Angelina Jolie alludes to Brad Pitt divorce, admits family is still ‘finding our footing’ after split

Angelina Jolie is seemingly speaking out about her divorce from Brad Pitt, admitting that she made a big change in her career seven years ago so she and her family could focus on "healing."

Jolie and Pitt shocked fans when they announced their divorce in 2016, just two years after they finally tied the knot.

Now, while discussing her fashion house, Atelier Jolie, in a new interview with Vogue, the actress said, "Sometimes the way you dress says, ‘Don’t mess with me — I’ve got my armor on.' But I want a woman to feel safe enough that she can be soft."

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"After I went through something where I was hurt, I had a therapist ask if I would try wearing a flowing garment. Sounds silly, but I assumed that pants and boots projected a ‘tougher’ look, a stronger me. But was I strong enough to be soft? At the time, no, I felt vulnerable."

Jolie continued, saying, "Now I wonder if I don’t know what my style is because I’m still understanding who I am at 48. I guess I’m in transition as a person."

She said, "I feel a bit down these days. I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade, in a way, which I don’t want to get into."

While she didn't delve into intimate details of why she feels that way, she did say that "seven years ago" – which would have been in 2016, the year she left Pitt – she made the choice to do fewer movies and "only taking jobs that didn’t require long shoots."

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"We had a lot of healing to do," she said of her family, comprised of the six children she shares with her ex-husband. "We’re still finding our footing."

She credited Atelier Jolie for assisting in the healing process, explaining, "I think part of this has also been therapeutic for me – to work in a creative space with people you trust and to rediscover yourself. I’m hoping to change many aspects of my life. And this is the forward-facing one."

At another point in the interview, Jolie spoke more about her children and the massive impact they've made on her life while also alluding to this difficult time she's been facing.

"I was 26 when I became a mother," she said. "My entire life changed. Having children saved me and taught me to be in this world differently. I think, recently, I would’ve gone under in a much darker way had I not wanted to live for them. They’re better than me because you want your children to be."

"Of course, I’m the mother, and hopefully that safe place for them and that stability. But I’m also the one that they laugh at, and I see them taking over so many different aspects of our family."

While Jolie typically doesn't speak in detail about the breakdown of her marriage, certain accusations have been made public because of the lengthy court battle between her and Pitt.

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Jolie first accused Pitt of physically abusing her and the couple's children in a complaint filed in the ongoing lawsuit.

During a 2016 fight, Pitt allegedly "choked one of the children and struck another in the face" and "grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her." He then poured "beer and red wine" on her and their six children. "Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop," according to the documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Court documents stated, "They were all frightened. Many were crying." Jolie filed for divorce shortly after the alleged altercation.

After being investigated by the FBI, a probable cause statement was provided to the U.S. attorney's office.

"After reviewing the document, [a] representative of the United States Attorney’s Office discussed the merits of this investigation with the case agent," the FBI report said. "It was agreed by all parties that criminal charges in this case would not be pursued due to several factors."

A source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that the claims made by Jolie were false.

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"She continues to rehash, revise and reimagine her description of an event that happened six years ago by adding completely untrue information each time she fails to get what she wants," the source said.

The latest filing, which was done by Jolie's former company, Nouvel, in July, accused Pitt of running a "vindictive campaign" to "loot" the business after she filed for divorce.

The two first became romantically involved in 2004, and they married in 2014. They share six children: Maddox, 22, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and 15-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.

Netanyahu warns of potential 'eruption of AI-driven wars' that could lead to 'unimaginable' consequences

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the world is on the cusp of an artificial intelligence revolution that could launch nations into prosperous times or lead to all-out destruction fueled by devastating high-tech wars. 

"The AI revolution is progressing at lightning speed," Netanyahu said during his U.N. General Assembly speech last week. "It took centuries for humanity to adapt to the agricultural revolution. It took decades to adapt to the industrial revolution. We may have but a few years to adapt to the AI revolution."

Talk of artificial intelligence at the U.N. was hardly common just a few years ago. But after the release of ChatGPT's wildly popular chatbot that can mimic human conversation and other AI-powered platforms, AI has become a hot topic among world leaders. 

Netanyahu's speech focused on building a peaceful "new Middle East," and cited relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia as evidence of this intention. He devoted the latter half of his speech to the future of AI and the "perils" the technology poses. 

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"The perils are great, and they are before us: The disruption of democracy, the manipulation of minds, the decimation of jobs, the proliferation of crime and the hacking of all the systems that facilitate modern life," he said. 

"Yet, even more disturbing is the potential eruption of AI-driven wars that could achieve an unimaginable scale," Netanyahu said. "Behind this perhaps looms an even greater threat, once the stuff of science fiction — that self-taught machines could eventually control humans instead of the other way around."

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Netanyahu's remarks at the U.N. echo concerns from other world leaders and experts who have warned AI could be used by bad actors or global adversaries during war, which could lead to more death. Earlier this year, Fox News Digital asked ChatGPT to provide examples of "scary AI," and even the chatbot cited AI-powered weapons used in war.

"An example of ‘scary AI’ is an advanced autonomous weapon system that can independently identify and attack targets without human intervention," the chatbot responded. "These systems, often referred to as ‘killer robots’ or ‘lethal autonomous weapons,’ raise ethical concerns and the potential for misuse or unintended consequences."

Researchers at the tech nonprofit Center for AI Safety published a study earlier this year detailing four ways AI could spiral into worldwide catastrophes, including an AI race between nations that could translate to "more destructive wars, the possibility of accidental usage or loss of control and the prospect of malicious actors co-opting these technologies for their own purpose." 

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"Although walking, shooting robots have yet to replace soldiers on the battlefield, technologies are converging in ways that may make this possible in the near future," the researchers explained.

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Netanyahu called on other nations to address such concerns about a future where "self-taught machines could eventually control humans" and to ensure "that the promise of an AI utopia does not turn into an AI dystopia."

On the flip side, the Israeli prime minister called on people to "imagine" various scenarios of a more prosperous and efficiently run world by using AI in day-to-day tasks. 

"Imagine robots helping to care for the elderly," Netanyahu said, joking that his speech sounded like "a John Lennon song." "Imagine the end of traffic jams with self-driving vehicles on the ground, below the ground and in the air. Imagine personalized education that cultivates each person’s full potential throughout their lifetime."

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Following his visit to the U.S., where he delivered his U.N. speech and also met with tech leader Elon Musk and President Biden, Netanyahu said he plans to make Israel the "No. 3 country in the world" for AI. 

"For several months now, I have been formulating a national plan," Netanyahu said Wednesday, according to The Jerusalem Post. ."Soon I will appoint a project manager on the subject, and I will also submit the national plan to the government and the public.

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"Artificial intelligence is an area that is much stronger than cyber, immeasurably stronger than cyber, and we have set the goal of turning the State of Israel into the No. 3 country in the world in this field, a very ambitious goal," he added. 

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