Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after eight years

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pose for a photo at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards. Picture: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, bringing an apparent end to one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history.

Jolie’s attorney James Simon confirmed on Monday that the couple had come to a deal.