is proud of the children’s resilience and strength,” said the source. .

“They are also his biggest supporters,” the source added. “The kids are all amazing.”

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Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

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“Angie doesn’t want to be stuck in the past. She’s actively moving beyond the past. She wants to focus on her family, her work and the future,” the source also shared. “These are all things that make her happy.”

In September, Jolie shared a interview with CR Fashion Book that she and Vivienne have matching tattoos during their special time working on the Broadway musical The strangers.

“I received ‘Stay Gold’ with my daughter Viv during our stay with The strangers», revealed Jolie. The phrase refers to the title of one of the original songs featured in the play that Jolie co-produced with the help of Vivienne.

“It means so much to us separately and together,” she continued of the tattoo, which she debuted in April on opening night of the Broadway show. The tattoo is on the actress’ wrist among her other inks, although she didn’t indicate the location of Vivienne’s version of “Stay Gold.”