The ongoing divorce battle between Pitt and Jolie, which has been dragging on for eight years, has led the actor to increasingly resent Hollywood, where this legal process seems endless. However, there’s an even more significant reason why Brad, who was born and raised in Missouri, has fallen out of love with the city where he spent so many years. He once believed it was the best place to raise his children, providing them with a comfortable and stable life. But now, having virtually lost contact with all six of his kids, that argument has lost its meaning for him. Additionally, his close friend George Clooney is encouraging him to move to Europe. Brad is now seriously considering a plan to relocate across the ocean and truly start anew.
The final straw that pushed Pitt to contemplate moving was Shiloh’s decision to drop his last name. Until then, he had held on to hope and continued to fight for his relationships with his children, but after his eldest biological daughter effectively renounced him, he became desperate. Shiloh had always been his favorite, having the closest relationship with him among all his kids. However, now that she, following her older brothers Maddox and Pax, as well as her sister Zahara, has made it clear that she wants nothing to do with him, life in Los Angeles has lost all meaning for him. Pitt sold the house where he raised his children and is now ready to move to another country.
Clooney has been actively urging him on, having spent six months with his family—wife Amal and their children—at Lake Como in Italy. Moreover, George often travels to France, where he has purchased a mansion in Provence, located just half an hour’s drive from Brad’s famous Château Miraval, which he and his ex-wife are unable to divide. Clooney assures his friend that life in Europe is much more peaceful and interesting. There, Brad can truly start fresh, as he plans to propose to his girlfriend Ines de Ramon and build a new family with her. Now, having virtually lost all his children, the actor may try to have new heirs with Ines, and France or Italy would be excellent places for those children to grow up.