Zahara Jolie-Pittis the eldest daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s six children.
In 2005, Jolie adopted Zahara when she was just six months old.
Lebiso said that if the situation had been different, she would have kept her daughter.
She explained: “Angelina has been more of a mother to her than I have ever been.
Despite Lebiso’s story, there has been much controversy swirling about the actual whereabouts of Zahara’s mother.
After Lebiso’s second attempt to tell her story in 2017, the adoption history got even more complicated.
However, only Zahara’s adoption was riddled with controversy.
After these accusatory claims, the Wider Horizons adoption agency in Ethiopia reexamined the case.
The organization confirmed that Zahara’s biological mother had died due to AIDS in 2005.
Since then, they have been engaged in harsh legal battles over the custody of the kids.
Despite these troubles, Zahara Jolie-Pitt and her siblings appear extremely close to their mother.
During a Time 100 Talk in 2020, Jolie noted that she encourages Zahara to embrace her cultural heritage.
Angelina shared a sweet Instagrampostannouncing Zahara’s attendance at Spelman College, a historically Black college in Atlanta.
The teen is also following in Jolie’s footsteps, pursuing humanitarian work alongside her mother.
The mother-daughter duo launched their own clinical project, named the Zahara Program, in Ethiopia.
