--- description: After the news broke that Angelina Jolie had reportedly filed from divorce from Brad Pitt, social media was awash with reactions. title: The Internet I Losing It Over the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie Divorce image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b06f01ff9c04f54/6988a6cd97cdff2e6a6addcf/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie Divorce  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 20, 2016 5:27 PM CUT  Writer-director-producer-actress Angelina Jolie Pitt (L) and actor-producer Brad Pitt arrive at the AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi Opening Night Gala Premiere of Universal Pictures' 'By The Sea' at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Writer-director-producer-actress Angelina Jolie Pitt (L) and actor-producer Brad Pitt arrive at the AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi Opening Night Gala Premiere of Universal Pictures' 'By The Sea' at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 20, 2016 5:27 PM CUT After the news broke Tuesday morning that [Angelina Jolie](http://motto.time.com/4373240/angelina-jolie-pitt-parenting-birth-namibia/ "undefined") had reportedly [filed for divorce](http://time.com/4501189/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-divorce/ "undefined") from [Brad Pitt](http://time.com/4097687/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-today-show/ "undefined"), social media was immediately awash with reactions to the heartbreaking announcement. Dubbed Brangelina by the media shortly after falling for each other on the set of their film _Mr. and Mrs. Smith_ in 2004, the couple — who has six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox, together —made headlines throughout their nearly 12-year relationship. Here’s what the the Internet had to say about the A-list split: **Many went the obvious route — Jennifer Aniston memes:** > [](https://twitter.com/ohsoamy/status/778243755115683840) > [](https://twitter.com/AlexandraZaslow/status/778242873355563008) > [](https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/778245598365581312) > [](https://twitter.com/LinzDeFranco/status/778243946950471681) > [](https://twitter.com/GMPaiella/status/778241469845037057) > [](https://twitter.com/max%5Fread/status/778241493203095552) **Although some didn’t appreciate those jokes:** > [](https://twitter.com/J%5FManasa/status/778245573627482113) > [](https://twitter.com/annetdonahue/status/778242190963245056) **Several weighed in on the grim state of 2016:** > [](https://twitter.com/aolmessenger/status/778244240908386305) > [](https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/778244262051864576) > [](https://twitter.com/pettyyonceh/status/778274877434236928) > [](https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/778274563066957824) **Others were just openly distraught:** > [](https://twitter.com/bottIedups/status/778277434827341824) > [](https://twitter.com/JUSTINVSABEL/status/778277214173466624) > [](https://twitter.com/JennyJohnsonHi5/status/778277577936867328) We’ll miss you, Brangelina. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4501232/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4501232/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie Divorce","datePublished":"2016-09-20T17:27:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:46.021Z","description":"So many Jennifer Aniston memes","url":"https://time.com/4501232/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Angelina Jolie","Brad Pitt"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b06f01ff9c04f54/6988a6cd97cdff2e6a6addcf/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b06f01ff9c04f54/6988a6cd97cdff2e6a6addcf/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"AFI FEST 2015 Presented By Audi Opening Night Gala Premiere Of Universal Pictures' \"By The Sea\" - Arrivals","caption":"Writer-director-producer-actress Angelina Jolie Pitt (L) and actor-producer Brad Pitt arrive at the AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi Opening Night Gala Premiere of Universal Pictures' 'By The Sea' at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 5, 2015 in Hollywood","creditText":"Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4501232/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-internet-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie Divorce"}}]}] ```