"Being Married To Angelina Jolie Is Not Easy"
Following Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's recent divorce announcement, Billy Bob Thornton released a statement on what it's like to be married to the most beautiful woman in the world. Fans were shocked by the divorce news, and breaking hearts can be heard from all over the world.
The golden couple of Hollywood were supposed to be the symbol of love, the beacon of hope for those hopeless romantics. Unfortunately, Bradgelina ended up like a most couple in Hollywood - with messy paperwork from divorce lawyers and an ugly divorce.
Billy Bob Thornton, actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter were married to Jolie from 2000 to 2003. According to Thornton, being married to Angelina was not easy. He was also quick to clarify that the difficulty was not Jolie's fault.
Thornton admitted that he was constantly feeling insecure when he's with Jolie, due to her many humanitarian accomplishments and dreams. In an interview with GQ magazine, Thornton admits "I never felt good enough for her."
The actor also explained that he was more comfortable with watching the latest sports game at home while she was out in the world, meeting with politicians, charities, do-gooders, and adoption agencies. He also said that Jolie never made him feel bad about his life, nor his life choices.
Thornton explained that the bigger problem was that, "I'm real uncomfortable around rich and important people. According to the actor, he had no desire to change his ways - "I like how I am."
Over a decade had passed since the two had divorced, but Thornton explains that he and Jolie are still on good terms. The actor even still has both tattoos of Jolie's name, albeit the one is slightly covered.
GQ's Taffy Brodesser-Akner wrote in an epilogue that "He and Angie are still friends, though, he says." The epilogue was lovely, and a rather rare one for Hollywood marriages. "They talk every few months, she's just so busy with the kids and work and the many houses in the many countries, but the minute they connect it's like old times (minus phlebotomy and face gnawing)."
