Love triangle: Not playing the blame game

French actor Marion Cotillard denies involvement in sudden Jolie-Pitt split

French actor Marion Cotillard denied any involvement in the sudden split between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on Wednesday, wishing that the troubled couple finds peace eventually. She also confirmed she is expecting her second child with long-time partner, actor Guillaume Canet.

Cotillard, 40, posted a statement on her verified Instagram page a day after Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, responding to media reports that Pitt and she may have been romantically involved. The Oscar-winning French actor said the statement would be her only comment on the whirlwind news that that she was swept into, reported Reuters. “As this situation is spiraling and affecting people I love, I have to speak up. Firstly, many years ago, I met the man of my life, father of our son and of the baby we are expecting. He is my love, my best friend, the only one that I need,” Cotillard said, referring to Canet.

The Dark Knight Rises star signed off by saying, “I do very much wish that Angelina and Brad, both whom I deeply respect, will find peace in this very tumultuous moment.”

Pitt and Cotillard will soon be starring in the upcoming war drama Allied, together. The latter’s name was mentioned in some reports as media outlets and fans tried to understand what led to the divorce of one of Hollywood’s most prolific couples, known for their good looks, successful films and activism. Jolie, 41, and Pitt, 52, were collectively known as ‘Brangelina’ and got married in 2014, after a decade and have six children together. They have been steady fodder for tabloids, with reports speculating on the role Jolie may have played in the breakup of Pitt’s previous marriage to actor Jennifer Aniston and, more recently, their own marital problems.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 23^rd, 2016.

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