Brad Pitt avoids a clumsy run in with ex-wife Angelina Jolie
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Brad Pitt has just avoided awkward run in with his estranged wife Angelina Jolie as he arrived in Venice just days after she attended her premiere in the city.
The actor, 60, looked every inch the Hollywood heartthrob as he arrived alongside his co-star and friend George Clooney, 63, at the International Film Festival.
The A-listers were pictured looking dapper as they arrived by water taxi ahead of the premiere of their film Wolfs which is screening at the festival on Sunday night.
Angelia’s film – Maria – premiered on Thursday evening after she recently hinted at the heavy emotional toll which her divorce from Brad has taken on her.
The former power couple are in the midst of a battle over their French winery, Château Miraval, and custody of their six children.
Brad Pitt has just avoided awkward run in with his estranged wife Angelina Jolie as he arrived in Venice just days after she attended her premiere in the city
The actor, 60, looked every inch the Hollywood heartthrob as he arrived alongside his co-star and friend George Clooney, 63, at the International Film Festival
Angelia’s film – Maria – premiered on Thursday evening after she recently hinted at the heavy emotional toll which her divorce from Brad has taken on her
Brad’s arrival comes after artistic director Alberto Barbera revealed he and Angelina were strategically scheduled to avoid any chance of running into one another.
He told Vanity Fair: ‘Angelina will be on the first day, on Thursday August 29 and she will leave right after to go to Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
‘So Brad will arrive only on Saturday. There is no way that they can cross each other at the Lido.’
It has been reported that neither Brad nor Angelina made the request, but that the event were ‘wise enough to realise’, claimed Page Six.
Brad originally arrived alongside his girlfriend Ines de Ramon on Saturday, but he was accompanied by George on Sunday ahead of their screening.
Brad looked typically cool in a pale blue jacket, which he wore with matching trousers and a white T-shirt with aviator shades.
Meanwhile, George looked smart in a white shirt with a grey suit, finishing his look with a pair of stylish sunglasses.
The A-listers were pictured looking dapper as they arrived by water taxi ahead of the premiere of their film Wolfs which is screening at the festival on Sunday night
Brad’s arrival comes after artistic director Alberto Barbera revealed he and Angelina were strategically scheduled to avoid any chance of running into one another
Brad originally arrived alongside his girlfriend Ines de Ramon on Saturday, but he was accompanied by George on Sunday ahead of their screening
Brad looked typically cool in a pale blue jacket, which he wore with matching trousers and a white T-shirt with aviator shades
Brad and George were seen waving and smiling at fans as they arrived on the boat before posing for pictures on the lido.
Brad is currently in the throes of a protracted divorce from Angelina, who has now left Venice following her film’s premiere last week.
Angelina made a welcome red carpet appearance ahead of the film’s first official screening, in competition, at the annual ceremony.
Angelina, who plays famed opera singer Maria Callas in the film, looked stunning in an elegant floor-length evening gown with off-the-shoulder detailing as she greeted photographers on day two of this year’s festival.
The stunning stone chiffon gown, designed exclusively for the actress by designer and couture house Tamara Ralph, featured draped detailing and a short train, with the number finished off with an elegant, fluffy faux-fur stole and a gold floral pin.
The beauty split from her film star husband Brad after a disputed incident on a plane in 2016.
Angelina made a welcome red carpet appearance ahead of the film’s first official screening, in competition, at the annual ceremony
Meanwhile, George looked smart in a white shirt with a grey suit, finishing his look with a pair of stylish sunglasses
Brad and George were seen waving and smiling at fans as they arrived on the boat before posing for pictures on the lido
She has said in court documents that he assaulted her and some of their six children and poured wine and beer on the family in a rage. He has always denied being violent towards her or the family.
Angelina’s words came during a photocall to promote the film Maria at the film festival, in which she plays the opera singer Maria Callas.
When asked about her musical tastes she said: ‘I was more of a punk and I loved all music but I probably listened to The Clash more than most.
‘As I have gotten older I have listened to classical music and opera. I think I still love the music I did when I was younger, I would still listen to The Clash.
‘But I think when you have felt a certain level of despair, of pain, of love at a certain point there are only certain sounds that can match that feeling and to me the immensity of the feeling encapsulated in the sounds of opera – there is nothing like it.
‘That feeling that would move all of us if we were to hear it would be the only sound that would explain that pain, so I have leant more towards it now.’
She reflected on the premiere of the film on Thursday along with the release of Without Blood which she has co-produced, next week at the Toronto International Film Festival, which means that she is picking up the threads of her movie career which has been largely on pause since splitting from Pitt.
Jolie said: ‘To be honest I have needed to be home more with my family these last years.’
‘In that time I have become maybe more grateful to have the opportunity to be an artist and to play and to be among all of you, and to just be in this creative world that we are all fortunate to be a part of.
‘I am happy to be here and I am grateful to be an artist in any way.’
