Angelina Jolie’s Relationship With Her Brother Also Took a Serious Hit After Her Ugly Divorce With Brad Pitt
Despite hanging out with some of Hollywood’s most well-known personalities, James Haven, the brother of Angelina Jolie, used to be her closest confidant. The siblings’ close bond even caused people to turn their heads. Though, the world was startled by their split since 2016. But what went wrong between the two that caused a rift between two in recent years?
While ‘James Haven’ may not be a household name, if you watched the 2000 Oscars, you probably remember one touching moment involving him. During the speech, Jolie praised her brother and even declared, “I’m so in love with my brother right now,” as she accepted her award for Girl, Interrupted.
The siblings’ relationship is reportedly much more complicated after the rumors that it has grown distant over time. It is challenging to pinpoint precisely when and how any rumored rift might had started as both have always kept their private lives out of the spotlight.
James Haven And Angelina Jolie Were Close Friends!
There was a time when James Haven was always mentioned in articles and conversations involving the Eternals star. He is one of the few people on earth who was very important to his sister according to a 2007 report from the Daily Mail. In fact, Haven used the opportunity to discuss Angelina Jolie’s involvement in humanitarian and her adoption of children from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Ethiopia. Simply put, he always appreciated his sister.
According to Haven, Jolie’s compassion for others stems from seeing how their father treated their mother, as he said in an interview. He said,
“I think his treatment of our mother is one of the reasons Angelina and I care so much about other people. Angelina and I were very protective of her for that reason.”
He added that he might have been single at the time because of the relationship he had with his sister.
“Maybe I haven’t found the right woman because my sister is too picky for me,” he said, according to how he put it. “Any woman has to go through two filters, me and then my sister.”
But not everyone admired the close bond he shared Jolie. As per US Weekly, many people were perplexed by their 2000 Oscars night kisses. Fans appeared to be having difficulty understanding what had happened.
The Sibling’s Bond Changed After Her Divorce With Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt dated for 12 years before getting married in 2014 and separating in 2016 (according to The Cut). It is expected that such a long-term relationship would have an impact on both of them, and James Haven has been open about how his sister’s marriage to Pitt affected her and him as well.
The first rumors of conflict between the siblings are said to have started when Jolie announced her intention to divorce her then-husband Brad Pitt in 2016.
“At the time, there were reports that Haven had become increasingly involved in Jolie’s personal life, to the point where he was seen as something of a confidante and even a co-parent to her children.”
But after her ugly divorce from Pitt, Jolie’s relationship with her brother always began to worsen. The siblings, however, have not been seen together in public since 2018, and neither has publicly affirmed or denied the rumors that their relationship has soured.
Source: The Things
