Angelina Jolie and dad reconcile after rift

Angelina Jolie

and her father

Jon Voight

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have reportedly buried the hatchet and ended their seven-year rift.

The veteran actor, 70, confirmed to tattler

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that he is now back in contact with Jolie, bringing an end to their bitter estrangement.

Jolie famously severed all contact with her daddy in 2001 after he appeared on US TV and begged (through tears) his daughter to get some help for her "serious mental problems." She later cemented the demise of their relationship by dropping her father's last name in 2002.

But it's all back on, according to the

Deliverance

star, and they've been chatting since meeting face-to-face in February - a reunion apparently cattle-prodded by her other half,

Brad Pitt

.

"We're in touch, but not regularly. We love each other and that's the most important thing," said Voight.

Unicorns and rainbows, babies.

"Angie made the initial contact," according to a snitch. "Brad [Pitt] has been supportive - a key factor in her reaching out."

Saint Ange recently confirmed to

Stylist

magazine that she and her daddy were "in contact now and writing letters", adding that families are earned rather than born.

"[My parents gave me a] strong social conscience as well as any acting genes I may have.

"Both my parents were very focused on helping other people and supported charities all their lives."

She added: "I don't believe that somebody's family becomes their blood. Families are earned.

"I don't want [my children] raised as children who have 'movie star' parents. I grew up around that myself and I want to make sure ours are removed from it."

Good for them. Life's way too short, kids.

Rainbow family

Speaking of which, word at the water cooler suggests Jolie is eyeing up another adoption. We know, stop us if you've heard this one before. Here we go again...

The rumour du jour suggests Jolie is desperate to expand her brood and has ordered a seventh - a wee baby girl from Syria.

But there's more...She's reportedly steaming ahead with the adoption application without Bradley Pitt's blessing.

A snitch tells Ok! magazine: "He has made it clear that six children are more than he can handle.

"The idea of one more seemed ludicrous, but Angie is determined to complete her rainbow family."

And, shock horror, Pitt's name is nowhere to be seen on the adoption paperwork, so says a spokesman for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Washington D.C.

Stay tuned...but don't hold your breath.

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Pictured: Angelina Jolie and father Jon Voight. Photos AP/ Getty Images