Brad Pitt breaks his silence on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years

Brad Pitt is finally breaking his silence on finalizing his divorce from Angelina Jolie after eight years.

The “Fight Club” actor was asked by GQ if he felt “relief” when he and the actress legally settled their split in December 2024.

“No, I don’t think it was that major of a thing,” he dismissively told the outlet on Wednesday.

“Just something coming to fruition. Legally,” the dad of six added.

His comment comes six months after the “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-stars settled their divorce. Jolie had initially filed for the dissolution of their marriage in September 2016.

“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,” her lawyer, James Simon, told Page Six 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.”

Jolie’s legal team filed court documents stating that she had waived “any right to receive” spousal support from Pitt “forever.”

Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, were declared legally single in 2019.

The exes share six kids: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.

However, none of the children are on speaking terms with Pitt as several of them have even opted to drop his last name.

Last June, a source told People Pitt was “aware and upset” that his and Jolie’s first biological daughter, Shiloh, dropped his last name.

“He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter,” the insider said in part.

“The reminders that he’s lost his children is, of course, not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad.”

While it’s unclear when the kids became estranged from the “Troy” star, Pax reportedly called his estranged dad a “world class a–hole” in a 2020 Father’s Day post.

“You have no consideration or empathy toward your 4 youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence,” he reportedly said, seemingly referencing a 2016 incident when Pitt allegedly became “verbally abusive and physical with his children” aboard a private jet.