Superstar Angelina Jolie made headlines when she adopted her first child Maddox Jolie-Pitt in 2002.
I say that ‘cause he’s smart and he’s doing his work but he’s also wild.
He’s balanced in his teenage years."
Maddox has gone through his fair share of difficulties, which have surely shaped who he is today.
Angelina Jolie traveled to Cambodia to shoot the film and took a profound interest in the country.
She subsequently went to an orphanage in the town of Battambang in hopes of adopting her first child.
When Jolie saw Maddox, he was asleep in a box that was hanging from the ceiling.
In an interview in the years that followed, Jolie described seeing Maddox for the first time.
“He was 3 months old, and they put him in my arms, and he stayed asleep …
I just stared at him, and I started crying, and he smiled,” Jolie said.
And so we became a family right then."
Just months later, Pitt began the process to adopt Maddox, as well.
Pitt and Jolie went on to have six children together, in total.
These days, however, Pitt’s bond with his children has soured.
Seemingly, like most of his siblings,Maddox has a strained relationship with Pitt.
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, and a long custody battle with Pitt ensued.
Throughout the tumultuous split, Jolie has accused Pitt of domestic violence.
In 2022,she made an allegation against Pitt that painted the darkest picture of their marriage yet.
In 2021, Maddox testified against his father in court during the custody battle.
