Up until the news that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt finalized their divorce on Dec. 30, you might’ve forgotten that they were still battling it out. After all, Jolie filed for divorce from her ex-husband of two years over 8 years ago on Sept.

It took Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie almost a decade to settle their divorce. Angelina filed in September 2016 and cited irreconcilable differences and physical custody of kids

After a lengthy legal battle involving a custody dispute and fight over a French winery, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have settled their divorce.

Arguably the modern era's biggest A-list couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married for two years - but it has taken eight years since announcing their divorce to finally reach a deal. Why did it take four times as long as the marriage itself to settle?