Zahara Marley Jolie and Angelina Jolie.
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)Angelina Jolie and the girl Zahara appeared together in the first public appearance of the actress since her divorce Brad Pitt was finalized.
of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider star, 49, and her daughter, 19, posed together on the red carpet while attending the Palm Springs International Film Awards on Friday, January 3.
Angelina wore a plunging black dress and debuted new bangs for the event, while Zahara opted for a white one-shoulder dress.
At the event at the Palm Springs Convention Center, Angelina was honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, actress for her work in the Netflix film Maria.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s legal battle over their divorce seems to have taught their children some lessons. “Kids have grown up seeing that some people have so much power and privilege that their voices don’t matter. Their pain is incalculable,” a source close to the matter shares with Us Weekly. “They have (…)
The mother-daughter outing comes less than a week after Angelina and ex-husband Pitt finalized their divorce after eight years.
Angelina first filed for divorce in 2016, starting a long legal battle over ownership of their $164 million French estate, Château Miraval, and custody of their children. Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara19, Shiloh18, Knox16 and Vivienne16. They finalized their divorce on December 30, but have been legally single since 2019.
“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all the properties they had shared with Mr. James Simon said us in a statement. “This is just part of a long ongoing process that began eight years ago. Honestly, Angelina is exhausted, but she’s relieved that this part is over.”
A representative for Pitt declined to confirm or comment.
Angelina and Zahara Jolie.
(Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)When it comes to the former couple’s children, a source said Us Weekly exclusively in April 2019 of Angelina: “Her children are her life. Every day is a new adventure.”
The insider added: “(Jolie) really enjoys the life lessons and new ideas that come from trying all different things. The sky is the limit for him.”
Zahara and Angelina Jolie.
(Photo by Monica Schipper/WireImage)Anjelina has previously poured out on her children, including Zahara. of injurious said the star Your magazine in 2017 that there was one specific attribute her daughter had that brought her joy.
“The sound of Zahara’s laughter,” Angelina told the media when asked what made her happy. “She is one of those people who laughs with her whole body. Completely open and full of joy.”
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children have grown up in the spotlight. The former couple began dating in 2005, three years after the actress adopted her son, Maddox, from Cambodia. Pitt then accompanied Jolie to Ethiopia in 2005 to adopt Zahara, and he legally adopted both children in 2006. The Oscar winners went on to (…)
The actress also gushed about Zahara while speaking to the Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate for one TIME 100 Conversations in a video interview in 2020.
“My daughter is from Ethiopia, one of my children … And I have learned a lot from her,” Angelina said. “She’s my family, but she’s an extraordinary African woman and her connection to her country, her continent, is her own and it’s something I’m just in awe of.”
