Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Hollywood’s once ‘IT couple’ are currently as good as strangers. Even after a messy legal fight, which ended in a divorce in December 2024, the duo have still been embroiled in an asset-related suit. The actors are fighting over Château Miraval, a French winery they jointly purchased in 2008. Recently, the controversy intensified after their eldest son, Maddox Chivan Jolie, filed legal documents to officially drop “Pitt” from his last name. Amid the buzz, fans have been digging up Brad and Angelina’s past, with his alleged cheating scandal with Marion Cotillard resurfacing.
Who is Marion Cotillard? Why was she linked to Brad Pitt?
Marion Cotillard is an Academy Award-winning French actress, singer, and environmental activist. Born in September 1975, she is 50 years old as of June 2026. Marion’s breakout role was that of legendary singer, Edith Piaf in the 2007 biopic, La Vie en Rose (La Mome). Her performance in the movie brought her global fame and made her the first actor to win an Oscar for a French-language project. Marion seemed destined for acting, as she hailed from an artistic household, according to Britannica. Her father, Jean-Claude Cotillard, was an actor and director, and her mother, Niseema Theillaud, was an actress.
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