Angelina Jolie Reveals the "Truth" About How Brad Pitt Divorce Impacted Her Career Goals

Angelina Jolie discussed her upcoming role in Those Who Wish Me Dead and how her divorce from Brad Pitt influenced her ability to take on certain roles.

Since splitting from Brad Pitt in 2016, the Mr. & Mrs. Smith actress has taken on less projects than she normally would, telling Entertainment Weekly in an interview published Tuesday, April 20, "I love directing, but I had a change in my family situation that's not made it possible for me to direct for a few years."

"I needed to just do shorter jobs and be home more, so I kind of went back to doing a few acting jobs," she explained. "That's really the truth of it."

She and Brad share custody of five of their six children, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Vivienne and Knox, while their eldest son, Maddox, is now 18.

A source previously told E! News that the exes prioritized their kids' health and happiness, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, revealing, "All the kids are home with Angelina but they have continued seeing Brad and go over for their regular visits."

"They are keeping up with their schoolwork, practicing their languages, playing instruments, board games and helping cook dinner," the insider continued. "It hasn't been too much of an adjustment since they are used to doing their schoolwork at home."

However, filming on the HBO Max movie took place prior to the pandemic, and Angie had her kids by her side for the entire production. E! News previously reported in 2019 that she and all of her children stayed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they had fun as she worked.

"They are doing the same stuff in New Mexico that they do in LA. They have taken multiple Target runs and love shopping and going out to eat," the insider shared at the time. "Angelina spoils them with carts full of toys and sporting goods. She loves to indulge them with new things as much as she can. She has had to work a lot so she wanted them to have fun and stay busy."

The source added that the kids would fly back to L.A. to see Brad too.

The 45-year-old actress recently acknowledged how unconventional her family life is, remarking to British Vogue, "I feel like I'm lacking in all the skills to be a traditional stay-at-home mom."

As unconventional as her life and that of her kids may be, Angelina also said that she's never felt better. As she put it, "I feel that I'm gonna hit my stride in my 50s."

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Jenny McCarthy is singling out the moment when she knew the time was right to start therapy with Donnie Wahlberg.

The 48-year-old former Singled Out host visited The Drew Barrymore Show on Tuesday, April 20. During the episode, she told host Drew Barrymore that although she experienced instant and indescribable chemistry with the Blue Bloods actor, who she wed in August 2014, everything in life requires some level of effort. 

"Even Prince Charming and the fairy tale doesn't come without work," Jenny said. "I loved him so much as soon as I met him, I was like, 'How do I not mess this up? I'm going to ask him, before we even have our first fight, if we can go to therapy together. He might think I'm crazy, but I want to be able to figure out some tools and discover how we both fight. Do both of us shut down if we're mad at each other, or does one need to communicate?'"

She continued, "And by sitting down with a therapist, and us figuring out, 'Oh, that's what you do when you fight—this is what I do.' And then the therapist gave us tools to say, 'OK, when this happens, this is what you do.' And I'm telling you, it was one of the greatest ideas ever to go to therapy before there's a problem, to figure out how to have those conversations with each other."

The Masked Singer star added that the tactic has "been priceless" for the longevity of their relationship. 

Clearly, whatever they're doing is working. To celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary in August 2020, Jenny posted to Instagram, "I'm truly the luckiest girl in the world. I adore you."

Watch her candid interview in the above video.