The September 2016 plane altercation — in which a drunken Pitt allegedly became physical with their then-15-year-old son, Maddox, during a fight with Jolie — is largely regarded to be the incident that led to her abruptly filing for divorce. The filing confirms as much, referring to it as “the day Jolie’s marriage came to an end.” (Read More Here).
“Throughout the long, overnight flight, Pitt was physically and emotionally abusive to Jolie and their children, who were then between the ages of 8 and 15,” the filing says.
Pitt has vigorously denied the allegations of violence against Maddox, with his team telling People that “it did not reach the level of physical abuse” and “he did not hit his child in the face in any way.”
According to the countersuit, Pitt began acting aggressively before the private jet took off and had a confrontation with one of their children. After the plane departed, Pitt accused Jolie of being too deferential to their kids and verbally attacked her. He later allegedly pulled Jolie into the bathroom in the back of the plane, yelled at her, grabbed her by the head, shook her, and pushed her into the wall.
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He then punched the ceiling of the plane several times, the filing says, and as Jolie exited the bathroom, one of their children asked, “Are you OK, mommy?” to which he yelled “No, mommy’s not OK” before continuing to insult her.
“When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him,” the document continues. “The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face. Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop.”
The children were frightened and some were crying. According to the document, Jolie and their children sat still and silent, afraid to even go to the bathroom.
“At one point, he poured beer on Jolie; at another, he poured beer and red wine on the children,” her lawyers say in the filing. He later fell asleep.
A court filing Tuesday from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head, shook her, then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her. The descriptions of abuse on the private flight came in a cross-complaint Jolie filed in the couple’s dispute over a French home and winery they co-owned that is separate from their ongoing divorce, which she sought soon after.
More details of the allegations were revealed earlier this year when a Jolie lawsuit against the FBI over a Freedom of Information Act request was made public.
The New York Times first reported the court filing.
The filing says that on Sept. 14, 2016, Jolie, Pitt and their six children were traveling from the winery, Chateau Miraval, to Los Angeles.
“Pitt’s aggressive behavior started even before the family got to the airport, with Pitt having a confrontation with one of the children. After the flight took off, Jolie approached Pitt and asked him what was wrong,” the filing says. “Pitt accused her of being too deferential to the children and verbally attacked her.”
Later, it says, “He pulled her into the bathroom and began yelling at her. Pitt grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, and then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her into the bathroom wall.”
One of the children, who were between 8 and 15 years old at the time, verbally defended Jolie, the countersuit says, and Pitt lashed out.
“Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him. To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane’s seats injuring Jolie’s back and elbow,” the filing says. “The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face.”
The document says he subsequently poured beer on Jolie and poured beer and red wine on the children.
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