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Angelina Jolie enjoyed heartfelt family reunion in New York amid Brad Pitt custody battle
Angelina Jolie has been making headlines lately because of her highly publicized custody battle with her ex-husband brad pitt.
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But during the weekend, the Maleficent The star enjoyed some quality family time in New York, reuniting with her daughter Zahara.
Zahara recently flew to Spelman College in Altanta, Georgia, but the mother-daughter duo were more than happy to reunite for the city break.
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In images, in pictures published on She Finds, Angelina looked stylish in a long black jacket and sunglasses, while Zahara opted for a cool ensemble that included a cropped plaid coat, jeans and a black leather backpack. Zahara is the second of Angelina’s children – whom she shares with ex-husband Brad – to fly to the nest.
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Their eldest son Maddox left home in 2019 to attend Yonsei University. While Angelina still has four children at home in Los Angeles, the award-winning actress has expressed her desire to move overseas once she has an empty nest.
Angelina Jolie is a doting mom of six
“I would love to live abroad and I will as soon as my kids turn 18,” she said. Harper’s Bazaar. “Right now, I have to base myself where their father chooses to live.”
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The Mr. and Mrs. Smith the actress, who reportedly spent £19million ($25million) on the Hollywood mansion she currently lives in, said British vogue: “I wanted him to be close to their dad, who is only five minutes away.”
The six-bedroom, ten-bathroom property sits on a 2.1-acre estate in the gated community of Laughlin Park, offering panoramic views of the famous Griffith Observatory and the Pacific Ocean.
Features include an outdoor swimming pool, home gym, tea house, wine cellar and huge landscaped gardens. Angelina added, “I like the most that there is no entertainment room, but lots of trails and places to walk and reflect.”
The Hollywood star with ex-husband Brad Pitt
Angelina and Brad are also parents to Pax, Shiloh and twins Vivienne and Knox. It was revealed earlier in the month that Angelina had filed court documents against her ex.
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The Hollywood actress accuses the star of drunkenly assaulting her and their children, then aged 8 to 15, on a private jet flight in 2016. Angelina and Brad met on the filming of Mr and Mrs Smith in 2004, dating for ten years before getting married in 2014.
Their marriage ended in 2016 when the actress filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
At the time, the FBI confirmed they were investigating Brad for allegations of child abuse following an incident on the family’s private jet – but the star was later cleared of all charges.
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