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Angelina Jolie’s brood of kids is growing up so fast! This time around, it’s Knox Jolie‘s turn to graduate high school, but there’s just one problem: Now that the speech he gave at the ceremony is going viral, critics are having a total field day. Knox, who turns 18 in July, dropped an F-bomb before walking off stage, and while it sounds like everyone in the audience thought the moment was funny, the people of the internet don’t seem quite as amused.
Knox ended his speech on a light note.
Sharing #KnoxJolie's end speech at his high school graduation without watermarks. Look and listen to who cheered big after his speech! 😂
— Dagger 🤌 (@angeltresjolie_) June 7, 2026
Happy graduation Knox!
You did well #AngelinaJolie as a parent! You raised them well. ❤️ https://t.co/MbKQUDE6JY pic.twitter.com/l7EL5GV6al
According to People, the graduation took place in Los Angeles last Friday, June 5, and Angelina could be seen in the audience taking photos of her son like the proud mom she is.
In a video from the ceremony that is now all over the place, Knox can be seen standing behind the podium on stage, giving what seems to be a lighthearted speech to his classmates and their parents while decked out in a blue cap and gown. He ended it by letting everyone know he had a Muy Thai fight to compete in that night in a very colorful way.
“Tonight, I’m gonna be fighting at Total Sonic Knockout 5 at 12:45 a.m., so catch me,” Knox said. “I’m gonna knock ‘em the f— out!”
Critics are calling his choice of words “inappropriate.”
only an idiot would think this is cute or classy.
— no name (@bitter1931) June 7, 2026
Though everyone in the crowd seemed to be cheering after Knox dropped that F-Bomb, critics on X aren’t nearly as impressed by his choice of words — or the way they believe Angelina must have raised him for him to speak that way at a school event.
“What a disgrace. What is wrong with the person who thinks Angelina ‘raised them well?’ There are young children there,” one person wrote in response to the video. “Even if there weren’t, it’s highly inappropriate at a graduation to speak in profanity. What a punk.”
Others took issue with the fact that Knox is more focused on his fight than his plans for higher education: “I hope he takes advantage of his position and his mothers money that can pay for a good university and he could become a good citizen and live a decent life away from the cameras.”
Knox, in fact, did make it to the fight that night.
And not only did he fight as promised at Total Sonic Knockout, but TMZ reported that his mom was there to cheer him on in the ring, too. It sounds like it was a pretty big day for these two.
Good for Knox for having a little fun. High school graduation is a big milestone, and it seems like he celebrated it to the fullest.
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