Brad Pitt insists: I did not cheat on Jennifer with Angelina

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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There was no mistaking the onscreen chemistry, but for the first time Brad Pitt has publicly refuted long-standing rumours he cheated on his former wife Jennifer Aniston with Angelina Jolie while filming Mr and Mrs Smith.

In a new interview with US talk show host Larry King, the actor hit back at suggestions he began the high profile relationship before his marriage was over.

He insisted to the presenter: "Well, that [romance] came after Larry. That came after."

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No affair: Brad told Larry King his romance with Angelina began after his marriage ended

Brad first met his now partner on the set of action film in 2004, and within months, his marriage to America's Sweetheart Jennifer was over.

He was quickly inseparable from Angelina, and the couple are now parents to four children, which, says Brad, is challenging.

He told Larry King: "It's the hardest job in the world [and] the most rewarding job in the world.

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Harmony: the Hollywood actor says he rarely fights with Angelina

Of his brood, which includes Maddox, Pax, Zahara and the couple's biological daughter Shiloh, Brad says: "They have fun and they squabble and they fight just like any other family. It makes me so proud."

Asked if he fought with Angelina, Brad responded: "No, not really.

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Divorced: Brad and Jennifer were once hailed as Hollywood's 'golden couple' before their separation in 2005

"I respect it. [She is] a great intelligence."

Brad appeared on the show to promote his Make It Right project, which features plans to build 150 environmentally friendly homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina in a hard-hit New Orleans neighbourhood.

Family man: Brad partner Angelina with their four children, Maddox, Shiloh, Zahara and Pax

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