In 2002, Voight publicly acknowledged his and Jolie’s estrangement throughout an interview with Entry Hollywood wherein he introduced up that Jolie had “unspecified” psychological well being points and pleaded along with her followers and handlers to see that she obtained assist.
He claimed he was “brokenhearted…as a result of I have been making an attempt to achieve my daughter and get her assist, and I’ve failed, and I am sorry. Actually, I have not come ahead and addressed the intense psychological issues she has spoken about so candidly to the press through the years, however I’ve tried behind the scenes in each means.”
On the time, he stated he hadn’t but met his grandson, Maddox, whom Jolie and ex-husband, Billy Bob Thornton, had not too long ago adopted. “That’s the biggest ache,” he stated. “I would love to assist out with the newborn.”
Voight then slammed Jolie and Thornton’s marriage, stating, “I by no means had the sensation that they had been going to make it due to each of their severe issues, and so they’ve each been very public about them, so I by no means actually held out any hope.”
Jolie admitted in interviews that she was coping with psychological well being points however didn’t say that they had been the reason for her rift along with her father, nor did she verify that Voight had reached out to assist her.
