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His relationship with Maddox has been described as “difficult,” which Pitt is said to be heartbroken over.
In 2016, Pitt was cleared of child abuse allegations made by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services regarding an incident between him and Maddox on a plane from the U.S. to Europe.
After the DCFS conducted a lengthy investigation, the conclusion reached was there was “not inappropriate physical contact” between them.
The incident led the “Maleficent” actress to file for divorce in September 2016 after two years of marriage. They were declared legally divorced in 2019.
Eight months later, Pitt told GQ, “I was really on my back and chained to a system when Child Services was called. And you know, after that, we’ve been able to work together to sort this out,” he explained.
“We’re both doing our best. I heard one lawyer say, ‘No one wins in court — it’s just a matter of who gets hurt worse.’ And it seems to be true, you spend a year just focused on building a case to prove your point and why you’re right and why they’re wrong, and it’s just an investment in vitriolic hatred. I just refuse.
“And fortunately my partner in this agrees. It’s just very, very jarring for the kids, to suddenly have their family ripped apart.”
While Pitt was cleared of charges, he added the well-being of his six children is of the utmost priority.
“There’s a lot to tell them because there’s understanding the future, there’s understanding the immediate moment and why we’re at this point, and then it brings up a lot of issues from the past that we haven’t talked about. So our focus is that everyone comes out stronger and better people — there is no other outcome,” Pitt said.
Reps for Jolie didn’t respond to requests for comment. Reps for Pitt declined to comment
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