{"id":30386,"date":"2026-08-06T23:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30386"},"modified":"2026-08-06T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:30:39","slug":"angelina-jolies-brother-james-haven-comes-out-as-gay-after-split-with-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30386","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie\u2019s Brother James Haven Comes Out as Gay After Split With Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie&#8217;s Daughter Vivienne Files to Drop Dad&#8217;s Last Name After 18th Birthday<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong>James Haven <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">is sharing his truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">More than a year after sharing he and wife <\/span><strong>Romi Imbelli<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> filed to annul their seven-month marriage, <\/span><strong>Angelina Jolie<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u2019s older brother came out as gay\u2014with a little help from his now-ex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cToday\u2019s a new day,\u201d Imbelli, 44, said during an Aug. 6 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/romimarie.substack.com\/p\/james-romi\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Substack livestream<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> with Haven while discussing their new chapter as friends. \u201cWe get to be this and you get to be\u2026 What are you James?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Jokingly asking \u201cis this the cue,\u201d Haven, 53, responded, \u201cI\u2019m gay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He also read a statement about his coming out journey, saying when he was younger, he \u201cdidn\u2019t have the language back then to explain why\u201d he felt different.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt was never about pretending to be someone else,\u201d he shared. \u201cIt was about letting a part of myself shine that had always been there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He continued, adding, \u201cI hope my family and others can choose love over fear, understanding over judgment, and connection over the beliefs that may have kept us apart. 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