For some reason, there was a mountain of news about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie yesterday. Part of me thinks that other outlets were just putting their own spin on People Magazine’s exclusive. Another part of me wonders if Brad’s publicist called up Us Weekly, People and E! News to try to paint Sad Brad in the most sympathetic light. Who knows? I will say this – Us Weekly take seems to come from “sources close to Jolie,” so maybe they’re both leaking sh-t again. Here’s what Us Weekly has to say:
Communication is key. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are on speaking terms again six months after they officially split, sources tell Us, though at the moment, the conversations are simply “cordial.”
“They are in a place where they can put anger or hurt aside to focus on their children and how they plan to coparent,” one source close to Jolie, 41, tells Us. “It’s been a difficult time for Angelina, and both are now willing to move forward and begin the next chapters of their lives.”
Another insider says that it was the Maleficent actress who first reached out, and that Pitt, 53, was open to talking because “he knows that’s what’s best for the kids.” Says the source: “They are only speaking about the kids, but have agreed that the kids’ best interest comes first and that they will be civil to one another.” Yet another source tells Us that though the pair are now speaking to each other once again, things are far from resolved. “They are still in the process of working things out,” the third source said. “They have made taking care of the children a priority and they are still figuring out everything else.”
Brad “was open to talking”? Why wouldn’t he be? In the first wave of news about their split last year, sources had Brad trying desperately to get in touch with Angelina and she wasn’t having any of it – she refused to answer his calls and changed her number. And now Brad is being painted as the magnanimous one for deigning to take her calls? Yeah, not buying it. What else? E! News says things are not as “tense” as they once were.
“Things have calmed settled between Brad and Angelina. It’s not as tense as it had been,” a source tells E! News. “They are focused on the kids and working to do what’s best for them.”
After a rocky six months, the source says, “Brad has been able to spend more time with the kids. He’s doing well and is focused on healthy, clean living. He’s in a good place.”
As for Pitt and Jolie’s level of communication, an insider close to the actor says it’s limited but positive. “They recently started talking again and it’s a significant step. Up until now everything was through lawyers and assistants,” the insider says. “They did not speak at all after the plane incident and everything that went down in the press.” The decision to communication directly came “at the recommendation of the children’s therapists and their own,” the insider says, and the amicable exes “are focused on the kids and taking small steps to mend what has happened. Right now they are only speaking about the kids and their schedules, but it’s a positive step.”
“Brad hopes that they can be successful at co-parenting and get to a place where they can be friendly,” the insider close to Pitt tells E! News. “They both have agreed to put the kids first.”
Blah, you get the idea. Sad Brad Is Sad, Angelina only recently started talking to him and maybe the first thing he did when she called was make sure that media outlets knew all about it. While I tend to see things through Angeloonie-tinted glasses, I tend to believe that Angelina has always been following the advice of the therapists, from the very beginning. Which leaves me with the question of… why wasn’t Brad?
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Because he was the problem, natch.
Preach,
It is difficult for the “patriarch “understand he is the wrong one and things are not going his way
Amen !
Bingo.
I think any piece that bizarrely leaves out Brad’s “issues,” is a leak from his camp. How do you even write a 3-page cover piece and not mention the incident, Brad’s substance abuse and his subsequent therapy and testing?
Can you imagine if roles were reversed and Angelina had been the one who traumatized the kids? Can you imagine news or rag articles pretending that never happened and not even mentioning her abuse issues? Just writing a piece like this was a simple break up.
I would have liked Brad to be the kind of man, Ben Affleck is and take some accountability for his actions and what he’s put his family through – issuing a public statement to take the heat off his wife – but as it turns out Ben Affleck, is the better man.
Who knew?
It took Ben Affleck two years, I’m sure Brad will talk at some point
When hasn’t Brad followed the therapists advice? He asked for a different therapist to be taken on, but Angelina supported that too.
He could have progressed things much further by now if he wanted to go against advice. 6 months is an EXTREMELY long time to have this kind of seperation from your kids. People have gone to court for abuse, gone to jail, gotten out and regained joint custody in that time period. That this custody battle has barely progressed passed where it was in the first week strongly suggests he’s doing exactly what the therapists suggest.
Yeah , so one would wonder why he hasn’t recieved joint custody yet as many of you said he would. It is quite obvious that the SEVENTH therapist agrees with the previous SIX.
California favors joint custody yet Brad Pitt doesn’t have that. Hmmm
I think you read the lawyers email, I think gave themselves 6/12 months to reunify the family specially the kids and Brad, they are just waiting the kids to finish the therapy and that kids are ready to live with their father. He will get joint custody.
Yea @yepIsaidIt
Leads me to think the kids would rather live with Mom primarily and visit Dad. Not a surprise given the circumstances. I’m fairly certain the kids are finished with their therapy.
Brad seems to not be finished with his, because if he was in a healthy and smart place, he certainly wouldn’t be employing people whose job it is to do damage control on the back of his children’s mother. It’s just so weak.
When hasn’t Brad followed the therapists advice?
He started to undermine the process somewhere in the middle of it. Instead of him following the rules that he agreed to when he originally signed the custody agreement, he started to contact Angelina and her lawyer for more time with the kids. Angelina, at the time had no control over him seeing the kids, the court did and he and his lawyer knew that.
Angelina said they had to stick with what they originally agreed to, and also listen to what the therapist advised them to do. This is also around the time the sad Brad bs started in the tabloids. This is why her team had to bring the receipts each time a seriously outrageous lie was reported about what was happening with the kids.
I would think less of him if he hadn’t tried to negotiate for more time with his children, therapist included if necessary. I do think those requests are what got Angie and her lawyers to the negotiating table. Perhaps, it kickstarted his getting serious about dealing with his issues too. “Can’t see the kids/therapists/lawyers and/or judges until I sort myself”.
Good luck to all of them particularly the children. I do wish their parent/parents would hush but with either of them that was never going to happen, IMO.
@Tulip Garden
You are missing the point. He went about it entirely the wrong way. If the court said that both of them are supposed to be listening to the therapist and to go by the therapist’s advice on his access to the kids, who is Brad to say “nope, don’t agree with the therapist. and then try to circumvent the therapist by going to Angelina and request something from her she could not actually give him. She had/has no control over the kids’ therapy schedule or how long it will take for them to get to a better place. You cannot and should not sign anything only to renege on it later. If he want ededto get the custody changed, why not just go back to the court and see if he could get it amended.
Him getting clean and sober is probably what got her to the negotiating table, not him making those demands to see the kids.
@TulipGarden
Why would you “think less of him,” when he’s trying to squirm out of the original therapy and custody recommendations that were a part of the whole family (and himself) being rehabilitated?
This was no permanent custody arrangement and most people who aren’t being disingenuous know that.
This was essentially his therapy, that HE agreed to and the that professionals had suggested, that would heal them as a family that much faster.
It’s almost a cliche how people in therapy will immediately start trying to change the game, extricate themselves, and not follow agreed upon rules once they’re in rehab, which is why many fail.
So you rooting for this behavior is odd.
Did that temporary custody agreement have an end date or was it indefinite? Wouldn’t he have to amend it at some point?
And “the court” never had control over anything because the agreement was not court ordered, it was voluntary.
First of all, i disagree with your premise @KB
…no one with any sense would be saying ‘Brad Pitt didn’t care about his kids if he didn’t fight for more time with them,’ mainly because they would assume that after a traumatizing incident that had him being investigated by no less than 4 agencies and drug and alcohol tested that he most likely was in a bad place and had to get himself together before he could even think about being responsible for 6 children on his own.
As for your other blanket statement about Brad and Angelina’s fans, that’s also false as *blanket statements* often are. The only bias I see is coming from you. You’ve managed somehow to level the playing field between the primary custodial parent who’s done nothing wrong and the parent who may have attacked his child. That says quite a bit about you.
Most of the fans of both are sad about their problems and don’t want to blame anyone. Not Brad who is very obviously dealing with his own demons of substance/alcohol abuse. Not Angelina for trying to get her family through this without too many emotional scars. We recognize they’re human and have flaws.
But we (some fans) also recognize and point out these types of conversations (such as yours) where the woman who hasn’t effed up and made a mess of everything, is somehow lumped into the pot of ‘bad irresponsible parenting courtesy drug/alcohol abuse’ that the dad is in.
I’d like to really know how many of you would be as stalwart a defender of Angelina had she attacked Zahara in a boozy rage. Would there be this chorus of ‘why can’t Angie have custody already?!’ Would people really be mad that Brad had open court docs saying the family was in therapy and Angie was being drug tested? Would articles be written they never mentioned Angelina’s altercation with her child and just painted their split as ‘growing apart?’
Nah. That wouldn’t happen.
@TestMilk Very well said.
He only agrees to follow the therapists’ recommendations if he thinks the therapists are on his side. This whole mess is all about his image, as far as he’s concerned. And we all know nothing matters more to him than his image.
Yea, i also think it’s bizarre the rags are trying to turn Angelina into their old ‘grudge holding Jennifer Aniston narrative.’ Another clue you know it’s a Pitt camp plant. I really do think he’s undercover hired a Huvane.
From the outset Angelina has had the children, and has been traveling with them at home and abroad, so for those reasons alone – she was talking with Brad…also, not to mention, some of the therapy was for the entire family so talking between the two would have occurred in those settings as well.
Brad’s getting some bad advice. I see him through new eyes and its not pretty. He could redeem himself at some point, ala Affleck, but it seems his camp is resistant to him taking the blame. He should listen to his family.
I’m not sure either. People would be saying he didn’t care if he didn’t fight for more time with his kids, so who knows. When it comes to Brad and Angelina, their respective fans have them either 100% saint or 100% evil.
Nah, since the divorce Angelina has countered every Brad Pitt claim with what always ends up being the truth. Like when she said they signed that custody agreement after one of MANY of his hit pieces from TMZ. Everyone on this site claimed it was false and she was lying but it ended up being true.
So I believe she’s ready to move on as her source says and they are only talking because of the kids. Of course she had to be the one to contact him because he is a man child who only cares about himself. She’s calling about the kids and he’s probably like you totally want me back right? He forgot about the kids cause he’s busy spending All day and night sculpting, 🙄
His latest from People magazine reveals that he either lost custody or gave it up as Angelina has custody and he sees them when he can. 15 hours of learning how to sculpt is far more important to him.
I don’t think it’s fair at all to say sculpting is more important to him. Geez. The simple fact is when couples split, they generally get more time alone, without kids, because of custody arrangements. What would be a more acceptable pastime for his free days?
we don’t hear or see Angelina getting 15 hours without her kids. Lol it’s most likely not happening. Read people magazine and it seems like the therapist is still controlling when he sees them.
“He’s spending more time with them than he was before”
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“He’s even spent some time with Maddox and Pax.” Hmmm it’s been six months.
Why if he’s such a wonderful guy as his fans claim is it taking the courts and NEW therapist so long to allow him to have joint custody?
I really hope Angelina gets at least 15 hours all together to herself so that she can have some fun and relax. she deserves it after the hell he’s put her and her kids through. 🙃
You know what amazes me when people claim. It shouldn’t take him 6 months to resolve this or why include therapists it could have been resolved within the family.
When they don’t know what happened on that plane, what he did or said to his
Son where his other kids were present. Let’s not forget some of those kids are adopted (teens who are trying to figure themselves out can add extra layer of confusion) Good thing is thank god they have a mother who was ready to have him checked for his behaviour. Many women chose the men in their life instead of their children.
I hope he gets his zhit together and his kids forgive him with the help of those therapists and they all heal together as a family.
I know plenty of kids (12-18 years of age) seeking therapy without divorcing parents and their entire lives being played out in public. No doubt they need therapy over “the plane thing” but probably over other things as well. This is no way disparaging those kids. They need as much objective support as they can get.
That said, does anyone know if the final custody arrangements can remain sealed?
I am not comfortable with the fact that the information that the children were or are in therapy got shared with the public – were are talking basically google news worldwide here. And I really really hope they agreed to this exposure of their situation and understood the extent of the exposure before doing so.
A family therapy is not supposed to be a communicative weapon against your partner.
@xena
Neither “therapy,” nor “family therapy,” are bad words. This isn’t the dark ages. So i have no idea why you weren’t comfortable that it was ‘shared with the public.’
Brad caused the public incident that got him investigated by 4 agencies and into a rehabilitative therapeutic situation complete with testing – so Brad’s actions are what you ‘shouldn’t be comfortable with.’
Brad’s camp at the outset are also on record describing to a degree the altercation with Maddox and bizarrely ruling out that the child was not ‘hit in the face.’
Were you ‘uncomfortable’ with Brad sharing that?
How can you be uncomfortable with family therapy being revealed, but cool with Brad’s legal beagle describing the physical altercation with his child?
Why is one kind of ‘exposure’ (open court docs) the end of the world, yet Brad discussing his Maddox altercation is fine?
Brad Pitt traumatizing his children and disputing in public what his family knows has happened, then using his huge movie star platform to get women like you on his side, is “not supposed to be a communicative weapon against your wife,” either.
@testmilk
I am neither on Brads nor Angelinas side – I am on the childrens side. And I know due to personal experience how horrible it feels if such an information is revealed against ones will to persons one does not want to know anything about it.
That info about the therapy is still a medical information. A highly private medical information. That has now become part of arguments on gossip sides. If an adult choses to share such an information about oneself in such a public sphere then this is an entire different thing then dragging your children into it. Which why I said I hope they agreed to it. One should always have the right not to talk about any sort of treatment one is having – that includes therapy measures. Specifically if you are a vulnerable child. You would be surprised about the consequences this sort of information can have for someone.
I personally am highly disappointed how both of them acted and I do not like the implication the children where put first when they cleary weren’t from all sides. Gwyneth Paltrow for example put her kids first with her statement and actions. All this infos that we got should have never made their way out to the public.
I am sending you a friendly smile for the women like me sentence.
Because he hurt their kids and he was reluctant to follow therapists advice. If anyone wants an healthy family follow what is best interest of your kids, don’t rush the kids when they are in therapy, the therapy they shouldn’t have in the first place if you haven’t done anything. I think Angelina was really angry with him in what happened in that plane as any mother should be if anything happen to their kids. Anyway communication is good for the health of the family and I think they’re been communicated since they hired the private judge and I still find it odd his team leaked first this to people magazine about them talking again, it was not necessary.
I Absolutely believe Angelina made the first move in this “connection”if you will…between both of them I’ve always thought Jolie was perhaps the “strongest mentally” in putting things behind them & her recent “we’ll always be a Fam”statement & not wanting to talk about the incident on her bbc interview,ofcourse Brad would be open to talking!..
Ok looking past the smoke and mirrors from Brad and Angelina’s PR team – the following things are clear:
1. Brad did something horrible on that plane and Angelina decided enough was enough and filed divorce
2. Whatever Brad did was so traumatic that the whole family had to go through several therapy sessions
3. Angelina asked Brad to file a joint statement right at the beginning but Brad refused
4. Although Brad has been cleared by social services and FBI, he had to agree to random alcohol and drug testing
5. 6 different therapists all came to the same conclusion that the children aren’t ready to be alone with their father and that therapy is neeeded
6. Brad requested a new and different therapist and that person also agreed with the previous 6 therapists
7. Brad decided to break the agreement set by the initial agreement with social services around December
8. Brad decided to keep playing the victim through the media even after he agreed to keep the divorce private
9. Brad saw how well received Angelina was on the global stage during FTKMF promotions and Guerlain release
10. Brad is the one who is trying to play nice by not attacking Angelina directly but through subtle ways
11. Angelina has behaved as an adult throughout the whole ordeal and has continued to put her children first
Have I got everything or did I miss something?
+10000000
well said and nothing’s missing
Except, you know…a firsthand account.
I’m not team Anyone, but people sitting behind their keyboards, citing People magazine and tabloids claiming they know what went on/what is going on, who said what to whatever therapist, are delusional. We don’t know the truth, we’ll never know the truth, and we shouldn’t know the truth.
+1000000 @Maya
This should be framed.
You got it exactly right. However, handsome, poor sad Brad is winning the tabloid game as usual.
Really, these two have no choice but to make an effort. They stuck it out for over a decade with all these kids….now is not the time to be selfish.
Again, who in this scenario “is not making an effort?”
I see one of the two (and the kids) being put through hell by the other’s actions which started all of this. Now we have a single primary custodial parent working and raising the kids and trying to heal everybody.
Yet again, it’s some women who have some odd pathetic wish fulfillment to denigrate Angelina and make her the villain of the piece as always. That’s why Brad doesn’t have to work very hard at his American public relations. A few rag stories about how he’s seen the error of falling for Maleficent and ‘wants Jen back,’ and women are ready to tie Angelina up at the stake with her babies and light it…just like they wanted to do circa 2005.
The rest of the sane non Trump voting global world, sees through it.
…says the person waaaayyy too invested in people who don’t even know you’re alive.
No therapist would have ever suggested alienating children from their father. Angelina is finally now doing what’s best for the kids. Brad has been patiently waiting and will get joint custody. Sorry to burst your Brad hating bubble.
Read Abby’s comment below and then come back with a reply.
For the record – any decent therapist will take the children away from the fathers of the children don’t feel that they want to see them.
The therapists always listen to the children before making judgements.
Not true, therapists are not necessarily on the childrens side and will also decide things 100% aganinst the will of the children. In my case every single one of my nos got neglected from them and I was seperated twice against my will from both of my parents. It is still stomachturning for me to even think of that.
Just wanted to say be a bit careful with the assumption that the so called neutral professionals are on the childrens side. They have their own agenda and they are giving their perspective.They are not even forced to explain the perspective of the children or to even mention it. They are basically only adding a perspective, they are not lawyers of the children.
Before I dash to work I need to comment.
The reason Brad has not followed the therapist advice (or was slow to do so) is because Brad did not – and imo still does not – believe he has a problem. Sure DCFS did not charge him but just because his behavior was not criminal does not mean it was not damaging to his family.
Despite his public image, Brad is a man used to getting his own way. He is angry that Jolie is no longer enabling him. Not to mention she has the kids. And the public scrutiny.
While this was still playing out in public, the lawyers back and forth was all about Brad wanting his own therapist while Jolie’s team insisted they stick to the original therapist’s plan, which they had already signed and agreed to and which DCFS had approved. But Brad was not having it once DCFS was no longer breathing down his neck. Convenient.
And many posters were all, why can’t they compromise? She is being so unreasonable!
Excuse me! Brad is no regular smoe with little to no legal representation being railroaded by a rich and powerful ex. He has a strong legal team. If that was the deal they reached he needed to honor it. But poor little Brad! Bullied by big bad Jolie! All now Brad is dragging a$$.
If Brad was (and still is) at any disadvantage in this entire situation it was of his own making by his outrageous behavior. And he needs to own it and deal with it. This man is approaching 60 for heaven’s sake. Grow the hell up!
Further, Jolie has been through the scrutiny of the courts and various child services before during her adoptions. She knows about invasive questions and privacy intrusion. That won’t bother her. Brad however is likely pissed to be under such scrutiny.
And while I am ambivalent about how this all went down – I mean I hate that it was all splashed over the internet and all that – at the same time, if those court docs were not public? Brad’s PR would be snowballing everyone. They’re trying to change the narrative as it is.
And you know why else I have no problem believing Jolie here because of history. Jolie’s history with BBT and JLM is friendly. Sure, they each had a brief period of hurt/anger when the marriage first ended but that was short-lived. Jolie has had a very healthy friendship with both for years.
Brad on the other hand is far less friendly with Paltrow and Aniston. There is certainly a coldness there.
Because of her history with JLM and BBT I can believe that Jolie would reach out first. She would extend the olive branch, it’s in her nature. And she did not have kids with them. I cannot see her at least trying to have the same with Brad.
This is very well-reasoned.
@ Abby You make great valid points.
Totally agree with this !
excellently stated
Excellent post @abby
Abby said: “Further, Jolie has been through the scrutiny of the courts and various child services before during her adoptions. She knows about invasive questions and privacy intrusion. That won’t bother her. Brad however is likely pissed to be under such scrutiny.”
I agree with your post except the above part. Brad adopted those kids too, so he’s been under the same scrutiny.
Sorry, just replying. Recently home and relaxing.
ITA. I am not disputing whether Brad adopted them. He is their father.
However, I was under the impression that Brad’s path was not as prolonged because Jolie was already the adoptive parent for Mad and Zee when they got together. That’s not to say there was no in depth scrutiny but by comparison, I gathered his was shorter. If I’m wrong, well, my mistake.
Regardless, my point was that I felt, and still feel, that Jolie has been through that process three times. Obviously it’s not the same situation but I feel she is better prepared to meet the demands of family court/private judge over an extended custody negotiation with delays and therapists and all that.
It doesn’t hurt that she was not the offending parent but she still had tough demands to meet to reassure DCFS and the court that those kids are safe with her.
Brad strikes me as having a short fuse.
On one of the shows yesterday ET or E News said their “exclusive ” sources said…How TF is it exclusive if the same story is reported on every media site? Did someone call People,UsWeekly,ET,AH, Enews one after another or was it a conference call? LOL
My opinion of Brad has changed not because of tabloid stories I especially but because of his own actions. He is portraying this sad sack image to what avail I am not sure. He h as to know what his friends and associates are saying. Yet he plays in to it. I believe Angelina is more honest and even with the kids, her health issues and her work she seems stronger and in my opinion has always been smarter. Brad seems pitiful.
Why are these stories now coming out? Angelina was in Europe last week with children, they all looked well, now, immediately and out of nowhere, all these Brad-centric stories are popping – he is sad, he is sculpting, he is better, he is seeing friends and seeing “more” of his kids… Why? Who asked about him?
It was not necessary, maybe his ego is too big and he need to remind people he is happy and sometimes sad.
He’s promoting War Machine.
The same day Angelina’s Guerlain perfume came out the gossip sites were attacked with stories about renewed friendship of Brad and his ex. Now Angelina returns from Europe after several meetings which poor Mr Hollywood will never be asked to attend and viola… Brad who suffered for mankind stories are all over the net. He’s truly pathetic.
People magazine put another hit online, where they are saying brad spent lot of times with old friends. Man up and shut up your team because this is not helping, is all about him whether he happy or sad. Look like the tabloids forget the really victims the kids, are they happy or sad? Because is all about dad who sometimes is happy or sad. Enough with the pitty party.
Because evil Angelina made him stop seeing his friends
Free at last ,Free at last, Thank God Almighty Brad Pitt is free (of that sick,controlling woman) at last.
Yes I’m being sarcastic
But some people believe that narrative but if his team are using that narrative then Brad is really a weak man. It is amazing to believe a woman is evil by stolen a man and forbidden him to see his friends, what kind of power she has and what age do we live?
He needs to re work his PR angle because a lot of people are not buying what he is selling
And they could have just gone down the ‘consciously uncoupling’ route. Would have saved a lot of trouble!!
Yes, but they didn’t “consciously uncouple”, didn’t they?.There was an incident, traumatized kids and a parent that obviously has some kind of abuse problems. I don’t know how would lying in front of the children and pretending that ” everything is ok, we just want different things now” be better? All these kids were there, some of them are teens and they understand everything.
It just goes to show that people can have a divorce in private really. That’s were I was coming from. No, don’t lie to the kids! The whole world does not need to know your business, unless you want them too! Cant understand why this couldn’t be the case for them and yet GP and CM did it with respect and privacy….(Although the circumstances are very different). Unless its different in the US?
Yes, it is possible, but Chris and Gwyneth’s situation is not even remotely comparable to what happened with Angelina and Brad.
Chris and Gwyneth did not have a public incident that led to three different agencies investigating what happened that night. The plane incident did happen to Angelina and Brad, though. Chris and Gwyneth just decided that they were better off divorced.
Well if it was possible, why didn’t they? That’s my point. Everyone slams GP and CM but they were dignified and respectful. Regardless of what happened. Yes the situation was different but they are all adults..With young children.
“He’s doing well and is focused on healthy, clean living. He’s in a good place.”
Every tabloids are talking about how healthy he is now, but none of them can say why he wasn’t healthy before, what was his problems? Tabloids knew he had problems but they can’t say, and the first person who said the family were not healthy was Angie. Now tabloids add in their article the word “healthy” when they are talking about him.
I guess, good for him and good luck! But it would be nice to hear him own some of the problems he put family into, like Affleck did. I am not holding my breath, though.
YES DEAR DONT HOLD YOUR BREATHE… HE IS MR PERFECT AFTER ALL. SO PATHETIC
After her “Brad’s scared that people will find out the truth about him” tantrum – which was basically extortion, however clumsily disguised – I wouldn’t want to talk to her either.
@desi
So her “extortion,” is now making her purported addicted abusive partner ( who’s trying to squirm his way out of rehab) remain in therapy so their family can heal and he can get clean?
Seriously, this is Angelina’s big PAYOFF.
That the father of her kids, should he acquire any kind of worthwhile custody post completed treatment, will not be a raving maniac and endanger her kids lives one day.
…and this is something you are rooting against?
Just to be clear: You’re for the unstable raving mad Dad figure wiggling out of his agreements and not being held accountable it continuing treatment?
Isn’t that taking the whole 2005 ‘Team’ thing too far?
@testmilk
Your comment is 100% spot on
Well after him saying she lacked a self regulating mechanism giving people room to question her mental health and stability i would not talk to him either.
Let’s not forget about abusing her oldest son and scaring the sh*t out of the other kids. Also bringing four agencies into their lives and being the reason why they have to attend therapy probably till this day. And then of course playing the victim in the media, while she was made a villain by his team.
Yes, Brad has so much to forgive her LOL
The ‘funniest’ thing is, I think that at the beginning she was willing to forgive him the incident. Her first statements were optimistic, her lawyer spoke of ‘full reconciliation of the family’, she said Brad didn’t have to hurry with responding to the divorce petition. But he chose other way. The way of a coward and cry baby. His irresponsible act after the incident must have thrown Angelina away.
I doubt there’s any attraction left. She’s totally done with him.
That is a serious issue. Harder to correct that substance abuse and more difficult for the children. Maybe even dangerous. She seems to have those tendencies. People call it being extreme. I think Brad has said that.
I suspect that Brad will get a good woman too. One that wants to be a wife. So, then they can be happier as they go into new phases of their life. Angie into more full on humanitarian. The director gigs remain to be seen. Now that she’s on her own and not a package deal with Brad. How the first they new movie is received will probably play a role in her getting new director opportunities. At least for big movies. She’s going to need to do something to bring in the big bucks. She lives a large lifestyle. A costly, large lifestyle. She likes giving away her pay but she will need to make money to live on. Unless she wants to just live off of Brad. I doubt she will want to do that. Brad will soon get back into the swing of things too. He has a lot of family life to support. His and Angelinas. Someone has to work to make money. Brad can do that. When he gets new family we he will want to be able to support everyone. Got to get back to work and let all this drama go.
Co-sign Maya. As someone who has been involved with courts & our version of CPS, perhaps I can bring something to the table.
When my brother & partner were dealing with custody issues each parent met with CPS separately. Next they met with CPS to develop a preliminary custody/parenting plan. It is submitted to the judge for approval. A CPS mandate of supervised visitation subject to therapist’s recommendations is not the norm.
Pitt has been therapist shopping. He switches when the professional didn’t agree Pitt’s narrative. The fact that he has gone through 6 therapists and is on his 7th is a red flag. Something isn’t right. I hadn’t heard about how many therapists he’s gone through. He’s more concerned about him him him than the well-being of his children. Shame on you dumbass!
Angie can have her 15 Hrs for herself regardless of the circumstances of custody.
Aj will get a good man soon after go through problems, and I can see a big family with him.
Hmm, if Angie’s sources say “Brad was open to talking” – wouldn’t that imply SHE did him wrong? That’s my take on that wording. But then again, I don’t think he’s the monster her team tried to paint him.
Yes, she did him wrong by standing up to him and by putting her children first after he traumatised them on a plane journey.
She did him wrong by forcing him to keep his word after he tried to renege on a signed agreement.
She did him wrong by insisting the children heal at the own pace with the help of therapists and not have those therapists substituted by his own staff.
She did him wrong by telling the truth about what was going and was vindicated when real facts came to life.
She did him wrong(so your implication is)but she did the right thing for their children and their welfare.
Thank goodness she did him wrong,because the next time something went wrong between him and one of his children, it could have been a court of law doing him wrong.
Hello I am new to this site but I love the discussions here as I read down the posts. There are truths being told and this is one of the fewer sites that you can read it on without all the hate for one of the two.