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Actor and father of Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, is joining the rest of the world in observing the glacially paced separation proceedings surrounding Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie since September 2016.

Voight, 85, who was once estranged from his daughter due their polarizing political views, has since ranted about how Pitt and Jolie's legal drama has affected his grandkids.

"I wish that would be over," the Midnight Cowboy star told Fox News Digital on Friday, August 23 while promoting his new feature film, Reagan. "It's tough. I wish they found a way to make peace." He mentioned.

Angelina Jolie speaks onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2024 in New York City. Regarding her father, Jon Voight, offered recently offer... Angelina Jolie speaks onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2024 in New York City. Regarding her father, Jon Voight, offered recently offer public plea to Brad Pitt to end divorce hostilities with Angelina Jolie. Theo Warg/Getty Images

The Ray Donovan lead continued to share, "I think that the kids need some stability, I love the kids and I love my daughter, and I want Brad to step up, too, [and do] what he has to do [and] end this nonsense."

Pitt, 60, and his reps declined to comment on his ex-father in laws remarks, but a source close to star tells Page Six, in the article above that the Burn After Reading heartthrob is sticking to his guns to ultimately "put more money in his kids' pockets."

Alongside the abusive allegations that took place aboard the famous plane ride from France to Los Angeles in 2016, Jolie's sale of her shares of Pitt's Château Miraval Winery actively derailed original asset distributions and further delayed proceedings.

The delays continued as the Mr. & Mrs. Smith duo's joint custody decision was overturned due to Pitt's attorneys' controversial ties with the case's judge, ultimately ending in Jolie gaining full-time custody of their children and Pitt only getting visitation rights.

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