Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston divorced after 5 years, 2 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly an estimated $60M. See the full timeline.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Their split amid Brangelina rumors became one of the most publicized ever.
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were introduced in 1998 by their agents and became the defining Hollywood couple of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Aniston was the star of the television series Friends, and Pitt, who had made his name in Thelma and Louise and Se7en, was one of the leading film actors of his generation. They married on 29 July 2000 in a lavish ceremony in Malibu, California. The marriage was closely followed by the media, which presented it as a fairy-tale union of two popular stars.
Both stars earned large fees from their work. Aniston's salary on Friends rose to $1 million per episode in the final seasons, and she also appeared in films such as Along Came Polly. Pitt appeared in Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and Troy, and earned fees of tens of millions of dollars per film. The couple also formed a production company, Plan B Entertainment, in 2001, which later produced Oscar-winning films. Their wealth came mainly from their respective acting fees, which were earned in parallel.
The couple married in July 2000, and in January 2005 they announced their separation. Pitt was by then working with Angelina Jolie on Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and the speculation about the reason for the break-up shaped the media narrative. The divorce was finalized in October 2005, after about five years of marriage. Aniston later married Justin Theroux in 2015, and they separated in 2017.
The reported settlement was about $60 million, though the couple did not disclose the details, and the amount was probably an estimate. The two reportedly divided property and agreed to split the assets they had acquired together, with no children and no dispute over custody. The divorce was handled quickly and privately, and neither star gave details in public.
Since both stars were extremely well paid, the combined marital estate was large, and in California it would be divided equally. The absence of children and the relatively short marriage meant that there was little ground for a dispute, and the settlement mostly concerned the division of property and assets accumulated during the five years. Plan B Entertainment, which remained with Pitt, was an example of a business interest that had to be dealt with.
Plan B Entertainment continued under Pitt's control after the divorce and went on to produce 12 Years a Slave, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014, and other acclaimed films. Aniston formed her own production company and appeared in films and television, later starring in The Morning Show. The divorce did not damage either star's career.
At a reported $60 million, the Pitt and Aniston divorce is much smaller than Pitt's later divorce from Angelina Jolie, which was longer, bitterer and more complicated. The two divorces show how different two high-profile Hollywood splits can be: one was a quick and private division of assets, the other involved years of litigation about custody and a French wine estate.
The couple's wedding was staged on a Malibu beach and was attended by many Friends cast members. The media coverage of the split was so intense that it inspired the phrase Team Aniston. Aniston and Pitt were seen together at a table reading of Fast Times at Ridgemont High in 2019, which created a stir. The $60 million figure is an estimate reported in the press.
Jennifer Aniston's reported settlement was about $60 million.
They married in 2000 and divorced in 2005, a marriage of roughly 5 years.
No prenuptial agreement was reported.
Reported assets include: Beverly Hills estate, film royalties, production company stakes.
Since both stars were extremely well paid, the combined marital estate was large, and in California it would be divided equally. The absence of children and the relatively short marriage meant that there was little ground for a dispute, and the settlement mostly concerned the division of property and assets accumulated during the five years.
* Settlement terms were not publicly disclosed. This figure is an estimate.