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Before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s love affair took the world by storm in 2003, the actress had already been in a high-profile relationship. In fact, the now 49-year-old was married to Billy Bob Thornton for just 3 short years from 2000-2003. Although the couple seemed very much in love, the media portrayed them as a little too obsessed with each other.
For years, Thornton kept mum about what went down in their relationship. However, a few years ago, the 69-year-old finally decided to open up about their brief love affair and how the media affected it. After all, the lovebirds were branded as crazy following a blood pact that made headlines.
Billy Bob Thornton discusses his crazy love with Angelina Jolie
Over a decade afterBilly Bob ThorntonandAngelina Joliesplit up, the actor opened up about his marriage to the actress. During their time together, the media was flabbergasted by thePushing Tinco-stars’ interest in blood pacts and even knife play. After all, the couple wore blood vials filled with each other’s blood around their necks.
However, the media seemed to exaggerate the whole story a little bit. In an interview on theHFPA in Conversationpodcast, Thornton tried his best to explain their blood necklaces that became the talk of the town.
The necklaces were a very simple thing: ‘Hey, let’s poke our fingers with a pen and smear a little blood on there, and when we’re away from each other we’ll wear the necklace. It was that easy. But by the time it came out in the press, it sounded like we were wearing a bucket of blood around our necks.
Thornton made it seem more like wanting to have a part of each other no matter what. However, the media ended up making it seem like a crazy thing to do. He explained,“It wasn’t as crazy as people wrote about it.”
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After all, back in the 2000s, it might have been an outlandish thing to do. But in recent years it has become a little more common with even Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly following in the couple’s footsteps.
Although Thornton and Jolie’s relationship wound up being short-lived, the actor claimed that the two managed to stay friends after they split in 2003.
Billy Bob Thornton sheds light on his friendship with Angelina Jolie
Like most Hollywood exes, Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie have managed to keep their friendship strong. Although the couple got divorced back in 2003, they had no bad blood between them. During the same interview with theHFPA in Conversationpodcast, the actor opened up about their long-standing friendship.
I look at that time as a great time. Angie is still a friend of mine and she’s a great person and she’s done so much. I remember our time together as really being great.
In another interview withPeople, the 69-year-old opened up about his undying love and respect for his ex-wife. He stated,“She is a wonderful person and one of my closest friends.”Thornton’s words rang true when his son, Harry, revealed that Jolie continued to keep a connection with him long after the divorce.
The 30-year-old toldPeoplethat the 49-year-old still sent him Christmas gifts every year. Although they don’t speak to each other every day, he also stated,“Every now and then, we talk.”
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Thornton and Jolie’s friendship proves that exes can be good friends. However, that was not the case for the actress and her second husband,Brad Pitt. After all, their divorce was not as amicable.
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