Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in 2016. Divorce lawyers say child custody and shared businesses can lengthen divorce proceedings. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's divorce took eight years, an unusually long amount of time. AdvertisementTwo years later, Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. Here's why it took so long:AdvertisementBecoming legally single before divorceBefore finalizing their divorce, Jolie and Pitt became legally single in 2019.

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