On June 4, Angelina Jolie turned 49. A close source revealed to People that the 7X actress spent the special day with her 6 children: Maddox, Zahara, Pax Thien, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.
“Angelina celebrated her birthday with a quiet day at home with her children. Zahara just got home from school and she hopes everyone can spend the day together,” the source said.
This year’s birthday is a memorable milestone for star Salt when she achieves new achievements in her career. The musical adapted from the book The Outsiders (released in 1967 by author SE Hinton) that Angelina Jolie co-produced received 12 Tony awards – considered the Oscar of musicals, including the most important categories: Best Musical and Best Musical Director.
For Angelina, this is a special honor because it not only marks her first Tony nomination, but also because her youngest daughter Vivienne accompanies her on the journey of creating great work.
Before starting June with joy, Angelina Jolie became the focus of criticism regarding the fact that her two biological daughters Vivienne and Shiloh respectively left their father’s surname. Shiloh was even more drastic when she applied to change her last name from “Jolie-Pitt” to “Jolie” on her 18th birthday.
A part of the audience believes that Angelina is behind manipulating her children to keep them away from Brad Pitt. Many netizens criticized the American beauty for breaking up the father-child relationship because of hatred, and the people who were hurt the most were the children. Others pointed out that Angelina’s application to drop her father’s surname “Voight” and use the middle name “Jolie” as her new surname inspired her daughter.
The Without Blood director did not respond to the allegations. However, Entertainment Tonight’s source confirmed that Angelina did not know and could not speak up because Shiloh decided everything herself, even using her own money to hire a lawyer to help her with the application to drop her father’s surname.
After filing for divorce from Brad Pitt in 2016, Angelina spent most of her time with her children. Unlike her ex-husband who found a new home with a 27-year-old beauty, Ines de Ramon, love for a couple does not seem to be on the actress’ priority list. Angelina has repeatedly shared that the past years of being single were the time for her and her children to heal past trauma, specifically being mentally and physically abused by Brad Pitt during their marriage.
“I love them. I feel like we are a team,” she confided in Vogue magazine in March 2021.
Angelina also puts her heart and soul into her work. In addition to acting, she also works as a film director and musical producer. The last time the mother of six children appeared on the big screen was in Marvel’s superhero movie Eternals, released in 2021. This year, she is expected to reappear as an actress in a biographical film about the opera legend. Maria Callas. The work called Maria was filmed in 2023, and is in post-production. The film does not have a specific release date but is expected in 2024.
Besides, Angelina Jolie continues to confront Brad Pitt in the 8-year divorce battle. While the child custody dispute is almost over with Angelina winning, the lawsuit related to the winery in France is developing in Brad’s favor.