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| Here's what happened between Brad and Angie on that flight |
After 12 years together and two years of marriage, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. Rumors quickly spread that Pitt was abusive to the kids, with Jolie allegedly leaving him due to concerns about his parenting following an incident on a flight. What exactly went down?
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| Brad, Angelina, and Maddox got in a fight |
Brad, Angelina, and Maddox got in a fight
Pitt and Jolie allegedly had an argument on a flight from France to Los Angeles, although it's unknown what the fight was about or how it started. TMZ reports that it's unclear whether Pitt and Jolie fought on their own before the incident or whether Maddox was acting up on the flight to begin with, serving as a catalyst for their argument. A source told Us Weekly that Pitt was arguing with Jolie when Maddox "got in Pitt's face" to defend his mother
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It may or may not have gotten physical
TMZ notes that at some point, the now-estranged couple began to argue, and Maddox jumped in to defend Jolie. Pitt allegedly lunged at Maddox, and Jolie jumped in to intervene and block Pitt from making physical contact with the 15-year-old boy. It's unknown whether Pitt made contact with Maddox deliberately or accidentally.
Brad may have been drinking
Pitt allegedly got drunk on the flight, but sources debate as to when he was actually under the influence. TMZ reports that multiple sources told them different stories: Jolie claims Pitt was sober when the plane took off, then got drunk on the flight afterward. However, sources close to Pitt say he was drunk during the argument. TMZ also reported that Pitt continued his alleged drunken tantrum on the tarmac after the flight landed, even trying to leave in a fuel truck.
Us Weekly reports that Pitt and Jolie's argument on the flight was captured on camera. Sources told the tabloid that Pitt can be seen "looking drunk," with one insider noting, "Brad is seen yelling a lot during it, but nothing physical…He got drunk and was fighting with Angie."
Angelina went on a press offensive about the incident and Brad's parenting
reports that Jolie's members of camp, specifically advisers Lady Arminka Helic (a member of the UK House of Lords) and Chloe Dalton, a Hague aide, are deliberately portraying Pitt as a villain in the media. "They have been calling all the networks and news outlets, placing stories that he was cheating, drunk, on drugs, out of control and abusive, which Brad denies," a source said. "They were with Angelina in L.A. as she filed for divorce, and advised her how to handle things last week, which was basically a scorched-earth approach…It's no coincidence that since they went back to London, things have calmed down."A second insider claimed, "Their last move was to urge news outlets to obtain the video of Brad allegedly losing his s— on the tarmac. But that video didn't surface, or doesn't exist."
Biographer Ian Halperin agreed, telling Entertainment Tonight, "Everybody, including Brad, was shocked that she lawyered up. They had a mutual agreement to work it out through mediation, but Angie, being the strong character that she is, she wanted to have the upper hand and come out swinging and make Brad look like the fall guy. Brad has told friends he is crushed, because he doesn't want to trash the mother of his children and he wants to work it out behind the scenes and to put on a brave face."
Pitt is reportedly being investigated for child abuse following the incident. The FBI told E! News, "In response to your inquiry regarding allegations within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; specifically, an aircraft carrying Mr. Brad Pitt and his children, the FBI is continuing to gather facts and will evaluate whether an investigation at the federal level will be pursued."
Insiders told E! News that Pitt is "cooperating fully" with DCFS and law enforcement and that he "takes the matter very seriously and did not commit any abuse towards his children."
