She told the Telegraph: “It’s been difficult. I don’t enjoy being single. It’s not something I wanted. There’s nothing nice about it. It’s just hard.”

In another interview with Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald, she said she had spent much of the last year “just taking care of my children”.

“I can’t pretend this isn’t a tough time in my life,” she added.

“But I’m trying to get through it by just moving forward and knowing it’s part of being human.

“Maybe sometimes it appears I am pulling it all together, but really in fact I am just trying to get through my days.

“I will eventually balance more and do more work, but because of family issues it’s been extremely tough.”

The actress turned director has been giving interviews about First They Killed My Father, a fact-based drama that premieres on Netflix this month.

Set in 1970s Cambodia, it tells of the survival of activist and lecturer Loung Ung under Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.

In another interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 42-year-old said she had been “needed at home” and would go back to work “when I feel it’s time”.

The star said she would do some acting first, because she didn’t “have anything to direct that I feel passionate about like” her latest film.

Jolie said her first role after taking time off would “most likely” be the sequel to her 2014 fantasy Maleficent.

First They Killed My Father had its premiere this weekend at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.

A few reviews have started to trickle through, among them a positive one from The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg.

In contrast, his film critic colleague Stephen Farber was a bit lukewarm.

The film, he said, was “a well-crafted labour of love that certainly will educate some viewers about the tragic history of Cambodia during the 1970s”.

“What the film doesn’t have is the visceral impact that would take it from a well-intentioned treatise to a searing work of art,” he wrote.

Writing in Variety, Peter Debruge also had mixed feelings.

“Angelina Jolie teams with [producer] Rithy Panh to honour Cambodia with an earnest, impressively cinematic saga that really ought to be more compelling,” he wrote.

The Netflix film – Jolie’s fifth as a director – has not been without controversy, having generated criticism over her description of its casting process.

In a Vanity Fair interview, Jolie described how directors had played a game which involved giving money to poor children then taking it away.

Jolie subsequently said it was “false and upsetting” that people had misinterpreted her description of how the roles were cast.

Vanity Fair responded by saying it stood by its story.

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The estranged Hollywood film stars have “signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues,” Jolie and Pitt said in a statement obtained by CNN.

“The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.”

Jolie and Pitt have been in the midst of a bitter public divorce and custody battle over their children, some of which has played out on gossip television and in the tabloids.

Jolie Pitt, 41, who filed court papers in September to end their marriage, is seeking sole custody of the couple’s six children.

Pitt was cleared by the FBI and social workers over allegations that he struck one of his children during a flight that month from France to Los Angeles.

Pitt, 53, who won a best film Oscar for producing “12 Years a Slave”, is seeking joint legal and physical custody.

He has been granted visits supervised by a therapist as part of a temporary custody agreement.

Under a current arrangement, Jolie has physical custody of the children — three of whom are adopted — at a rented LA house.

The A-listers — given the celebrity moniker “Brangelina” — got married in France in August two years ago, but had been a couple since 2004.

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The move comes after Ms Jolie asked for full physical custody of all the children, who are aged eight to 15.

Ms Jolie cited “irreconcilable differences” when she filed to end the marriage on 19 September.

Reports suggest that Mr Pitt is being investigated over an incident with his eldest son Maddox on a plane.

A child welfare agency in Los Angeles is examining what happened during the incident on a private flight in mid-September, US media say.

The actors have reached a temporary agreement so the Fight Club star can visit his children while the welfare investigation continues.

California divorce courts generally favour joint custody, but the outcome of the plane row could affect the judge’s decision. The actors may also hammer out a deal privately to avoid the matter being aired in public.

Mr Pitt’s custody request was included in his response to Ms Jolie’s divorce petition. He revealed that the pair separated on 15 September, one day after the alleged plane altercation.

Mr Pitt and Ms Jolie have been together since 2004 but only wed in August 2014, at their children’s urging. They grew close while filming the 2005 film Mr & Mrs Smith, in which they played a couple in a stagnant relationship.

Their union was Mr Pitt’s second marriage, after a divorce from Friends star Jennifer Aniston, and Ms Jolie’s third after Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

The couple have six children together – Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, who are adopted, and biological children Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.

Mr Pitt, 52, and Ms Jolie, 41, married privately at their French estate in Provence. Their children served as ring bearers and helped illustrate Ms Jolie’s white Versace dress with their drawings.

Both actors are known for their philanthropic work away from the screen.

Academy Award winner Ms Jolie became a special envoy for the United Nations in 2012, and is a passionate advocate for refugees. She has also raised awareness of breast and ovarian cancers after going public with her decision to undergo a preventative double mastectomy.

Meanwhile, Mr Pitt built homes in New Orleans for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and has made sizeable aid donations to Haiti through the estranged couple’s charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.

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But other sources say there was no intentional physical contact between the pair and that Brad only accidentally brushed Maddox’s shoulders in the argument.

It was previously reported the actor will not be prosecuted according to multiple law enforcement sources involved in the case because there’s ‘no way to conclusively prove Brad intentionally inflicted harm on his son.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Brad and Angelina for comment. Brad has denied any allegations of abuse.

Meanwhile, Angelina’s divorce lawyer Laura Wasser was seen enjoying a quiet bite to eat in Los Angles on Friday night.

The 48-year-old dazzled in an embroidered mini dress as she headed home from Italian restaurant Madeo.
Famous for representing Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds, the mother-of-two completed her chic look with a pair of strappy black heels.

She seemed to be in high spirits as she strolled with a male acquaintance.
Her appearance comes after Brad and Angelina have agreed to a temporary custody deal that will last three weeks.
The terms were reached on Friday with the help of the Los Angeles County Department Of Children And Family Services.

The deal involves Angelina, 41, getting physical custody of all six kids, a source close to the situation told DailyMail.com.
Brad, 52, will get an initial monitored visit followed by other visits that may or may not be monitored. He has also volunteered to get random drug testing, and the entire family will undergo counseling.
The source added: ‘This temporary agreement will last until October 20. This is a completely voluntary agreement that has a structured decision-making plan. Neither Brad nor Angelina were forced to get counseling, they both volunteered to do so for the sake of the family.’
There was no longstanding agreement about custody in place, the insider also explained to DailyMail.com.
‘There has been no ruling, this was just a completely voluntary agreement,’ stressed the insider.
And Pitt was not pushed to have a monitored visit.
‘There was also no requirement for any kind of monitoring. Both Brad and Angelina decided between them that the first visit would be done with a therapist. There was absolutely nothing mandated.’

Pitt’s representative had no comment on the report.
According to TMZ, DCFS told the couple they had to make a deal now or go to court. They both agreed to make a decision quickly, it was alleged, for the benefit of the children.
Angelina gets physical custody of the children with Brad having visitation with certain restrictions.
When the Troy actor has his first visit, a therapist will be there. Their six children include Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

The therapist then will suggest to either allow Brad subsequent unmonitored visits or insist on being present whenever he’s around the kids, it was added.

Brad will also be subject to random drug and alcohol testing, something he volunteered to do.
TMZ, which claims to have talked to law enforcement sources, reported that the actor already went in for a urine test and it came out negative for alcohol and drugs.

There were no more specifics about the individual counseling that Brad and Angelina have suggested they do.

It was added that the entire family will have family counseling together.
The FBI has said it is gathering evidence about allegations Pitt was involved in a dispute on a private flight with his family on September 14, although the agency has not opened a formal investigation. Sources familiar with the allegations have said they center on the actor’s treatment of his son Maddox.

Several outlets have reported that the incident was being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, but the agency said it could not confirm whether it was involved.

Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on September 19 and sought sole physical custody. They have been together for 12 years but wed in 2014 in France. Pitt has yet to respond with his own filing.
It was earlier claimed by TMZ that the two Hollywood veterans have still not come to an agreement on permanent financial support and property.

They own several homes together, including a compound in the Hollywood Hills and the stunning $60m Chateau Miraval estate in France.

Their combined fortune is estimated at $400m.
Both People and Entertainment Tonight have reported the two actors were meeting all week to hash out a deal. The negotiations have been private and believed to be held in Los Angeles.

The Maleficent star has been staying with the children at a rental in Malibu and it is believed Pitt is at his compound in the Hollywood Hills.

It has also been speculated that Jolie might want to move to London after she is done with the divorce. On Wednesday People reported that was not true.

This temporary deal comes after it has been claimed the Tomb Raider star has hired crisis manager Judy Smith, the woman who inspired the hit TV show Scandal, according to UsWeekly.
Smith owns Smith & Company, one of the most reputable crisis management firms in the nation. She has worked with Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick and Paula Deen.

On Wednesday UsWeekly ran a cover story on the split.
It was claimed by a source: ‘[He] became a big yeller. And she would not tolerate him yelling at the kids. There were a few times Angie said she was terrified.’

But another source said it was not scary. ‘When he raises his voice and yells at the kids, it’s almost comical. He’s not one of those guys with a temper. He’s not a drill sergeant.’
And wile Brad wanted to stay in one place, Angelina was more interested in having the brood travel the world with them, it was claimed.

The Gia star preferred a more relaxed attitude with the kids, it was alleged, while Brad liked more traditional rules.
‘Brad wants them to have a normal upbringing and worries that they’ll come out spoiled, elitist and not grounded,’ a source told UsWeekly as far back as 2009.

‘But Angie feels they should be “children of the world.” They argue about it all the time: heated, screaming fights.’
In a 2012 interview Jolie said Pitt has had to ‘play bad cop more often.’

Sources added that he asked the kids to clean up after themselves and adhere to a normal bed time.
‘Brad teaches them to be respectful human beings,’ it was added by an insider.
Their split allegedly ‘came down to differences in lifestyle and parenting,’ a source told UsWeekly.
The weekly also added that they were living in separate wings of his 80,000 sq ft Hollywood Hills estate.

‘Angelina basically had her own wing and he had his,’ a source close to Brad told the publication. ‘They began living these separate lives.’

The insider also revealed to UsWeekly that the former couple were fighting more and more ahead of the break-up.
‘Their arguments progressively became more frequent,’ the source said.

On Friday UsWeekly spoke to Angelina’s former bodyguard that claimed she and Pitt would make out on the set of the 2005 film Mr & Mrs Smith. He was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.
Aniston was seen in New York City that same day leaving her apartment alone.
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It said it was evaluating whether to launch an investigation.

Pitt’s wife Angelina Jolie filed for divorce on Monday citing irreconcilable differences.

Jolie has asked for physical custody of the couple’s six children, asking the judge to give Pitt visitation rights.

The FBI told the BBC: “In response to your inquiry regarding allegations within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; specifically, an aircraft carrying Mr Brad Pitt and his children, the FBI is continuing to gather facts and will evaluate whether an investigation at the federal level will be pursued.”

Pitt released a statement to People magazine after Jolie filed for divorce, saying he was “saddened”, and adding: “What matters most now is the well-being of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.”

Jolie had filed for the dissolution of their marriage

Jolie’s lawyer, Robert Offer, said the decision to divorce had been made “for the health of the family”.

Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services said it could not confirm or deny whether it was investigating Pitt because of confidentiality laws.

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has said it is not investigating actor Brad Pitt in connection with reports of allegations regarding his children, following claims they were looking into the matter.

They told the BBC: “The LAPD is not handling any report or allegations into child abuse for Mr Brad Pitt.”

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The French actress addressed rumours in an Instagram post.

“Many years ago, I met the man of my life. He is my love, my best friend, the only one that I need,” she said.

Cotillard also revealed she and her husband Guillaume Canet were expecting their second child.

The 40-year-old’s private life had been thrown in to the spotlight following the news that Jolie had filed for divorce on Monday, citing “irreconcilable differences”.

“This is going to be my first and only reaction to the whirlwind news that broke 24 hours ago and that I was swept up into,” Cotillard said.

“I am not used to commenting on things like this nor taking them seriously but 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.

“Secondly to those who have indicated that I am devastated, I am very well thank you. This crafted conversation isn’t distressing.

“And to all the media and the haters who are quick to pass judgment, I sincerely wish you a swift recovery.

“Finally, I do very much wish that Angelina and Brad, both whom I deeply respect, will find peace in this very tumultuous moment. With all my love, Marion ”

Pitt told People magazine on Wednesday that he was “very saddened” that his marriage was over, saying “what matters most now is the well-being of our kids”.

It is understood Jolie is seeking physical custody of the couple’s six children and asking the judge to give Pitt visitation rights.

Her lawyer said the decision had been made “for the health of the family”.

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Jolie filed legal docs Monday citing irreconcilable differences.

She’s asking for physical custody of the couple’s 6 children. She is asking the judge to give Pitt visitation. It’s significant that she does not want Brad to have joint physical custody but only joint legal custody.

Sources connected with the couple tell us that Angelina’s decision to file has to do with the way Brad was parenting the children and that she was extremely upset with his methods.

We’re told there was no alleged “third person” and her decision to file was solely over Brad’s interaction with their children.

Jolie, who’s being represented by queen Laura Wasser, is not asking for spousal support.

Jolie lists the date of separation as Sept. 15, 2016.

They married in August 2014. They’ve been together since 2004.

The last time we saw them together was in July when they took the twins, Knox and Vivienne,out for breakfast in West Hollywood.

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