Last December, there was a wealth of reporting – mostly tabloid reporting – about Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Ines de Ramon, divorce, money and the six kids who want nothing to do with Pitt. Some of Jolie’s fans thought that Pitt was organizing certain stories as a way to derail Angelina’s Oscar campaign. I thought there was something to that theory, although I also think that Hollywood was probably always going to ignore Jolie’s performance in Maria anyway, especially after Netflix stopped putting money into her campaign. Anyway, just days after Christmas, Angelina and Brad managed to finalize their divorce after eight-plus years. Pitt has been pretty quiet since then (other than this notable story). Now that the awards season is over, it’s time for Pitt to get back on track with his regular programming: reminding everyone that he has a girlfriend and that he and Ines are “happy.”
Brad Pitt is looking ahead after his divorce from Angelina Jolie was finalized, a source tells PEOPLE. The F1 actor, 61, and the Maria star, 49, reached a divorce settlement in December 2024 after an eight-year legal battle.
“Brad Pitt is happy that the divorce is behind him,” a source tells PEOPLE on Wednesday, March 12. “Things are low-key for the family.”
The insider adds that Pitt is “happy” in his relationship with jewelry designer Ines de Ramon, whom he has been dating since late 2022.
“They’re in a great place,” the source says of the couple.
Pitt is also focused on his career as he prepares for the June 27 release of F1.
“Life’s good, no complaints,” continues the source.
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on Sept. 19, 2016, after two years of marriage. Shortly after their divorce was finalized, her divorce attorney, James Simon of Hersh Mannis, told PEOPLE on Dec. 30 that Jolie was “exhausted” but “relieved” that it was over. “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,” Simon said at the time. “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.”
This reads like filler, but I guess this is probably the start of Brad’s “promotion” for this long-gestating F1 film. He was filming that back in 2023, during the writers’ strike and the actors’ strike, and they were still filming it as late as December 2024 (which is insane, to have what amounts to an 18-month-long production). I don’t know – obviously, this film is not for me, but it feels like they just spent a lot of time, money and effort on a film which is probably going to be a huge bomb? Maybe there will be a market for it. As for Brad’s happiness with Ines…I guess they’re about to ramp up their photo-ops?
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