In April 2019, Radar Online reported that Angelina Jolie decided to leave her $116 million assets to her adopted son Maddox instead of her biological children. To date, the star’s decision is still a big question mark for the public.

The only child with Angelina Jolie went through two broken marriages

Maddox was extremely pampered by his mother from an early age

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No wonder the actress, born in 1975, firmly affirmed that Maddox is the child who has the most similarities with her among her six children. The abandoned Cambodian boy has been with the American star for the past 16 years and experienced with his mother the difficulties and suffering from two broken marriages. In 2002, when he was just a 7-month-old baby, Maddox was adopted by Angelina Jolie from an orphanage in her hometown. Leaving the poor land to join his mother in the magnificent world of Hollywood, he was renamed Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie. At this time, the Maleficent star is still living with her second husband – actor Billy Bon Thornton.

Shortly after adopting Maddox, Angelina Jolie and Billy Bon Thornton’s marriage had problems and they quickly divorced in 2003. The boy, born in 2001, went through many difficulties with his mother. Responding to the media, the 44-year-old star is always affectionate and proud of her eldest child and affirms: “That is my first child, he makes me a real woman.” . And then, when Angelina Jolie walked inHappy life with Brad Pitt, Maddox once again changed his name to his father’s surname, and spent happy years with his mother in a perfect family with younger siblings who were adopted and born one after another.

Maddox was named by his parents for a famous charity organization: Maddox Jolie-Pitt

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Fans can easily see that Maddox is a child who receives a lot of favor and care from Angelina Jolie. He often accompanies the 44-year-old star at many important events, accompanies the actress in film projects and always stands by his mother’s side whenever any problem occurs. In addition, the 18-year-old boy also has many similar interests to his mother such as: loving speed, liking to throw knives or having a great love for cinema…

According to American media, Maddox is also the cause of tension between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt escalating before the actress decided to divorce. On September 14, 2016, on the flight from Europe to Los Angeles (USA), the couple had a conflict and argued loudly. At this time, Maddox jumped into the hospital to save his mother, causing Brad Pitt to vent his anger. Many evidences also show that this actor not only raised his voice but also “got physical” with his eldest child, making his wife extremely angry. On September 19, Angelina Jolie filed for divorce on the grounds of “irreconcilable” disagreements with her ex-husband’s way of educating their children.

Through two marriages, Maddox has always stood by her mother’s side, along with her children, becoming a strong spiritual fulcrum for Angelina Jolie to overcome many difficulties. He is the only child of Angelina Jolie – Brad Pitt’s six children who is not affected by his parents’ custody decision because he is old enough to make his own choices.

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“Seed” has the ability to inherit her mother’s film career

Growing up in a family whose parents are both the most famous stars in Hollywood, the children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had many opportunities to be exposed to movies from a young age. The audience has witnessed the Vietnamese-born son Pax Thien join the crew of his mother’s movie First They Killed My Father , and his daughter Vivienne once played the role of young Princess Aurora in Dark Fairy . However, it is Maddox who Angelina Jolie targets as the successor to her film career as he exudes maturity, seriousness and has the potential to stick with movies.

Traveling around the world with her mother since she was just a child, Maddox was exposed to many different cultures , countries, and people. The 18-year-old boy can speak many languages ​​such as English, Cambodian, German, Russian…

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He played a zombie in Brad Pitt’s action movie World War Z (2013) and became a production assistant in Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father (2017). The actress has never hidden her special favor for Maddox. If when participating in the project First They Killed My Father , the Vietnamese-born son Pax Thien was assigned to take behind-the-scenes photos as his passion, then Maddox would have been on the list of producers. To do his role well, the Cambodian teenager carefully researched relevant documents and encouraged and accompanied his mother in her passionate project.

Jolie Pas – the production company of the star born in 1975, has earned more than 116 million USD (more than 2,600 billion VND) at the box office since 2014 until now. This profit comes from the work Unbroken which received an Oscar nomination and By the sea with the participation of the actress and her ex-husband Brad Pitt. According to many close sources, Angelina Jolie has plans to put Maddox in charge of her film company in the future when his younger siblings are not really suitable for this role.

According to sources from Hollywood life , Angelina is very proud of Maddox. The actress firmly believes that her child will become an independent, intelligent young man and make his mark on the world. The 44-year-old star once said about her beloved son in People magazine : “Mad knows himself very well and if he says he’s ready, then I’m sure he’s ready.”

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Nang Hay, a monk at a Cambodian Buddhist temple in California (where Angelina Jolie and Maddox often visit), said the actress is planning to let her eldest son manage her film company in the near future. . “Maddox is very smart and he is gradually learning many things to inherit his mother’s filmmaking business,” this person added.

Besides, Angelina Jolie’s deteriorating health is also the reason why the actress is considering this. For many years now, the mother of six children has continuously had many health problems: breast surgery, nervous tension, anorexia, organ failure… along with a non-stop schedule on set as well as other performances. charity activities. In the future, the actress wants to minimize her workload and the decision to let her eldest child follow in her passion for movies is considered a reasonable choice.

In November 2018, Maddox, his mother and younger brother Pax Thien quietly went to Seoul, Korea to learn about the learning environment here. It is known that he wishes to attend university in the land of kimchi after finishing high school

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However, according to many sources, Brad Pitt saw this as an action that Angelina Jolie wanted to annoy him, especially when Maddox was the only child who boldly defended her mother in every argument with her father. The 55-year-old actor does not deny that Maddox is his ex-wife’s favorite child, but the actor is expected to find every way to remind Angelina Jolie that she has five other children.