Angelina Jolie’s faces her biggest worry with Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, Knox

Angelina Jolie comes face to face with her ‘worst nightmare’ when it comes to her kids

By H. Anjum
Published October 09, 2026
Angelina Jolie’s faces her biggest worry with Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, Knox
Angelina Jolie’s faces her biggest worry with Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, Knox

Angelina Jolie is currently planning her big escape from LA but it seems none of her kids, Maddox, 25, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20, and Vivienne and Knox are said to follow, without ‘guilt’.

While some are in university, others have already been dipping their toes in Hollywood to make names for themselves.

However, now a source just came forward to reveal how much separation anxiety this move could cost her.

As the source explains it, “The hard part is that most of her kids will not be coming with her.”

According to Closer Online, “Shiloh and the twins want to stay in LA, and Maddox, Pax and Zahara all want to be on the East Coast.” So, while she’s said to be ‘happy’ that “they’re making their own lives,” and “she will, of course, come back to the States to visit them,” but “it’s still going to be a huge adjustment - she’s very emotional about it.”

They also say, “Angelina would absolutely love it if one or all of them wanted to come with her, and she’s told them as much, but she’s also very conscious of not smothering them or holding them back.”

However, the feeling of love is mutual because according to the insider, “they are all extremely protective of her and very attached, so this is not going to be easy for them, either. It won’t surprise anyone if the kids get together and arrange some sort of schedule so that at least one of them is always with her, because they really worry about her getting lonely.”

“With everything that’s still going on with this trial and how ruthless Brad is being, there’s no doubt she’s going to need support, but she won’t want her kids to step into that role. She’s very clear that this is their time to soar - the last thing she wants is them worrying about her.”

What Happened Between Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie?

For those unversed with what happened between the exes, it all began when 2016 brought with it divorce news citing “irreconcilable differences” and it later came to light that there was some alleged incident on a private plane where all the kids were present to bare witness a physical altercation between the then-spouses.

Per a FBI report that later dropped, Brad behaved in a drunken, and abusive manner towards her and the kids. Red wine and beer was thrown over the kids and Jolie in this flight, and over thousands of dollars in damages were also done to the plane’s seats while Brad was allegedly in this haze.

One of their children are said to have gotten choked too, and another struck while trying to defend their mother from Brad. As for Jolie they say she was held by the head, shook, and pushed into the bathroom wall. 

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.