Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt after 12 years together and requests custody of their six children... as reports emerge that he was having an AFFAIR with Marion Cotillard

Has Brad Pitt been cheating with co-star Marion Cotillard? Claims Angelina Jolie hired a PI to expose affair as she files for divorce over 'his anger issues, substance abuse and parenting style'

 

Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt for 'the health of her family,' two years after the couple wed at their French estate Chateau Miraval.

The actress filed papers on Monday citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and asking for physical custody of the couple's six children. 

A source close to the couple told TMZ that Jolie, 41, made the decision to file because of the way 'Brad was parenting the children,' adding that 'she was extremely upset with his methods.'

That same source claims Jolie became 'fed up' with Pitt's consumption of 'weed and possibly alcohol' mixed with his 'anger problem.'

The pair began dating in early 2005 after they met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

page six is reporting however that it was after Jolie learned through a private eye that Pitt was cheating on her with Marion Cotillard on the set of their new film Allied that she made the decision to split from the actor.

Cotillard has been in a relationship with actor and writer Guillaume Canet since 2007, and the couple have a 4-year-old son. 

Pitt said in a statement to DailyMail.com: 'I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well being of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.' 

An attorney for Jolie, Robert Offer, said Tuesday in a statement that she has filed for the dissolution of the marriage 'for the health of the family.'

He then added: 'She will not be commenting, and asks that the family be given its privacy at this time.' 

Jolie's manager Geyer Kosinski also released a statement, saying: 'Angelina will always do what's in the best interest to protect her children.

'She appreciates everyone's understanding of their need for privacy at this time.' 

Pitt and Cottilard have yet to respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com. 

‘I could say the divorce announcement is a shock, but it’s not,’ a long-time friend of Brad and Angelina told DailyMail.com. 

‘This divorce deal has been brewing for a long time.’

The friend said it wasn’t long after the couple tied the knot in 2014 that cracks began to show in their 12-year-long relationship.

‘When Angelina underwent her mastectomy in 2013, her health and life in general became a priority for her,’ added the source. 

‘Her views on life changed. Suddenly she saw herself walking in her late mother’s shoes - and she was no longer that wild, fun loving woman she used to be, she was taking things a lot more seriously.

Her mom, Marcheline Bertrand, who died of ovarian cancer in 2007, had always been Angelina’s biggest influence, friends say.

‘Brad was supportive, and wanted to be there for her, so they decided to marry – more for the sake of their six children than themselves. They wanted the kids to have the security of knowing their parents were committed because they had been very affected by the their mom’s ill health.’

But it was not long after the wedding, that things began to change for the couple. 

‘Angelina wasn’t into wasting time on frivolous. Brad felt it was important for them to live life to the fullest, but as the months passed, Angelina seemed to withdraw, making the children and her work with the UN a priority.

‘Angelina wasn’t really interested in doing any project that took her away from the children and home, but Brad was still wanting the wanderlust, adventure-filled life that first attracted him to her.’