At just 3 years old, he was adopted from an orphanage in Vietnam.
Jolie hoped to provide the young child with a loving family and a life of stability.
Part of that large family unit included Pitt as a loving father.
While on a private jet, Brad Pitt allegedly began verbally and physically abusing Angelina Jolie.
Their eldest son Maddox intervened and defended her from an angry and intoxicated Pitt.
In Jolie’s testimony about the incident, the actor claimed that Pitt reacted violently to Maddox.
PerNPR, he allegedly lunged at their eldest son and choked him.
In the report, Jolie went on to claim that Pitt allegedly struck another of their children.
Despite a DCFS investigation later clearing Pitt of any child abuse allegations, Jolie declared their marriage over.
She filed for divorce, citing her family’s health, and requested primary custody of their six children.
The fallout from this incident didn’t end there.
As theNY Daily Newsreported, each child was later interviewed by the FBI about the incident.
A week before the overnight visit, the six children had an evening visit at Pitt’s California home.
This was reportedly the first time the children entered the home since news broke of the divorce.
The frequent visits with Pitt were part of the custody agreement that both parents agreed to in December 2016.
As part of the agreement, Pitt was ordered to take random drug and alcohol tests and attend therapy.
The six children were reportedly attending individual counseling as well.
It was also reported that every visitation that Pitt had with the kids included a therapist monitoring them.
“Angelina has not left the children’s side since the plane incident.
She still has not completed her film [First They Killed My Father].
This ruling seemed to follow an accusation of Jolie bad-mouthing her ex to their second eldest son, Pax.
According to Jolie, Pitt was furious in 2007 when she went ahead with Pax’s adoption.
The disagreement over the adoption reportedly caused a strain in their relationship.
“[They] almost ended the relationship, but Brad stayed,” the source added.
Jolie allegedly telling Pax this revelation caused tension between him and his father.
“[The children have] been very brave.
They were very brave.
In times they needed to be,” Jolie toldVanity Fairthat year.
“We’re all just healing from the events that led to the filing.
They’re not healing from divorce.
They’re healing from some … from life, from things in life.”
The father and son were spotted byRadar Onlinearriving separately at the same family therapy office in Los Angeles.
This seemed to signal that the two were working on repairing their relationship.
At the time, Pitt was also attending AA meetings and hoping to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
An insider toldRadar Onlinethat the children were his biggest motivation.
He never ever stops bragging about them,” the source told the outlet.
“Brad tells everyone that they are the real reason he decided to get sober.”
“Brad’s relationship with the two older boys has improved significantly since the split.
Yet the actor’s plans didn’t seem to go that smoothly.
A source toldUs Weeklythat not all of the Jolie-Pitt kids were there.
“Maddox refused to go, and Pax didn’t go either,” a source alleged.
Spending time with them during the holidays seemed to be especially important to the “Bullet Train” actor.
However, the guest list at the Pitt home was missing someone else: Pax.
This was the second year in a row that Pax allegedly turned down spending Christmastime with his famous dad.
In 2020,Us Weeklyreported that the two sons were still estranged from their father.
According to The Hollywood Life, the two brothers grew close following their parents' tumultuous divorce.
However, Pax’s hesitance to reconcile with Pitt could be due to his own experiences with his father.
In his explosive 2017 interview withGQ, Pitt recognized the things he needed to improve on as a father.
“And it’s hit me smack in the face with our divorce: I gotta be more.
I gotta be more for [the children].
I have to show them.
And I haven’t been great at it.”
The children of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors have never given interviews in public.
“You time and time again prove yourself to be a terrible and despicable person.”
The screenshot of his lengthy rant was obtained byDail Mailwho confirmed the private Instagram account belonged to Pax.
The actor himself hasn’t responded publicly.
“He chooses to keep a dignified silence and that speaks volumes,” the source continued.
