Angelina Jolie Plans America Exit As Brad Pitt Legal Bills Spark Financial Concerns: Report

Angelina Jolie is reportedly preparing to sever her final ties to the United States as a gruelling, decade-long legal battle with Brad Pitt continues to drain her financial reserves. Following the quiet sale of her long-held Manhattan apartment in July 2025, the 50-year-old Oscar winner is now readying her historic $25 million Cecil B.

DeMille estate in Los Angeles for the market. Driven by mounting legal costs from the ongoing conflict over their French winery, Château Miraval, Jolie is eyeing a permanent move abroad, a transition insiders say she has long anticipated, pending her youngest children reaching adulthood this summer.

The DeMille Exit: Liquidating Assets To Fund The Miraval War

The true heart of the matter lies in Los Angeles, at the historic Cecil B. DeMille estate in Los Feliz. Purchased for $24.5 million in 2017, the six-bedroom, ten-bathroom mansion was intended to provide a stable sanctuary for her six children following the fallout of her divorce.

However, the property is now being shown to pre-qualified buyers as the Maria star prepares to liquidate her last remaining American residence.

The motivation behind this firesale is as much financial as it is personal. The 'astronomical' costs of her litigation over the Château Miraval wine estate have reportedly depleted her accounts faster than anticipated. 'She's not broke, but she's not exactly swimming in cash either,' a source revealed.

Having turned down several high-paying roles in recent years to focus on her family, Jolie is now facing the reality that her wealth will simply 'stretch further' in an international setting, away from the expensive grind of a Hollywood-centred lifestyle.

A Global Reset: Why Angelina Jolie Plans America Exit

For Jolie, leaving Los Angeles represents the culmination of a long-held desire to escape the city's 'humanity-lacking' spotlight. For years, she was anchored to California by a rigid custody arrangement that required the children to remain near their father.

That anchor, however, is about to be lifted. The couple's twins, Knox and Vivienne, turn 18 in July 2026, finally granting Jolie the legal freedom to relocate without Pitt's consent.

'Once all the children turn 18, I want to live overseas. For now, we have to base ourselves where their father has decided to live,' she lamented in a 2019 interview. With that milestone approaching, she is reportedly considering several locations that offer greater privacy and a lower cost of high-society living.

Cambodia, where she holds citizenship and owns a 148,000-acre jungle property, remains a spiritual frontrunner. Alternatively, Europe, specifically Italy or France, offers an easier environment to maintain her lifestyle without further compromising her financial security.

As she prepares to board a plane for a new life, it is clear that Angelina Jolie is ready for a future that isn't defined by a California courtroom.