CinemaBlend
In 2014, after being romantically involved for eight years,
Mr. and Mrs. Smith stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got married, but just two years later, the former filed for divorce from the latter. By 2019, Jolie and Pittâs were legally declared single, but the former couple are still locked in legal conflict, particularly over the custody of five of their six children. The latest development on that front brings a win for Jolie, as the judge that was previously overseeing that case has been disqualified.
For those out of the loop, last year, Angelina Jolie requested that Judge John W. Ouderkirk be taken off her divorce case because he hadnât disclosed that heâd previously worked on cases involving one of Brad Pittâs attorneys, Anne C. Kiley. Then this past May, Jolie and her legal team filed new papers asking that Ouderkirk be disqualified from the same case, the reasoning this time around being that he refused to hear evidence that Jolieâs side believed was ârelevant to the childrenâs health, safety, and welfare, evidence critical to making her case.â Two months later, an opinion submitted by three appellate judges (via People) has ruled that Ouderkirk will indeed be disqualified after being found to have âviolated his ethical obligations.â