Angelina Jolie has put her Los Angeles mansion on the market for $29.85 million as she prepares to leave the city as soon as her youngest children turn 18, with friends saying the actress has long felt like a 'hostage' in L.A. because of her protracted divorce from Brad Pitt.
The 11,000‑square‑foot property, once owned by filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, is Jolie's last major tie to the city she says she has only remained in for legal reasons connected to Pitt and their six children.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt separated in 2016 after a 12‑year relationship and two years of marriage, a split that followed a now‑infamous altercation aboard a private plane which she alleges became physical. Pitt has repeatedly denied domestic abuse, and a federal investigation brought no charges, but the fallout has been long and bitter.
Their divorce was only finalised in 2024, eight years after they parted, and they remain locked in a commercial dispute over her sale of a stake in their French winery,Château Miraval, to Stoli.
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Jolie has never pretended to love Los Angeles. In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporterin 2024, she was blunt about why she stayed, 'I am here because I have to be here from a divorce. But as soon as my kids are 18, I'll be able to leave.'
With twins Knox and Vivienne set to reach that milestone in July, she is now acting on that promise. According to a source quoted byStar, 'Angelina is thrilled she's finally getting to leave L.A. and start over elsewhere. She's been counting the days down for what seems like an eternity and the kids are right behind her.'
The house she is shedding is hardly a hardship home. The six‑bedroom, 10‑bathroom estate in Los Feliz, bought in 2017, is more museum piece than starter property. Yet those close to Jolie say the walls have been closing in for some time.
Privately, friends paint a picture of a woman whose life in Southern California has been defined as much by lawyers' meetings and custody logistics as by film sets. 'It's no exaggeration to say that Angelina has felt totally trapped and a hostage to her situation with Brad for many years now,' one insider toldStar.
The language is loaded, but it reflects how Jolie herself has described the constraints of the custody arrangements that kept her in L.A.
Source: International Business Times UK
