Adopted as an infant from a Cambodian orphanage by Angelina Jolie (and later by her then-partner, Brad Pitt) he grew up as Hollywood royalty.

Only to see his parents’ fairy-tale marriage implode in the wake of his alleged physical altercation with the actor on a private plane in 2016.

Now, the 19-year-old is being dragged into the spotlight again due to a new documentary.

The Stolen Children, which uncovers the shady dealings behind Cambodian adoptions — and raises disturbing questions about whether Maddox himself was in fact stolen from his birth family.

The film focuses on Lauryn Galindo, who helped hundreds of Americans — including Angelina — adopt children from Cambodia through her Seattle-based agency.

But in 2004, two years after Maddox’s adoption, Galindo was charged with visa fraud and money laundering.

Amid chilling allegations that she hired a team of “babyrecruiters” to dupe poverty-stricken parents into selling their children — and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

A source tells OK! that the 46-year-old “has always said that she did an exhaustive search to verify that Maddox was actually an orphan, but it goes without saying that she and her first child find it heartbreaking to think that parents could have been exploited in this way.”

After the divorce of the golden couple Brad Pitt – Angelina Jolie, netizens continued to be surprised when Angelina left all her assets to her adopted Cambodian son – Maddox Jolie-Pitt. Controversy broke out, many people did not understand why Angelina made the above decision. However, the more people follow Maddox’s growth path, the more people realize the maturity, maturity and great love that Mad has for his mother.

From an orphan to the adopted son of a famous Hollywood movie star

Maddox is Angelina Jolie’s first adopted child and is loved by the female star the most. Maddox, whose birth name is Rath Vibol, was born in Cambodia and abandoned by his biological parents. In early 2002, when Maddox was 7 months old, Angelina adopted him from an orphanage in Battambang, Cambodia. This was a major turning point in Rath’s life, causing him to gain love and a good future that millions of people wished for.

The handsome, smiling boy “stole” Angelina Jolie’s heart in their first meeting

When adopting Maddox, Angelina Jolie was still happy with actor Billy Bon Thornton. This first marriage started to hit a dead end and collapsed, and Maddox had another father – Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt first met young Maddox as the boyfriend of his adoptive mother Angelina Jolie. The famous actor quickly became friends and adopted the boy, completing the family dream for Angelina and her daughter.

The marriage of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt was a symbol of Hollywood love for a time. It can be said that Maddox became an important bridge in bringing Angelina and Brad together. “We let Mad decide for himself. Then suddenly he called Brad dad. It was wonderful. That was definitely an important moment when he decided that we would be a family” – Angelina shared.

Brad Pitt – Angelina Jolie’s first public date had the appearance of Maddox.

As for Angelina, adopting Mad carries great significance in her life. In 2016, during an interview in Cambodia, actress Maleficent said that she had never intended to have children or become pregnant. She couldn’t imagine what she would be like when she became a mother. It was Maddox who sparked Angelina’s desire to become a mother. “That was my first child. He made me a real woman” – Angelina.

From an orphan, Maddox became one of the Brangelina family’s most beloved adopted children. Maddox’s presence helps Angelina Jolie gradually change herself. She abandoned her former rebellious life and signed divorce papers from Billy Bob Thornton in 2003 – three months after Maddox was adopted.

Ready to oppose Brad Pitt to protect Angelina Jolie

As someone who along with Angelina experienced happiness and failure in two marriages, Mad’s relationship with her mother is closer than any other family member. The eldest son is strong and determined to stand up and defend Angelina in any argument with father Brad Pitt. At times, father and son even had to confront each other.

In 2016, during the flight from France to Los Angeles, a heated argument broke out between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. “Brad Pitt was drunk and argued with Angelina Jolie. When Maddox spoke up to defend his mother and stood in front of his father, the situation became even more tense” – a witness on the flight with Brangelina’s family revealed. The incident forced the Los Angeles Department of Child Protection and Family Support to intervene to determine whether the Hollywood star committed acts of violence against her children.

Brad Pitt and Maddox

Although Brad Pitt was found not to have committed any violence against Maddox, Angelina still feels that her children were severely affected psychologically by what happened on the flight on September 15. In the custody agreement, Angelina and Brad both committed to participating in therapy sessions to heal the children’s mental trauma, especially Maddox.

The image of Maddox standing in front of his mother during an argument with Brad proved to many people how great his feelings are for Angelina. The eldest son is willing to oppose his father to protect his mother. Perhaps it was these things that made Angelina Jolie decide to leave all her assets after her divorce with Brad Pitt to Maddox and no one else, including her biological children.

He has artistic talent and was inspired by his parents, but decided to leave Hollywood and go to Korea to study a surprising field.

Growing up in a family where both parents are top Hollywood actors, Maddox was exposed to the film industry from a young age and formed special artistic qualities.

The boy was once taken by his mother to promote the movie “Mr & Mrs Smith”, playing the role of a zombie in his father Brad Pitt’s action movie “World War Z” in 2013. In 2017, Maddox became a production assistant in the film “World War Z”.

“First the killed my father” film crew of Angelina Jolie’s mother. These things show that Maddox is the child with the most potential to succeed his parents among the six children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Maddox as a production assistant for his mother

Brad Pitt also spends a lot of time inspiring his son with art

Besides artistic talent, Mad also understands many cultures because the eldest son has traveled with his mother to many different countries around the world. He also knows 4 languages ​​including English, Cambodian, German and Russian.

It was thought that with the talent and foundation from his family, Maddox would follow the path of art, but at the present time, Mad has decided to leave his family to study abroad in Korea – a place half a circle from home. Earth.

Maddox left his family to study abroad in the distant country of Korea.

Currently, Maddox has officially become a student at the most prestigious school in Korea, Yonsei University. Everyone thinks that the eldest child of the Brangelina family will study majors related to art and culture. However, Mad chose to study biochemistry – a famous field of Yonsei with good training quality.

Yonsei University is the school Angelina Jolie’s eldest son decided to attend.

Like other parents, Angelina Jolie cannot avoid being emotional when she has to leave the son she loves the most. “Yes, I cried. But Maddox is a very sweet person. He hugged me long and tight, as if to express that he wanted to comfort me, take care of me and make sure I was okay” – actress The Chia confided to OK! Magazine.

Angelina Jolie came to Korea to help Mad settle in before enrolling in school.

With huge talent and support from his family, many people believe that Maddox will definitely succeed if he seriously enters the artistic path. However, he chose a direction that was completely surprising to the public.

Choosing to leave the comfort zone and escape the expectations of those around him seems to be a way for Maddox to prove his maturity and strength. This helped Angelina’s mother feel more secure. The actress also admitted that although she would be sad because she missed Maddox, she was always proud of her son’s decision.