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 "Tomb Raider" star Angelina Jolie slammed reports she destroyed Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's marriage, insisting she was merely a "shoulder to cry on" for the hunky actor.

Jolie says: "I've been painted as the Wicked Witch of the West and a marriage wrecker. But all I've ever been to Brad is a shoulder to cry on.

"Half the world believes we had an affair and I'm the one to blame for his split. But the truth is I was there to try to help him through his pain."

Jolie hinted that the reason for the couple's split was Brad's desperation to have children.

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"I was there to try to help him through his pain," she said. "He longs to be a father and he's been in emotional turmoil for a long time because that hasn't happened for him."

Since Pitt and Aniston announced the end of their union on January 7, Jolie has been the focus of gossips who claim she had an affair with the screen heart-throb on the set of their movie Mr and Mrs Smith - which ultimately ended his marriage.

But while 29-year-old Jolie admits she formed a close friendship with Pitt working on the movie last year, she's rubbished speculation their bond developed into romance.

Meanwhile:

A bitter court battle looks to be on the cards for former Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

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Friends say a tug-of-war could develop over their fortune because they never made a pre-nuptial agreement.

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Pitt, 41, and Aniston, 37, have promised to remain on good terms despite the break up of their four-year-old marriage. But observers believe their good intentions are unlikely to hold up under the strain.

One source said: "Lawyers are already giving them advice that is not in the other's best interest.

"That's the way it goes in Hollywood. A major row is on the cards. It's only a matter of time."

They are said to own a huge house, a ranch, a yacht, cars and a film production company.

"Tomb Raider" star Angelina Jolie slammed reports she destroyed Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's marriage, insisting she was merely a "shoulder to cry on" for the hunky actor.

Meanwhile Pitt's Me and Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie has hit back at claims she had a part to play in the couple's split.

"I've been painted as the Wicked Witch of the West and a marriage wrecker, but all I've ever been to Brad is a shoulder to cry on" Jolie said. "Half the world believes we had an affair and I'm the one to blame for his split, but the truth is I was there to try to help him through his pain. He longs to be a father and he's been in emotional turmoil for a long time because that hasn't happened for him," said the "Tomb Raider" sexy star.

The widely reported reason for the split is that Pitt wanted to become a father immediately, while Aniston wanted to concentrate on her movie career. AP - The Art News Network

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