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A Source close to the couple says filing came as 'complete shock'_ by [Jodi Guglielmi / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi / People Contributor Sep 20, 2016 5:32 PM UTC A Source close to the couple says filing came as 'complete shock' by [Jodi Guglielmi / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi / People Contributor Sep 20, 2016 5:32 PM UTC [Brad Pitt](http://www.people.com/people/brad%5Fpitt) has spoken out about his divorce from [Angelina Jolie](http://www.people.com/people/angelina%5Fjolie). In a statement released to PEOPLE, Pitt said his focus is on the “well-being of our kids.” “I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids,” he said in the statement. “I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.” Jolie filed from divorced from the actor, 52, on Monday after just two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Jolie asked for physical custody of the couple’s shared six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox – asking for Pitt to be granted visitation. “The divorce is a complete shock,” a source close to the couple told PEOPLE. “They have definitely spent more time apart this year, but it’s still a shock. They just celebrated their wedding anniversary together.” The documents state that the couple have been separated since Sept. 15. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,21031279,00.html) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ## Transcript People has obtained a statement from Brad Pitt, saying this. I am very saddened by this. But what matters most now is the well being of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time. Angelina Jolie also releasing a statement. Her camp released a statement, saying, Angelina Jolie Pitt. Has filed for dissolution of the marriage. This decision was made for the health of the family. She will not be commenting at this, and asks that the family be given their privacy during this difficult time. Joined now by Kate Coyne. Kate, thank you for being here. Let's talk about this. What do we know so far about this story? We gotta the statements there What else do we know? I mean, it's a huge shock to everybody including people like me who have been watching this couple closely since they first got together. When a couple has been together for as Many years as they have. Even though they were only married for two years, they've obviously been together for a very long time. Many years. Six children together. You'd think that in this day and age everyone's jaded about a Hollywood romance and yet everyone does seem genuinely- Stunned by this news. There are reports that the trigger here is a conflict over their children that Angelina is now asking for custody of their kids. Let's talk about that and the break down of the statements. So this is actually contained within the divorce filing and what she's asking for is, essentially, sole physical custody. She conceding joint Legal custody. So, they will both have the same amount of rights to make decisions about the children's future, about their schooling, about medical needs about anything like that. They would be legally equal. But in terms of physical custody She is asking for that to be hers alone. And before people read too much into that, some of that may simply have to do with the lives they lead. She travels a lot. She still makes films. She's directing one more. She goes on a lot of humanitarian missions. And if she's unable to bring her children with her, You know, to accommodate her hectic schedule it might be hard to do a sort of standard joint custody, one week with dad, one week with mom, agreement. Right. When mom and dad are on other sides of the world. So, when mom and dad are all over the place, and so Her thinking may well be one person has to have the main physical custody because their gonna have to adapt to wherever I'm going or I'm doing and we'll work out visitation with the other side whenever possible. All right, that makes sense. Brad and Angelina, anyone who like you has reported on them for quite some time They know how to deal with the intensity of the spotlight, right, as a power couple in the public eye. When it comes to their family they know how to keep a lid on things when they want. They release little bits here and there when they so choose. Their wedding was the best kept secret in the world. So what do we predict in terms of how information about Their divorce, and as this rolls out. Do you think they'll be pretty tight- lipped? Will this be something that they continue to come out with more statements, or? I think in the wake of this news, they will control the information very, very carefully. And these are not people who, if you look back, for instance, on the end of Brad's marriage to Jennifer Aniston. They each gave statements about their sadness, sort of like what's happening here. Right. And it wasn't for quite some time until everybody involved, including Angelina, ultimately gave lengthier interviews in which they let some information slip out about falling in love on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Or You know, just how Brad had felt like he wasn't really being true to himself in his first marriage. These are little morsels that they let drop much later and over time. And so, you know, I think eventually people did get a pretty clear sense Of what had happened in, let's say, Brad and Jennifer Anniston's marriage, but it took years and years in the making until everybody felt comfortable- Sure. And had enough of a safe distance to talk about it. And so, I think that it wouldn't be surprising. I mean this will not be The Johnny Depp divorce, there will not be mud slinging, there will not be crazy wild accusations being made, you know in the immediate moment I think people might try to make some accusations, outsiders because everybody wants a smoking gun, everybody of course wants to point at something, but I do think in the short term what we will consistently hear from From both of their camps is that this is a parting of the ways and it's a sad one but it's not necessarily catastrophic. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4501571/brad-pitt-brangelina-divorce-kids/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4501571/brad-pitt-brangelina-divorce-kids/"},"headline":"Brad Pitt Speaks Out About Divorce: \"What Matters Most Now Is the Well-Being of Our Kids\"","datePublished":"2016-09-20T17:32:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-07T06:47:33.167Z","description":"Angelina Jolie filed for divorce after two years of marriage","url":"https://time.com/4501571/brad-pitt-brangelina-divorce-kids/","keywords":["Love & Relationships","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57d00a0173658448/6988a6d6196cf47c5403d47d/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-kids.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jodi Guglielmi / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57d00a0173658448/6988a6d6196cf47c5403d47d/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-kids.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":"Brad Pitt attends the premiere of \"By the Sea\" at the 2015 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California.","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic/Getty Images","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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/love-relationships/","name":"Love & Relationships"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4501571/brad-pitt-brangelina-divorce-kids/","name":"Brad Pitt Speaks Out About Divorce: \"What Matters Most Now Is the Well-Being of Our Kids\""}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Release Statements in Wake of Divorce Filing","description":"A Source close to the couple says filing came as 'complete shock'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/d7aLlbA5/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-09-20T19:20:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/d7aLlbA5.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4501571/brad-pitt-brangelina-divorce-kids/","duration":"PT4M23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4501571/brad-pitt-brangelina-divorce-kids/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```