Brad Pitt thinks ex-Angelina Jolie is dragging her feet in a custody battle

stay in the fight. Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie They are still far from agreeing on custody of their children – and no one is planning to back off.

58 years Moneyball The actor “was bemoaning friends” about the ongoing legal drama, an exclusive source reveals in the new issue of us weekly. Pete believes the 46-year-old philanthropist “will never agree to joint custody and the clock will run out until the kids are 18,” the insider claims.

The Oklahoma native is under the impression that his ex-wife is hoping the children “would not want anything to do with him” once they reach adulthood, according to the source. However, the insider says weBrad will not give up the fight.

Pitt and Jolie tied the knot in France in August 2014 after nearly 10 years together. They share six children: Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahra, 17, Shiloh, 15, and twins Vivian and Knox, 13. Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016 due to irreconcilable differences, and the couple were declared legal after three years. .

The divorce battle raged, however, like Mr. and Mrs. Smith The dispute remained over the custody of their minor children. we Last year, a judge ruled in favor of Pete sharing custody with Julie before girl cut off The star was successful in getting the judge John Oderkirk removed from the case. It previously attempted to disqualify the judge in August 2020, claiming that “ongoing business and professional relationships” were not disclosed. (Pete disagreed at the time, with his team asserting that there was a “well-documented history” of the duo’s past with Ouderkirk.)

Pete petitioned to review Ouderkirk’s exclusion, but the California Supreme Court dismissed the suit in October 2021. Before the new year, a source said we that Thelma and Louise The actor wanted to mend his torn relationship with his ex-wife.

“Brad hopes that one day he and Angelina will find a way to forgive each other and move on, for the children’s sake if nothing else,” the insider noted. “He hates all bad blood.”

Besides their own guardianship battle, the Golden Globe winner and eternity The star was battling over ownership of their estate at Château Miraval. Pete claimed in court documents he obtained we Earlier this year, Jolie sold her stake in the winery to a third party without his knowledge or consent. He also accused the actress Maleficent of trying to take profits she didn’t earn and of breaching their agreement to sell their stakes only with mutual consent.

A source close to the situation said: “Unfortunately, this is yet another example of the same person ignoring their legal and moral obligations.” we in February. In doing so, you have infringed the rights of the only person who put money and effort into equity in the company’s success by allegedly selling the business and the family home to a competing third party. It is seeking a return on investment that it did not make and profits that it did not earn.”

In his filing, Pitt requested that the sale of Jolie’s shares be cancelled and sought compensation.

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