Brangelina is no more

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The celebrity breakup between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has left many fans of their romance devastated. At WS, students suggest that Angelina gets custody of their children; nevertheless, the split remains contentious and yet another example of society’s obsession with the lives of celebrities.

Katelyn Bradford, Oracle Staff Writer

The recent split-up of the seemingly picture-perfect couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has shaken the media and been the main topic of almost every magazine. Many die-hard Brangelina fans have taken a major hit to their “relationship goal” ideals. The break-up even affected students at WS.
“I’ve seen everyone on twitter blow up about this divorce, saying how if Brad and Angelina’s relationship can’t survive, then no one’s can. But I think it’s so sad and stupid that people base whether or not they can have a successful relationship off of a celebrity couple,” said senior Natalie Groder.
While some are devastated about the “power couple” split, others don’t take a particular side.
After the shock of the news of the divorce wears off, the world wants to know what will happen with the recently separated couple next.
“I saw that they had broken up on twitter so I looked up reasons why and they have apparently had a lot of problems throughout the past three years,” said junior Daniel Elinan.
This really shows that the life of celebrities isn’t all peaches and cream. Anyone can alter how he or she appears on social media and how he or she appear to the public and that appearance, isn’t always the truth. When it comes to the custody of their children, this situation gets a little bit messy.
“I think Angelina should definitely get custody. They split up because they had conflicting views; Brad was more focused on acting and Angelina was more focused on humanitarian issues. If Brad got custody, he wouldn’t have as much time for the kids as Angelina, as an acting career takes up A LOT of time,” said senior Tessa Chapman.
“The kids seem a lot closer to Angelina and I don’t like Brad. Plus Angelina seemed like the one who wanted to adopt all of the kids, not Brad. So Angelina should get custody,” says junior Vicky Chege.
Clearly, Angelina is the popular vote for custody of the six kids.
Over all, the media sugar coats things and can portray people and their relationships in any way they see fit. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s image was that of a wildly famous power couple that everyone aspired to be. But this sad divorce is proof that things online aren’t always true, and even the “perfect” celebrity couples aren’t so perfect.