When it comes to why his marriage to Angelina Jolie ended, Billy Bob Thornton laid the details out there. The Landman actor looked back on their early-2000s relationship. He admitted the attention surrounding them was just too much. He said,
When we met, I was the more famous one.
Explaining how the sudden frenzy around their romance warped everything around them.
The Oscar winner, who’s been happily settled for over two decades with his sixth wife, Connie Angland, spoke about why the Jolie chapter ended (via People).
He said,
When we got together, for some reason, the people and the media are very interested in celebrity couples, that seems to be a very popular thing. So it was weird. We couldn’t go anywhere.
Thornton still insists, even if their marriage lasted a short while, they “had a great time together.” Billy Bob Thornton even joked about some of his earlier marriages being the result of “a little too much to drink.” But Jolie was different, he implied. The love was real, but the spotlight that followed them everywhere was not something either of them could dodge.
Billy Bob Thornton Talked About the Hype Around Their Blood Necklaces
Before Jolie became half of “Brangelina,” she and Thornton were basically the tabloid world’s favorite oddball couple. Their matching tattoos? Big news. Their red-carpet PDA? Headline material. And their famous blood necklaces? Oh, that turned into a full-blown media circus.
Thornton now laughs at how absurd the coverage became. Yes, the necklaces existed. Yes, they both wore a little charm with a drop of each other’s blood. No, it was not some spooky Hollywood ritual like the rumors suggested. As he put it, the truth was far less dramatic. He explained (via People),
A lot of the things they said about us at the time were exaggerated.
He said the necklaces were literally made with a pinprick and a tiny smear of blood.
By the time it came out in the press it sounded like we were wearing a bucket of blood around our necks.
In reality, it was just two people in love doing something symbolic.
What Has Angelina Jolie Said About Ex-Husband, Billy Bob Thornton
Jolie’s perspective on their time together has always been one of fondness and honesty. She’s never denied how intense their connection was, nor has she tried to rewrite the drama that surrounded them. Back in 2008, she told Entertainment Weekly,
I still love him dearly and think the world of him.
She even said that she was genuinely proud to have been his wife.
And Jolie brushed off the idea of looking back with regret. “I don’t believe in regrets,” she said.
It’s a dangerous habit to get into. It makes you pause in your life if you start thinking back and questioning yourself.
Despite all the headlines and the constant flashbulbs, both actors seem to have held onto a soft spot for each other. Their marriage has lasted only three years. But the respect clearly stuck around. Hollywood breakups aren’t known for ending gently. They always stir up dirt. But in this case, the exes managed to part ways without bitterness.
So what do you make of this whole relationship saga? Let us know in the comments.
