In an interview with Fox News on August 20, Jon Voight did not hold back while discussing his daughter Angelina Jolie's difficult divorce battle with her ex-husband Brad Pitt, which has lasted for years.
“I wish that would be over [and that] they found a way to make peace. The kids need some stability. I love the kids and I love my daughter, and I want Brad to step up, too, [and do] what he has to do [and] end this nonsense,” the “Megalopolis” actor stated, adding that he’s concerned about the well-being of Angelina and Brad’s six children.
Although he may have been expressing the frustration of a worried parent, the fact that he was bringing his daughter's problems to the public's attention was not acceptable. The indiscreet diatribe came after another event in which Jon aggressively scolded his daughter for her "ignorant" views regarding the Israel-Hamas war. This was an even more shocking development.
According to him, the actress and former United Nations Goodwill Ambassador has been "exposed to propaganda," as stated in the cover story for Variety in the month of July. The relationship between the 49-year-old woman and her father has been a turbulent one over the course of the years, and now, according to an unnamed source who spoke with In Touch, it is currently at an all-time low.
“To say they’re not on good terms is an understatement. Angelina was already upset about Jon’s claims she’s been brain-washed by the UN, but he’s made things far worse by giving his two cents on her situation with Brad and their kids,” the anonymous insider stated to In Touch Weekly.
The relationship between the father and daughter has a troubled past. In 1980, Jon's infidelity caused him to end his relationship with Angelina's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who had passed away.
“When my father had an affair, it changed [my mom’s] life,” Angelina wrote in a 2020 New York Times editorial. The former wife of Brad reportedly still carries a lot of anger toward her father.
“She’s never really forgiven him for breaking her mom’s heart. After the divorce, she felt abandoned by the ‘Deliverance’ star. He was out partying and living the life he wanted to. He wasn’t there for Angelina,” the undisclosed informant stated.
By the early 2000s, their problems went public. In a 2002 interview, Jon said Angelina had “serious mental problems.” In response she legally dropped “Voight” from her name. But they reached a detente in more recent years.
2017 was the year that Angelina disclosed that they had reconnected through her children. She is the mother of Maddox, who is 23 years old, Pax, who is 20 years old, Zahara, who is 19 years old, Shiloh, who is 18 years old, and Vivienne and Knox, who are twins and are 16 years old.
“We’re finding a new relationship,” Angelina said. In June, when Jon raved about Angelina and Vivienne after "The Outsiders," which they produced, won a Tony Award, things appeared to be moving in a calm and collected manner.
“I’m really proud of Angie because she really tries to encourage each of the kids to be what they want to be,” Jon shared. However, he reportedly crossed a major boundary.
“Angelina finds her dad’s politics hard to stomach, but she really draws the line when he talks about her kids as though he has some inside scoop. It makes her absolutely furious and proves Jon is the same self-centered person he’s always been,” the tipster shared.
Her opinion is that his most recent outburst is "especially offensive" because he suggests that Angelina is to blame for the deadlock that Brad is currently experiencing. There is currently a dispute between the former spouses on who will have custody of their younger children and the French winery known as Chateau Miraval.
“All Angelina has done is stand up for her family. It undermines her and minimizes the trauma she’s been through. Considering Jon was such an absent parent she finds it ironic that he’s now so concerned about her kids,” the mole stated.
Business Times has reached out to Angelina Jolie for comments.
