January 4th 2024.
James Haven has stayed very much out of the spotlight despite his famous sister and father, but recently gave a rare interview about his family. The 52-year-old brother of Angelina Jolie, 48, expressed his feelings of being ‘protective’ of the Maleficent actress.
This comes after a shocking pop culture moment back in 2000, when Angelina won best supporting actress for Girl Interrupted. After her win, the then 24-year-old declared her love for James and kissed him on stage. This caused them to have to defend their actions, which were later revealed to have happened after they visited their mother, Marcheline Bertrand, in the hospital that day.
James had been quiet on the topic of his relationship with his sister, until recently. During an interview with Jessica Entner on the 90who10 podcast, she asked him about how watching his sister's life play out in the public eye affects him, hinting at her bitter divorce with Brad Pitt.
He answered that he feels protective of her, especially now that his nieces and nephews have entered their formative years. He explained, ‘Those are massively formative years, they’re becoming young adults in their early 20s. That’s so crazy thinking that but yeah, I think it’s just very natural [to feel protective] and I just want to be there. Very much like my mum.’
He went on to say that whenever he is able to spend time with his family, he makes sure to be completely present and involved, even switching off his phone. He added that he and his sister have collaborated on work before, but it has not been particularly public.
James also revealed that he actually enjoys the fame side of things, calling the parties ‘Neverland’ where they just ‘get to play in a larger reality of fantasy.’
Despite their public smooches, Angelina has previously insisted that it was nothing but ‘brotherly love'.
Angelina recently revealed she had suffered health issues amid the brutal and drawn out divorce from her Fight Club ex, who she split from in 2016. She said, ‘My body reacts very strongly to stress. My blood sugar goes up and down. I suddenly had Bell’s palsy six months before my divorce.’
The dispute between the two is over their Chateau Miraval business, as well as the custody of their six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox. Angelina added, ‘We had to heal. There are things we needed to heal from.’
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