“She’sleavingnostone
unturned,”saysthesource,
“andit’sbeenincredibly
catharticforher.”
Angelinawaslabelleda
home-wreckerforfallingin
lovewithBradwhilefilming
their 2005 hitfilmMr.& Mrs.
Smithwhenhewasstill
marriedtoJenniferAniston.
But,sheinsists,it was
neverherintentiontosteal
anyone’sman– atfirst,she
wasjusta shouldertocryon.
“JendroveBradnutswith
herwhiningandcarryingon
aboutwantingtobecomea
respectedfilmactressand
howshewasdesperatetowin
anOscar,”claimstheinsider.
“Jen’sbehaviourdroveBrad
crazy– andatwork,her
husbandconfidedinAngeand
treatedherlikea princess.”
WhenAngelinaandBrad
eventuallygaveintotemptation,
it wastheMaleficentactress
whoborethebruntofmedia
scrutinyovertheirromance.
“Itwasn’teasyforherto
bebrandedtheblackwidow,”
saystheinsider,whoclaims
shecametoresentBradfor
avoiding most of the blame.“Shewantstheworldtoknow
thatJendidn’tappreciate
whatshehadwithBrad.Ange
doesn’tfeelsorryforJenone
bit,andshe’sgoingtotell
everyonehowshecouldn’t
helpbutseduceBradonthe
setofMr.andMrs.Smith
whenthingsbetweenthem
beganheatingup.”
Plus,accordingtothesource,
it wasn’tAngelinawhohad
anythingtohide.“Itwas
Bradwho’dlietoJenand
makeexcusesthathewas
filminglate.”
DespiteBradandAngelina’s
hotandheavystart,things
tooka turnfortheworseafter
Shilohwasbornin2006.
“Bradwentfrombeing
thisdoting,lovingpartnerto
takingAngeforgranted,”says
thesource,“andthatchanged
theirwholedynamic.”
Alreadyparentstotheir
threeolderadoptedkids,
Maddox,PaxandZahara,
addinga newborntothemix
causedtensionandstress.
“Angesaystheystarted
bickeringa lotmoreabout
littlethings,”addingthat
Brad’shecticscheduleonly
madethingsworse.“He’d
leaveAngeallalonewiththe
kidsforlongperiodsoftime
whilehewasoffworking.”
Beforelong,theywere
leadingseparatelives.Things
weresostrained,theinsider
reveals,thathalfthetime
theysleptindifferentrooms.
“They’dgetalonghereand
there,buttheirfundamental
respectforeachotherhad
eroded.Evenafterhaving
KnoxandVivienne,they
couldn’tgetit back.”
Angelinawassuffering.
“Shesaysshefeltlostand
angry for a really long time,”D
uringa recent
worktriptoParis,
AngelinaJolie
seemed...different.
Lighter.OnJuly8,
thestarwasspottedsmiling
fromeartoearasshewaved
tofanswhileshootingan
adcampaignforbeauty
brandGuerlain.
Thestunningmother-of-six
wasalsoseenoutonthetown
withhergodmother,English
actressJacquelineBisset,74,
lookinghappierandmore
relaxedthanshehasinages.
It turnsoutthere’sa reason
Angelina’sglowing.According
toa source,the44-year-old
hasfinallyunloadedallthe
emotionalbaggageshe’sbeen
carryingaroundoverherfailed
relationshipwithBradPitt,55.
“Angelina’skepta dignified
silencesincethedemiseof
hermarriagetoBrad,”tellsthe
insider.TheA-listers– parents
ofMaddox,17,Pax,15,Zahara,
14,Shiloh,13,and11-year-old
twinsKnoxandVivienne–
splitin 2016 afterbeing
togetherfornearly 12 years,
marryingin2014.
Butnowshe’snotpulling
anypunchesassheopensup
aboutBrad’sdrinking,their
constantfightingandthefact
thatshefelt“angry”foryears
beforefilingfordivorce.The actress
has put Brad
to bed at last
Ange finally tells all
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revealsthesource.Theonly
thingkeepingherfrom
leavingBradwasthekids.
“Thechildrenwerethemain
reasonwhyshedidn’twalk
awaysooner.”
Butthingscametoa head
inthefallof2016,whena
drunkenBradreportedlyhad
a physicalaltercationwith
Maddoxaboarda private
planeduringa flightfrom
Nice,France,toLosAngeles.
ForAngelina– who,
accordingtothesource,
alreadyhaddivorcepapersin
place– it wasthebreaking
point.Shefiledfordivorce
fromBradthatsamemonth.
“BetweenBrad’sdrinking,
theirfightingandherfears
forthekids’mentalwellbeing,
it wastheonlywaytosave
hersanity,”saystheinsider.
“ItpainedAngethatshe
hadtodoit behindBrad’s
back,butthingshadgotten
sotoxic,shewasleftwith
nochoice.”
It’sbeena roughroad,but
thingsarestartingtolookup.
Afterbeinglockedina brutal
custodybattlesincethesplit,
theformercouplehavemade
someheadway,withAngelina
givingBrada generous
amountoftimewiththekids
thissummerwhileshefilms
ThoseWhoWishMeDead.
She’salsotoldthoseclose
toherthatshe’sstartingto
feellikeherselfagainandis
opentodatingagain.
“Angehasdoneenough
grievingandis readyforsome
fun,”saystheinsider.“Itwas
enormouslyhelpfulforherto
getallthedramawithBradoff
herchest.
“It’stakensometime,but
she’shappy– andshe’snot
looking back.” #I WAS ANGRY
FOR SO LONG
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