Angelina Jolie Shows Up For Daughter Zahara's HBCU Homecoming Amid Legal Battle With Brad Pitt

Hollywood star, Angelina Jolie, joined her daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt on her first Homecoming weekend since enrolling in Spelman College earlier this year. Zahara is one of the actress' six children with her ex-husband, Brad Pitt.

The duo got married in 2014 at a French winery they purchased together. Two years later, however, Jolie filed a divorce from the actor, accusing him of physical and verbal abuse. They were declared legally single in 2019, although their court cases continued.

Earlier this year, Jolie announced that her daughter, Zahara, had enrolled and planned to attend Spelman College. The school's website described it as a "historically black college and a global leader in the education of women of African descent."

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Spelman College students and parents were in for a shock over the weekend when Jolie attended the Homecoming event on campus with her daughter, Zahara. She attended the Saturday event without security and had no qualms about taking pictures with her many adoring fans.

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After Jolie's surprise appearance, several pictures of the "Wanted" actress were posted on social media by fans, who were more than a little shocked to see her at the event. "Angelina Jolie just casually walking around with her daughter at Spelman during Homecoming. (I was doing community service looking an embarrassing mess)," one fan captioned a picture with the actress per HuffPost.

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One fan shared a photo of the star looking down while joking about her trying to act "inconspicuous."

Another wrote, "I love that Angelina Jolie stopped and talked to a bunch of kids at Spelhouse homecoming with her daughter-type casual." "I really met Angelina Jolie. The original bad b*tch. And she's FLAWLESS in person. My day is complete, thanks, Spelhouse," a fan gushed.

In August this year, Jolie announced that Zahara had been admitted and was enrolled at Spelman College. At the time, she took to Instagram to share a picture of her daughter and her friends.

After the announcement, the actress made an appearance at Spelman College; however, this time to drop Zahara off at school on move-in day. She took out time to pose for some pictures with Darryl Holloman, Spelman's Vice President of Student Affairs.

The actress was asked about how she felt about leaving her daughter in college and revealed that she was excited and felt emotional about the moment. "I'm going to start crying if I talk about today. I haven't started crying yet, so… hopefully, I can hold it together," Jolie said.

In a previous interview with Vanity Fair to promote "Bullet Train," Pitt couldn't hide his pride over Zahara and her recent move to leave the nest for college. He said, "I'm so proud of her. She's so smart."

"She's going to flourish even more at college. It's an exciting and beautiful time to find her own way and pursue her interests. I'm so proud," the actor added, "Where does the time go, right? They grow up too fast. It brings a tear to the eye."

Besides Zahara, Pitt is the father to Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne, all of which he shared with Jolie. Three years after the actors ended their relationship, Maddox enrolled at Yonsei University, South Korea. Last year, Pax graduated from high school while Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne are still in school.

Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016 after two years of marriage. In 2019, the former couple was legally declared single; however, they are still having court battles over financial arrangements.

The "Bullet Train" actor was granted joint custody of their younger children early last year, but the presiding judge, John Ouderkirk, was disqualified from the case. The judge was accused of not correctly revealing that he had underlying business relationships with the wine maker's attorneys.

Jolie recently filed additional court papers which accused Pitt of being "physically and emotionally abusive." According to the actress, the victims were her and their children in 2016 while they were on a private plane.

The papers were filed shortly after Pitt accused the actress of breaching his "contractual rights" after she sold her half of the Château Miraval. The actor claimed Jolie sold her piece of the French winery to another company without first informing him.