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Angelina Jolie Says She Hasn't Dated Since 2016 Separation

A role in the film 'Couture' prompted her to rethink dating by touching on her family's cancer history, with her daughters urging her to reclaim personal freedom.

Overview

  • Jolie told Yahoo Entertainment in an interview published June 22 that she has not dated since filing for separation from Brad Pitt in 2016.
  • She said she prioritized raising her six children and deliberately set aside romance while family matters and long legal disputes were resolved.
  • Working on 'Couture', a film whose protagonist faces breast cancer and a new relationship, forced Jolie to reassess intimacy because of her own family cancer history and her 2013 preventive surgeries.
  • Jolie described the last decade as leaving emotional scars, saying 'the life has broken me a bit' and that she now feels she must 'live again' and be free.
  • Her comments suggest she may be open to personal change while continuing to balance parenting and work, and how promotion of 'Couture' and family conversations influence her next steps will be worth watching.