The following article includes allegations of child abuse and domestic abuse.
Brad Pitt’s relationship with the children he shares with his ex Angelina Jolie is rumored to be fraught.
Maddox, Zahara, and Pax are adopted, and Knox and Vivienne are twins.
The alleged abuse incident that started the divorce proceedings happened on a private plane in 2016.
That was the beginning of Jolie and Pitt’s legal troubles, which has also included messy custody battles.
According toTMZ’sreport of the incident, Maddox Jolie-Pitt tried to step in and defend Jolie.
The exact details are unclear, but somehow Pitt and Maddox made physical contact.
Pitt may have been drunk.
An insider for TMZ said Jolie was divorcing him to keep their children safe.
“He did not hit his child in the face in any way.
He put his hands on him, yes, because the confrontation was spiraling out of control.”
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They continued: “Maddox hasn’t been receptive.
And for Brad, it’s a tremendous loss.”
One source said, “They’ve struggled to forgive and connect with Brad since the divorce.”
They said it was difficult for the kids to see their parents at odds.
Reportedly, Maddox and Pax Jolie-Pitt don’t speak with Pitt at all.
Another source said: “Sadly, their rift has only widened over time.
The boys found it difficult to reconcile with Pitt despite his repeated apologies and efforts to rebuild trust.”
According to an insider forUs Weekly, Shiloh “hired her own lawyer and paid for it herself.”
In the official Playbill for the musical, Vivienne was listed as “Vivienne Jolie.”
But knowing his children are dropping his last name is upsetting."
The then-16-year-oldPax reportedly didn’t hold back at criticizing Brad Pitt in the angry Father’s Day 2020 rant.
The post showed a photo of Pitt winning an Oscar for “Once Upon a Time … During the 2021 court proceedings, then-19-year-old Maddox Jolie-Pitt testified.
They also said that Maddox only used “Jolie-Pitt” as his last name on legal documents.
At the time, Jolie didn’t want him to drop “Pitt” from his name.
The trial is necessarily going to impact them emotionally.
