Angelina Jolie’s Brother James Haven Comes Out as Gay After Breakup From Wife Romi Imbelli
James Haven said he had long felt more at ease expressing himself and recalled childhood moments that helped him understand his identity.
- On Thursday, August 6, 2026, actor James Haven came out as gay during a livestream on his ex-wife's Substack, describing the moment as beginning "a new chapter" in his life.
- Alongside his ex-wife, Romi Imbelli, Haven discussed their close friendship following their brief August 2024 marriage, which they annulled in March 2025. Imbelli supported the announcement, saying "love doesn't always fit into the boxes we're taught."
- Reading from a personal letter, Haven described his childhood obsession with Disney princesses, saying he "didn't have the language back then to explain why" he felt different. He emphasized coming out allows him to share his authentic self.
- The eldest child of Jon Voight and the late Marcheline Bertrand, Haven is brother to Angelina Jolie. He gained public attention in 2000 after sharing a kiss with Jolie on the Oscars red carpet, an event that sparked widespread controversy.
- Collaborating with Imbelli, Haven is adapting her memoir Breathe Mija into a television series, which he plans to direct. This project follows his 2013 retirement from acting and marks a creative shift toward production work.
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James Haven, Angelina Jolie’s brother, has come out as gay at the age of 53
James Haven is Angelina Jolie’s older brother. They were very close growing up and close into their 20s and 30s. But I heard rumors that their sibling bond deteriorated a bit when James became a born-again Christian circa 2009, and at the same time, reconciled with their father Jon Voight. James lived that born-again life […] Source
The actor and producer has publicly shared his sexual orientation more than two years after his divorce and claims that he has finally found peace with himself
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