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Angelina Jolie reportedly prepared to give ‘proof’ of alleged domestic violence in Brad Pitt divorce proceedings

Former couple announced their divorce in 2016

Annabel Nugent
Thursday 18 March 2021 08:32 GMT
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are getting divorced

Angelina Jolie is reportedly prepared to give testimony regarding allegations of domestic abuse in her divorce with Brad Pitt.

Since announcing their separation in 2016, Jolie and Pitt have been embroiled in divorce proceedings concerning custody and property disagreements.

According to court documents obtained byThe Blast, Jolie has filed numerous documents stating that she is prepared to give “proof and authority in support” of Pitt’s alleged domestic abuse during their marriage. 

The Independent has contacted a representative of Pitt’s for comment.

Jolie and Pitt first started dating in 2004 on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith and were married in 2014. Jolie filed for divorce two years later, citing “irreconcilable differences”. 

The Maleficent star has said in multiple interviews that the separation was for their family’s “well-being”.

In 2016, multiple outlets reported news of an alleged incident involving Pitt and his then-15-year-old son Maddox aboard the family’s private plane.

Former couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (pictured in 2015) bought the painting in 2011 (Getty Images for Audi)

A source close to Pitt told People that the Fight Club actor had been “drunk, and there was an argument between him and Angelina… There was a parent-child argument which was not handled in the right way and escalated more than it should have”.

According to The Cut, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services launched an investigation into Pitt. It was eventually dropped and Pitt was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. 

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In August last year, as per the Associated Press, Jolie requested that the private judge handling the divorce proceedings be replaced because he failed to disclose his past business relationships with one of Pitt’s attorneys. 

The actors share six children together, Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox.

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