Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight reveals he has been praying for the entire family and vows 'everybody's gonna be OK' amid custody battle

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Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00

Written by Daily mail

         He's been slowly mending their estranged and tumultuous relationship since his daughter Angelina Jolie's divorce from Brad Pitt in 2016. And now Jon Voight has spoken out about how his daughter and the family are going amid their ongoing custody battle over their six kids.Speaking to Us Weekly, the 80-year-old said he 'prays' for the entire family, including Brad, and vowed 'everybody's gonna be OK'. 'She's [Angelina's] a very invested mom. She's on it. She's on it with these kids. She gives them love every second of their day,' he began. 'I pray for all the members of the family - Brad as well. Everybody's gonna be OK. That's it.' The grandfather to Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 12, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 10, confirmed that the kids, Angelina as well as himself are are happy and healthy despite the ugly family breakdown. Jon continued to gush over his grand kids, revealing they all have their special qualities and all really make him laugh. 'I can really laugh at these guys. They make me laugh, they're funny. They tease me and all of that,' he gushed. 'I could talk a day or two about each of them actually because it's very interesting, their personalities. Very rich personalities with different surprises in them, you know?'According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter in December 2017, Angelina began to bury the hatchet with her father following her divorce from Brad the year before.
         She said on the THR Awards Chatter Podcast at the time: 'Jon and I have gotten to know each other - through grandchildren now and we're finding a new relationship. ' 'We've had some difficulties, [but] through art we've been able to talk. It's the common language.' Angelina and Jon's relationship came to a head back in 2002 when he gave an interview to Access Hollywood and claimed that she had 'serious mental problems' following her split from actor husband Billy Bob Thornton.  The interview led to the Gia star legally dropping 'Voight' from her name - even though she wasn't using it professionally. 'I didn't want to walk into a room as 'Jon's' daughter,' she explained on the podcast.  And it appears as though the pair are taking baby steps with Angelina adding: 'We don't really talk politics well. We talk art very well.'

 source : Daily mail