In the last year of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s marriage , James Haven , Angelina Jolie’s older brother, moved in with her family. He was hired by Angelina to be the main nanny for her six children, Maddox, Pax Thien, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne.

James Haven worked as a nanny for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children for a year. Photo: Splash News.

According to Daily Mail sources , James is a great support for Angelina but does not get along very well with his brother-in-law. The relationship was so bad that Brad once forced James to fly economy class while the other members sat in business class on the plane.

James is said to be part of the reason Mr. and Mrs. Smith were tense with each other, leading to their decision to divorce in September 2016.

This information has not been confirmed by insiders, but the rumors are not unfounded. James is very close to his grandchildren, even called “father” by the children. However, for unknown reasons, he was fired by his sister in 2017.

James Haven there?

James Haven was born in 1973 in Los Angeles, USA. He is the first child of veteran actor Jon Voight (filmed in the films Midnight Cowboy , Mission: Impossible , Anaconda… ) and the late actress and model Marcheline Bertrand ( Lookin’ to Get Out , The Man Who Loved Women ), and was once Angelina Jolie’s biological brother.

After his parents separated in 1976, James and his sister were raised by their mother. They moved to Palisades, New York to live. About a decade later, the family returned to Los Angeles.

James and Angelina with their parents in 1977. Photo: Getty Images.

Follow Hola! , the reason James and Angelina have different last names even though they have the same father and mother is because they both used to follow their father’s last name, Voight. However, his father’s betrayal of his mother caused a rift in the family relationship. The siblings removed their father’s last name from their first name and used their middle name as their last name. Later, after reconciling with their father, James and Angelina still did not change their last names.

Like other family members, James works in the Hollywood entertainment industry as an actor, director, screenwriter and producer.

He played small roles in several movies starring his sister, including Gia (1998), Hell’s Kitchen (1998) and Original Sin (2001). In addition, James also appeared in a number of other films such as Monster’s Ball (2001), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004), The Game (2007)…

He was the executive producer for the documentary Trudell , and wrote and directed Court of Conscience, which starred his father.

Not much is known about James’ personal life. Some sources claim that he married a woman named Lisa McDorven in February 2009. The actor has never confirmed this. By 2021, British media reported that he was dating karate instructor Ashley Reign.

Controversial kiss at the Oscars

According to Parade , although they rarely appear together in public, James and Angelina have a close relationship.

Compared to his lackluster career as an actor, James is more famous for his shocking kiss with his sister at the Oscars in 2000.

At that time, Jolie was only 25 years old, ecstatic with the joy of winning an Oscar for her role in Girl, Interrupted . However, that success was overshadowed by the act of kissing her brother on the lips at the after-awards party organized by Vanity Fair.

James and Angelina were shocked by kissing at the 2000 Oscars. Photo: Getty Images.

That contrary to common sense moment quickly became a hot topic in the press at that time. Many people suspect that the two have an unusual relationship because Angelina is famous for being a bad girl with a rebellious personality. The moment between them was even exaggerated by the media into a “French kiss”.

In an interview with Daily Mail in 2007, Haven denied reports of passionately kissing his sister, instead saying the gesture was “simple and lovely”.

“She’s about to go to Mexico to finish filming Original Sin with Antonio Banderas. I congratulated her on her Oscar win and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. It was photographed and became a big problem,” he explained.

How is James Haven now?

Compared to his sister, James Haven lives a private life, rarely appearing in public. The last time he appeared in public was on Jessica Entner’s 90who10 podcast at the beginning of the year.

James Haven appeared on the podcast in January.

In a rare interview, James shared that protecting his sister and grandchildren comes naturally, without any reason.

“It starts with protecting her and then her children, my nephew and niece,” he emphasized.

He agreed with the host’s statement that he considers his grandchildren as his own children. He affirmed that no matter what his sister does, he still wants to stay by her side to take care of her and the children. He also lamented how time passes so quickly that his young grandchildren have now become young adults in their 20s.

James further revealed that whenever he is fortunate enough to spend time with Jolie’s children, he turns off his phone.

“That’s a quality I got from my mother, even though cell phones weren’t as popular back then as they are now. Mom always said I was the center of her attention,” he shared.