Citing irreconcilable differences, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from husband Brad Pitt after two years.
Jolie's lawyer Robert Offer told The Associated Press the decision was made "for the health of the family."
In a statement released to People Magazine, Pitt also said his focus is on the "well-being of our kids."
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American actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in southern Italy during the filming of 'Mr and Mrs Smith', 2004.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in 2005.
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A picture taken 12 November 2006 shows US actors Angelina Jolie (L), daughter Zahara (2L), Brad Pitt (R) and son Maddox taking a stroll on the seafront promenade in Mumbai.
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the premiere for the film "A Mighty Heart" at the Palais des Festivals during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2007 in Cannes, France.
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From left, actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive for the screening of the movie "The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007.
Brad Pitt, right, and Angelina Jolie arrive at the premiere of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
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American actors Angelina Jolie, left, and partner Brad Pitt arrive for the premiere of the film "Kung Fu Panda" during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 15, 2008.
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Actors Brad Pitt (L), Angelina Jolie and their son Maddox arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Spyglass Entertainment's "Invictus" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Theater on Dec. 3, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.
Actress Angelina Jolie (L) and actor Brad Pitt arrive at the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Salt" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 19, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
Actor Brad Pitt (L) and Writer/Director Angelina Jolie arrive at the premiere of FilmDistrict's "In the Land of Blood and Honey" held at ArcLight Cinemas on December 8, 2011 in Hollywood, California.
Brad Pitt, left, and Angelina Jolie arrive before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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Actress Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt attend the 'World War Z' Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on July 29, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.
Honoree Angelina Jolie (R) and actor Brad Pitt attend the 2013 Governors Awards, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California, Nov.16, 2013.
Brad Pitt, right, and Angelina Jolie, second left, along with their children arrive at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Pitt is in Japan for Japan premiere of his film World War Z.
Actress Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the World Premiere Of Disney's "Maleficent" at the El Capitan Theatre on May 28, 2014 in Hollywood, California.
Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, accompanied by her partner and U.S. actor Brad Pitt arrive at the "End Sexual Violence in Conflict" summit in London. Jolie and Pitt were married Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, in France, according to a spokesman for the couple.
2015 Entertainment Innovator Angelina Jolie Pitt (L) and Brad Pitt attend the WSJ. Magazine 2015 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on Nov. 4, 2015 in New York City.
Writer-director-producer-actress Angelina Jolie Pitt (L) and actor-producer Brad Pitt attend the opening night gala premiere of Universal Pictures' "By the Sea" during AFI FEST on Nov., 2015 in Hollywood, California.
"I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids," he said in the statement. "I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time."
The couple have six children together and married on August. 14, 2014, after a 12-year relationship. They first worked together on the 2004 set of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."
The stars separated on Sept. 15, according to court documents, less than a month after their two-year wedding anniversary. The documents listed the date of the filing as Monday.
In a statement released to E! News, Jolie's manager Geyer Kosinski said her focus was now on the children. "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."
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, left; and Malaak Compton and Chris Rock.
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Pitt was previously married to actress Jennifer Aniston in 2000, divorcing in 2005. This was the third marriage for Jolie, having previously been wed to Jonny Lee Miller in 1996 and Billy Bob Thornton in 2000.
In 2014 the couple wed privately in the French hamlet of Correns in Provence with their children serving as ring bearers and throwing flower petals.
The pair adopted children from Cambodia, Vietnam and Ethiopia. And they sought to direct the glare of their celebrity toward other causes. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, became an outspoken voice for refugees and various causes in Africa, as well as for breast cancer treatment after undergoing a double mastectomy in 2013.
Jolie is asking for physical custody of their six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Viviennne.
The couple most recently worked together on the 2015 film "By The Sea," on which Jolie also served as writer and director.
A year ago, the couple talked about growing old together.
"As much as we can argue and fight, and we all have our challenges, at the end I say, 'My job is to love him,'" Jolie told People magazine.
"I'm more interested in his 50-year-old self than his 40-year-old-self,” she said. "And then you look forward to even more years together."
Meanwhile, in an interview with The Telegraph, Pitt said, "And I'm surprised how much our history – Angie's and mine – means to me. That we have this story together. That we know each other. That we watch each other getting older, through amazing moments, joys, pains."
"You know, nowadays I really can't wait to get home," he said. "More than at any time in my life, I've got purpose – real purpose. It feels like I've found my place."
