Angelina Jolie is considered one of Hollywood’s most successful actresses, starring in hit films such as ‘Maleficent’, ‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’ and ‘Girl, Interrupted’.
Although she is a world famous actress, Jolie also works as a humanitarian, while raising her six children after splitting from her ex-husband, Brad Pitt.
Sure, as she divides her time between her many different pursuits, Jolie maintains a team of people behind her to make sure everything runs smoothly while she’s busy, but what does it feel like? work for such a mega-celebrity?
Here are 10 times Angelina Jolie’s team revealed what it’s like to work for her.
1. Angelina Jolie’s children are known to swear.
According to a 2011 InTouch report, via Hollywood Life, a former nanny claimed that Jolie’s children constantly swear.
“The Jolie-Pitt home is more chaotic than anyone could imagine — a place filled with fighting, four-letter words, bickering, and sibling hurt,” according to the report.
“[Maddox] dropped a few F-bombs”, while Zahara is known to use “merde” in French, while still watching R-rated movies, only consuming junk food and, in Maddox’s case, drinking wine and driving the car around their property on certain occasions.
2. Bodyguards are primarily responsible for children.
In a 2016 interview with The Sun, a former bodyguard who worked for Jolie and Pitt, Mark Billingham, explained that he spent a lot of time with their six children.
Billingham, who worked for the family for 17 months, revealed he spent a lot of time at the couple’s home, with just six weeks’ holiday at that time – which left him exhausted before he was even reunited with his own family .
“I fathered them, basically,” he told the publication, adding that he barely had time to see his own children.
“I never had a private life. I was exhausted. I lost the sense of my own family life,” he said. “In 17 months, I was only home for six weeks. It was just too full.”
3. The staff didn’t have many days off.
In 2011, Jolie and Pitt were sued by their former security guard, who worked at their Château Miraval estate in the south of France, according to The Independent.
Ana Charlotiaux has filed a wrongful dismissal complaint after being fired for taking too many sick days.
Her lawyer, Emmanuel Ludot, said: ‘She’s not asking for much – just fair compensation for unfair dismissal’, adding that her client had taken around four-and-a-half months out of two years due to illness.
4. Angelina Jolie often shared personal details about her life with the staff.
Jolie’s former nanny to her children, Krisann Morel, told the Daily Mail that the actress often shared details about her childhood and was mostly raised by her nannies.
“There were so many helpers that she often had a nanny to put her to bed at night and another to wake her up in the morning,” Morel told the publication about Jolie.
She also claimed that Jolie shared the reason she was also with nannies is that her mother couldn’t be with her because Jolie looked so much like her father, who cheated on Jolie’s mother when she was a baby. , eventually leaving the family. for real.
5. Angelina Jolie would rarely argue with Brad Pitt in front of their kids and staff.
In an interview with The Sun, a staff member revealed that Jolie always made sure no fights happened in front of her children or the staff.
“They don’t do it in front of the kids, they certainly wouldn’t do it in front of the staff,” they said. “Their issues are behind closed doors. But it takes two.”
6. Angelina was relatively easy-going when it came to raising her children.
One of Jolie’s nannies for her children spoke to Star magazine in 2015 about the actress’ leniency when it comes to what her children learn in school.
“She lets kids learn what they want and ignore things they don’t care about…And they don’t take tests or do homework,” they told the publication.
However, the nanny also acknowledged that none of Jolie’s children “will ever take low-paying jobs, so it’s not like they need formal education like other kids do.”
7. She is an unconventional parent.
Another nanny who spoke to Star magazine claimed Jolie and Pitt were both “unconventional parents.”
“It’s like they live in a hippie community most of the time because Angie doesn’t believe in rules,” they said. “She thinks it’s important for children to have freedom of expression, but that doesn’t always work out well.”
“She thinks it’s important for their children to have freedom of expression, but that doesn’t always work out well,” they continued.
8. Their security team monitors their children’s internet usage.
According to another nanny who spoke to Star magazine, Jolie’s children have the right to the internet, but there are people watching what they are looking for.
“Children are allowed to browse the internet as much as they want,” the nanny revealed. “The older ones use social media, although their security team monitors them for their own safety.”
They also added that Jolie’s kids have seen their parents’ R-Rated movies, “like ‘Fight Club,’ ‘Inglorious Bastards,’ and ‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith.’
9. Nannies are required to work while the family is on vacation.
One of the former nannies who spoke to Star magazine shared that although they are allowed to accompany Jolie and the children on their holidays, they are still required to work.
The nannies have to watch the children and take care of their needs during the holidays, although this is apparently a bit of a hassle given that the children are always “delirious”.
10. Some staff members can be suddenly let go.
According to Insider, when Jolie began her legal battle with ex-husband Pitt, the “Eternals” actress hired divorce attorney Laura Wasser, who had worked with other Hollywood stars, such as Kim Kardashian, Stevie Wonder and Johnny Depp.
However, Jolie suddenly fired Wasser and replaced her with Samantha Bley Dejean, who Jolie said had better skills in protecting her children.
“Angelina has decided to change attorneys to Samantha Bley Dejean because Samantha’s expertise is the protection and best interests of children,” Jolie’s spokesperson Mindy Nyby told People, via Insider. “Angelina appreciates Laura’s cooperation in the transition of the case over the past few weeks.”
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