In Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the movie that was the fate for Brad Pitt – Angelina Jolie once had a line: “Do you think this will end well? Happy endings are just stories that haven’t ended yet.” And perhaps the love of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is the same. They probably didn’t think about the conclusion that the divorce dispute would last longer than the time they were married. The love story that was once considered Hollywood’s diamond treasure full of changes suddenly became a calculation of two greedy people, fighting over each piece of land, each farm…

Who will be hurt the most after the disputes? Surely they are children, children who are forced to “choose sides” in their parents’ money war. And in this story, Pax Thien – the Vietnamese adopted son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – received a lot of attention from public opinion. According to Hollywood media, among the six children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Pax Thien and Shiloh – the couple’s biological daughters – receive the most attention from paparazzi. Shiloh’s popularity is probably undisputed because she is the first biological daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Meanwhile, Pax Thien is the last adopted child that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt received.
According to media analysis, the reason Pax Thien receives so much attention is because of the special relationship he has with his parents.

Since childhood, compared to his two adopted siblings, Maddox and Zahara, Pax Thien was often held in the arms of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie every time he moved. According to sharing, the reason was because at that time, Pax Thien was very shy and afraid of crowds. While the other brothers and sisters are familiar with the camera, Pax Thien often feels extremely uncomfortable with the media’s pursuit. During his childhood, Pax often appeared irritable and uncomfortable when meeting reporters. So to reassure their son, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie often took turns holding Pax Thien so that the boy could get used to being chased by paparazzi.

It seems that this personality of Pax Thien makes Angelina Jolie feel that this son is very similar to her past self. Pax Thien was described by Jolie as “the wildest child”. Because he was close to his parents since childhood, when he grew up, Pax Thien also had a close relationship with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Later, when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie divorced, the media also devoted a lot of ink to exploiting stories surrounding Pax Thien. After her parents divorced, compared to her other children, people saw Pax Thien with Angelina Jolie more. Angelina once shared: “Pax likes to give in and have fun with the children. Pax always takes care of the children like a big brother ready to protect his younger siblings. From a child who did not like to be followed, Pax always I also keep an eye on them and when I go out, I hold their hands tightly as if I’m afraid of getting lost.”

According to Angelina Jolie, although he is not the eldest brother, Pax Thien is very calm and very protective of his relatives. It can be seen that after his parents’ divorce, Pax Thien chose to stand by his mother unconditionally. At the end of 2023, Pagesix reported that Pax Thien Lo had a private account and published an article about Brad Pitt on Father’s Day 2020. Specifically, the adopted son of Vietnamese descent wrote: “Happy Father’s Day, world-class bastard! Dad has proven time and time again that he is a despicable and terrible person. He doesn’t care about 4 people at all. The youngest child in the family at that time had to tremble with fear in front of him (Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne). After that, the Daily newspaper quoted a source close to Brad Pitt confirming that he was sad and seriously hurt after the sentence said by his son. Although no one knows the truth of this story, it seems that Pax Thien and Brad Pitt’s relationship has reached a dead end.