Unlike her other amicable splits, Angelina Jolie’s divorce from Brad Pitt has been anything but easy. The pair’s legal battle has dragged on in various courts for years and, making matters worse, it seems their kids are caught in the middle — and they’re picking sides.
Speaking with OK! in 2022, an insider alleged that “Maddox, Pax, and Zahara don’t really see both sides of the picture.” Rather, they’re on Team Angelina. Indeed, the Daily Mail discovered that a 16-year-old Pax celebrated Father’s Day 2020 with a secret Instagram post in which he ripped into Pitt, calling him a “world class a**hole.” What’s more, Brad Pitt’s relationship with daughter Zahara appeared strained as she dropped his last name and he was nowhere to be found as she went off to college. As for Pitt’s relationship with Maddox, well, that’s not any warmer. When asked about a possible reconciliation, Maddox seemed indifferent, telling InTouch in 2019, “Whatever happens, happens.”
Pitt was dealt another blow in 2024 when Vivienne stopped using his last name publicly and again when Shiloh filed to permanently drop Pitt from her moniker on her 18th birthday. “He’s aware and upset that Shiloh dropped his last name,” a source told People. “The reminders that he’s lost his children is of course not easy for Brad.”
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