Angelina Jolie’s long-held dream of leaving the States for the greener pastures of Europe and Cambodia is becoming a reality.
Craving ‘more privacy,’ the actress and humanitarian, 50, is packing up and selling the $25 million Cecil B. DeMille estate in Los Feliz, where she’s lived with her brood of six children since 2017, sources told Page Six.
The mom-of-six plans on dividing her time between New York, where she has her boutique and artist-focused workshop, Atelier Jolie, and Europe, along with Cambodia, where she’s owned a home since 2003, a year after adopting her eldest child, Maddox.
‘She can’t get far enough away from the drama … the only way to take a break is to get out,’ actor and producer Jae Benjamin, and long-time associate of Jolie’s, told Page Six.
‘She’ll go and decompress – only working on things that drive her heart, soul and passion. She’s a wonderful, talented and giving woman,’ Benjamin went on.
Jolie – who wants a fresh start that doesn’t revolve around living in the US or her messy divorce from Brad PItt – renovated and restored the 2.1-acre property named after the legendary Hollywood director who first lived there. It features a main mansion and grounds with gardens, pool and studio.
Angelina Jolie’s long-held dream of leaving the United States for the greener pastures of Europe and Cambodia is becoming a reality; pictured January 5, 2025 at The Golden Globes in Beverly Hills
The actress and humanitarian, 50, is packing up and selling the $25 million Cecil B. DeMille estate in Los Feliz, where she’s lived with her brood of six children since 2017
She has been showing the property around to potential buyers, a source recently told People.
The ‘drama’ that her friend mentioned has much to do with her bitter break-up from ex-husband Pitt, 62.
‘Being through what she’s been through with Brad, having their whole life being in the limelight and all the years of it … the only way to take a break is to get out,’ Benjamin relayed to Page Six.
‘It’s hard to be in a town where you can’t even turn your head and see someone you don’t know,’ he reasoned.
The exes finally settled their divorce on December 30, 2024 after eight years of legal wrangling – though they are still battling over their French winery Chateau Miraval.
Jolie has admittedly been itching to leave Los Angeles where she has been forced to live until all six of her children with Brad turned 18.
The Tomb Raider star and the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor are parents to three adopted children, Maddox, 24, born in Cambodia, Pax, 22, born in Vietnam, and Zahara, 20, born in Ethiopia, and three biological children, Shiloh, 19, born in Namibia, and 17-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, born in Nice, France.
When Vivienne and Knox turn 18 on July 12, Jolie will be free to cut ties from the City of Angels.
Jolie has been quietly showing the 2.1-acre property – once owned by legendary Hollywood director Cecil DeMille – to potential buyers
Jolie has admittedly been itching to leave Los Angeles where she has been forced to live until all six of her children with Brad Pitt turned 18; picutred with Pax, Zahara and Maddox in 2024 in New York City
The Oscar-winner’s children have given indication that they side with her in the divorce from Pitt; pictured with Zahara at The Golden Globes on January 5, 2024 in Beverly Hills
Jolie is not fond of Los Angeles and wants to divide her time between New York and Europe and Cambodia where she owns a home; pictured in Rome on October 18, 2025
The former Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency is still passionate about humanitarian causes; pictured during a visit to Rafah, Egypt on January 2
‘I am here because I have to be here from a divorce, but as soon as they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave,’ Jolie told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024.
She previously told People that she ‘never wanted to live in L.A. full time,’ but remained there for the sake of her younger children.
In a 2021 interview with British Vogue, the Oscar-winner said she bought her Loz Feliz estate because ‘I wanted it to be close to their dad, who is only five minutes away.’
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016 following a heated encounter aboard a private jet bound for Los Angeles from France. She accused the A-lister of injuring her and choking one of their children, all of which he denied.
The FBI conducted a review and closed their investigation with no charges against Pitt, and the Department of Child and Family Services also determined there was no finding of abuse.
Reports indicate the children have sided with Jolie, who has been their primary caregiver.
Shiloh officially filed to drop ‘Pitt’ from her last name on her 18th birthday on May 27, 2024; Zahara introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie for her sorority induction at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia; and Vivienne credited herself as Vivienne Jolie on the Playbill for The Outsiders, a Broadway production she worked on with her mom.
Pitt – pictured in London for the premiere of F1: The Movie on June 23, 2025 – is a powerful figure in Hollywood right now
The A-lister is currently sharing his home with girlfriend Ines de Ramon; pictured on September 1, 2024 in Venice, Italy
Now, Jolie is looking ahead to a life without constraints.
‘She’s ready for a life that isn’t centered in Los Angeles,’ a source told People. ‘She’s looking forward to 2026 and the flexibility she’ll have then.’
Jolie is reportedly considering splitting her time between Cambodia, France, and parts of Africa.
Cambodia, where she adopted her eldest son Maddox in 2002, is expected to be a primary base.
”They’re all very special places,’ the source told People. ‘She has dear friends in those areas who she considers confidantes and family.’
