Angelina Jolie took to her Insta Stories on Wednesday with a heartbreaking message after news spread that her divorce from Brad Pitt had been finalized.
The Oscar-winning actress posted a photo of a country in ruins with a poignant message for her 15M followers.
The 49-year-old Maria actress was addressing the mass carnage in Syria as she moved the spotlight from her personal life to her humanitarian efforts.
‘Syria: over 17 million people in need of aid. Syria has been decimated by almost 14 years of conflict, displacement and economic deterioration.
‘While the recent change in government brings about a chance of a fresh start, millions still need help, and critical needs continue to be unmet.’
The information was from the The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an organization that advocates for displaced people and their rights.
Jolie has worked before with the NRC in Jordan and Yemen.
Last week Jolie and Pitt reached a settlement in their divorce.
Eight years after Angelina filed for divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences’, the former couple have finally come to an agreement on terms and both have signed off on it.
Angelina’s lawyer James Simon told PEOPLE: ‘More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family.
‘This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago.
‘Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.’
Although the split was acrimonious, a source close to Jolie added: ‘She doesn’t speak ill of [Pitt] publicly or privately. She’s been trying hard to be light after a dark time.’
Angelina, 49, filed for divorce from Brad, 61, in September 2016 after just two years of marriage.
It came just days after a journey on a private plane in which Angelina claimed Brad was abusive to her and their six children but authorities did not charge him after investigating.
Angelina and Brad later released a joint statement declaring that they would keep all divorce proceedings private for the sake of their children. They said: ‘The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues.
‘The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.’
The former couple share children Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, now 16.
They were declared legally single in 2019 but have battled over custody and legal issues over their French estate and winery, Château Miraval, since the split.
Meanwhile, Jolie has a promising new project set for early 2025 that will keep her passport busy.
The first film the Oscar-winning actress will make since finalizing her divorce from Pitt will be an action-packed female-driven movie.
The 4 beauty – who is now shooting Stitches in Paris – will be starring in Maude v Maude.
Her costar Halle Berry has called it as a ‘mix of Mr And Mrs Smith and Mission Impossible with a comedy twist’ and two women in the leading roles.
Deadline added it was a ‘Bond vs. Bourne’ type of global action thriller with exotic locations.
Berry told a Red Sea International Film Festival audience that she might return to Saudi Arabia to film the movie.
There will also be several other locations that filmgoers are not used to seeing in a movie, added Berry. That means Jolie will be traveling a lot for the project.
A shooting date has yet to be announced, but in September Halle told Yahoo that the film is her first project for 2025: ‘Going into next year that is on our docket and I’m really excited.’
