I didn’t know Angelina Jolie’s wedding was happening, says her actor father Jon Voigt

Angelina Jolie's actor father Jon Voigt reveals that she did not tell him about her wedding
Clueless: Jon Voight said he didn't know that his daughter had tied the knot
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David Gardner29 August 2014
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Angelina Jolie did not tell her father about her wedding to Brad Pitt, he has revealed.

While Pitt’s family was invited to the ceremony in France, veteran actor Jon Voight did not learn of his daughter’s long-awaited third marriage until the media asked him about it yesterday.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at The World of Maleficent exhibit

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Asked for a comment by the US TV show Inside Edition, the 75-year-old Midnight Cowboy star said: “That’s nice.”

Hollywood insiders have suggested the couple may not have trusted the ageing actor to keep the ceremony a secret.

Voight, who was nominated for an Emmy on Monday for his role in the TV series Ray Donovan, said: “It seems like it was very nice — and with all of the kids involved, it must have been a lot of fun and very beautiful. I’m happy for them.”

Married: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

He added: “I haven’t spoken [to them since they got married].

“No, I didn’t know it was happening — it was Emmys week, so I wasn’t able to go.”

Voight fell out with his actress daughter after he suggested his divorce from her mother Marcheline Bertrand caused Jolie “mental problems”, though they reportedly reconciled in 2010.

Pitt, 50, and Jolie, 39, have remained silent about details of the wedding on Saturday at Chateau Miraval, their estate in southern France.

The ceremony, performed by a California judge, was attended only by close family.

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