Angelina Jolie To Leave $116M Fortune To 'Golden Boy' Son Maddox
Aug. 6 2019, Updated 8:03 p.m. ET
Ailing Angelina Jolie has decided to cut five of her six children out of her $116 million fortune, sources said — and leave everything to her eldest son, 17-year-old “golden boy” Maddox, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal!
Insiders said the surprising gesture has enraged Angie’s soon-to-be ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Even worse, spiteful Angie has filed legal papers to restore her Jolie surname and been declared single by a judge, even though the couple’s divorce has yet to be completely resolved.
“Brad is in an absolute fury and fit to be tied over Angie’s moves!” tattled an insider.
“It finally seemed like they were reaching some kind of compromise with the divorce.
“But he’s been blindsided by this mess over Maddox!”
Indeed, the incident on a private plane between Brad, Angie and Maddox in September 2016 not only wrecked the marriage and tore the family apart, but almost destroyed Brad’s reputation as well.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services launched an investigation after getting an anonymous tip that Brad allegedly attacked Maddox while flying from France to the U.S.!
In the end, no charges were filed, but the “World War Z” star remains bitter, according to sources.
“Personally, it still stings Brad and he still blames Angelina for not setting the record straight,” added the insider.
“Now, he feels like his other kids are getting the shaft, and he won’t allow that!”
According to insiders, 43-year-old Angie has made plans to put Maddox in charge of her movie empire, cutting out his siblings, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 12, and ten-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Her production company, Jolie Pas, has grossed over $116 million at the box office since 2014. Its films include the Oscar-nominated hit “Unbroken” and the 2015 flop “By the Sea,” which starred Brad and Angelina.
“I heard Maddox will take care of Angelina’s film company. She wants to hand down her business to him,” revealed Nang Lay, 65, a member of the Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Long Beach, where Angelina and her children have been regular visitors for the past two years.
Maddox was just 15 when he was credited as an executive producer on “First They Killed My Father,” Angie’s movie about life under the brutal Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia.
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“Maddox is smart and he’s learning everything to become the boss of his mom’s film business,” Nang said.
But “Fury” hunk Brad, 55, sees this as just another move to spite him, added the insider.
“Maddox took his mother’s side in the divorce, and now she’s made him the head of her movie empire,” said the insider.
The Maleficent star’s failing health is another reason for her increased reliance on Maddox, insiders said.
Besides undergoing successful cancer-related surgery in 2015, she’s admitted to suffering from Bell’s Palsy, which affects facial muscles, among other ongoing ailments.
Friends have also worried about Angelina’s chronic lack of self-care, prompting fears of anorexia and organ failure.
“Angie’s weight has plummeted to a scary 92 pounds and she’s leaning on Maddox more and more,” added the source.
“Between juggling the kids’ lives and her career, she’s overwhelmed and sometimes forgets to eat. Maddox has become her right-hand man when it comes to both the family and business.”
What’s more, sources claimed Angie’s dating a prominent mystery hunk who’s based in Europe — and he’s also in Maddox’s corner.
“Angie’s new guy is involved in politics and philanthropy,” dished an insider. “He’s very rich, as you’d expect, and word is he’s connecting Maddox with all the top people at universities in Chicago and New York as he prepares to enroll in college.”
A source added: “Angelina’s already renamed her Cambodian charity the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation after Maddox.
“He’s her golden boy, but Brad feels someone needs to remind her that she has five other children!”