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When the marriage finally shattered in 2016, the aftermath was a chaotic explosion of tabloid headlines. The public was fed a steady diet of sensationalized details: the infamous private plane incident, the subsequent FBI investigations, and the bitter volleys of accusations and denials exchanged through a phalanx of high-powered lawyers. Amidst this legal warfare, the physical toll on Jolie was devastating. The stress of the separation and the weight of protecting her children manifested in her body, leading to a diagnosis of Bell’s palsy. It was a period of profound physical and psychological reckoning—a moment where she had to confront exactly what she had sacrificed in her attempt to maintain the structural integrity of a crumbling family.
