Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of mistreating her and her children: “He grabbed one by the neck and slapped another”

The divorce between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is getting more and more complicated, with new details on the allegations of assault leveled by the actress against her ex-husband. Last February, the ‘Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood’ actor he is suing Jolie because he sold his stake in the shares of the French winery Châteu Miravalwhich they bought when they were still together and it was even the place chosen to celebrate their wedding in 2014, with a Russian oligarch without the consent of the actor, as foreseen in the divorce agreement.

Now, Jolie responded with a counterclaim accusing her ex-husband of physically assaulting her and their children. during an altercation allegedly in September 2016 aboard a plane. According to the letter, collected by Variety, negotiations with Pitt’s team regarding the sale of a portion owned by him stopped when the actor asked him to sign. “a confidentiality agreement that would have contractually prohibited her from speaking out of court about the physical and emotional abuses that Pitt inflicted on her and her children”.

In the cross-suit, Jolie details the alleged physical abuse her family received from Pitt during a flight in 2016, stating that “Pitt grabbed one of his sons by the neck and slapped another”furthermore “take Jolie by the head and shake her”. According to the actress’s lawyers, the dispute began when Pitt accused her of being one “too deferential” with their children, which led to a fight in the bathroom of the plane. “Pitt grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, then grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her again, then pushed her against the bathroom wall.”is specified in the counterclaim. “Subsequently, Pitt punched the roof of the plane numerous times, making Jolie come out of the bathroom.”.

“When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt threw himself at his son and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him.”the cause continues. “To get the Jolie off my back, Pitt threw himself backwards on an airplane seat, injuring Jolie in the back and elbow.. The children ran to his aid and bravely defended each other. Before he finished, Pitt grabbed one of the boys by the throat and slapped another. Some of the children begged Pitt to stop. They were all frightened, many of them were crying “..

The lawsuit concludes by explaining that, after what happened, Jolie requested separate transportation to the airport to take her children to the hotel without Pitt, which would also have angered the actor: “[Jolie] she went to wake Pitt to tell him that she and her children were going to a hotel. Pitt yelled at him and pushed him once more. “. currently, Pitt has not publicly responded to the allegations..

Lawsuit against the FBI

It is not the first time that this altercation has transcended the media. In August of this year it became known that Angelina Jolie was the anonymous plaintiff who filed a complaint against the FBI for an investigation into Brad Pitt for the alleged assault in 2016. The actress told the FBI that Pitt had “physically and verbally assaulted” her and her children. The FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Child and Family Services they launched an investigation against the famous interpreter and the report found that there had been no such abuses, after which he was acquitted. This led to Jolie filing a lawsuit against the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents from the Pitt investigation.

In the new counterclaim, Jolie’s attorneys claim that the FBI agent who investigated the allegations “concluded that the government had probable reasons to accuse Pitt of a federal felony for his conduct that day.”. On September 19, 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, thus ending their twelve-year relationship (two of which as marriage), the actor entered the anonymity of alcoholics and began the legal battle for the custody of minors who shared. Now comes the divorce a dark new chapter for what was one of the most envied and admired couples in Hollywood.