This week, we heard an odd denial about Angelina Jolie. The denial came via TMZ, and I do not believe it actually came from Jolie’s camp. The denial was simple: Angelina is not dating her Couture costar Louis Garrel, a 40-something French actor. When I did some digging, I saw that Garrel split from his wife Laetitia Casta soon after working with Angelina, but it does look like he’s been seeing at least one other woman since his marriage crashed. In the olden days, “Angelina Jolie’s costar leaving his wife after working with Angie” would have been a much bigger story and it would have dominated gossip for months, if not years. But I think most of Angelina’s fans understand that her romantic life has been purposefully quiet for many years, mostly because of Brad Pitt’s obsession with her and his attempts to control her. Well, this People Magazine article does sound like it came from Angelina’s camp, and she’s just underlining the fact that she’s not dating anyone (especially not good-looking Frenchmen).
Angelina Jolie has not been in a relationship since she and her ex-husband Brad Pitt settled their divorce in December 2024, as a source close to the actress tells PEOPLE.
“Angie has been extremely busy and focused for the past few years. Dating hasn’t been important to her. She hasn’t had a boyfriend,” the source says. “She’s pretty much been a single mom since the divorce, so that’s where most of her focus has been.”
Jolie and Pitt are parents to six children: Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 19, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
“She loves being a mom and always wants to make sure that everyone thrives. She seems to be doing great,” the source adds about Jolie.
I take “since the divorce” to mean “since she left Brad in 2016” NOT “since the divorce was finalized in late 2024.” Angelina has been seen with men in the past decade and there have been rumors about dates and hookups, but I believe that she hasn’t really been in a relationship since Brad. She’s been focused on her kids and her work and her philanthropy. Of course, I would love it if Angelina found a good guy who treated her like gold. Is that guy a Frenchman who just got out of a marriage? No. Probably not. But what if it was Jonny Lee Miller, her first husband? I’m still rooting for that, after all of these years.
Speaking of Couture (the French film Angelina made in late 2024), it finally has an American distributor! Vertical acquired the North American rights to the film this week, and Vertical plans to release Couture in (American) theaters later this year.
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- JONNY LEE MILLER AND ANGELINA JOLIE AT THE ‘PEACE ONE DAY’ SCREENING HELD AT THE ZIEGFELD THEATER. NEW YORK CITY. 20 SEPTEMBER 2005. PICTURES DENNIS VAN TINE,Image: 548699366, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Photoshot – sales@photoshot.com London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Florida: +1 239 689 1883 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, Model Release: no, Credit line: Dennis Van Tine / Avalon
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- Angelina Jolie attends the “Couture” red carpet during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome, Italy on 18 October 2025.,Image: 1046429686, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Stefano Costantino TTL/Avalon
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- Louis Garrel, Alice Winocour, Angelina Jolie and Anyier Anei attends the “Couture” red carpet during the 20th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome, Italy on 18 October 2025.,Image: 1046429777, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Stefano Costantino TTL/Avalon
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- Alice Winocour, Louis Garrel, Angelina Jolie and Vincent Lindon attend the “Coutures” Première at Pathe Palace on February 09, 2026 in Paris, France.,Image: 1073619300, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Thomas Floyd/Avalon
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- Louis Garrel, Angelina Jolie attend the “Coutures” Première at Pathe Palace on February 09, 2026 in Paris, France.,Image: 1073619316, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Thomas Floyd/Avalon
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- Paris, FRANCE Angelina Jolie looked stunning at the Paris premiere of Alice Winocour’s French film “Coutures,” wearing a silver see-through dress paired with a black coat for an elegant and striking appearance. Pictured: Angelina Jolie BACKGRID USA 9 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: Aissaoui Nacer / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Paris, FRANCE Angelina Jolie looked stunning at the Paris premiere of Alice Winocour’s French film “Coutures,” wearing a silver see-through dress paired with a black coat for an elegant and striking appearance. Pictured: Angelina Jolie BACKGRID USA 9 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: Aissaoui Nacer / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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- Paris, FRANCE Angelina Jolie heads back to her hotel as she leaves after Coutures Premiere in Paris. Pictured: Angelina Jolie BACKGRID USA 9 FEBRUARY 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: Iammeysam / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
He’s not a handsome Frenchman, just a weirdo with bad vibes.
Taking a real from relationship isn’t a bad idea. When I was in my 20s I gave up dating because I found the majority of men my age were just awful. I had lots of opportunities to date, I just said NOPE!
Being single and independent is a good feeling.
Eventually, I got talked into a blind date as I was approaching my 30s. He’s now my husband of 33 years.
Angelina has been in a relationship most of her adult life. I think taking a break and being with herself and her kids is a good idea. Especially after leaving an abusive relationship. It takes a long time to heal from that. Being single is great and comes with a LOT of perks. I think she has discovered that.
It’s funny/sad she had to clarify this bc tmz got messy. I’m still not over their reference to Brad’s smoking hot, gf. LMAO.
I read that and I was like, huh??? That’s what brad wants the narrative to be? 😂 lame. Too bad he no longer needs them to be smart – like the time when he got cancelled by the educated Boston lady during a tentative gf rollout where he certain she would go for him. 😂
I do not believe Angelina nor anyone speaks to TMZ of all places it’s more pitts pr domains.
Seeing how TMZ added the hyperbole of domestic violence perpetrator Pitt’s giirkfis smoking hot , screamed a Pitt PR plant, trying to belittle Angelina Jolie. And the fact is nobody even calls Pitt’s whatever a smoking hot , that she’s not.
People Magazine without naming the French dude only said what we know Angelina has been single since her domestic violence by Pitt. She put her children first and it took years to heal. I wish her happiness
Interesting. In the past she’s always denied specific dating rumors with People but didn’t this time around. I agree with Eleonor whatever is happening in that part of her life will be as private for as long as she can help it. Someone *cough BRAD* tried to be messy with it as if it was a competition. Guess they didn’t realize one doesn’t need a boyfriend to be fulfilled
I think whatever she is doing she is keeping it well hidden from everything and everyone.
Agreed. That’s not something that will ever be announced in people first. But I will say the people article was a good response to that trashy TMZ one.
Maybe she’ll get a great girlfriend! Isn’t she bi?
I had that thought, too. I actually have a couple of women in my life who settled down with another woman after a couple of failed marriages to men and multiple children. Not that two women together is an absence of drama, but if you want a partner who values family, understands prioritizing time with children/grandchildren, and isn’t constantly eyeing younger partners as some sort of desperate attempt to stay young, sometimes it just makes sense.