Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Reportedly Adopt Seventh Child

Publish date: 2024-05-31

Update, 9/22: While rumors of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt adopting another child have been circulating for months, Radar Online reports that the couple has officially begun the adoption process. After visiting Syria on a humanitarian trip, Jolie met three young Syrian orphan siblings whom she wanted to adopt, a source revealed. "Angelina was heartbroken to learn the three of them had seen their father taken away by Syrian soldiers, and their home was also bombed. And they lost their mother in the bombing." 

Although it was rumored that Jolie wanted to adopt all three children, reports indicate that the couple will only be adopting one of boys—a process that could take up to five months. Jolie and Pitt have not yet confirmed or denied these reports, but it looks like the Jolie-Pitt family could be growing sometime soon. Lauren Fisher

Update, 4/20: New reports suggest that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to adopt a little girl from Syria now that Jolie has recovered from preventative surgery.

Original Post, 2/9/15: It looks like the Jolie-Pitt brood just got even bigger—Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly adopting a two-year-old boy, Woman's Day reports. Jolie met Moussa, a Syrian refugee now living in Turkey, while touring the boy's camp as a United Nations ambassador. A source tells Woman's Day that the story of the his plight moved Jolie to tears: "Moussa was just beaming from ear to ear and when he saw she was wiping tears from her eyes he toddled up to her and gave her a hug and it was a very emotional moment," said the source. "She kissed him on the top of his head and then they were basically inseparable for the rest of the visit." This has already been a big year for the Jolie-Pitts—Brad and Angelina married in a private ceremony last May. Keep checking back for updates.

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