Angelina Jolie’s children had heartbreaking plea to mum amid Brad Pitt divorce

Eight years after their split, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally reached a divorce agreement.

The two stars were locked in a bitter legal dispute over their children and a French vineyard they bought together. Understandably, the ordeal has taken its toll of the two A-Listers and their six childrens.

It's now been reported that the kids had a heartbreaking plea for their mother, who is best known for films such as Tomb Raider and Mr and Mrs Smith.

Angelina Jolie's children have backed their mum during her messy divorce from now-ex-husband Brad Pitt (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

They have reportedly encouraged their mum to speak over the past eight years.

A source told PEOPLE magazine: "She's been trying hard to be light after a dark time. The kids have grown up seeing that some people have so much power and privilege that their voices don't matter. Their pain doesn't count.

"They have wanted her to speak up for herself, to defend herself over these years but she reminds them to focus on changing laws over telling public stories."

Jolie has kept a relatively low profile since news of the split broke back in 2016.

She maintains primary custody over the only children she has that are still underage - twins Vivienne and Knox, who are both 16.

Brad Pitt has been locked in a legal battle with his ex-wife for years (Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

The other kids she shared with Pitt appear to be estranged from their famous father.

Shiloh, 18, and Zahara, 19, have dropped 'Pitt' from their names. Pax, 21, went a step further and branded his father 'a world-class a**hole' and a 'despicable person'.

Jolie has said that her kids generally want to shy away from the limelight.

Previously speaking to Good Morning America, she said: "None of my children want to be in front of the camera at this time. They're quite private. Shiloh's extremely private. They weren't born with privacy, right? So I hope they can have that as they grow."

As a celebrity couple, they were known as 'Brangelina' and were wed from 2014 to 2016. This came after a decade long relationship which began on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith.

The couple met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith (20th Century Fox)

The movie saw the two play a married couple who led double lives as assassins.

Their subsequent relationship led to the end of Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston, with whom he'd been married since 2000.

Insofar as her career is concerned, Jolie has a lot to be happy about, as her role in Pablo Larrain's biopic about opera singer Maria Callas has netted her a nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Globes.

She'll be up against Kate Winslet, Tilda Swinton, Pamela Anderson, Nicole Kidman and Fernanda Torres.