Angelina Jolie or Billy Bob Thornton: Who has been married more times? – Start

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Hollywood has its fair share of unusual exes. Consider the pair of Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, who engaged in bizarre antics both while dating and after their split. And each was married both before and after their divorce.

With 20 years difference in their ages, it’s easy to see why Thornton has the most marriages under his belt. He has been married six times, while Jolie has been married half.

The marriage of Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton

Jolie and Thornton are one of many famous couples who eloped in Las Vegas. They barely dated before their nuptials in 2000. With Jolie in jeans, according to Daily Mail, and hat-wearing Thornton, it’s safe to say this Vegas wedding was apparently an impulsive-moment, casual affair. After the low-key ceremony, the marriage lasted a couple of years, separating in 2002. They officially divorced in 2003.

The couple met while filming their movie Pushing Tin, quickly developing feelings for each other. So much so that although Thornton was engaged to Laura Dern at the time, he was still married to Jolie.

Although they did not speak to each other after their divorce, Jolie later expressed to Vanity Fair that Thornton was a good man and they shared many laughs. He just wasn’t ready for the adoption process she went through with his son, Maddoxespecially after having already had three children.

Who were Jolie and Thornton’s ex-spouses?

Before getting married, Thornton had been divorced four times. Meanwhile, Jolie had experienced a failed marriage. Three of Thornton’s previous marriages each lasted just two years: 1978-1980 to Melissa Gatlin, 1986-1988 Toni Lawrence, and 1990-1992 Cynda Williams. He and his fourth wife, Pietra Thornton (formerly Cherniak), were married for four years, from 1993 to 1997.

Thornton had children with two of his ex-wives. He shares two sons with Cherniak and a daughter with Gatlin.

Jolie was married to actor Johnny Lee Miller for three years. They married in 1996 and divorced in 1999. However, the two remained friendly, and a source close to Jolie even informed People that one of his sons was a friend of his son. They have even gotten together on occasions to play.

Jolie and Thornton married again in 2014

Jolie and Thornton married again in 2014, nearly 11 years after their split. Jolie married Brad Pittalthough they also ended their marriage a few years later. They share six childrenincluding Maddox, whom Jolie adopted at the end of her marriage to Thornton.

Since then, Jolie has remained single since her third divorce. Thornton, on the other hand, began dating Connie Angland following his split from Jolie. After more than a decade together, they got married. Angland and Thornton share a daughter, Bella.

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