Whether it’s kindy or uni, it’s tough saying goodbye to your kids.
And Angelina Jolie is every mum on the planet right now, after a video emerged of her tearful farewell with her son Maddox as she dropped him off to start university in South Korea.
The famed actress struggled to hold back the tears, clasping her chest as she said her goodbyes to her 18-year-old boy at Seoul’s Yonsei University.
Maddox is off to study biochemistry at the renowned university, which is one of South Korea’s top research institutions.
The farewell drew a crowd of star-struck parents and students, with one onlooker asking how long the actress would be in town for.
“I leave today, today is the day that I drop him off.
“I know, I’m trying not to cry.
“Yes it’s time, thank you very much, it seems like a great school,” an emotional Jolie said.
American student Richard Choi pounced on the opportunity to grab a “40-second conversation” with the Oscar-winning actress, posting it to YouTube.
“She knows there aren’t [many] students from America,” he says afterwards.
“So right after I told her I’m from Minnesota, she was glad to see another person from America.”
There was no sign of father Brad Pitt as Maddox was dropped off – the pair have endured a strained relationship over the years.
In 2018, Jolie had to fight to keep primary custody of the six children she has to ex-husband Pitt, including Maddox who is their eldest.
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