Marcheline Bertrand’s will only leaves money to three of Angelina’s kids

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I swear I’ve heard this Angelina Jolie story before, but this seems to be a new twist. Apparently, there are still some revelations left to be unfolded about Marcheline Bertrand’s death and her estate. Previously, I had read that Marcheline left her estate almost entirely to her daughter, Angelina Jolie, and her son, James Haven, and Angelina’s children. There was also a report that Marcheline’s estate owed back taxes, which I thought at the time might be about the thousands of dollars Jon Voight still owes in child support, from when Angelina and James were actual children. Anyway, this new twist is that documents recently filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court show that a large chunk of Marcheline’s estate will go to her only three of her grandchildren – Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh. Those were the only three grandkids Marcheline had at the time of her death in January 2007.

Three of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children were left a handsome six figures by the actress’ late mother, according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last week.

Actress Marcheline Bertrand — who died in 2007 after a cancer battle — gave Maddox, 8, Zahara, 6, and Shiloh, 3, each $100,000 in a new trust fund. The three cannot have access to the money until they turn 25.

Why were Pax, 4, and newborn twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline (who was named after her grandmother) left out?

TMZ.com reports that “Grandma’s will was last updated in 2006, before any of them came into the picture … so they lose out. But we think they’ll be ok.”

[From Us Weekly]

Well, that’s nice that kids will have a trust fund, and that they won’t be able to access it until they turn 25, as opposed to 18 or 21 years old, when you don’t know anything about anything. My guess is that Angelina and Brad have already set up some kind of trust for all of their kids. I’ve heard rumors that Brad also set up trusts for his nieces and nephews too, so it be kind of obvious to do the same for your own children. Anyhoodle…

In a rather boring National Enquirer story this week, they claim Angelina pitched a fit over Brad’s boozing. Much like she alleged pitched a fit over his reefer madness. The pictures in the story are the ones we ran about Brad being “wasted away again in Margaritaville”. He went out and got drunk for his birthday, for the love of God!

AN outraged Angelina Jolie exploded in a rage and threw Brad Pitt out of the house when he staggered home after a tequila-fueled drinking binge, say insiders.

“Pack your things and get out!” sources say the enraged actress stormed as Brad tried to defend his guys’ night out.

The 34-year-old beauty went on a tirade after boozy Brad walked through the door Dec. 16, confided a friend. The big-screen hunk had been downing margaritas and shots with a buddy at the Mexico City restaurant near his Los Angeles home.

Wearing a rumpled black outfit and funky knit cap, Brad, 46, looked disheveled after partying a little more than two hours at the neighborhood eatery. And NOTHING could prepare him for running smack into Hurricane Angelina.

“She shouted, ‘HOW DARE you do this! You swore you wouldn’t drink like this. What kind of example are you setting for the kids?'”

Brad was ordered out and “did as he was told,” said the friend. “He took off on his motorcycle to the beach. He let his head clear and then came back after a couple of hours. Before the night was over, Angelina forgave him.”

The sultry brunette was already seething because only a month earlier Brad had gone off with George Clooney on a stag trip to Mexico.

“She felt like she was left to take care of everything while he’s off playing the bachelor,” revealed the friend.

“The good thing was that it all blew over pretty fast,” said the friend. “But it showed they are STILL on very thin ice.”

[From The National Enquirer]

Blah, blah, blah. So maybe I just wrote about this story so I could show photos of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand in the same post as a photo of Angelina and Brad. Angelina totally has daddy issues, because that photo of her parents is just spooky. Angie and Brad are so evocative of her parents, it’s crazy.

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A photo of Marcheline Bertrand and Jon Voight from the 1970s, credit: Bauer-Griffin. Additional photo of Brad and Angelina from the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ premiere on August 11, 2009, and one of Brad looking drunk on December 16, 2009. Credit: Fame.

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  1. Jojo says:

    That headline is a bit snarky

  2. MSat says:

    Wow, Ang really did get the best of both her parents in the genetic department, didn’t she? Mom’s hair, eyes and figure, and dad’s cheekbones and lips/jaw. Lucky girl. Her mom was gorgeous back in the day.

  3. LolaBella says:

    Aww Jon Voight was a cutie back in the day and Angie’s Mom was beautiful.

    Love the pic of Angie and Brad.

    Uh, yah the headline is unnecessarily snarky and provocative considering Angie’s last 3 children weren’t born/adopted at the time of her mother’s death.

  4. Kevin says:

    Looks like she’s got Tiger Woods type teeth in the bottom photo.

  5. Squirrel says:

    Look how attractive and most of all ‘real’ people looked back then!

    (and at least how ‘real’ most of us usual mortals still look nowadays :-).

  6. RobN says:

    How is the Brangelina photo evocative of her parents? Because they are a couple standing next to each other? If that’s the standard, then the Brangelina photo is also evocative of my parents.

  7. Lee says:

    I think her parents look unnattractive in those photos. Honestly, they weren’t the best looking people in Hollywood but I feel bad saying that but I don’t mean it in a bad way either.

  8. Cinderella says:

    None of the Jolie-Pitt children will be ever go without. $100K is nice, but I’d bet each child already has far more set aside by their parents.

  9. Firestarter says:

    Any money left to someone, whether it is $100 or $100k is a nice gesture. It wasn’t like Bertrand, herself, was a multi-millionaire.

    As far as her “only” leaving 3 children money, I am assuming that she made her will before the others were even around and it wasn’t updated. No biggie, I am sure the other kids aren’t going to be all that broken up about it since they are KIDS. Once they become adults, they will know their grandmother didn’t slight them, they just weren’t around.

    As for Jolies parents. I think they were/are nice looking people. I have seen some very lovely photos of her mother where she looks exactly like Angelina. The photo above is of two fresh faced, non-made up people, who, IMO, look just like the 1970’s- Noxema types. Better than some of the horror shows of make-up and costuming that walk around Hollywood today.

  10. Praise St. Angie! says:

    wow, you can really see Jolie’s resemblance to her mother in that pic!

    she looks very pretty in that pic at the bottom. celebrity women need to realize how much better they look when they smile as opposed to the “I’m so sexay” look they try to pull off.

    JLo, I’m looking at YOU.

  11. Lee says:

    There’s nothing spooky about those pictures except that Angelina is a great mix of both her parents.

    I just noticed there’s another Lee here. Since we’re not allowed to use multiple names I can’t change my handle. FYI, the Lee above is not me.

  12. PJ says:

    $100K isn’t a whole lot of money when you think of how much the Jolie-Pitts are worth. Their bill for private jets alone is probably way over $100K for one year.

  13. Birdie says:

    Of course Angelina has some unresolved issues with her father, he abandoned her as a little girl and was an erratic and unstable force in her life. For most people, childhood experiences and fears stay with you for life. As an adult 30 something who has moved past her self-destructive young life, I would think Angelina still has some fears of abandonment, but has probably gained the maturity and knowledge to realize that All Men do not equal Daddy. Additionally, I would say that Angie’s relationship with Billy Bob Thornton wreaked more of “daddy issues” than her relationship with Brad. Billy Bob had all of that bad boy drama that Jon Voight had back in the day, plus he was substantially older than Angie and abandoned her when she adopted Maddox.

    Who knows what Brad and Angelina’s relationship is like, but I can not imagine Brad ever flaking out on the kids a la Jon Voight. Brad seems completely devoted to his kids (and I think to Angelina).

  14. nikki says:

    @PJ:$100K is the bill for one travel(kids,nannies,first class)

    Jolie took the best genetic of her parents

  15. Tia C says:

    I don’t see how the headline is snarky at all. It is simply true. And obviously the other three kids weren’t in the picture yet when her mother made that will. Nothing snarky about that.

    Kaiser, I never noticed the similarities between her parents as a couple and she and Brad. Interesting! Her parents really were a striking couple back in the day. Too bad Voight is such a jerk.

  16. Lee says:

    Hey wait a minute – I’m Lee – how can this happen? I’ve been commenting as Lee for a long time, and never seen another until this post. Now there are two others above claiming to be Lee. Can CB please sort this out?

  17. Jill says:

    Wow, her mother was stunning! Angelina is like a bad caricature of her mom.

  18. Anastasia says:

    If you read the article, her mother’s will was updated in 2006–before Pax or the twins were in the picture. That’s why.

    And wow Angelina IS a good mix of both of her parents. I never realized how much before. Damn if Shiloh doesn’t look just like Brad and Angelina’s dad.

  19. IceKitty says:

    Her mother was gorgeous!

    About the Lee thing… I changed my profile name very easily. Isn’t everyone allowed to do this??

  20. atticus says:

    The headline is true, though taken out of context it sounds sensational. It’s a hook. We all took it!

    Am I the only one who thinks Brad wears the pants in the family and Angelina is totally whipped on him? All the talk about Hurricane Angelina whipping Brad into shape doesn’t ring true to me. (then again…since 99% of these stories are completely fabricated, I guess nothing should ring true to me…!!)

    It’s hard for me to imagine anyone getting laid in the 70s. Marcheline and Jon were both very attractive in their youth, it’s the context of the 70s that brings their beauty down. I’m no fashionista but please. The hot trends of the day really didn’t do anyone any favors.

  21. Lee says:

    I’m the Lee from post 1:12 pm. I thought it was the rule here that you get banned if you use different names to comment.

    I will use a different name from now on.

  22. Kaiser says:

    If there are two people using the same name, that’s fine. The problem is one person using multiple names – that will get you banned.

    But if you change your name because it’s the same as another poster, that fine. You should try signing up for a Gravitar – it’s free!

  23. stinabelle says:

    I’m sorry, is that a POCKET in her LEATHER DRESS? Lol, Angelina, just lol.

    This isn’t quite as scandalous as I thought it would be.

    And I like Angelina. I don’t really get why the tabs attach themselves to her and Brand like leeches. Pretty sure Angelina’s formerly blood-drinking self doesn’t care if Brad gets a little high occasionally.

  24. Lee says:

    @IceKitty, well I’ll have to try, and this time maybe add a pic. Did you add a “gravatar” to yours? P.S. As far as I know, I’m the longest running “Lee” and now for some reason the third(!!)one to comment in this post today. It’s the name I also use elsewhere, so I’m a bit annoyed…

    Now a comment on this story: I wonder why the lawyer(s) drawing up the will didn’t just name “the children of” instead of specifically naming the existing offspring of Angelina. After all, one can’t always know what may happen (births, adoptions) after a will is drawn up, and wording it in a more open way means less need for revisions down the road; obviously revisions don’t always happen in time.

  25. lucy2 says:

    Upon a quick glance, I thought that was an old pic of Angelina. She really does look a lot like her, especially in the eyes.

  26. javelin says:

    I bet they fight over Brad’s beard. It is his only visible act of defiance.

  27. Praise St. Angie! says:

    stinabelle, I, too, HATE the “pockets on a dress” look. carry a damn clutch.

    it seems to have become de rigueur these days with designers, though.

  28. Essie says:

    Lee, it’s not up to the lawyer to state what will be in the Will, it is up to the person doing the Will. If Marcheline wanted to specifically name her grandchildren, that was her choice. Usually, you name the current grandchildren and any “subsequent issue” but perhaps she didn’t want to do that. This also means that any children James Haven might have won’t get any of their grandmother’s money. But, maybe James Haven was given extra money in the Will to cover that possibility.

    I wish the NatEnq would stop with the stupid stories!!! Brad was driven home from that birthday dinner, evidently because he thought he had had too much to drink and should not drive himself. Even if Angelina was angry with him for being drunk, does anybody really believe she would throw him out of the house and that he would get on a motorcycle and DRIVE to the beach? Ridiculous!! Also, when exactly did he “join” George in Mexico? There were dozens of pics of Georgie and his latest in Mexico and not one pic had Brad in it. Or did I miss that? I don’t think so. Another lie from the NatEnq.

  29. So Brad got so drunk that Angie went banshee on him for setting a bad example for the kids, but then she let him take off on a motorcycle? B/c a DUI or deadly bike wreck is a great example to set for your kids. Don’t believe this story.

  30. Sumodo says:

    My grandpa left his money to the grandchildren, bypassing his children. I bought a condo with my portion! Whee!

  31. solveig says:

    Don’t want to sound mean but now I know where James Haven’s creepy eyes come from.
    As for Jon Voight, well, he is the original Benjamin Button -that baby face on that adult tall body scares the hell out of me.

  32. Celebwatcher says:

    awww poor Pax and the twins and whoevers coming next. Check out my predictions.

  33. jeannified says:

    Uh…the kids will ALL have the same amoutn of money in the end, I am convinced of that.

    Also, do you really think that Angelina is going to yell at Brad about being out boozing, and turn him out on his motorcycle to “clear his head,” while he’s still drunk?! An obviously ridiculous story!

  34. Tami says:

    That pic of Marcheline is what Angelina looked like before the plastic surgery…

  35. Sigh. says:

    Her parents’ picture —

    Beautiful shades of blue.

    (Feel free to name your next album that, Norah Jones)

  36. Who Cares says:

    Not sure why this is really considered newsworthy. They had 3 kids when she died and in the Jolie-Pitt world 100K is like pennies.

    Mama and Daddy have enough money to go around, so I don’t think any of their brood will ever want for anything.

  37. PigskinMama says:

    Don’t worry Lee just put a number 1 after your name, it’ll be alright. Angelina looks like them both.

  38. Dhavy says:

    She looks just like her mother…

    I think it was really nice to leave the money to her grandkids. I’ve heard she struggled to raise her kids and Voight did not provide for them financially and emotionally. Coming from a similar situation, I don’t blame her for not trying to connect with her father

  39. Mairead says:

    Dead Pirate, THANK YOU! That really annoyed me with that article. Why didn’t the jackass “source” do their civic duty and call the police and say that he was drunk-driving? Or was the comment about the beach meant to hint that it was on private property? Give me a friggin’ break.

  40. Laurrie says:

    I don’t get it Kaiser. How does someone have daddy issues when the issues are totally fictitious? Because you say they have daddy issues? Because of an image? Brad’s facial hair indicates more issues…like personal hygiene issues.

  41. shanee says:

    Jon Voight DID provide for the children and was there for them, they led a very privledged life, Angie’s beef with her dad had to do with him cheating on her mother and him telling the world she had mental illness and begged her to get help on national tv, he was a big part of her life until then, they have even acted together pre mental statement.

  42. Leek says:

    It’s completely stupid, in my opinion, that this is even a story. She had three grandchildren when she died so why is this a story?? Dumb. Besides, whatever Marcheline left those three is nothing compared to what their parents could give them. Who cares.

    Leave Angelina and her kids alone already. Oh, but pick on Brad, there’s just something douchie about him to me. Haha…