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Brad Pitt
Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Birth Name: William Bradley Pitt
Birth Date: December 18, 1963
Birth Place: Shawnee, OK USA

Marital Status: Divorcing Angelina Jolie (8/23/14)
Children: 6 (Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Viv)

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    Brad Pitt Roasts Pal Bradley Cooper Over Oscar Directing Snub: “He’s Used To It. He’s a Philadelphia Eagles Fan”

    (2/9/24) Brad Pitt was in top form last night as he presented honoree Bradley Cooper Bwith the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

    First, he poked fun at the Academy’s seeming scattershot nominations this year for Cooper and Maestro.

    “Bradley’s nominated for three [Oscars] for producer, writer, actor,” Pitt observed before quipping of Cooper’s directing effort on the film, “apparently the movie directed itself.”

    Cooper, it should be noted, was very magnanimous when he spoke with Deadline’s Pete Hammond lasy month about his Oscar nominations.

    Pitt then continued on and hit Cooper where it hurts.

    “If it’s not [his year to win],” said Pitt, “Bradley’s ok. He’s Fine. He’s used to it. He’s a Philadelphia Eagles fan.”

    The midwest-raised Pitt then pumped his fist and mouthed “Go Chiefs!”

    The bit got big laughs from the audience and a joking rejoinder from Cooper offstage.

    “Man, that’s f*cked up!” he shouted.

    This isn’t the first time the duo has helped one another out on the awards circuit — or in much more important matters, it turns out.

    In 2020, when Pitt was campaigning for what would become his first acting Oscar for Once Upon a Time in America, Cooper stepped up to introduce his pal at the National Board of Review ceremony.

    “Thank you, Bradley. Bradley just put his daughter to bed and then rushed over to do this,” an appreciative Pitt said as he took the stage after Cooper’s introduction. He then revealed a deeper bond between them.

    “I got sober because of this guy and every day has been happier since.”

    Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Divorce May Be Wrapping Up ... Major Step Takes Place

    (2/9/24) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's contentious divorce could be close to coming to an end ... with each star taking one of the last key final steps on the path to a divorce settlement.

    According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, both Pitt and Jolie are serving their final financial disclosures on the other party ... which is noteworthy considering there hasn't been much movement on their divorce case for at least a couple years now.

    The final terms of any overall settlement of the divorce haven't been filed yet ... but Thursday's filings indicate that one of the most legendary marriages and acrimonious divorces in recent Hollywood history is finally coming to an end.

    Whenever dueling parties in a divorce submit financial docs ... it means the end is near.

    Remember ... Brad and Angelina first met on the set of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" back in 2004 while BP was still married to Jennifer Aniston. The onscreen couple remained just friends through shooting though Brad separated from Jennifer about a year later.

    Brad and Angelina quickly shacked up together after his separation was announced, and they built a big family over the next few years -- with six children in their brood.

    Brangelina got engaged in 2012 and married in 2014 ... but Angelina filed for divorce just two years later in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences.

    In the same year, Pitt was accused of physically abusing at least one of his children -- even though he was cleared by authorities after an investigation ... and he denied the claims too.

    The divorce proceedings continued to stretch out well after that ... and a judge eventually ruled Brad and Angelina were legally single back in 2019. Other elements of the divorce have been playing out behind the scenes since then ... and now, in '24, the finish line approaches.

    Matters have gotten more complicated between Brand and Angie -- remember, in 2021, Angelina sold her portion of a winery she owned with Pitt ... a move that eventually led to Pitt suing her for allegedly not getting his signoff before selling to a Russian oligarch's company. That lawsuit is still ongoing ... and separate from their divorce case.

    While other legal battles may still be lingering ... it seems like the divorce is nearly a done deal -- and now, it's just a matter of time before it becomes official.

    Stay tuned ...

    Brad Pitt Reuniting With Quentin Tarantino In Final Film ‘The Movie Critic’: The Dish

    (2/2/24) Quentin Tarantino will be reuniting for the third time with Brad Pitt in the director’s final film The Movie Critic. Unclear if Pitt will play the title character, but I think he is. Last time out, Pitt won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and he also starred for Tarantino in Inglourious Basterds. I also think Sony Pictures will be back as the studio distributing the film, with Stacey Sher producing and a 2025 release eyed.

    Tarantino has been circumspect on the last movie, but he opened up a bit to Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye at Cannes in May, when the filmmaker presided over a screening of Rolling Thunder. He said at the time the movie was set in California the year of that film’s release, which was 1977, and that it “is based on a guy who really lived but was never really famous, and he used to write movie reviews for a porno rag.”

    The inspiration goes back to a job Tarantino had as a teen, loading porn magazines into a vending machine and emptying quarters out of the cash dispenser. “All the other stuff was too skanky to read, but then there was this porno rag that had a really interesting movie page,” he told Bamigboye. There was one critic in particular Tarantino liked, who wrote snarky and smart as the second-string critic.

    I’d heard Tarantino did quite a bit of rewriting since then, so we’ll see. I read his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood novelization, and it fleshed out the story of Pitt’s character Cliff Booth, who, it turned out, was as much a cinema fan as he was a stone killer when the stuntman work dried up. If Booth went from stuntman to film critic, that would make a lot of hardcore fans happy; like many of Tarantino’s screen creations, he’s too good a character to let go of.

    The pieces are still falling in place on the film, including where it will be distributed. But after the bang-up job Sony did on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, including forgoing distribution in China and supporting Tarantino’s refusal to excise the Bruce Lee bout with Cliff Booth, it isn’t too much to imagine Tarantino stays in the fold. Stay tuned.

    Pitt is repped by CAA and Brillstein.

    Brad Pitt at Rolex 24 to film scenes for Formula One movie

    (1/26/24) Of course Brad Pitt is at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the most prestigious endurance race in the United States.

    The actor is not at Daytona International Speedway as a fan though. He’s actually on track filming scenes for his yet-to-be-titled Formula One movie, and the storyline contains an arc in which Pitt, an aging driver, has returned to sports car racing.

    His presence has been a bit of a headache to many of the other drivers in the field, mainly because of the heavy security at the driver motorhome lot, where Pitt has a spot for his downtime during filming. IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin complained he was denied access to his motorhome because he wasn’t carrying his credential for entry — an unusual rejection for an athlete clearly in uniform coming directly from the racecar.

    NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, a regular in the Daytona infield lot, said he’s been bumped to an overflow lot, same for many of the top drivers in the race. Among them? Former F1 champion Jenson Button and IndyCar driver Colton Herta, who wondered if he should ask Pitt for advice on how to make it into F1.

    They’ve all complained that the filming scenes have kept them awake at night as shooting begins long after the track has been cleared of the actual Rolex 24 practices. A filming session requires at least six cars on track at a time.

    Among them are three identically prepared Porsche 911 GT3’s painted as the actual movie car. The cars are also identical to the Wright Motorsports entry that will actually race in the twice-round-the-clock event that begins Saturday.

    The other cars on track are a Mercedes and a BMW that have been described as “non-descript cars looking like they are racing,” as well as a 1999 Lola V8 that is the official “camera vehicle” and rumbles loud enough to sound like a stock car and keep the drivers awake.

    Herta and Button both complained the filming has woken them up this week. Button had a practical view about the disruptions.

    “This race is going to be super cool and the lack of sleep is the only issue, but I’m in the cheap seats,” Button said. “I think we’re doing OK. We’ve got a big race coming up and Brad Pitt is playing a part in the event.”

    Jerry Bruckheimer, who also produced “Days of Thunder,” is producing this F1 movie. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is both a producer and technical adviser, and the director is Joseph Kosinski, who directed “Top Gun: Maverick.”

    It is due for release in summer 2025.

    Brad Pitt Hits Brakes On F1 Film Production In Support Of Strike

    (7/29/23) Brad Pitt is reported to have paused production on his Formula One film, to show support for the SAG strike.

    The Oscar winner is currently in Europe filming Apex, but a source has told UK media that production has been cancelled.

    The Sun reports that:

    “Brad agreed that they would finish shoots booked in but has postponed planned production over the next two months.

    “The cast and crew of Apex have been filming in Budapest (Hungary, central Europe) but Brad has called for the future dates to be put back, in solidarity with everyone striking.

    “Postponing the production was a massive call, especially financially, but Brad has listened to the concerns of the people he works with and wants to show his support.”

    Another source has told Deadline that the crew were scheduled to film at the The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps frequently referred to as Spa, in Belgium this weekend – with the country’s real-life Grand Prix taking place on Sunday – but this won’t now be happening.

    The next planned dates for shooting are Las Vegas in November, by which time everyone involved is hoping for a resolution to the current impasse between writers, actors and studios.

    Pitt is starring in the film as well as producing, the latter alongside former world champion Lewis Hamilton. The team recently joined real-life Grand Prix teams at the British race at Silverstone in England, where Pitt joined the F1 drivers’ race briefing and later took to the track himself, reaching speeds of a reported 150mph.

    Angelina Jolie mercilessly mocks Brad Pitt’s ‘ludicrous’ winemaker affectations

    (7/10/23) Somewhere, Brad Pitt is weeping into a dusty beret.

    Ex-wife Angelina Jolie filed court papers Monday that merciless mock the “Ad Astra” star for his claims to have “built” their French wine business, painting him as a Hollywood dilettante who — despite his claims — has at most “visited the vineyards to admire the work of the French laborers who actually made the business.”

    The superstar has styled himself as something of a gentleman farmer in recent years, more concerned with the terroir of their Château Miraval estate than the foibles of Tinsel Town.

    “I’m a farmer now,” Pitt, 59, told Wine Spectator back in 2014, “I love learning about the land and which field is most suitable for which grape, the drama of September and October: Are we picking today? Where are the sugar levels? How is the acidity? Is it going to rain? It’s been a schooling for me.”

    He added that in the off-months after the harvest, “I enjoy cleaning the forest and walking the land.”

    But on Friday, attorneys for Jolie, 48, lodged a cross-complaint in the endless legal battle over the winery, which they bought together in 2011.

    The papers lay into claims, previously made by Pitt’s attorneys, that Jolie’s decision to sell off her share in the business has threatened to ruin the project that Pitt has poured so much of himself into, calling the idea that Pitt “built” the business “ludicrous.”

    “Pitt is an actor, not a winemaker,” it scoffs. “He deals in illusions, not dirt and grapes.”

    It goes on: “During the years that he allegedly ‘built’ the business, he filmed and appeared in dozens of movies, not to mention making countless promotional appearances, jetting-setting [sic] around the world for movie premieres, and attending Hollywood parties.”

    It somewhat savagely added: “While he no doubt visited the vineyards to admire the work of the French laborers who actually made the business successful, Pitt is no vigneron.”

    As the French say: Ouch.

    The complaint claims that Pitt “looted” the business, spending millions of dollars in profits on frivolous projects, including renovating a recording studio.

    Jolie’s attorneys says Pitt’s business owes her own holding company $350 million.

    He has accused her of selling off her share in the company, contrary to an agreement they made while married, to spite him after their marriage collapsed.

    The pair separated in 2016.

    A rep for Pitt didn’t respond to our request for comment..

    ‘Ageless’ Brad Pitt suits up to film Formula 1 movie at British Grand Prix

    (7/9/23) (Photo1, Photo2, Photo3, Photo4, Photo5, Photo6) Welcome to the Pitt lane.

    Brad Pitt was having the “time of [his] life” filming the upcoming Formula 1 movie alongside the professional drivers at the British Grand Prix.

    The actor, 59, lined up alongside world champions Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen before the race Sunday, while filming scenes with his co-star Damson Idris.

    The pair, who play drivers Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce in the Joe Kosinski-directed flick, wore custom black and white race suits for the fictional team “APXGP.”

    “Brad Pitt is ageless,” one fan tweeted when the actor was shown on the broadcast, while hundreds of others said they were looking forward to the movie’s release.

    The Oscar winner told Sky Sports he was feeling “a little giddy” before walking out on the starting grid.

    “I’ve got to say, it’s great to be here. Having such a laugh, time of my life,” he said.

    Pitt also divulged some plot details about the untitled Apple film, which is being produced by “Top Gun: Maverick” heavyweight Jerry Bruckheimer.

    “I would be a guy who raced in the ’90s. He has a horrible crash, kind of craps out and disappears, and then is racing in other disciplines,” he explained.

    “And then his friend, played by Javier Bardem, is a team owner. They’re a last place team, they’re 21 or 22 on the grid, they’ve never scored a point. And they have a young phenom, played by Damson Idris, and he brings me in as kind of a hail mary. And hijinks ensue.”

    The movie’s fictional team had a high-profile presence in the paddock and pitlane at the British Grand Prix, with “APXGP” even getting its own garage area between Mercedes and Ferrari.

    Pitt, along with two stunt drivers, were also seen driving the film’s modified Formula 2 cars around the Silverstone circuit throughout the weekend.

    “I’ll tell you what’s amazing about it. You see the cameras mounted all over the car. You’ve never seen speed, you’ve never seen G-force like this. It’s really, really exciting,” the actor said.

    Seven-time world champion Hamilton, who is also a producer on the film, revealed Pitt and Kosinski joined the pre-race driver’s meeting and calling the moment “probably the best drivers’ briefing we’ve ever had.”

    However, Pitt wasn’t the only celebrity spotted at the track.

    Cara Delevigne, Florence Pugh, Liam Payne and Hamilton’s rumored flame Shakira were all on hand to watch Verstappen clinch his eighth victory of the 2023 season.

    “Having such a laugh, time of my life,” Pitt said.

    Brad Pitt Attends British Grand Prix To Film Scenes For Apple Formula One Film

    (7/9/23) Brad Pitt has appeared trackside at the British Grand Prix, where he will be filming scenes for his forthcoming Formula 1 feature film.

    The Oscar winner met fans and posed for photographs in the paddock at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, England.

    Pitt is working with former F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton on the film for Apple Original Films, and F1 is collaborating on the project, which means access all areas for the all-star cast and crew. CNN reports that Pitt and his co-stars will even film their own pitstop beside the famous track.

    Formula 1 drivers revealed they enjoyed having Brad Pitt in their official pre-race meeting at Silverstone on Friday, with Lewis Hamilton calling it “probably the best drivers’ briefing we’ve ever had.”

    And Pitt also took to the track where he was reported to have reached speeds of 150mph.

    Pitt will star as a former driver returning to the sport with a fictional F1 team, alongside actor Damson Idris (Snowfall) as his teammate.

    Interest in Formula One has mushroomed in recent years with much credit going to Netflix behind-the-scenes documentary series Drive to Survive. Max Verstappen is currently leading the real-life drivers’ championship.

    Brad Pitt in Silverstone pit lane as F1 gears up for Hollywood action

    (7/6/23) Formula One expanded the grid for an 11th team at the British Grand Prix but the Brad Pitt-driven entry won’t be racing for the win.

    The actor was turning laps around the circuit as part of filming for a movie about F1. His adviser and driving coach was seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

    Hamilton, who is co-producer of the project, said he wasn’t able to judge much when he watched Pitt practice two weeks ago but he has already been impressed by the Hollywood star's driving skills.

    “I mean, he was just coming by flat out,” Hamilton said with a laugh on Thursday. “But we did do a day together at a track in L.A., and for someone that hasn’t raced he’s definitely already got a keen eye.

    “He loves watching MotoGP (motorcycling), and so he’s always been a racing enthusiast. And he had already a knack for the lines, and he was fully, fully on it. Just good to see.”

    Fans at Silverstone will get to see the car on the track themselves during specific filming slots. and the fictional Apex team has been given a garage in the pit lane, between Mercedes and Ferrari.

    The driver boards bear the unfamiliar names of Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce — also known as Pitt and British actor Damson Idris.

    The film is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Joseph Kosinski, who both worked on “Top Gun: Maverick.”

    “Joe is an incredible director and you already saw what he’s done with fighter jets, what he did with Maverick,” Hamilton said. “So if you just think about what he’s done with that in terms of the dogfights you saw on those jets, was pretty epic.

    “And bringing that in, that technology and that viewpoint into our world, I think it’s going to be amazing.”

    F1 is looking to build on the success of the behind-the-scenes “Drive to Survive” docudrama — the Netflix show that helped to finally capture the elusive American audience.

    And to that end the series’ organizers have been supportive of the Hollywood project.

    “I’ve been really incredibly grateful to them,” Hamilton said. “I don’t know if this would have been possible 10-plus years ago when the old management was in place. They wouldn’t have perhaps seen this as an important step in terms of the sport’s growth.

    “But we’ve already seen the great work and impact of the Netflix show, and I think this will take it to new heights beyond that.”

    According to details already divulged, Pitt stars as a racing driver who comes out of retirement to compete alongside an up-and-coming rookie against the titans of the series.

    That helps solve one problem in how the 59-year-old Pitt can convincingly portray an F1 driver, with the average age a lot younger in the high-intensity series.

    “Well, firstly, Brad looks like he’s aging backwards,” Hamilton said. “I mean, he looks great for his age and … he’s super fit, he’s been training and at the end of the day it’s a movie, so there will be a Hollywood element to it, that will make it believable.

    “And Brad is such an iconic actor. He has always done such an incredible job, so I can’t tell you how excited I am to have Brad Pitt in the Formula One movie. I mean, it’s incredible. So I think he’s going to do a great job.”

    Angelina Jolie’s camp blasts latest Brad Pitt court filing, claim he tried to silence her regarding alleged child abuse

    (6/2/23) Au contraire, mon ami!

    Brad Pitt filed new court papers yesterday wining that Angelina Jolie refused to sell her half of their French vineyard, Chateau Miraval, to him because she was feeling “vindictive” because a custody ruling didn’t go her way.

    But a source close to the actress claims to Page Six that she didn’t call off the deal because she had a bee in her bonnet — but because Pitt tried to stop her from speaking out about his abuse of their children.

    Pitt, of course, was accused of “choking and striking” one of their kids during an infamous cross-country private flight in 2016, as well as “pouring beer” on Jolie.

    Pointing to court papers filed in 2022, a pal of Jolie’s told us, “The reality is that [he] refused to complete the Miraval sale with Jolie unless she agreed to being silenced about the abuse… He demanded that $8.5 million dollars be held back [from his payment to her for the winery] to force her to keep quiet.” (The idea was that if she blabbed, Pitt would keep some or all of the $8.5 mil).

    The insider added that, whatever legal maneuvering the “Seven” star attempts, “He cannot escape from the fact that he verbally and physically assaulted Ms. Jolie and their children—even choking one of the children and striking another.”

    (A source close to Pitt told us the pal’s claim is “misleading.” The Pitt insider said that Pitt only ever asked her to sign a standard business NDA related to the winery purchase, which anyone selling a valuable asset would have to sign. “It wasn’t about the family matters,” they said, “It’s standard to have a NDA that stops someone from selling something, then disparaging it and diminishing its value.”)

    According to legal documents filed on Thursday and obtained by Page Six, Pitt claims that he and Jolie agreed not to sell their shares in the $30 million winery in Provence — which they bought in 2008 — without the other’s approval.

    When they got divorced in 2019, Jolie decided to sell her stake to Pitt, 59.

    Then in 2021, Pitt claims he found out in press release that his “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” co-star had sold her stake to Yuri Shefler, the owner of vodka brand the Stoli Group.

    The new filings claim that Jolie “no longer wanted to sell to Pitt” in the “wake of the adverse custody ruling,” in which he was granted joint custody of their six children. (The decision was later overturned.)

    A rep for Pitt declined to comment.

    Brad Pitt claims ‘vindictive’ Angelina Jolie ‘secretly’ sold off winery stakes as payback for nasty custody battle

    (6/1/23) Brad Pitt says Angelina Jolie “secretly” plotted to sell her share of their French estate, Château Miraval, to get back at him amid their bitter custody battle.

    According to legal documents obtained by Page Six, the “Bullet Train” star claims that he and Jolie agreed they would never sell their share in the $30 million property — which they bought in 2008 — without the other’s approval.

    Yet when they got divorced in 2019, Jolie decided she wanted out and started to negotiate a buy-out option with Pitt, 59.

    The 47-year-old allegedly even agreed to divide the business up 68 percent to 38 percent in Pitt’s favor because he had invested more money and time into the project.

    Yet in the summer of 2021, Pitt found out via press release that the “Maleficent” actress had sold her 50 percent stake to a “Russian oligarch,” whom Pitt had previously turned down.

    Pitt claims his “vindictive” ex-wife “collaborated in secret” with Yuri Shefler, who also owns Stoli Group, to ensure he would be “kept in the dark.”

    The new filings claim that Jolie “no longer wanted to sell to Pitt” in the “wake of the adverse custody ruling,” in which he was granted joint custody of their six children. (The decision was later overturned.)

    “Her decision to terminate negotiations with Pitt was intentional and pretextual,” the document filed in LA Superior Court states. “As will be demonstrated at trial, Jolie’s actions were unlawful, severely and intentionally damaging Pitt and unjustly enriching herself.”

    Not only that, but Pitt believes his ex-wife specifically chose Shefler because she knew it would be bad for business given his ties to Vladimir Putin — specifically his “invasion of Ukraine and homophobic legislative agenda.”

    “Stoli and Jolie have sought to force Pitt into a partnership with a stranger, and worse yet, a stranger with poisonous associations and intentions,” the document alleges.

    Now that half of the property has been sold to a third party, Pitt says it defeats the purpose of buying Miraval as a “loving home for their six children” in the first place.

    The latest filings come nine months after Jolie filed a $250 million counter-suit against the “Fight Club” actor for trying to “seize control” of the French winery to “ensure… [she] would never see a dime” of its vast profits.

    The suit — which Jolie’s company, Nouvel, brought — also claimed that Pitt tried to force Jolie to sign a “hush-clause” that would silence her from discussing the circumstances of their divorce.

    It adds, “In retaliation for the divorce and custody proceedings, Pitt embarked on a multi-faceted, years-long campaign to seize control of Chateau Miraval and appropriate the company’s assets for his benefit and that of his own companies and friends.

    “Appointing himself the rightful owner of Chateau Miraval, his twin objectives were to usurp the value of Jolie’s company, Nouvel, and to obtain sole ownership of Chateau Miraval.”

    Pitt filed his original lawsuit against Jolie in February 2022, claiming that she deprived him “of his right to enjoy his private home and to oversee the business he developed from scratch.”

    The Miraval estate is located in the village of Correns in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France.

    The 35-room mansion is surrounded by lush gardens with a moat, fountains, aqueducts, a pond, a chapel and a vineyard. The pair even married at Chateau Miraval in 2014 during an intimate ceremony..

    Brad Pitt let 105-year-old neighbor live rent-free on his former LA estate

    (4/6/23) Once Upon a Time… in Los Feliz.

    Brad Pitt allegedly let a widowed man live on his former sprawling LA estate rent-free.

    According to “Elvira” actress Cassandra Peterson – who Pitt bought the 1.9-acre Los Feliz, Calif., property from in 1994 – the actor allowed the man to take up residence until his death at 105 years old.

    “He was very, very kind to the husband,” Peterson said of the “Fight Club” star in a new interview with People.

    “[This man’s] wife passed away and the husband, John, lived there. I know that Brad allowed him to live there without paying anything until he died.”

    Peterson said the unlikely arrangement came about after Pitt — who lived in the home with ex-wife Angelina Jolie and their six children — slowly began buying up neighboring properties when they hit the market.

    “I think there were like 22 houses that were contiguous to the edge of the property,” the actress, 71, shared. “And every time they came up, he bought one.”

    One of the properties eyed by Pitt, 59, was originally owned by the elderly man when he was in his early nineties.

    Once the house hit the market, the actor allegedly struck a deal to let the widower continue to live in the home – rent-free – upon Pitt making the purchase.

    Noting the man’s triple-digit lifespan, Peterson joked that it felt like he “just kept living forever.”

    “I imagine Brad was thinking, ‘Well, you know, he can live there till he dies, which might be any minute now.’”

    Page Six has reached out to Pitt’s rep for comment.

    The Post reported in March that Pitt sold the aforementioned Los Angeles lair for $39 million — a jump from the “Bullet Train” star’s buying price in the 90s.

    Pitt’s lavish add-ons to the original Los Feliz property included a skating rink, a tennis court, a swimming pool, a Koi pond, a skate park, a motorcycle garage, a ballroom and a movie theater.

    MTV Movie & TV Awards: 2023 Nominations

    (4/5/23) Hosted by Drew Barrymore, the 2023 Movie & TV Awards will air live on MTV April 7 from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

    Fans can begin voting today for their favorites at vote.mtv.com through April 17 at 6 PM ET.

    BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
    • Austin Butler — Elvis
    • Florence Pugh — Don’t Worry Darling
    • KeKe Palmer — Nope
    • Michael B. Jordan — Creed III
    • Tom Cruise — Top Gun: Maverick

    BEST FIGHT
    • Brad Pitt (Ladybug) vs. Bad Bunny (The Wolf) – Bullet Train
    • Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface – Scream VI
    • Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna) vs. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) – Stranger Things
    • Keanu Reeves (John Wick) vs. Everyone – John Wick 4
    • Escape from Narkina 5- Andor

    Brad Pitt Sells Incredible Hollywood Hills Compound for $39 Million

    (3/28/23) (Photo) Brad Pitt has just sold an estate he's owned for almost 3 decades ... an estate he used to sharpen his pretty amazing architectural skills.

    Real estate sources tell TMZ ... Brad sold the property for $39 million ... pretty impressive since he bought it from Elvira (aka Cassandra Peterson) back in 1994 for $1.7M.

    The California craftsman estate was built in 1910 by an oil baron. It has a lot of history ... it's also the place where Jimi Hendrix wrote "May This Be Love."

    Brad lived in the house for many years ... he and Angelina Jolie, along with their 6 kids, called the place home until they split in 2016.

    Brad scooped up several lots adjacent to the estate over the years and was heavily involved in designing and building new structures and remodeling old ones.

    The main house is 6,700 square feet. There's also a skate park, a ballroom, a movie theatre, a motorcycle garage, a stone house and a huge Koi pond. The property is surrounded by lush landscaping, making it entirely private. It's also in a gated, Hollywood Hills community.

    Brad listed the house in back January for $45 million. We've learned he sold the estate because he's moving to Carmel in Northern Cali.

    Nominations For The Critics Choice Super Awards

    (2/22/23) This year’s winners will be revealed March 16.

    BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
    Nicolas Cage – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
    Ram Charan – RRR
    Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick
    Brad Pitt – Bullet Train
    N.T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR

    Brad Pitt reportedly sent Valentine’s Day flowers to Ines de Ramon

    (2/18/23) Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

    Despite being on opposite sides of the country, Brad Pitt made sure that Ines de Ramon’s Valentine’s Day was a special one.

    The “Bullet Train” actor, 59, reportedly sent a bouquet of pink peonies and a baguette to the jewelry company executive at her office in Los Angeles, according to the Daily Mail.

    De Ramon was later seen flashing a smile as she carried her gifts out of the office and into her car.

    A source confirmed to People that Pitt — who is in New York City filming “Wolves” — was indeed the one who sent the flowers and French bread to Ramon.

    Page Six has reached out to Pitt’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.

    De Ramon and Pitt first sparked dating rumors in November when they were spotted attending a Bono concert together in LA.

    According to photos obtained by Page Six at the time, the duo arrived at the venue together, meeting up with Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and Sean Penn. De Ramon and the “Fight Club” star hugged and held hands as they made their way inside to see the show.

    The following month, a source told Us Weekly that Pitt was completely “smitten” with De Ramon, but said they “aren’t officially dating.”

    However, De Ramon and Pitt continued to fuel dating rumors when they were spotted celebrating his 59th birthday last December in Hollywood.

    De Ramon was previously married to “Vampire Diaries” actor Paul Wesley. However, the pair announced their split in September after three years of marriage.

    Pitt, for his part, shares six kids with ex-wife Angelina Jolie, from whom he was declared single in 2019. He was most recently linked to Emily Ratajkowski.

    SAG Awards Nominations

    (1/11/23) The winners in the guild’s 15 acting categories will be revealed Sunday, February 26 during a ceremony at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

    MOTION PICTURES

    Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    BABYLON
    Jovan Adepo / Sidney Palmer
    P.J. Byrne / Max (Ruth’s Asst. Director)
    Diego Calva / Manny Torres
    Lukas Haas / George Munn
    Olivia Hamilton / Ruth Adler
    Li Jun Li / Lady Fay Zhu
    Tobey Maguire / James McKay
    Max Minghella / Irving Thalberg
    Brad Pitt / Jack Conrad
    Margot Robbie / Nellie LaRoy
    Rory Scovel / The Count
    Jean Smart / Elinor St. John
    Katherine Waterston / Estelle

    THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
    Kerry Condon / Siobhán Súilleabháin
    Colin Farrell / Pádraic Súilleabháin
    Brendan Gleeson / Colm Doherty
    Barry Keoghan / Dominic Kearney

    EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
    Jamie Lee Curtis / Deirdre Beaubeirdra
    James Hong / Gong Gong
    Stephanie Hsu / Joy Wang/Jobu Tupaki
    Ke Huy Quan / Waymond Wang
    Harry Shum Jr. / Chad
    Jenny Slate / Big Nose
    Michelle Yeoh / Evelyn Wang

    THE FABELMANS
    Jeannie Berlin / Hadassah Fabelman
    Paul Dano / Burt Fabelman
    Judd Hirsch / Uncle Boris
    Gabriel LaBelle / Sammy Fabelman
    David Lynch / John Ford
    Seth Rogen / Bennie Loewy
    Michelle Williams / Mitzi Fabelman

    WOMEN TALKING
    Jessie Buckley / Mariche
    Claire Foy / Salome
    Kate Hallett / Autje
    Judith Ivey / Agata
    Rooney Mara / Ona
    Sheila McCarthy / Greta
    Frances McDormand / Scarface Janz
    Michelle McLeod / Mejal
    Liv McNeil / Neitje
    Ben Whishaw / August
    August Winter / Melvin

    Brad Pitt could step back from Hollywood business after company sale

    (1/6/23) Is Brad making a Pitt stop?

    Brad Pitt — who was seen recently lounging topless by a pool in Mexico with new gal pal Ines de Ramon — sold off a majority stake in his storied Hollywood production company, Plan B, last month, and sources have been telling Page Six it’s all part of a plan for Pitt to take a step back from Hollywood.

    Once source told us that in light of the Plan B pact, in which he sold 60% of the company he founded with his ex, Jennifer Aniston, to a French media conglomerate, “Brad has decided that he wants to live a peaceful life going forward and is deciding what ‘semi-retirement’ looks like for him.”

    The source added, “One thing he’s decided is that he will likely continue acting,” but that he is staying away from other business ventures.

    “While Brad has put a lot of time into the various [businesses based out of the French estate, Chateau Miraval, he bought with Angelina Jolie], and his other interests like architecture, he is absolutely committed to his film career,” said the insider.

    The Chateau Miraval is the winery has also been at the center of their ongoing divorce battle.

    But the Pitt source also insisted, “He is not leaving Hollywood.”

    Pitt has been gearing up to star in his next project, a Formula 1 racing film being produced by car racing champ Lewis Hamilton.

    A rep did not comment.

    Pitt has also been known as an avid art collector and architecture fan who has gotten some good notices for his own sculptures.

    Courtney Love Says Brad Pitt Got Her Fired From ‘Fight Club’ After She Rejected His Bid To Play Kurt Cobain

    (12/29/22) Courtney Love is airing out old grievances involving Fight Club star Brad Pitt.

    The actress and Grammy-nominated musician has asserted that she was set for the David Fincher film’s key role of Marla Singer — eventually to be played by Helena Bonham Carter — before Pitt intervened and got her “fired.” Love says that this happened because she “wouldn’t let Brad play” her late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, after he pitched her on the idea.

    Love explained that when Pitt first brought up the idea of playing Cobain — who committed suicide, aged 27, in 1994 — she “went nuclear.” And that all these years later, she wishes she’d instead embraced “the shark instinct” — letting Pitt think she’d go along with the idea of him portraying Cobain, until she was able to get through production on Fight Club. Love added that while she was dating Pitt’s Fight Club co-star Edward Norton at the time of her alleged firing, Norton told her he didn’t “have the power” to get her re-hired.

    Love’s remarks came during an interview on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast published Monday, which had her go on to call Fight Club‘s Carter “a genius” and admit that she’s still “never seen” the film.

    While Pitt’s reps haven’t returned request for comment, a source close to the film tells us: “Nearly twenty-five years ago, Courtney Love auditioned for a role in Fight Club , a role she was never offered at any point. You cannot be fired for a job you didn’t get. It’s common knowledge that roles are not decided by other actors but by the director.”

    Love claimed in conversation with comedian Marc Maron on his popular pod WTF that Pitt has been talking about making a Cobain-centric film since around 1996 — and approached her about producing a film on Cobain through his company Plan B as recently as 2020. Again, she was disinclined to hear Pitt out. “I did a Zoom with him and I stuck up for myself. I said, ‘Listen, man. I don’t know that I trust you, and I don’t know that your movies are for profit,'” she shared. “‘They’re really good social justice movies, but…if you don’t get me, you kind of don’t get Kurt, and I don’t feel like you do, Brad.'”

    Love went on to say that she’s not opposed to making a Cobain biopic with the right people — like Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy at Warner Bros., perhaps. “Because they know how to make a f***ing movie."

    Fincher’s film Fight Club, based on the same-name novel by Chuck Palahniuk, was released by 20th Century Fox in 1999. The anarchic piece watches as an unnamed, insomniac office worker (Norton) and the devil-may-care soap maker Tyler Durden (Pitt) form an underground fight club that evolves into much more. Love’s would-be character Marla is Fight Club‘s female lead — a sometime-love interest of Durden’s.

    While the film had a mixed reception with critics and underperformed in its initial box office bow, it would ultimately become profitable and develop a reputation as a beloved cult classic upon its release on home video.

    ‘Babylon’ “Naughty” & “Nice” Trailers: Margot Robbie & Brad Pitt In Damien Chazelle’s Old-Hollywood Epic

    (12/19/22) (Videos: Naughty, Nice) Paramount has released a pair of new trailers for Babylon — one deemed “naughty” and the other “nice.” Watch them here, and see the first trailer for Damien Chazelle’s early- Hollywood extravaganza starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt farther below.

    Nominations For Australia’s AACTA International Awards

    (12/15/22) The awards, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), are focused on content made worldwide in 2022, as determined by Australia’s leading filmmakers and content creators. The ceremony will take place virtually on February 24, 2023.

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
    Woody Harrelson, Triangle Of Sadness
    Sean Harris, The Stranger
    Brad Pitt, Babylon
    Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Brad Pitt Selling Majority Stake In Plan B To France’s Mediawan

    (12/9/22) Paris-based Mediawan issued an official statement on its purchase of Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, which Deadline confirmed earlier today.

    The statement indicates that the parties “have entered into a definitive agreement for Mediawan to buy a significant stake in Plan B.”

    It touts the opportunity for the French company to expand “beyond its core European markets into the U.S.” by leveraging Plan B’s connections to “cultivate a greater number of immensely talented creators and premium projects for a global viewership.”

    Pierre-Antoine Capton, CEO and Co-Founder of Mediawan, said in the statement, “This partnership will allow us to create a unique artistic link between Europe and the United States through which we and Plan B will develop premium independent content, providing a global platform on which the world’s greatest talent can continue to thrive. We would like to thank Brad, Dede, and Jeremy for their trust and recognition of the world-class content emanating from our work in Europe.”

    Plan B partners Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner, added collectively: “We have loved working together for nearly two-decades and are incredibly excited about our future. As we enter the next chapter in our evolution, we are excited at the possibilities this partnership affords as we maximize our reach toward an increasingly global audience with a broad range of films and television series across all platforms, genres, and mediums. For our current partner studios, along with those we look forward to working with in the future, we pledge to continue producing new content for audiences everywhere. With the innovative, artistic and producer-centric platform Mediawan has built, we open a window to an even greater number of storytellers, both established masters and the emerging voices that have always excited us.”

    PREVIOUSLY at 10:12 a.m. : Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment is selling a majority stake to Paris-based Mediawan, Deadline has confirmed, following news several months ago that the company was seeking a buyer.

    There are no financial details on the transaction, which could be announced as early as this weekend.

    The company, run by president Dede Gardner and co-president Jeremy Kleiner, recently produced She Said and its credits include The Departed, Moonlight and 12 Years a Slave.

    Plan B had hired investment bank Moelis & Co. to explore options.

    Mediawan owns a fleet of European production operations such as Lagardère Studios, Makever and the French TV division of EuropaCorp and has a majority of the UK’s Drama Republic through a deal struck through its Mediawan & Leonine Studios venture. It is best known as the company behind the producers of the original Call My Agent (Pour Dix Cent), although it doesn’t sell the rights internationally.

    Its Mediawan Rights division recently launched a unique metaverse platform for buyers to access new catalog releases and connect with sales execs.

    The current deal will be the latest in a string of high-profile production companies cashing in on the boom in content.

    Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed Candle Media kicked off a stream of deals, buying Hello Sunshine, Moonbug and Fauda producers Faraway Productions and a stake in Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s media company, Westbrook. Others include LeBron James’s SpringHill Company selling a big minority stake to a group of investors led by RedBird Capital.

    ‘Babylon’ Trailer: Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt & Diego Calva Lead Damien Chazelle’s Old Hollywood Epic

    (11/28/22) (Video) Paramount has unveiled a new trailer for Babylon — the latest awards contender from filmmaker Damien Chazelle, which opens wide on December 23rd.

    Read more about the film below; watch the trailer above.

    People’s Choice Award Nominees

    (10/26/22) The 2022 People’s Choice Awards will air simultaneously on NBC and E! on Tuesday, December 6 at 9:00 pm ET/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA. Live from E!: The 2022 People’s Choice Awards will kick off the night with a red carpet special at 7:00 pm ET/PT on E!.

    Voting for the 2022 People’s Choice Awards runs today (Oct 26) through Wednesday, November 9 at 11:59 pm ET. Fans can either vote online at http://www.votepca.com or on Twitter.

    Male Movie Star of 2022
    Brad Pitt – Bullet Train
    Chris Hemsworth – Thor: Love and Thunder
    Chris Pratt – Jurassic World Dominion
    Daniel Kaluuya – Nope
    Dwayne Johnson – Black Adam
    Miles Teller – Top Gun: Maverick
    Ryan Reynolds – The Adam Project
    Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick

    Brad Pitt’s Plan B Exploring Options, Including Sale

    (10/12/22) Plan B, the Oscar-winning producer of 12 Years a Slave, The Departed and Moonlight and current awards-season movies Blonde and She Said is exploring deals with potential investors, including an outright sale.

    Deadline has confirmed that global independent investment bank Moelis & Co. was hired by Plan B six months ago to shop for possible investors. We’ve heard that Plan B received numerous offers, but it’s all exploratory.

    Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment is run by President Dede Gardner and Co-President Jeremy Kleiner.

    Plan B was launched in late 2001 between Pitt and former spouse/actress Jennifer Aniston. When the duo divorced, Pitt took over the label in 2005.

    Plan B has been behind several notable movies including Ad Astra, Vice, The Big Short, World War Z and If Beale Street Could Talk.

    On the TV side, the company won a Primetime Emmy Award for HBO’s limited series The Normal Heart and landed Emmy nominations for Feud: Bette and Joan, documentary Big Men and TV movie Nightingale.

    Several boutique production companies have nabbed big investors of late, i.e. Kevin Mayer and Tom Stagss’ Candle Media, which picked up Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine for $100 million shy of $ 1 billion, A24 getting a $225 million investment with Stripes as the led investor. Parasite Oscar winner NEON recently tapped Merchant Bank Raine in exploring a possible sale.

    Brad Pitt calls Angelina Jolie’s plane allegations ‘completely untrue’

    (10/5/22) Brad Pitt is shutting down ex-wife Angelina Jolie’s allegations that he physically assaulted her and their children during a tumultuous private jet flight in 2016.

    The “Fight Club” star’s rep told CNN on Wednesday that the claims made in a new countersuit filed on Oct. 4 are “completely untrue.”

    Jolie, 47, alleged in the court documents previously obtained by Page Six that Pitt, 58, “choked one of the children and struck another in the face” during a dispute that took place as the family was traveling from France to California.

    The “Maleficent” star also claimed in the lawsuit that her then-husband “grabbed” her “by the head and shook her.”

    The FBI investigated Pitt for alleged child abuse in 2016.

    Jolie gave the federal authorities photos of the bruises she claimed she got as a result of the “Fury” star’s alleged attack.

    Images appeared to show injuries on the “Salt” star’s hand, back and elbow.

    However, authorities concluded that there was no need to pursue criminal charges against Pitt due to “several factors,” according to court records obtained by Page Six.

    Jolie argued in the new countersuit, however, that the FBI agent who investigated the allegations had “probable cause to charge Pitt with a federal crime for his conduct that day.”

    Meanwhile, Pitt has attempted to turn his life around by getting sober in 2019.

    Sources close to the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star told TMZ on Wednesday that Jolie’s “rehashed” allegations are an attempt to alienate her six kids from their father.

    The former couple — who wed in August 2014 — share Maddox, 21, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 16, Vivienne, 14, and Knox, 14.

    The insiders also told the outlet that Jolie recounted the abuse allegations in “great detail” in her countersuit — even though it has “zero” to do with the actual suit.

    The filing was made in response to a separate lawsuit Pitt filed against Jolie months earlier over the sale of her stake in their French château.

    The “Tomb Raider” star claimed in the documents that Pitt tried to get her to sign a non-disclosure agreement to silence her over the alleged “physical and emotional abuse of her and their children” as a condition for an agreement they had about the sale of Château Miraval and its profitable vineyard, but she declined.

    Sources told TMZ that Jolie has allegedly “poisoned” their children against their dad and, as a result, he has little to no relationship with them.

    Reps for Jolie and Pitt did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.

    Angelina Jolie More Claims of Brad Pitt's Alleged Abuse on Jet ... He Says It's Made Up

    (10/4/22) Angelina Jolie is rehashing her infamous plane fight with Brad Pitt in their winery dispute ... we will explain.

    As we have reported, Angelina claimed Brad got physical with one of their kids and her on a private jet back in 2016 ... something she says triggered their divorce. She repeated the allegations recently when she filed a lawsuit against the FBI to release the file on the plane incident.

    Angelina now claims she was forced to sell her interest in the Chateau Miraval winery they own because of the divorce. They are currently in a legal dispute over whether she had a right to sell her interest to a third party without Brad's approval.

    As for why she's bringing up the plane incident again in the winery dispute ... it's simply unclear, except for the fact that it relates to the divorce that made her want to sell her interest in the winery.

    Fact is ... whatever happened on the plane will almost certainly have no impact on the legal claims she's making in the winery lawsuit.

    As for those claims, however, Angelina details again what she says happened on the jet, but this time she says Brad got physical with two of their children, not just one. She says Brad choked one of the kids and struck another in the face. Brad has denied the claim.

    She also says Brad poured beer on her, and beer and red wine on the kids.

    And there's more ... she says by 2019, she did not want to be in an alcohol-related business with Brad given his past alcohol problem.

    Update: 1:53 PM PT -- We've spoken with sources close to Brad Pitt who are adamant, he never choked any of their children, and deny claims he lunged at any of the kids as well. The source says Brad took responsibility for his actions years ago, but did not commit the newly surfaced allegations.

    Our Brad sources say it's sad Angelina Jolie continues to rehash the same claims over and over again ... "adding inaccurate information for attention, it hurts the family."

    What's more, as we've reported before -- multiple law enforcement agencies investigating the plane incident decided not to press charges against Pitt -- and he was awarded 50/50 custody of the kids in trial.

    Brad Pitt Reveals The Movie With Sandra Bullock That Was Never Made About Divorced QVC Hosts

    (9/21/22) Brad Pitt is opening up about a movie he had planned to do with Sandra Bullock that never materialized. The actor revealed that he and Bullock would be playing a divorced couple that are hosts on QVC.

    “I wouldn’t know how to do that, unless it was a comedy,” Pitt told British Vogue in an interview. “Actually, Sandy [Sandra Bullock] and I did once try to develop a whole idea of a husband and wife team, who were QVC’s most successful salespeople, but we’re getting a divorce, we hate each other, and we’re taking it out on air as we sell things… That’s as far as we got.”

    Unfortunately for fans of the Hollywood stars, the QVC-centered rom-com never happened but Pitt and Bullock have worked on other films together. In 2022 alone, Pitt and Bullock starred in two films released this year: The Lost City and Bullet Train.

    In The Lost City, Bullock portrayed the character of Loretta Sage, a successful yet depressed best-selling romance author. Her co-star in the action comedy was Channing Tatum. Pitt played the role of Jack Trainer, a human tracker and action man.

    In the Pitt-starring Bullet Train, the actor portrayed Ladybug, a seasoned but unlucky mercenary. Bullock’s character was Maria Bettle who was Ladybug’s contact and handler.

    ‘Babylon’ First Look: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie & Diego Calva Lead Damien Chazelle’s Old Hollywood Epic For Paramount

    (9/8/22) Paramount Pictures has unveiled the first stills from Babylon, the latest feature from Oscar winner Damien Chazelle (La La Land), which hits theaters in limited release on Christmas Day, going wide on January 6th.

    The film led by Brad Pitt (Bullet Train), Margot Robbie (Amsterdam) and Diego Calva (Narcos: Mexico) is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles, as Tinseltown makes the transition from silent films to talkies. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

    For Chazelle, Babylon comes on the heels of the studio features First Man, La La Land and Whiplash. The filmmaker earned his first Oscar nom for Best Adapted Screenplay with his work on the latter title, with La La Land landing a Best Original Screenplay nom and becoming the youngest winner of the Best Director prize.

    Chazelle directed his latest from his own script. Its star-studded cast also includes Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, P.J. Byrne, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Tobey Maguire, Max Minghella, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde.

    Babylon is a Marc Platt / Wild Chickens / Organism Pictures Production. Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe and Hamilton produced, with Michael Beugg, Maguire, Wyck Godfrey, Helen Estabrook and Adam Siegel serving as exec producers. Check out the first stills from Babylon below.

    Margot Robbie in 'Babylon'
    Li Jun Li in 'Babylon'
    Tobey Maguire in 'Babylon'
    Brad Pitt in 'Babylon'
    Lukas Haas and Diego Calva in 'Babylon'
    Diego Calva and Jean Smart in 'Babylon'
    Jovan Adepo in 'Babylon'
    Margot Robbie in 'Babylon'
    Brad Pitt, Diego Calva in 'Babylon'.

    Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s memoir confirms Angelina Jolie behind famous Brad Pitt pics

    (9/7/22) In addition to Rolling Stone, Wenner owned Us Weekly for a time. He writes how, in 2005, a photographer that Us worked with received a tip that Angelina Jolie was staying at a resort on the coast of Africa with Brad Pitt — who was still married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.

    The new couple, who had worked together on the movie “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” had generated plenty of rumors that they were also an off-screen couple, but nothing had been confirmed.

    But the photographer was told not only where the pair were staying but also given details about the time of their daily walk, along with a suggestion of where they could be “secretly” photographed.

    “We got the photo, we got the proof,” Wenner writes, “we had the worldwide scoop, the debut of Brangelina.

    “The tipster was Angelina.”

    Suit: Brad Pitt took winery from Angelina Jolie ‘in retaliation’ for divorce

    (9/6/22) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s battle over a French winery has gone from nasty to nuclear.

    A company founded by Jolie has filed a jaw-dropping $250 million lawsuit against her ex-husband claiming that he and a gang of cronies launched a devious campaign to “seize control” of the French winery that they bought as a couple “in retaliation for the divorce and custody proceedings” and to “ensure… Jolie would never see a dime” of its vast profits.

    The suit also claims that Pitt tried to use Jolie’s large financial stake in the winery to force her to sign a “hush-clause” that would silence her from discussing the circumstances that led to their divorce and that Pitt squandered millions of the company’s money on “vanity projects,” including more than a million dollars on a swimming pool.

    The court papers filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles claimed that after the pair bought the 1,300-acre estate in the South of France in 2008, they jointly invested tens of millions of dollars to improve it.

    The suit says that that Jolie and Pitt each owned 50% via a complicated web of holding companies, and that “much of Jolie’s personal wealth” was tied up in the winery.

    It says the pair had an agreement that the “Malificent” actress would oversee their humanitarian projects, including the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, while “oversight of the couple’s investment in Chateau Miraval was left in the hands of Pitt.”

    Stingingly, the papers claim that while the winery won prizes and became an extremely valuable asset under their ownership “all was not well,” adding, “Pitt developed a publicly acknowledged alcohol abuse problem.”

    It also dredges up the infamous fight on a private flight in 2016, saying that “after a serious and internationally publicized incident between Pitt, Jolie, and the couple’s children, Jolie filed for divorce.”

    The lawsuit was brought by Nouvel, the company that Jolie founded to retain her stake in the winery, which she recently sold to liquor giant Stoli.

    It adds, “In retaliation for the divorce and custody proceedings, Pitt embarked on a multi-faceted, years-long campaign to seize control of Chateau Miraval and appropriate the company’s assets for his benefit and that of his own companies and friends. Appointing himself the rightful owner of Chateau Miraval, his twin objectives were to usurp the value of Jolie’s company, Nouvel, and to obtain sole ownership of Chateau Miraval.”

    The papers claim that after the divorce filing, Pitt simply operated the winery without consulting Jolie, that when she tried to get information and more control, he “rebuffed” her, and that he improperly tried to “block Jolie and Nouvel from obtaining information about or managing Chateau Miraval.”

    It also claims he “hatched and executed a plan to secretly move assets from Chateau Miraval… to companies owned by him and his friends, thereby devaluing Jolie’s interest.”

    The suit also alleges that since the divorce, Pitt and Chateau Miraval’s directors have “squandered tens of millions of Chateau Miraval’s money on vanity projects that have little, if any, business justification” including more than a million dollars on a swimming pool, and that, “at Pitt’s direction, Chateau Miraval also commissioned a single staircase at the chateau to be built and rebuilt a total of four times after he was unhappy with the first three attempts.”

    It claims Pitt also “caused Chateau Miraval to spend [several million dollars] on reconstructing stone walls using stone masons from Croatia.

    “These funds were spent over Jolie’s and Nouvel’s objection,” it says.

    The suit claims Pitt was aided in the alleged chicanery “by his allies, including Chateau Miraval directors Gary Bradbury, Roland Venturini, and Warren Grant, and his business partners, Marc Perrin, Familles Perrin and Miraval Provence.” Nouvel is also suing them.

    “Although Jolie was not obligated to sell [her stake] to Pitt, she nevertheless offered to sell her interest to him and negotiated with him for months. Nearing a deal,” the suit claims, “Pitt’s hubris got the better of him: he made an eleventh-hour demand for onerous and irrelevant conditions, including a provision designed to prohibit Jolie from publicly speaking about the events that had led to the breakdown of their marriage. Pitt knew that much of Jolie’s wealth and liquidity were tied up in [her stake in the winery] and used that fact to try to force Jolie to agree to his unreasonable terms.”

    The papers say that in October 2021 “after Pitt ignored Jolie’s final offer to sell her interest in the winery on the same terms Pitt had proposed but without the hush-clause” she sold it to Stoli instead.

    The suit says that Stoli was ready to put its experience and distribution network to work for Chateau Miraval, but that “unwilling to share control, Pitt refused to work with [Stoli] as an equal partner.”

    The pair have been locked in various legal skirmishes over the property for months. This latest filing is a countersuit against papers filed by Pitt’s attorneys.

    The couple bought the estate three years after they began dating. They got married in a chapel on it grounds in 2014.

    Brad Pitt Says He's Grateful Foundation Reached Settlement Over Katrina Homes

    (8/18/22) Brad Pitt stepped in to find a resolution with New Orleans homeowners who sued his Make It Right foundation over defective homes, telling us he's "grateful" a $20.5 million settlement was reached.

    Our sources tell us the "Bullet Train" star coordinated with Global Green, an environmental non-profit, convincing GG to pony up the cash to settle a lawsuit the org was not even named in.

    Brad tells TMZ ... "I am incredibly grateful for Global Green’s willingness to step up and provide this important support for the Lower Ninth families. We collaborated in the early days post-Katrina and we are very fortunate to have Global Green's generous continuing commitment to help address the challenges around these homes and others in need.

    Remember ... Brad formed the Make It Right housing foundation back in 2007 to help New Orleans residents in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina find new homes. He had stepped away from the org, but when the issues began, he got back involved to find a solution.

    The charity built over 100 futuristic-looking homes in NOLA's Lower Ninth Ward, but the folks who moved in claimed the homes were poorly built and were plagued by a host of issues, including mold and structural damage ... and in 2018 they sued Make It Right and Brad.

    Brad promised to follow up and address the issues with the homes that came up over the years ... and under the settlement reached Tuesday, the program's 107 homeowners will be eligible to get $25k as reimbursement for prior repairs.

    A judge still needs to sign off on the settlement, and the remaining funds will be divided among the homeowners ... depending on the condition of their homes.

    Brad tells us ... "Hopefully this agreement will allow everyone to look ahead to other opportunities to continue to strengthen this proud community in the future.?"

    Why the FBI did not charge Brad Pitt in Angelina Jolie jet incident that led to their split

    (8/16/22) Angelia Jolie is “desperately trying to find something new” in her ongoing fight with ex-husband Brad Pitt after allegedly suing the FBI for records that she already had, according to sources close to Pitt.

    The actress is believed to have filed suit against the bureau in April — anonymously, as Jane Doe — requesting documents related to an investigation concerning Pitt, reportedly in a bid to find out why no criminal charges were brought against her ex following the 2016 flight that led her to file for divorce.

    The report, seen by Page Six, has now been released, and shows that the Assistant United States Attorney and the Assistant United States Chief of the Criminal Division discussed the case in November 2017 before a decision was reached not to proceed with charges against Pitt.

    In the initial FBI report, Jolie told officials that she believed Pitt was “mad” from the time they boarded the private jet from Nice, France, to the US, with their six kids: Maddox, now 21; Pax, 18; Zahara, 17; Shiloh, 16; and twins Vivienne and Knox, 14.

    During the Sept. 14, 2016, flight, Jolie said that her then-husband, who had been drinking, took her to the restroom where he “grabbed her by the head, shaking her,” and also shook her by the shoulders as they argued over one of their children.

    She alleged that he punched the ceiling of the plane four times after telling her “You’re f—ing up this family.”‘ When the kids asked, “Are you OK, Mommy?” Pitt allegedly replied: “No, she’s not OK, she’s ruining this family, she’s crazy.”

    At this point, one of the kids — whose name was redacted from the report — yelled: “It’s not her, it’s you, you p—k!” according to the report. Pitt then allegedly ran toward the child but Jolie held him back, suffering injuries to her back and elbow in the process.

    She submitted photos of her alleged injuries to the FBI for the report and also journals from the kids.

    At another point during the flight, according to the initial FBI report, Jolie said that Pitt poured beer on her as she tried to sleep.

    At the end of the flight, Jolie claimed that Pitt held the family back from de-planing for about 20 minutes after she told him she was taking the kids to a hotel in California to rest. She said he yelled, “You’re not taking my f–king kids’ and that he pushed her.

    Following the flight, Jolie filed for divorce six days later. Although she and Pitt are now legally divorced, the exes are still warring over the custody of their minor children. As Page Six revealed earlier this month, the pair have been embroiled in another legal battle after a complaint was made to the California Attorney General about Stan Katz, the child psychologist who spoke to their minor kids after the incident, earlier this year.

    The newly released FBI documents added: “This author provided both AUSAs copies of a probable cause statement related to this incident. After reviewing the document, representative of the United States Attorney’s Office discussed the merits of this investigation with the case agent. It was agreed by all parties that criminal charges in this case would not be pursued due to several factors.”

    In 2017, Pitt told GQ he had stopped drinking, adding: “I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family … I was boozing too much. It’s just become a problem. And I’m really happy it’s been half a year now, which is bittersweet, but I’ve got my feelings in my fingertips again. I had to step away for a minute. And truthfully I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional. I was good.”

    A source close to Pitt insisted that all parties had been sent copies of all reports pertaining to the incident, adding: “Angelina and her team have been desperately trying to find something. This is all for show. This is all information that she already had five and half years ago. There is nothing new here.”

    Reps for Jolie were unavailable for comment, while a rep for Pitt declined comment.

    Angelia Jolie’s lawyers tried to subpoena Brad Pitt at SAG Awards

    (7/27/22) And the defendant is …

    Lawyers for Angelina Jolie were so desperate to serve Brad Pitt with a subpoena as part of the bitter tangle of lawsuits over the exes’ French winery that they stationed process servers at the glitziest events in Hollywood in hopes of catching him off guard, Page Six has learned.

    We’re told they even sent a guy to confront the “Fight Club” star with the documents at the 2022 SAG Awards in February, and insiders say they likely would have tried again at the Oscars but Pitt’s lawyers called off the chase before Hollywood’s biggest night rolled around.

    Sources say that servers had been having a hard time trying to hand Pitt the papers — which makes it a legal requirement for someone to respond to a court — and were hoping he would show up at the SAG Awards as a previous winner (for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in 2020) even though he was not nominated this year.

    Sadly for them, he did not.

    It seems to be something of a trendy tactic right now. Olivia Wilde was memorably served with papers relating to her custody battle with Jason Sudeikis in April while giving a speech on stage during a CinemaCon event.

    Jolie’s lawyers were trying to subpoena Pitt to hand over records and correspondence related to the Château Miraval winery.

    The former couple, who broke up in September 2016, are locked in a complex battle over ownership of the business after Jolie, 47, sold her shares in it to a subsidiary of the massive liquor firm Stoli.

    Pitt, 58, has claimed that Jolie was not entitled to sell her shares without offering him the right of refusal, and now they are battling over whether she can demand the paperwork that she has asked for.

    As Page Six first reported Friday, a judge ruled that Pitt and his business partners must turn over the papers, but his camp may still appeal.

    The former couple, who have six children, married at the chateau in August 2014 after a decade together.

    Reps didn’t get back to us.

    Angelina Jolie wins battle against Brad Pitt in nasty war over French winery

    (7/22/22) Angelina Jolie has won a legal battle against ex-husband Brad Pitt in their highly emotional war over the Chateau Miraval winery, where they got married in 2014.

    The pair took control of the renowned rosé company in 2008 when they moved into the chateau that sits on its Provençal vineyard and Pitt has been toiling over the breathtaking buildings and grounds ever since.

    But Jolie sold her stake to liquor giant Stoli — setting in motion a Byzantine web of lawsuits in the US, France and Luxembourg between Pitt, Jolie, their respective businesses and various business partners.

    In the latest skirmish, Jolie’s team subpoenaed documents from Pitt, his business manager and his company, Mondo Bongo.

    Pitt’s camp has fought tooth and nail to have a court deny Jolie’s request for the papers and correspondence.

    But on Friday, a judge in LA said that Pitt and his partners must fork them over to the opposing lawyers — and said that they can’t even hold off until they appeal the decision.

    Sources close to the “Maleficent” star’s business operation told Page Six that Pitt’s letting his anger over their vicious split get in the way of common business sense.

    “Any rational human being would be happy for Stoli to [be a partner in their business. They have top-notch marketing and distribution,” they said, explaining that the firm offer huge opportunities to grow the business. “He just can’t see past his hatred of Jolie.”

    But a source close to Pitt told us that not only is the Stoli deal not a no-brainer, Pitt had turned down an offer to sell it to Stoli while he and Jolie were still married.

    They said that the idea of selling a chunk of the business for better distribution is counter to his long-held plan for the project, which is to plow profits back into the company.

    Plus, they said, “The best way to retain value for [their kids] is for the parents to retain full ownership of this increasingly valuable and expanding asset.

    The couple, who have six children, split in 2016. They’d been together since 2005.

    Reps declined to comment.

    Brad Pitt Suffers from Face Blindness Says People Hate Him for It

    (7/6/22) Brad Pitt has pissed off a lot of people, so he says, because he fails to recognize them ... but Brad says he believes he suffers from a medical condition called face blindness.

    Brad has talked about this struggle in the past ... he just can't recognize people by looking at their faces -- even family members.

    The condition is called prosopagnosia ... in lay terms, face blindness. About 2 and a half percent of the population suffers from it in varying degrees. Some researchers have theorized the condition is brought on by underdevelopment in the womb.

    Brad has said over the years he's taken a lot of heat by people who felt he was aloof and self-absorbed ... because he didn't care enough about other people to remember them. Brad tells GQ, "Nobody believes me!"

    The 58-year-old actor says he's never gone for an official diagnosis, but he's confident he has the condition.

    As for how people with the affliction deal ... they use other markers to ID friends, family and associates ... it could be the way they walk, their voice, etc.

    Brad told Esquire back in 2013, "So many people hate me because they think I'm disrespecting them."

    Brad was brutally honest about lots of things in the interview, including the heartache he felt after the collapse of his marriage to Angelina Jolie and the bitter divorce that followed. He said, "I think all our hearts are broken ... I always felt very alone in my life, alone growing up as a kid, alone even out here, and it's really not till recently that I have had a greater embrace of my friends and family."

    Brad is clean and sober, having spent 18 months in AA. He's also cut out cigarettes.

    Clearly, his struggle is real.

    Brad Pitt Says He’s On The “Last Leg” Of His Career & Asking Himself, “How Do I Wanna Design That?”

    (6/22/22) Brad Pitt holds forth on what he calls “this last semester or trimester” of his career in a thoughtful and somewhat elegiac interview for the cover of GQ’s August issue.

    “I consider myself on my last leg,” the Academy Award winner says in the piece, “this last semester or trimester. What is this section gonna be? And how do I wanna design that?”

    Pitt, 58, has long been thoughtful about the arc of his career — he called his production banner Plan B, after all. His plan B would have made a good plan A for most in the business, with the shingle earning billions at the box office as well as winning three Best Picture Oscars in the past 20 years.

    So it means something when Pitt tells GQ that the upcoming Women Talking, “It’s as profound a film as anything made this decade.” The film, directed by Sarah Polley and set for release December 2, is an adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel about a group of Mennonite women who struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the men in their isolated religious colony.

    As for what Pitt’s plan C might look like, his frequent collaborator Quentin Tarantino tells GQ he sees some precedents.

    “He’s one of the last remaining big-screen movie stars,” the director says while comparing Pitt to Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen. “It’s just a different breed of man. And frankly, I don’t think you can describe exactly what that is because it’s like describing starshine. I noticed it when we were doing Inglourious Basterds. When Brad was in the shot, I didn’t feel like I was looking through the viewfinder of the camera. I felt like I was watching a movie. Just his presence in the four walls of the frame created that impression.”

    Angelina Jolie says truth about Brad Pitt is yet to come out

    (6/8/22) Angelina Jolie has slammed Brad Pitt’s claims that she sold her share of their winery to “harm him.”

    The 47-year-old actress owned the Château Miraval winery in the South of France with ex-husband Brad Pitt, 58, but sold her half amid their ongoing divorce battle back October 2021 and while he sued her with claims that it was an “unlawful” move designed to “inflict harm” on him, she has now claimed that the truth is yet to come out.

    A representative for Angelina said: “Mr. Pitt’s lawsuit against Ms. Jolie is an extension of a false narrative, and the truth of the situation has still not been made public. After the events that led to Ms. Jolie filing for divorce and her years devoted to caring for their children, Ms. Jolie and the children have not been able to return to the property, and she made the difficult decision to sell her stake in the business.

    “After making multiple offers to her ex-husband, and knowing the business will be inherited by their children, she found a business partner with experience in the alcohol industry.”

    The representative went on to insist that Angelina – who was married to her fellow Hollywood star from 2014 until 2019 and has children Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 16 as well and 13-year-old twins Knox Léon and Vivienne with him – exited the business in a “legal” fashion and it is “unfortunate” that she is now being faced with multiple lawsuits.

    The rep told PEOPLE: “It’s unfortunate that after she properly and legally exited the business, Mr. Pitt is entangling her in multiple lawsuits.”

    ‘Angelina’s response comes just days after The ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ star alleged that she tried to “damage” him by selling her share to the firm that produces flagship Russian vodka Stoli.

    Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and claim “the Stoli brand is now a massive international liability”.

    Papers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court said: “The US Treasury

    Department designated Shefler as an ‘oligarch in the Russian Federation’ in an unclassified report to Congress made pursuant to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017.”

    ‘Bullet Train’ Trailer: Bad-Luck Brad Pitt Rides The Bloody Rails In Sony Action Pic

    (6/7/22) (Video) “My bad luck is biblical,” Brad Pitt’s Ladybug says. “I’m not even try to kill people and someone dies.”

    Pitt is on one bloody mission in Bullet Train. Sony Pictures has released the second trailer for the David Leitch-helmed action pic, which also stars Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada, Zazie Michael Shannon, Andrew Koji and Benito A Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny). Check it out above.

    It’s clearly not an easy first day back at work for Pitt, an experienced assassin who finds himself among several other professional killers with a similar mission on the titular train.

    “Everything that’s ever happened to you has led you here. Fate,” one character tells Pitt’s character in the trailer set to a Japanese-language cover of “Stayin’ Alive.” “Well that’s a sh*t deal,” he replies.

    Deadpool 2‘s Leitch directs from a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by bestselling author Kotaro Isaka.

    Kelly McCormick produces through 87North along with Leitch and Antoine Fuqua. Kat Samick is exec producing with Brent O’Connor, Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada. Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the project for Sony Pictures.

    Columbia’s Bullet Train hits theaters on August 15, having moved from July 15 and then from July 29.

    Angelina Jolie allegedly ‘trying to hurt’ Brad Pitt with FBI suit

    (4/20/22) Angelina Jolie has allegedly unleashed “a desperate fishing expedition” by suing the FBI under the name “Jane Doe” to find more about its investigation into an alleged jet incident involving Brad Pitt, and why its agents didn’t charge the actor.

    The FBI opened an investigation into Pitt in 2016 over claims that during a family flight home from Europe in 2016, he allegedly got into an altercation with a then 15-year-old son Maddox.

    An anonymous call was made to the authorities, which triggered the FBI investigation, which closed on Nov. 22, 2016, with no charges of wrongdoing. Days later, Jolie, filed for divorce.

    Now a woman identified as Jane Doe — strongly suspected to be Jolie — is suing the FBI for information regarding their investigation into an incident of alleged domestic violence on a private jet years ago that matches the description of the incident that led to Jolie’s split from Pitt.

    The suit, filed under the Freedom of Information Act, is seeking information “about the agency’s investigation of an incident of domestic violence that occurred several years ago involving plaintiff and her minor children as victims and witnesses.”

    “Several years ago, while plaintiff, her then-husband, and their children, who were all minors at the time, were traveling via private aircraft, the husband allegedly physically and verbally assaulted plaintiff and the children,” Doe claims in the lawsuit.

    Doe explains that the FBI investigated but “publicly announced it was closing its investigation of the incident without further action.”

    Her lawsuit states that the FOIA request is to “better understand the FBI’s investigation and obtain information necessary for her children to receive medical care and trauma counseling” following the incident.

    Doe adds in the suit that she has “public status” and wants to remain anonymous, adding that the other party, the husband, also has public status.

    Legal insiders say there is “an extremely strong possibility” that the suit was allegedly filed by Jolie, because all the facts line up.

    We reached out to reps for both Jolie and Pitt, who didn’t comment.

    A source claimed Jolie is allegedly trying to find damaging information against Pitt as the custody battle over their six children continues.

    The legal source said, “There is little precedent for the FBI sharing information about an investigation that was closed with no charges.

    “Angelina is likely looking for a morsel of information, something else to use against Brad, to hurt him.

    “This is a desperate fishing expedition trying to find something that likely doesn’t exist in FBI notes and make it public.”

    The source added that both Jolie and Pitt were given information about the investigation when the FBI closed the case five and a half years ago.

    Amanda Kramer, the attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Jane Doe, said, “I am unable to comment on the identity of Jane Doe, who has sought to preserve the family’s privacy.

    “Our position is that victims and survivors should be able to access federal agency records of crimes they experienced or reported, as is common at the state level, so they can advocate for health and trauma care and legal protections for their children and themselves.”

    A spokesperson for the FBI stated that agency policy “prohibits comment on pending litigation.”

    Brad Pitt Actioner ‘Bullet Train’ Pulls Into ‘Black Adam’s Former July Slot

    (3/19/22) Bullet Train is on the move. Sony said today that its Brad Pitt action pic from Columbia Pictures is moving back two weeks from July 15 to July 29 — the slot that opened up with the Dwayne Johnson pic Black Adam moved to the fall.

    The move gives Bullet Train a little breathing room behind Disney’s MCU threequel Thor: Love and Thunder, which hits theaters July 8. In its new July 29 slot, Bullet Train will battle two other wide openers: Focus Features’ horror thriller Vengeance and Paramount’s toon Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.

    Pitt stars in Bullet Train as an experienced assassin whose first day back at work isn’t as easy as planned as he finds himself among several other professional killers with a similar mission on said train. Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada, Zazie Michael Shannon, Andrew Koji and Benito A Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny) also star.

    The studio also today that 3000 Pictures’ Where the Crawdads Sing is moving ahead by a week, from July 22 to Bullet Train’s former July 15 spot. It now will open against the STX horror pic Bedrest and Focus’ drama Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.

    Director Olivia Newman’s crime thriller set in the mid-20th century South follows Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a young woman who raises herself in the marshes outside of her small town, after being abandoned by her family. When Kya’s former boyfriend is found dead, she is thrust into the spotlight, and is immediately assumed by local townspeople and law enforcement to have been behind the murder. Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Garret Dillahunt co-star.

    Brad Pitt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lulu Wang & Micheal Ward Among 900 New BAFTA Members

    (3/17/22) BAFTA has revealed that 900 new members have joined the org since 2020, including a roster of high-profile names from across both sides of the pond.

    Among the new membership are Brad Pitt, Vanessa Kirby, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fiona Shaw, Kate Herron, Michael Ward, Sope Dirisu, and Waad Al-Kateab, all of whom join as full voting members.

    The awards body is today, March 17, launching BAFTA Connect, a new tier of membership targeted at people in the early stages of their careers.

    Connect is the latest endeavor from BAFTA to improve the diversity of its membership, a key target for Chair Krishnendu Majumdar.

    Since September 2020, BAFTA has invited more than 500 people from underrepresented groups across film, games and television to join its membership and is on target to invite 1,000 in two years.

    “BAFTA continues to be committed to driving more inclusive industries and promoting unheard voices in the screen arts. Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for talented people to join our global membership, whether they’re in the earlier stages of their careers or have more experience. I encourage anyone who shares our values to apply,” said Majumdar.

    ‘Bullet Train’ Trailer: Brad Pitt Is On A Bloody Wild Ride In Sony Action Pic

    (3/3/22) (Video) Brad Pitt is on one bloody mission in Bullet Train. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for the David Leitch-helmed action pic, which also stars Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada, Zazie Michael Shannon, Andrew Koji and Benito A Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny). Check it out above.

    It’s clearly not an easy first day back at work for Pitt, an experienced assassin who finds himself among several other professional killers with a similar mission on the titular train.

    “Everything that’s ever happened to you has led you here. Fate,” one character tells Pitt’s character in the trailer set to a Japanese-language cover of “Stayin’ Alive.” “Well that’s a sh*t deal,” he replies. Zak Olkewicz wrote the screenplay based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by bestselling author Kotaro Isaka.

    Kelly McCormick produces through 87North along with Leitch and Antoine Fuqua. Kat Samick is exec producing with Brent O’Connor, Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada. Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the project for Sony Pictures.

    Columbia’s Bullet Train hits theaters on July 15.

    Brad Pitt stopped ‘volatile’ fight between Shia LaBeouf and Scott Eastwood

    (2/18/22) 2 Brad, 2 furious.

    Scott Eastwood has confirmed for the first time that he and his co-star Shia LaBeouf got into a fight so “volatile” while filming 2014’s “Fury” that Brad Pitt had to break it up.

    “[LaBeouf] got mad at me and it turned into a volatile moment that Brad Pitt ultimately got in the middle of,” Clint Eastwood’s son told Insider in an interview published Friday.

    “You’ve got to put things in perspective. This is make-believe, it’s fun, and at times it’s serious and you’re doing emotional work and you give people space to do that in, but everything has to have its parameters.”

    Pitt, 58, previously discussed the contentious on-set environment of the World War II flick in his GQ 2014 cover story, telling the mag that there had been sparring “every day.”

    The incident between LaBeouf and Eastwood, both now 35, apparently began because the latter was chewing tobacco and spitting it into the titular tank the film centers around.

    Pitt said he himself started to get “pissed off” over the behavior.

    “I’m starting to get hot, because this is our home, he’s disrespecting our home, you know?” the “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” star told GQ. “So I said, in the scene with the cameras rolling, ‘You’re going to clean that s–t up.'”

    He said LaBeouf had the “same reaction,” which resulted in the “Transformers” star having “some words” with Eastwood, which “got out of hand.”

    However, Pitt said he and LaBeouf were ultimately at fault, calling them “the knobs in the end,” because Eastwood’s tobacco — and spitting — habit was in the film’s script.

    Eastwood told Insider that, in retrospect, though, an actor’s process “should never hinder how people are treated on set.”

    He said, “It should always enhance the production, not take away and put people in a situation where it’s a s—ty work environment or you’re rude or people have to be in an uncomfortable situation.”

    Reports of LaBeouf’s behavior during the making of “Fury” threatened to eclipse the film: He refused to shower, had a tooth pulled for the role, and repeatedly cut his own face with a knife to give himself the character’s wounds.

    Brad Pitt Sues Angelina Jolie ... You Secretly Sold Winery to Russian Oligarch!!!

    (2/17/22) Brad Pitt says Angelina Jolie double-crossed him by secretly selling her interest in a winery they jointly owned ... sold it to a Russian oligarch, and he's now suing her to undo the deal.

    Brad's legal docs, obtained by TMZ, are part of their never-ending divorce war. The 2 bought Chateau Miraval in Correns, France back in 2008. Brad says he invested a ton of money and time in the winery over the years, although he acknowledges Angelina plunked down 40% of the $28.4 million purchase price.

    Brad says he alone made the winery successful because by 2013 she wasn't doing much in that department. He claims they always had an understanding ... neither of them could sell off their interest without the other's consent.

    Fast forward to 2016 ... Angelina filed for divorce and it became super contentious.

    Last July Angelina went to court and told the judge she had reached an agreement to sell her interest to an unnamed person. Pitt says in September he agreed to allow Angelina to pursue the sale but made it clear ... he was not consenting to the sale, but rather would give thumbs up or down to the proposed buyer.

    Brad says in October he was shocked to learn a company called Tenute del Mondo -- a subsidiary of Stoli Group (the vodka co.) -- controlled by Russian oligarch, Yuri Shefler, bought her interest in the winey.

    He says Angelina never sought his consent and intentionally kept the terms of the deal from him.

    Brad says Shefler has wreaked havoc on his ability to run the winery.

    A source close to BP tells us, "Unfortunately, this is another example of the same person disregarding her legal and ethical obligations. In doing so, she has violated the rights of the only person who poured money and sweat equity into the success of the business by purporting to sell both the business and family home to a third-party competitor."

    They continue, "She is seeking a return on an investment she did not make and profits she did not earn.”

    Brad now wants the judge to undo the deal. He also wants damages.

    We reached out to a rep for Angelina ... so far, no word back.

    Katrina victims who bought Brad Pitt’s homes ‘believed dream he sold them’

    (2/13/22) In a heartbreaking new interview, an attorney for Hurricane Katrina victims who bought defective homes touted by Brad Pitt says they “They believed in [him]. They believed in the dream he sold them.”

    He added, “Unfortunately, what they got is a bunch of broken promises.”

    In 2006, Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation set out to build affordable homes for residents of New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward who lost everything the previous year in Hurricane Katrina.

    But the experimental, environmentally friendly homes turned out to be defective, leaving the residents with mold-infested homes.

    Attorney Ron Austin filed a lawsuit on behalf of residents in 2018 and they are still seeking answers from Pitt and his organization.

    “They believed in Brad Pitt. They believed in the dream he sold them … Unfortunately, what they got is a bunch of broken promises… living in rotten houses that should be torn down to the ground and started over,” Austin told Newsnation’s Ashleigh Banfield on Thursday.

    Pitt helped raise millions of dollars to construct the homes that they sold for around $150,000 each.

    Sources told us in 2018 that Pitt forked over millions out of his own pocket to help fix the homes, which weren’t built to withstand New Orleans tropical climate, according to the suit and broadcast.

    “Some houses didn’t have things like waterproof paint or rain gutters. Some had flat roofs or were so tightly insulated that once moisture got in, it wasn’t getting out,” Banfield said.

    The result: termites and toxic mold that even reportedly killed one resident.

    “Unfortunately, there’s nowhere to turn. Brad Pitt and the foundation have closed their offices,” Austin said.

    Still, Austin said they will be “fighting every day in court attempting to get them to come into court and answer some questions about what went wrong and how they are planning to make it right.”

    Pitt’s lawyers have attempted to distance the actor from the charity since 2018 and even filed to have the actor’s name taken off of the lawsuit by claiming he wasn’t responsible for the construction.

    A source close to Pitt told Banfield his “attorneys have made it clear that he has no legal liability for the decisions made by others, but Brad remains personally committed to doing whatever he can to help resolve the ongoing litigation. It was always something that was important to him from the beginning and he very much wants to help facilitate this getting to a much more positive end.”

    A rep for the actor did not comment when contacted.

    Bidding War Erupts Over Brad Pitt Racing Film Directed By Joseph Kosinski, With Jerry Bruckheimer On Board As Producer

    (12/3/21) On Friday afternoon, a bidding war kicked off amongst Hollywood’s major studios over an untitled racing film that has Brad Pitt attached to star, Deadline has confirmed.

    The film will be helmed by Top Gun: Maverick‘s Joseph Kosinski, with that Paramount blockbuster’s screenwriter Ehren Kruger and its producer Jerry Bruckheimer also in the mix.

    While no information has been provided yet as the story the film will examine, we hear that British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is involved in some capacity, as well. Paramount is joined in the bidding war by studios including MGM, Sony, Universal and Disney with Netflix, Apple and Amazon also competing to lock the film down.

    When contacted by Deadline, representatives for Pitt and Kosinski declined comment.

    George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jon Watts Thriller Package Vied By Studios & Streamers

    (9/24/21) A Jon Watts directed thriller starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt is being bid upon by an array of studios including Sony, Lionsgate, Annapurna, MGM, Universal, Warner Bros on the theatrical side and streamers Apple and Netflix.

    Watts is set to write, direct and produce with Clooney producing through Smokehouse Pictures and Pitt through his Plan B Entertainment.

    The storyline, which is largely being kept secret, follows two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job. Big paydays in the eight figure range for both stars are being reported.

    Angelina Jolie’s team accuses Brad Pitt of using celebrity to sway custody battle

    (9/21/21) Angelina Jolie has accused Brad Pitt of trying to use his celebrity to win special treatment in their long-running custody dispute, Page Six has learned.

    Pitt’s attorneys Monday launched a bid to overturn a decision to dismiss the judge overseeing the custody fight.

    But Jolie’s legal team retaliated and in court papers seen by Page Six, they stated: “This sort of gamesmanship, a last-ditch effort by a celebrity litigant seeking special treatment, is not what this Court’s limited review resources are for.

    “There is nothing to see or review here. There is no issue meeting this Court’s rigorous standards for, or worthy of, review.”

    As we revealed, in June, Pitt, 57, was awarded joint custody of their children — a decision that Jolie, 45, vowed to fight.

    The actress claimed that three of their six children wanted to testify against Pitt, but were blocked from doing so by Judge John Ouderkirk, the private judge to whom Pitt and Jolie initially agreed in a bid to keep the details of their case sealed — and who originally married them in 2014.

    But just one month later, Jolie won a major victory when her lawyers convinced a California appeals court that Judge Ouderkirk should be excluded on the grounds that Pitt’s lawyers did not disclose previous dealings he had had with the actor’s attorneys.

    Pitt’s team has now asked for permission to launch an appeal against the decision, but Jolie’s filing stated that the Court of Appeal was unanimous in finding that Ouderkirk violated the clear mandate of the Code of Judicial Ethics.

    “There is no serious question that a privately compensated judge who, without full disclosure, has secured a favorable repeat customer relationship with one litigant’s counsel must be disqualified,” the filing said.

    The latest salvo in the custody battle comes as Pitt launched legal action in Luxembourg against Jolie to stop her selling her shares of their French estate, Château Miraval.

    Pitt attorney Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. told Page Six: “The lower court’s ruling will reward parties who are losing child custody cases, and condone their gamesmanship, by allowing them to wait and see about the likely direction of the case before seeking the disqualification of the judge.

    “Condoning the use of this type of strategic ‘lie in wait’ disqualification challenge will cause irreparable harm to both the children and families involved in this case, and other families in other cases, by unnecessarily prolonging the resolution of these disputes in an already overburdened court system.

    “Allowing this kind of crafty litigation strategy will deprive parents of irreplaceable time with their children as judges are disqualified for minor reasons in the midst of their cases.

    “Nothing in the opposition brief calls into question the urgent need for California Supreme Court review, nor does the opposition address nor refute the important fact that the lower court’s ruling is bad for children and bad for California’s overburdened judicial system.”

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt battle over $164 million French estate

    (9/21/21) Angelina Jolie allegedly used devious means to try and cut ex-husband Brad Pitt out of a lucrative real estate deal involving a posh estate they co-owned in France, according to court papers filed Tuesday.

    Jolie has been accused of trying to sell off her 50-percent stake in the $164 million Chateau Miraval in Correns, France, without giving Pitt the first option to buy her out, the papers, which were filed in Luxembourg, said.

    The 1,000-acre estate had special meaning for the couple, as it was the location where they got married in a secret ceremony in 2014 with just their six kids present.

    The claims of petty dealing comes as the couple’s attorneys went back to court Monday in yet another salvo in their long-running custody dispute over their children, Page Six has learned.

    According to the lawsuit seen by Page Six, both Pitt, 57, and Jolie, 46, held their shares for Miraval in separate limited liability companies (LLCs).

    According to the court papers, Miraval is owned by Quimicum, a company in which Pitt originally held a 60 percent share through his company Mondo Bongo, while Jolie held 40 percent through her company Nouvel.

    Three years before they split in 2016, Pitt transferred 10 percent of the estate from Mondo Bongo to Jolie’s Nouvel, making them equal shareholders.

    Sources told Page Six that as part of their agreement, the former couple also agreed to ask each other for permission if they ever wanted to sell their shares.

    However, the suit now alleges that Jolie tried to sneakily sell her shares without giving Pitt right of first refusal.

    “He did all the work; she did nothing,” a source claimed.

    According to the lawsuit, the 10-percent transfer should be void as the shares were “sold” for only €1 and not a “serious” amount as required by Luxembourg law. It is now valued at over €140 million (about $164 million).

    “It is worth mentioning that, for the last four years, Nouvel [Jolie’s company] did not act in the best interest of Quimicum by systematically delaying the approval of the annual accounts and the renewal of the manager,” the suit states.

    “We understand that behind this systematic obstruction, the real purpose of Nouvel and its shareholder [Jolie] is to sell its stake in Chateau Miraval SA in a way that would circumvent Mondo Bongo’s right of first refusal (as provided in Quimicum’s articles of approval), taking, as a result, a capital gain raised thanks to Mondo Bongo’s investment and to which Nouvel did not contribute.”

    A source told us: “It’s another example of Angelina trying to circumvent the rules and avoid their obligations.”

    Jolie filed for divorce in August 2016 citing “irreconcilable differences” and requesting primary custody of five of their six children: Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 13. Son Maddox is now 20.

    As we revealed in June, Pitt, was awarded joint custody – a decision that Jolie vowed to fight.

    The actress claimed that three of the children wanted to testify against Pitt but were blocked from doing so by Judge John Ouderkirk, the private judge to whom Pitt and Jolie initially agreed in a bid to keep the details of their case sealed.

    But just one month later, Jolie won a major victory when her lawyers convinced a California appeals court that Judge Ouderkirk should be excluded on the grounds that Pitt’s lawyers did not disclose previous dealings he had had with the Oscar winner’s attorneys.

    Lawyers for Pitt requested permission for the Supreme Court in California to review the order, and Jolie submitted her response Monday.

    Pitt’s attorney, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., told Page Six: “The lower court’s ruling will reward parties who are losing child custody cases, and condone their gamesmanship, by allowing them to wait and see about the likely direction of the case before seeking the disqualification of the judge.

    “Condoning the use of this type of strategic ‘lie in wait’ disqualification challenge will cause irreparable harm to both the children and families involved in this case, and other families in other cases, by unnecessarily prolonging the resolution of these disputes in an already overburdened court system.

    “Allowing this kind of crafty litigation strategy will deprive parents of irreplaceable time with their children as judges are disqualified for minor reasons in the midst of their cases.

    “Nothing in the opposition brief calls into question the urgent need for California Supreme Court review, nor does the opposition address nor refute the important fact that the lower court’s ruling is bad for children and bad for California’s overburdened judicial system.”

    Reps for Jolie declined to comment.

    Brad Pitt challenges Angelina Jolie’s child custody

    (9/1/21) Brad Pitt is challenging Angelina Jolie’s recent win in their child custody case.

    The 57-year-old actor argued that the 46-year-old actress should not have gotten custody of the couple’s children due to an administrative error by a temporary judge whom they jointly selected, according to documents filed in California Supreme Court and obtained by Page Six on Wednesday.

    The “Inglourious Basterds” actor was first granted joint custody of the former couple’s five minor children in May by Judge John W. Ouderkirk.

    But a California appeals court disqualified Ouderkirk because it was found that he did not adequately disclose matters involving Pitt that he presided on. The court papers did not specify the nature of the matters.

    Ouderkirk, who declined to disqualify himself from their divorce when Jolie asked him to in a 2020 court filing, has a long past with the family. He even married Pitt and the “Maleficent” actress in 2014.

    A lower court eventually ruled that Jolie’s request to boot the judge came too little, too late, but she appealed that decision and won.

    Pitt’s camp, in its new filing, says it believes that any error made by Ouderkirk was minor and not worth vacating his custody ruling. It also claims Jolie was looking for any reason to get the jurist removed from the case.

    “We are seeking review in the California Supreme Court because the temporary judge, who had been appointed and repeatedly renewed by both sides, was improperly disqualified after providing a detailed, fact-based custodial decision, following a lengthy legal process with multiple witnesses and experts,” Pitt’s lawyers said in a statement.

    Page Six reported that the “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” star vowed to fight the court’s decision in July.

    “The lower court’s ruling will reward parties who are losing child custody cases, and condone their gamesmanship, by allowing them to wait and see about the likely direction of the case before seeking the disqualification of the judge,” his lawyers argued in their statement.

    “Condoning the use of this type of strategic ‘lie in wait’ disqualification challenge will cause irreparable harm to both the children and families involved in this case, and other families in other cases, by unnecessarily prolonging the resolution of these disputes in an already overburdened court system. Allowing this kind of crafty litigation strategy will deprive parents of irreplaceable time with their children as judges are disqualified for minor reasons in the midst of their cases.”

    Jolie and Pitt share six children: Maddox, 20, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and 13-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. Maddox is not included in the ongoing custody battle because he is no longer a minor.

    A rep for Jolie did not return our request for comment.

    Court disqualifies private judge in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt divorce

    (7/23/21) A California appeals court on Friday disqualified a private judge being used by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their divorce case, handing Jolie a major victory.

    The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with Jolie that Judge John W. Ouderkirk didn’t sufficiently disclose business relationships with Pitt’s attorneys.

    “Judge Ouderkirk’s ethical breach, considered together with the information disclosed concerning his recent professional relationships with Pitt’s counsel, might cause an objective person, aware of all the facts, reasonably to entertain a doubt as to the judge’s ability to be impartial. Disqualification is required,” the court ruled.

    The decision means that the custody fight over the couple’s five minor children, which was nearing an end, could be starting over.

    The judge already ruled the pair divorced, but separated the child custody issues.

    Like many celebrity couples, Pitt and Jolie opted to hire their own judge to increase their privacy in the divorce proceedings.

    Ouderkirk declined to disqualify himself when Jolie asked him to in a filing in August. A lower court judge ruled that Jolie’s request for disqualification came too late. Jolie’s attorneys then appealed.

    Attorneys for the two sides did not have an immediate comment on the ruling.

    Jolie, 46, and Pitt, 57, were among Hollywood’s most prominent couples for 12 years. They had been married for two years when Jolie filed for divorce in 2016. They were declared divorced in April 2019, after their lawyers asked for a judgment that allowed a married couple to be declared single while other issues remained, including finances and child custody.

    In May, Jolie and her attorneys criticized Ouderkirk for not allowing the couple’s children to testify in the proceedings.

    The actress also said the judge “has failed to adequately consider” a section of the California courts code, which says it is detrimental to the best interest of the child if custody is awarded to a person with a history of domestic violence. Her filing did not give details about what it was referring to, but her lawyers submitted a document under seal in March that purportedly offers additional information.

    The ruling does not address whether the children should be allowed to testify in the case.

    Brad Pitt vows to fight judge disqualification in Angelina Jolie custody case

    (7/23/21) Brad Pitt has vowed to appeal the decision to disqualify the private judge being used in his fierce divorce battle with Angelina Jolie — one that effectively scuppered his joint custody win.

    As Page Six revealed, the Hollywood star was given joint custody of their five minor children in a preliminary decision by Judge John W. Ouderkirk in May.

    But in a big win for Jolie, a California appeals court on Friday disqualified Judge Ouderkirk, ruling that he didn’t sufficiently disclose business relationships with Pitt’s attorneys.

    This renders Judge Ouderkirk’s custody decision effectively moot and means that Jolie, for the moment, retains full-time custody, with Pitt granted visitation rights.

    In a statement, a spokesperson for Pitt told us: “The appeals court ruling was based on a technical procedural issue.

    “The facts haven’t changed. There is an extraordinary amount of factual evidence which led the judge — and the many experts who testified — to reach their clear conclusion about what is best in the children’s best interests.

    “We will continue to do what’s necessary legally based on the detailed findings of what’s best for the children.”

    In the ruling, seen by Page Six on Friday, the 2nd District Court of Appeal said: “The person on the street might reasonably entertain a doubt as to Judge Ouderkirk’s ability, consciously or subconsciously, to remain impartial in the upcoming, hotly contested custody dispute.

    “None of Pitt’s arguments that a reasonable person would not have cause to doubt Judge Ouderkirk’s impartiality withstands scrutiny.”

    “Judge Ouderkirk’s ethical breach, considered together with the information disclosed concerning his recent professional relationships with Pitt’s counsel, might cause an objective person, aware of all the facts, reasonably to entertain a doubt as to the judge’s ability to be impartial. Disqualification is required,” the court ruled.

    The decision means that the custody fight over the couple’s children has to start over.

    The judge already ruled the pair legally divorced, but had separated the child custody issues.

    Ouderkirk, who actually married Pitt, 57, and Jolie, 46, in 2014, declined to disqualify himself when Jolie asked him to in a filing in August. A lower court judge ruled that Jolie’s request for disqualification came too late. Jolie’s attorneys then appealed.

    A rep for Jolie had no comment as of yet.

    Sony Dates Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train’ And Jack Black & Ice Cube Comedy ‘Oh Hell No’ For 2022

    (6/14/21) Sony just put two big films on the 2022 schedule: David Leitch’s Bullet Train on April 8, 2022, and the Jack Black-Ice Cube comedy Oh Hell No which Justin Kroll just reported on for July 1, 2022.

    Bullet Train will also show in Imax. Lots already dated on April 8 including Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2, an untitled Disney live-action movie, Focus Features’ The Northman and an untitled Universal movie. This is all on the weekend preceding the Easter frame, April 15-17.

    Bullet Train which is based on the book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka stars Brad Pitt, Joey King, Andrew Koji, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benito A Martínez Ocasio and Sandra Bullock. Zak Olkewicz adapted. Producers are Kelly McCormick, Leitch and Antoine Fuqua. EPs are Ryosuke Saegusa, Yuma Terada, Brent O’Connor and Kat Samick.

    Oh Hell No is getting released over the Independence Day period which will be a four-day weekend next year. The comedy will encounter Lionsgate’s Shotgun Wedding (which gets a head start on Wednesday, June 29), and Illumination/Universal’s long-awaited Minions: The Rise of Gru.

    Oh Hell No is directed by Kitao Sakurai and follows Sherman (Jack Black) who falls in love with Will’s (Ice Cube) mom — oh, hell no. Matt Tolmach is producing through Matt Tolmach Productions with Black and Roz Music. Scot Armstrong, Tracy Oliver, Jessica Gao and Rodney Rothman penned the script.

    Peacock Acquires Documentary ‘Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)’ & Sets Premiere Date; Brad Pitt Among EPs

    (6/3/21) Peacock has acquired Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are), a documentary from director Rachel Boynton whose EPs include Brad Pitt and Henry Louis Gates Jr. The film will bow June 17 on NBCUniversal’s streamer, then premiere on MSNBC in October.

    The pic is having a limited theatrical release starting Friday.

    Per the logline, Civil War travels across the United States to explore how Americans tell the story of their Civil War. Filmed from President Obama’s final year in office through the present, it interweaves insightful scenes and interviews filmed North and South, painting a uniquely crafted, multi-faceted portrait of the American psyche and the deep roots of its turbulent times. With delicacy and strength, subtlety and determination, the lays bare a nation in denial, haunted by an embittered past and the stories it refuses to tell.

    “In this time of reckoning in the country, Rachel Boynton’s journey into the heart of Civil War memory reveals just how contested, and personal, the meaning of this defining event in our history remains,” Gates said in a statement. “From flags and monuments in the town square to family photos and forlorn cemeteries, we, the living, continue to grapple with how to confront this singular event of national trauma and the horrific slave system at its deepest confounding root.”

    Three-time News Emmy nominee Boynton (Big Men) also produced Civil War with Erika Dilday. Executive producers are Pitt of Plan B, Gates, Sam Pollard, Steven Shainberg, Rick Rosenthal, Robert S. Kravitz and Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.

    Pitt wins joint custody battle with Jolie

    (5/26/21) Brad Pitt has won a stunning legal victory in his bitter custody battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

    On Wednesday, the Oscar-winning star of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was reportedly granted joint custody of his children.

    “He’s so relieved. His only intention is to spend more time with the kids,” a Pitt pal told the Daily Mail.

    The court ruling could mark the beginning of the end of the Hollywood divorce from hell for the 57-year-old heartthrob.

    Pitt has had to battle Jolie for five years to get equal custody with his children.

    A source told the New York Post that the decision was “tentative.” For her part, Jolie is reportedly continuing her legal war.

    The private judge hired by the couple — Judge John Ouderkirk — recently made a lengthy ruling after months of testimony from the children and child services.

    “There was a significant change made in the custody agreements based on an extremely detailed decision made by the judge,” another source told the tabloid.

    “Brad was just trying to have more time with his kids — and it has been clear that Angie has done everything possible to prevent this.”

    The source added: “This trial lasted for several months and there were a f*** ton of witnesses, experts, therapists and other people who have been with the kids and around them, and the decision was based on this.”

    Another source added that it wasn’t “joint custody” that stuck in Jolie’s craw but “other issues of concern.”

    Proceedings are sealed from the press and public.

    Jolie wanted last fall to disqualify Ouderkirk from the divorce case. On Monday, she claimed that the judge had refused to let their children testify.

    Three of the pair’s brood are teens, 17-year-old Pax, 16-year-old Zahara and 14-year-old Shiloh. Maddox, 19, is not subject to the custody decision. The couple also have 12-year-old twins, Vivienne and Knox.

    According to the Post, one court filing was labelled: “Offer of Proof and authority in support thereof RE: testimony regarding domestic violence.”

    “There was a safety order surrounding the previous custody arrangements, that is public, and the kids schedule has been set under the jurisdiction of the division of family services for over three years,” the source told the paper.

    “Judge Ouderkirk denied Ms. Jolie a fair trial, improperly excluding her evidence relevant to the children’s health, safety and welfare, evidence critical to making her case,” according to the filing in California’s Second District Court of Appeal.

    Her lawyers have now gone to the appellate court to disqualify the judge. That would mean Ouderkirk’s ruling would be kicked to the curb.

    Pitt and Jolie married in 2014. The pair had hooked up on the set of the spy thriller Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2004.

    Their marriage ended following an alleged fight on a private jet in 2016.

    A campaign by pals of Jolie was launched to smear Pitt, who kept quiet even as his name was dragged through the mud.

    She claimed she wanted a divorce for the “health of the family.”

    Pitt’s legal eagles retorted that the Girl Interrupted star’s testimony “lacked credibility in many important areas, and the existing custody order between the parties must be modified, per Mr. Pitt’s request, in the best interests of the children.”

    Angelina Jolie says judge in Brad Pitt divorce won’t let children testify

    (5/25/21) Angelina Jolie criticized a judge deciding on custody arrangements for her and Brad Pitt’s children during their divorce, saying in a court filing that the judge refused to allow their kids to testify.

    Jolie, who has sought to disqualify Judge John Ouderkirk from the divorce case, said in the filing Monday that he declined to hear evidence she says is relevant to the children’s safety and well-being before issuing a tentative ruling. The documents don’t elaborate on what that evidence may be.

    “Judge Ouderkirk denied Ms. Jolie a fair trial, improperly excluding her evidence relevant to the children’s health, safety, and welfare, evidence critical to making her case,” according to the filing in California’s Second District Court of Appeal.

    The actress also said the judge “has failed to adequately consider” a section of the California courts code, which says it is detrimental to the best interest of the child if custody is awarded to a person with a history of domestic violence. Her filing did not give details about what it was referring to, but her lawyers submitted a document under seal in March that purportedly offers additional information.

    Jolie sought a divorce in 2016, days after a disagreement broke out on private flight ferrying the actors and their children from France to Los Angeles. Pitt was accused of being abusive toward his then-15-year-old son during the flight, but investigations by child welfare officials and the FBI were closed with no charges being filed against the actor. Jolie’s attorney said at the time that she sought a divorce “for the health of the family.”

    Her new filing says the judge has “refused to hear the minor teenagers’ input as to their experiences, needs, or wishes as to their custody fate,” citing a California code that says a child 14 or over should be allowed to testify if they want to.

    Three of Jolie and Pitt’s six children are teenagers, 17-year-old Pax, 16-year-old Zahara, and 14-year-old Shiloh. The oldest, Maddox, is 19 and not subject to the custody decision. They also have 12-year-old twins, Vivienne and Knox.

    In response to Jolie’s filing, Pitt’s attorneys said, “Ouderkirk has conducted an extensive proceeding over the past six months in a thorough, fair manner and reached a tentative ruling and order after hearing from experts and percipient witnesses.”

    Pitt’s filing said the judge found Jolie’s testimony “lacked credibility in many important areas, and the existing custody order between the parties must be modified, per Mr. Pitt’s request, in the best interests of the children.”

    It says Jolie’s objections and further delays in reaching an arrangement would “work grave harm upon the children, who will be further denied permanence and stability.”

    It’s not clear what the current custody arrangement is because the court seals most files. When the divorce process began, Jolie sought primary physical custody — meaning the children would live more than half the time with her — but changes have been made that have not been made public. Pitt sought joint custody.

    Lawyers for both sides declined to comment on the new filings.

    Others close to Jolie say her family struggles have prompted her to take a more active role in changing the law’s approach to custody issues.

    “Ms. Jolie has been working privately for four and a half years to both heal her family and to fight for improvements to the system to ensure that other families do not experience what hers has endured,” Peter Harvey, an attorney and former attorney general of New Jersey who has been working with Jolie on policy issues, told The Associated Press.

    Jolie has sought to disqualify Ouderkirk, a private judge she and Pitt chose to maintain their privacy, arguing that he has an improper business relationship with one of Pitt’s attorneys.

    She said in Monday’s filing that if the tentative custody decision is made final by Ouderkirk, she will appeal it.

    Jolie, 45, and Pitt, 57, were among Hollywood’s most prominent couples for 12 years. They had been married for two years when Jolie filed for divorce. They were declared divorced in April 2019, after their lawyers asked for a judgment that allowed a married couple to be declared single while other issues remained, including finances and child custody.

    Oscars: Academy Sets Ensemble Cast Of 15 Stars To Serve As Presenters

    (4/12/21) The producers of this year’s very unusual 93rd annual Academy Awards have promised to do the entire broadcast as if it were a movie itself. In line with that, they are “casting” it that way too with an ensemble of 15 stars to handle all the presenting duties, and also in lieu of a host (for a third straight year).

    Among the “cast” though, the producers appear to be sticking with at least one Oscar tradition: to have all four acting winners from the previous year return to present the four acting categories this year. Specifically how they will be employed into the show the Academy didn’t say, but you can assume that is the reason Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern are part of the proceedings.

    Phoenix, Zellweger, and Dern did the honors similarly at the Golden Globes, though Pitt will be making his first appearance on the awards circuit this year at the Oscars. Also last year’s Best Director winner, Bong Joon Ho, who made four trips to the stage for Parasite, is also part of this ensemble, presumably to present Best Director. Other names announced Monday — in alphabetical order — are Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston, Harrison Ford, Regina King, Marlee Matlin, Rita Moreno, Reese Witherspoon and Zendaya.

    “In keeping with our awards-show-as-a-movie approach, we’ve assembled a truly stellar cast of stars,” said producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh. “There’s so much wattage here, sunglasses may be required.”

    This idea of having a set group of presenters rotating in and out of the show is not new. When producer Gower Champion reimagined the 1969 Oscar show he created what they called “Friends of Oscar,” with 10 stars exclusively serving as presenters (and no host). The format was then repeated successfully the next year, and has been tweaked occasionally over the decades — including for the innovative 2009 show produced by Bill Condon and Laurence Mark, which used combinations of five past winners each to present the acting awards.

    Additional talent joining the April 25 live broadcast on ABC will be announced later. Word is all the nominated songs will be performed for the first time on the pre-show. We shall see.

    Angelina Jolie / Brad Pitt divorce battle heats up with offer of domestic violence 'proof'

    (3/17/21) Angelina Jolie is offering to talk about her experience with domestic violence in her ongoing divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt.

    In new legal documents, obtained by The Blast, the actress and director is offering “proof and authority” in support of alleged fights during her marriage as the former couple hashes out final custody and financial arrangements, almost five years after the stars split and a federal investigation was launched by the FBI and social services in Los Angeles amid reports Pitt became “verbally abusive” with his kids on a flight.

    He was cleared of the allegations he abused the pair’s eldest adopted child, Maddox.

    As well as detailing Jolie’s domestic abuse claims, the new documents reveal lawmakers are also seeking permission from the couple for its biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne, to testify at trial.

    The private proceedings will reportedly feature members of the the couple’s former security staff, personal assistants, and multiple child psychologists, as well as domestic violence expert Alyce LaViolette, and Jolie’s friend and Girl, Interrupted co-star Jillian Armenante.

    Pitt and Jolie wed in 2014 after dating for a decade.

    Brad Pitt to spend Christmas with three of his kids amid Angelina Jolie split

    (12/22/20) He’ll be home for Christmas — sort of.

    Brad Pitt will be spending at least some of the holidays with three of his children — daughter Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne — as his bitter custody battle with Angelina Jolie rages on.

    However, the visit will be limited to the specific window of Christmas Day and then some, according to Us Weekly, who reported the news. “They can spend the night with him on Christmas Eve,” the mag quotes a source as saying, who then clarifies that Pitt and Jolie “previously discussed spending the holidays as a family when they were ‘getting along’ earlier this year, but plans have since changed.”

    “Brad and Angelina are equally responsible for the never-ending drama,” the source adds. “Sadly, their children are collateral damage.”

    The coronavirus pandemic derailed Jolie’s usual globetrotting this year. Us Weekly’s source described her as “more prickly” as a result, noting, “she has wanted to do humanitarian work beyond the United States but needs permission from Brad to take the kids out of the county,”

    Pitt, 57, and Jolie, 45, are locked in an interminable custody battle that has dragged on and on since they were declared legally single in April 2019. (Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016.)

    Aside from Shiloh, 14, and the twins, 12, the custody battle affects 17-year-old Pax and 15-year-old Zahara. The couple’s eldest, Maddox, is a legal adult at 19.

    This summer, Jolie attempted to have the private judge in their divorce — John W. Ouderkirk — be removed, because he was allegedly too close to Pitt’s attorneys. Pitt’s team responded with court documents showing that Ouderkirk, who officiated the couple’s wedding in 2014, had made all parties aware of the supposed conflict.

    “The longer she does this, the more damage she does to the kids,” one acquaintance of the couple told The Post in August. “This is a game she’s playing. She still has the kids for more of the time than he does and she’s trying to maintain that as long as possible.”

    Pitt’s recent and much-ballyhooed relationship with German model Nicole Poturalski fizzled after two months. He’s been finishing out 2020 on an apparent goodwill tour of his own, taking part in a well-received September table read of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” for charity — replete with palpable chemistry with ex Jennifer Aniston, whom he left for Jolie in 2005 —and spending hours delivering meals to a Los Angeles housing project in November.

    Brad Pitt spends hours delivering meals to LA housing project

    (11/19/20) Brad Pitt helped those in need by hand-delivering boxes of groceries to low-income families in an LA housing project amid the pandemic last week.

    The 56-year-old actor was seen handing out boxes of food to crowds of people in need and spotted driving the delivery truck to transport the goods, according to the Daily Mail.

    And because Pitt was rocking a face mask along with a very casual outfit of jeans and a flannel, many people didn’t even recognize they were in the presence of an Oscar winner.

    An eyewitness told the website that Pitt was working nonstop to unload and deliver boxes to those waiting in long lines.

    “Brad really did seem like a hero. The man did not stop all day. Just seeing him driving a big truck in South Central LA during COVID times was in itself amazing,” the source told the Daily Mail. “He was completely committed, you could see it wasn’t a case of him turning up and showing his face.”

    The source added that “his heart was in it and it was just a hats-off moment.”

    The “Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood” star reportedly worked for about four hours straight, only stopping for a smoke break and then jumping right in again.

    “He was grabbing more boxes than anyone there and then carrying probably six boxes at a time on a cart,” said the source, adding, “It was Brad Pitt like you’ve never seen him, with his guard totally down, laughing, joking, and chatting.”

    At one point, he even went into the truck, took out speakers, and blasted upbeat tunes playing from his iPhone. He also got a visit from his friend Thomas Houseago, whom the actor was “clearly elated to see,” the source said.

    Pitt also took a coffee break with a brunette volunteer on the back of the truck.

    “They sat there probably for 20 minutes laughing and chatting while he had another cigarette and they sipped at their drink,” the source shared.

    All in all, the movie star was extremely down-to-earth throughout the whole day, even eating his lunch of scrambled eggs and mashed potatoes out of a to-go container with plastic cutlery.

    “There was zero swagger,” the source said, adding, “It wasn’t about glory, you could see he was doing it for self-satisfaction. It really felt like he was in his element.”

    This was Pitt’s first public outing since his split from model Nicole Poturalski in October. €.@

    Real Brad Pitt wins legal case against woman duped by fake Brad Pitt

    (11/13/20) Brad Pitt has won his legal bid to get a bizarre $100,000 lawsuit against him thrown out of court.

    Businesswoman Kelli Christina was scammed out of $40,000 by an Internet con artist who posed as Pitt and won her over with “discussions of marriage.”

    But even after she realized that she wasn’t actually communicating with the Oscar winner, she still sued the real Pitt — claiming in court papers that he should have done more to protect his fans from impostors.

    But on Thursday a judge dismissed her suit.

    Christina, of Plano, Texas, has claimed that the scammer approached her online in 2018 and asked her to organize a series of fundraisers for Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, which constructs new homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

    In court papers, she said that the fake Pitt asked her for $40,000 to attend the events, but “canceled” at the last minute each time — then disappeared with the money.

    She even claimed that the pair developed such a close relationship that they had “discussions of marriage,” court docs seen by Page Six said.

    Christina sued Pitt last month, claiming that he should have done more to protect her from a scammer using his name.

    But a judge granted Pitt’s motion to dismiss the case in a Texas court on Thursday, according to court docs seen by Page Six, calling it “meritless.”

    Christina told Page Six that she would continue to fight, vowing to appeal the judgment.

    She told us that she’s pursuing the suit because she was so disappointed that the real Pitt didn’t help her, even though it was his name being used to trick her.

    “Brad Pitt ignored all [my problems] [for] a year and a half,” she told us in an email. “He was contacted [about the ordeal] at Make It Right [his production company], Plan B Entertainment, his Los Angeles home and his Beverly Hills attorney [in] the summer of 2019. All problems [were] ignored and yet it’s his name and reputation [being used to defraud people].”

    She’s proposing a joint project between the government and the Hollywood establishment to prevent these kinds of scam operations from happening.

    Matthew McConaughey chimes in on Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt’s ‘sexual tension’

    (10/30/20) Matthew McConaughey shared his thoughts on the “sexual tension” between exes Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston during their virtual table read of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” last month.

    “Could I feel the heat through the screen of Brad? So palpable. Yeah, yeah, it was so palpable,” McConaughey, who played the character of Mike Damone in the table read, recently told Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live.”

    The “Greenlights” author, 50, said that while he didn’t notice things heating up during the table read, he definitely realized the sizzling moments the next day.

    “I noticed that after, that a lot of the topics were about that, or about them,” he said, adding, “No, I actually didn’t notice anything through the screen, but that made for a good topic the next day.”

    In early September, 51-year-old Aniston and 56-year-old Pitt, who divorced in 2005, got flirty with each other during the “Fast Times” reunion online.

    They greeted each other with smiles when they logged onto the video chat and later acted out the scene where Pitt’s character Brad Hamilton had a sexual fantasy about Aniston’s character Linda Barrett.

    “Hi Aniston … how are you doing?” Pitt said with a huge smile on his face. Aniston, equally smiley, responded while twirling her hair, “Good honey, how are you doing?”

    Several other celebs on the call including Julia Roberts and Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t contain their laughter at the scene.

    Brad Pitt Celebrates Joe Biden As “President For All Americans” In New Campaign Ad

    (10/24/20) (Video) As Hollywood stars continue to assemble in support of Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential race, Brad Pitt lends his voice to the former vice president’s latest campaign ad.

    The Once Upon A Time in Hollywood actor narrated a new commercial that dropped during the World Series game on Saturday. The ad, which premiered during the Los Angeles Dodgers – Tampa Bay Rays game, kicks off with a video montage of Biden delighting and sharing laughs with a range of supporters across America.

    “America is a place for everyone – those who chose this county, those who fought for it – some Republicans, some Democrats, and most, somewhere in between,” the Oscar-winning actor says as the clip of Biden meeting supporters of all ages and backgrounds continues.

    During the short advertisement, the actor says that all Americans, regardless of their political views are looking for the same thing. They want a leader to understands their hopes, dreams, pain and more, Pitt recites. He continues by saying that Americans hope for a president that will be honest, respectful and will work hard to make the nation better for all families.

    “To work just as hard for the people who voted for him as those who didn’t. To be a president for all Americans,” Pitt continues as footage of the former VP meeting with citizens switches to that of Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden appearing on an American flag-adorned stage.

    Saturday’s Pitt-featuring ad isn’t the only World Series Biden advertisement to feature a Hollywood star. On Tuesday, the Biden campaign dropped its Sam Elliott-narrated commercial during the first game of the Major League Baseball series.

    Pitt joins a number of Hollywood actors and actresses who have been featured in videos and campaign events for the former VP’s presidential bid. A number of South Asian talent including Mindy Kaling and Kumail Nanjiani came together for an official South Asian Block Party for the Biden campaign and Samuel L. Jackson urged Black voters to cast their votes for the former Delaware senator.

    CNN released the new Biden campaign ad first.

    Behind the scenes of Brad Pitt’s turbulent introduction to Scientology

    (9/19/20) File this under #WhoKnew?!

    Before he was a mega-star, Brad Pitt dabbled in Scientology for three years where he was “twinned” with a 15-year-old girl for up to five hours a day in a hot sauna during “purification” rituals and screamed at by church superiors during “bull baiting” sessions.

    Pitt was introduced to the religion in the early 1990s by his then-girlfriend, actress Juliette Lewis, and dabbled in it for three years before eventually breaking off with both Lewis and the church to seek superstardom on his own.

    A Scientology source recalled that during Pitt’s time there he underwent a “purification rundown” at the Portland Celebrity Center, spending hours in a hot sauna where he was assigned the teenage girl as a “buddy.”

    The source, an ex-follower, told the Sun: “I was being trained up to be a course supervisor, so was sent to Celebrity Center Portland for training. While I was there I met the teenage daughter of the executive director of a Portland-based Scientology company. … One of the things she told me was that Brad Pitt, who was dating Scientologist Juliette Lewis at the time, did the purification rundown at Celebrity Center Portland. He did it there to keep out of the public eye.”

    The girl was chosen to “twin” with Pitt as “she was the daughter of an established Scientologist. … In the Church of Scientology, people are often paired and made responsible for getting each other through courses, so she sat in the sauna with Pitt every day for the month, or so, that it took to get through it. She was definitely in the sauna with him, but there was nothing bad about it.”

    The sauna is part of purification process “developed by Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard, which consists of high doses of vitamins, long saunas and exercise,” according to the paper.

    According to Scientology records, Pitt completed some therapies in July 1991 and a “special course in human evaluation” in May 1993.

    Meanwhile, Pitt’s former church supervisor, Michael Mallen, recalled to the Sun how he “insulted the s–t out” of Pitt and verbally abused him until he stormed out of the classroom.

    “Brad was doing the therapeutic (training routines),” said Mallen, who spent 40 years as a Scientologist before finally leaving in 2014 and writing a book, “Brainwashed,” about his time in the church.

    The first TR involves you sitting across from another person with eyes closed for some time,” Mallen told the paper. “Then you look at another person with eyes open for two hours. … Once you pass that drill, you go into what’s called bullbaiting. The ‘coach’ tries to get the student to react by pushing the student’s ‘buttons’. That’s what I did with Brad Pitt. I did it mercilessly, insulting the s–t out of him. His then girlfriend Juliette Lewis was there. He got so pissed off, he walked out of the trailer and just split. Juliette had to rescue him; he just needed to cool off. I guess no one had bullbaited him before. I was going pretty hard on him, but that’s the whole point, to get the person where they’re no longer reacting and can comfortably be there.”

    Luckily for Mallen, Lewis was able to cajole Pitt back that time. “No one wants a celebrity to leave. If he hadn’t come back, I’d have been in big trouble,” Mallen recalled.

    Pit eventually bolted for good in 1993.

    “I heard he did the purification rundown in Portland,” Mallen said. “Looks like he decided he’d had enough around that time. They tried to get him back, but he never continued with Scientology.”

    A rep for Pitt did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

    Nicole Poturalski’s husband sells her boyfriend Brad Pitt’s wine at restaurant

    (9/11/20) Leave it to Brad Pitt to get the girl — and the wine sales.

    Amid reports that Pitt’s new girlfriend, Nicole Poturalski, is in an “open marriage” with German restauranteur Roland Mary, it has also been revealed that his Berlin hot spot Borchardt serves the actor’s wine.

    According to recent photos taken of the menu, Borchardt has begun to offer Pitt and ex-wife Angelina Jolie’s Château Miraval Rosé Provence. “For lunch we offer you this exceptional wine by the glas,” the menu reads.

    Page Six confirmed last month that Pitt, 56, has been dating the 27-year-old model after they were spotted jetting off on vacation to the South of France together.

    It was later revealed that Poturalski has been married to Mary, 68, for eight years and share a 7-year-old son.

    “They are still married, but you could describe their relationship as an ‘open marriage,'” a source told Daily Mail, adding, “He has been married several times and has five children. He is not interested in negativity or jealousy.”

    The outlet even reported that Pitt met Poturalski at her husband’s restaurant last summer.

    Meanwhile, Miraval Rosé is a wine Pitt and Jolie made in partnership with the renowned Perrin family. It’s produced at the estranged couple’s French estate in the village of Correns in the South of France. They purchased the castle and vineyard in 2011 and were even married there in 2014.

    The estate has been an ongoing bone of contention in Pitt and Jolie’s never-ending divorce proceedings.

    Pitt and Jolie’s two-year marriage broke down in September 2016 after a heated argument on their private jet. The couple share six children together, Maddox, 18, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, Vivienne, 11, and Knox, 11.

    Judge responds to Angelina Jolie's attempts to have him removed from divorce case

    (8/27/20) U.S. judge John W. Ouderkirk insists he has no personal bias or prejudice concerning any party‚ attorney or any other person participating in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce case.

    The couple separated back in 2016, and the actors officially became single again in April, 2019 after obtaining a bifurcated judgment – ending their marriage but giving them time to reach financial and custody settlements relating to their six kids.

    Earlier this month, the Maleficent star asked for the judge to be removed from their case, citing issues regarding his other business engagements with one of Pitt’s attorneys, Anne C. Kiley – a move Pitt is opposing.

    And in new legal papers obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Ouderkirk denies under penalty of perjury that he has failed to disclose multiple professional, business, and financial relationships, created and ongoing during the course of the matter.

    “I will continue to consider accepting other cases as other additional cases may arise from time to time while the Jolie/Pitt case is still pending. Such other cases might involve party, lawyer‚ law firm and/or witnesses involved in the Jolie/Pitt matter,” he states in the docs.

    The judge further declares he can and will remain impartial in Pitt and Jolie’s case, and requests court officials give due consideration to accompanying documents and evidence supporting that claim.

    According to Pitt, Ouderkirk has, “a well-documented history with the parties to this proceeding their counsel, including, without limitation, being hand-selected by Jolie to preside over the couple’s nuptials in 2014.”

    The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star has further accused Jolie of objecting to the judge’s involvement in the case “purely for strategic reasons”.

    Brad Pitt Jetting Off To The South of France ... With My Model Travel Partner

    (8/26/20) Brad Pitt is flying private on a trip to the south of France ... and he's got quite the new companion on what is shaping up to be a super romantic getaway.

    The "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" star made a low key arrival at France's Le Bourget airport Wednesday, accompanied by stunning German model Nicole Poturalski.

    Brad and his rumored new flame wore face coverings and dressed casually as they boarded a private plane to the South of France.

    Some folks think Nicole bears a striking resemblance to Brad's estranged wife, Angelina Jolie.

    As we reported ... the Oscar winner wasn't focused on the dating scene back in March, shooting down rumors he was seeing Alia Shawkat or getting back together with Jennifer Aniston after a warm embrace at the SAG Awards. Not the case.

    But, Nicole's different ... she's the only one jet-setting with Brad.

    Brad Pitt accuses Angelina Jolie of stalling divorce with custody trial

    (8/21/20) Brad Pitt has accused his ex Angelina Jolie of stalling their divorce because a forthcoming custody trial may change the arrangements for bringing up their children.

    The Hollywood couple separated back in 2016, and the actors officially became single again in April 2019 after obtaining a bifurcated judgment – ending their marriage but giving them time to reach financial and custody settlements relating to their six kids.

    Earlier this month the Maleficent star asked for Judge John W. Ouderkirk to be removed from their case, citing issues regarding his other business engagements with one of Pitt’s attorneys, Anne C. Kiley – a move Pitt is opposing.

    According to legal documents, obtained by The Blast, the 56-year-old actor’s legal team is claiming Jolie’s objections are merely an attempt to stall as she doesn’t want to change their current custody arrangement.

    In the filing, his legal team claims the “timing of Jolie’s request for disqualification shows that it was filed purely for strategic reasons.”

    It reads, “First, Jolie’s request for disclosures came immediately on the heels of the custody issues in this case being set for hearing in October 2020, dates her own counsel requested. In that proceeding, the Court will rule on Pitt’s request to modify, which Jolie opposes.”

    The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star is also alleging his ex is using delaying tactics to prevent Dr. Stan Katz appearing at the trial and advising he should be given more times with the kids, as his appointment expires in November – meaning a delay could exclude him from the trial.

    The filing continues, “Jolie’s, perhaps legitimate‚ concern that the custody arrangement will be altered is not an occasion for her and her attorneys to abuse procedural rules intended for serious infractions of judicial officers,” and goes on to call her complaints, “factually unsupported and legally meritless.”

    In a statement on Thursday, the Maleficent star’s lawyer said: “All my client is asking for is a fair trial based on facts, with no special favours extended to either side. The only way litigants can trust the process is for everyone involved to ensure that there’s transparency and impartiality.”..

    ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’: Brad Pitt Joins Live Table Read

    (8/17/20) The star-studded cast of the Fast Times at Ridgemont High table read got even starrier with the addition of Brad Pitt and Jimmy Kimmel. They join previously announced Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Shia LaBeouf and Spicoli himself, Sean Penn and Dane Cook. Exes Aniston and Pitt previously appeared together on Aniston’s hugely popular NBC comedy series Friends.

    Judge contested by Angelina Jolie in Brad Pitt divorce also married them

    (8/14/20) Brad Pitt says that Angelina Jolie should have no issue with the private judge who’s presiding over their divorce battle — because he married them.

    The Oscar winner hit back after Jolie made a legal bid to get Judge John W. Ouderkirk removed due to his prior relationship with Pitt’s attorney, Anne C. Kiley.

    Jolie, 45, and Pitt, 56, hired the private judge to manage the case to keep many of its filings sealed.

    However, in papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, Jolie asked for Judge Ouderkirk to be replaced, claiming that he was insufficiently forthcoming about cases he’d worked on with Kiley.

    But this has enraged Pitt’s legal camp, who filed their own papers Thursday, stating it is nothing but a “thinly veiled attempt by Jolie to delay the adjudication of long-pending custody issues in this case.”

    The filing said the only losers are the couple’s six children, who are “the individuals hurt most by Jolie’s transparently tactical gambit,” as “they continue to be deprived over a resolution to these custody issues. Therefore Jolie’s motion should be denied.”

    The papers added: “Judge Ouderkirk has had a well-documented history with the parties to this proceeding their counsel, including, without limitation, being hand-selected by Jolie to preside over the couple’s nuptials in 2014 and serving as a neutral in several matters involving attorneys on both sides of this case.

    “Judge Ouderkirk has also accepted additional new engagements involving opposing counsel during the pendency of this action — a fact fully disclosed to Jolie, and still she has never objected to his continued involvement in this proceeding until now.

    “On the contrary, Jolie has stipulated three times to extend Judge Ouderkirk’s appointment.”

    In harsh words for Jolie, who has been in a four-year divorce battle with Pitt, the papers said it was “an abrupt cry of judicial bias [that] reeks of bad faith and desperation.”

    Jolie and Pitt were declared divorced in April 2019, but the couple has yet to resolve other issues in the case, which will include custody of their children, child support, or other financial issues.

    Pitt was unavailable for comment. Page Six has reached out to Jolie.

    Angelina Jolie wants judge removed in Brad Pitt divorce

    (8/10/20) Angelina Jolie asked Monday that the private judge overseeing her divorce from Brad Pitt be disqualified from the case because of insufficient disclosures of his business relationships with one of Pitt’s attorneys.

    In a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jolie argues that Judge John W. Ouderkirk should be taken off the divorce case that she filed in 2016 because he was too late and not forthcoming enough about other cases he was hired for involving Pitt attorney Anne C. Kiley.

    It says that during the Jolie-Pitt proceedings, Ouderkirk has “failed to disclose the cases that demonstrated the current, ongoing, repeat-customer relationship between the judge and Respondent’s counsel.”

    It goes on to say that Pitt’s attorney “actively advocated for Judge Ouderkirk’s financial interests in moving — over the opposing party’s opposition — to have his appointment (and his ability to continue to receive fees) extended in a high profile case.”

    An email to Kiley and Pitt’s lead attorney Lance Spiegel seeking comment was not immediately returned.

    Pitt and Jolie, like other high-profile couples, are paying for a private judge in their divorce case to keep many of its filings and the personal and financial details within them sealed, though some legal moves must be made within standard court procedure.

    Jolie’s filing emphasizes that a private judge must follow the same rules of disclosure and conflict of interest that other judges must.

    The filing says “it doesn’t matter if Judge Ouderkirk is actually biased. Under California law disqualification is required so long as a person aware of the facts ‘might reasonably entertain a doubt’ about Judge Ouderkirk’s ability to remain impartial.”

    Jolie’s attorneys have sought in private proceedings to have Ouderkirk disqualify himself, but the filing says Pitt’s side has insisted on keeping him.

    Pitt and Jolie were declared divorced, and the Pitt was dropped from her name, in April 2019, after their lawyers asked for a bifurcated judgment, meaning that two married people can be declared single while other issues, including finances and child custody, remain.

    Because most of the documents have been sealed, it is not clear what issues remain unresolved, but Jolie filed papers in 2018 saying Pitt wasn’t paying sufficient child support, which his attorneys disputed, calling the filing an effort to manipulate media coverage of the split.

    Jolie, 44, and Pitt, 56, were a couple for 12 years and married for two when Jolie filed for divorce in 2016. They have six children..

    JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO

    (7/31/20) CBS will honor the enduring legacy of Rep. John Lewis and his mission of getting into “good trouble” with JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO, a one-hour primetime special featuring unique musical performances, newsmaker interviews, inspirational conversations and more, to celebrate a life that changed the country. The special, hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt, will be broadcast Tuesday, August 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and CBS All Access. The special will also be telecast at a later date on ViacomCBS brands BET, MTV and Smithsonian, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

    A Jesse Collins Entertainment production in partnership with CBS Entertainment and CBS News, the special will take viewers on a journey into Lewis’ remarkable life, his work and the principles that guided him: wisdom, courage, power, faith and inspiration. Blending powerful reporting, unique music performances and interviews that celebrate and honor Lewis’ many contributions to the country, the special will feature unique pairings and performances by Yolanda Adams, Jon Batiste, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Trevor Noah, Billy Porter and Wynonna.

    “John Lewis was an extraordinary man,” said Winfrey. “A man of great vision who lived a life with the purpose of making sure America lived out its ideals.”

    “This is a celebration of the ‘boy from Troy,’” said Perry. “A forefather of the civil rights movement, who would live to see his contributions for equality result in witnessing the swearing in of the first Black United States president.”

    “His commitment to the cause was unwavering, his sacrifices immeasurable,” said King. “And he should forever be remembered in the ‘pantheon of patriots.’”

    “Congressman Lewis was one of the most prominent and forceful voices for change in this country. Losing that voice now is so difficult as the country confronts structural racism. But John Lewis gave us the will and the way to continue his work,” said Susan Zirinsky, president and senior executive producer of CBS News. “This special reminds us the journey will not be easy, and there’s no turning back.”

    “Representative John Lewis exemplifies a civil rights leader who never gave up and served as an inspiration to multiple generations of Americans,” said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment. “This special will celebrate with inspiring words and heartfelt music the many contributions of a man who lived his life selflessly and will always be remembered as a beacon of courage, honor and hope.”

    Lewis, a civil rights icon who helped organize the 1963 march on Washington, D.C., and served in Congress for decades, died July 17 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Lewis was 80. Using CBS News’ deep archive and new interviews, the special tells the journey of Lewis’ extraordinary life through the principles that guided him. The special will explore Lewis’ life before the civil rights movement, his work alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his efforts to fight against bullies and bigots, his unmatched work in Congress and his devotion to faith.

    JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO will be presented by the Procter & Gamble Company, which will use the breaks to shine a light on bias, inequality and racism through its series of thought-provoking short films, like “The Talk,” “The Look” and “The Choice,” with the intention to inspire important conversations that drive understanding, empathy and change.

    Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film production company and has played an integral role in producing many of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. JCE has a multi-year overall agreement with ViacomCBS Cable Networks. On the theatrical film side, the company also has a first look on JCE’s film development projects, which could include ViacomCBS’ film entities such as Paramount Players.

    JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment in association with CBS News. Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Susan Zirinsky, Jack Sussman and Kim Godwin are executive producers. For CBS News, Alvin Patrick, Judy Tygard and Mitch Weitzner are executive producers.

    Brad Pitt Lands Emmy Nomination For Playing Dr. Anthony Fauci On ‘SNL’ Following Oscar Win

    (7/28/20) Dr. Anthony Fauci just earned Brad Pitt an Emmy nomination.

    Pitt is aiming at a rare film-TV trophy double, scoring an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year. The actor, who won an Academy Award in February for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, landed a surprise Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy nomination this morning for his brief appearance in a Saturday Night Live at Home cold open.

    He joins such recent double nominees as Mahershala Ali and Matthew McConaughey, who earned Emmy nominations for their roles on True Detective the same year they had won an Oscar. If Pitt wins in September, he will join a very exclusive group of double winners in the same year, which includes Helen Hunt and Helen Mirren.

    Pitt’s SNL cameo stemmed from a quip Fauci made during a TV interview where he was asked who he would want to play him on Saturday Night Live and jokingly said Pitt. The movie star obliged, and a memorable TV moment was born.

    Following Pitt’s skit, which went viral, the infectious disease specialist praised the Oscar winner’s performance.

    “I think he did great,” Fauci said in an interview with Un Nuevo Dia on NBC sibling Telemundo. “I’m a great fan of Brad Pitt, and that’s the reason why when people ask me who I would like to play me, I mention Brad Pitt. He’s one of my favorite actors. I think he did a great job.”

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    This is Pitt’s second acting Emmy nomination in virtually as many TV acting gigs. In 2002, he was nominated in the same category, Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for his appearance on Friends.

    In the category, he will face two full-fledged SNL hosts from the show’s studio-based editions last season, Eddie Murphy — in his headline-making return to the late-night program — and Adam Driver, as well as Dev Patel for Modern Love, Luke Kirby for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the late Fred Willard for Modern Family.

    Brad Pitt Commits To Board ‘Bullet Train’; David Leitch To Helm Sony Pictures Action Film

    (7/6/20) Brad Pitt is set to star in Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie that just got as director David Leitch, the helmer of Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.

    Zak Olkewicz wrote the script, based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka. In the novel, five assassins find themselves on a fast-moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with only a few stops in between. They discover their missions are not unrelated to one another. The question becomes, who will make it off the train alive and what awaits them at the terminal station?

    Pitt is coming off an Oscar-winning performance in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The actor is firming up his dance card, eyeing several projects but committing only to this one for now. A start date for later this year is eyed.

    Antoine Fuqua developed the project originally with Fuqua Films’ Kat Samick, and they are producing along with Leitch and Kelly McCormick (Atomic Blonde) through their company 87North. Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada of CTB Inc are exec producers and rep Isaka and the IP. Leitch is overseeing a rewrite by Olkewicz to get the film ready to shoot.

    Brittany Morrissey is the executive overseeing the project for Sony Pictures. Pitt is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

    Harvill Secker will publish the novel Bullet Train in English next year.

    Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and more sing to honor essential workers

    (6/16/20) Brad Pitt knows he’s made a few flops.

    The “Moneyball” actor surprised Darnell Rudolph, a waste management worker in New Orleans via video for a special “United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes” and the two chatted about how Rudolph is coping during the pandemic.

    Rudolph said that he and his family have been playing, “a lot of cards, a lot of Monopoly and a lot of TV.”

    When a crew member piped in and added, “And a lot of Brad Pitt movies,” the Oscar winner, 56, quipped: “I apologize for a few of ‘em.”

    The essential worker also complimented Pitt on “the work you’ve done after Katrina,” referencing the dozens of eco-friendly homes he helped build in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

    “It’s so appreciated,” Pitt responded. “I got such a love for that city and we sure appreciated what you’re doing.”

    The two-hour special, which aired on Sunday night, followed Harry Connick Jr., his daughter Georgia and a camera crew as they went on a road trip from New York City to Connick’s hometown of New Orleans. Their first stop was the Queens Medical Center where the Grammy-winner met his sister Dr. Suzanne Jamison who works there.

    The two stood apart while wearing masks and gloves.

    “This is the strangest meeting I’ve ever had with you in my life,” the singer told his sister. “Not hugging her is killing me.”

    Also appearing on the special was Sandra Bullock who talked to Joy Palmer, a Regional Transit Authority manager whose husband died of Covid.

    “I just wanted to take this time to thank you for your service and your contributions to keep everyone safe,” Bullock told her.

    The road trip also took the Grammy Award winner to New Jersey, Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Other celebs appearing included New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Oprah Winfrey, Renee Zellweeger, Queen Latifah and Tim McGraw.

    UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES

    (5/28/20) CBS and the Recording Academy® announced today a new two-hour special event UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY® SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES hosted by GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr., celebrating essential workers across America. The special will be broadcast Sunday, June 21 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

    The show features GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr. and his filmmaker daughter, Georgia Connick, as they take a road trip in an RV to thank and celebrate essential workers who risk their own lives on a daily basis to keep us safe. Connick highlights the contributions of these everyday heroes with the help of his celebrity friends, including Sandra Bullock, Drew Brees, Queen Latifah, Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey and Renée Zellweger, who deliver surprise messages to America’s unsung heroes. Additionally, the special will feature performances by Jon Batiste, Harry Connick, Jr., Andra Day, John Fogerty, Jamie Foxx, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Little Big Town, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Matthews, Tim McGraw, Rockin Dopsie, Irma Thomas and Trombone Shorty.

    The Connicks’ journey begins at their home in Connecticut, and after stopping in various cities along the way, they reach their final destination of New Orleans, La. At each stop, the father-daughter duo listens to the stories of essential workers in healthcare, food preparation, sanitation, law enforcement, trucking and more to honor their dedication and public service during this unique moment in history.

    The two-hour special event culminates in Connick’s hometown of New Orleans, with moving musical performances by Connick, Trombone Shorty and Irma Thomas at iconic locations throughout the city.

    The special will invite donors to contribute to charities that support underserved children, such as No Kid Hungry and the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in New Orleans, as well as to the MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund, a charitable organization of the Recording Academy.

    UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES was filmed with a minimal crew practicing social distancing and with extensive safety precautions in place.

    Harry Connick, Jr.’s career has exemplified excellence across multiple platforms in the entertainment world. He has received GRAMMY and Emmy Awards, as well as Tony nominations for his live and recorded musical performances, his achievements in film and television and his appearances on Broadway as both an actor and a composer. Over the past three decades, Connick has established himself as a musician, singer and composer, a legendary live performer and a best-selling artist with millions of recordings sold around the world. The foundation of Connick’s art is the music of his native New Orleans, where he began performing as a pianist and vocalist at the age of 5. Connick has appeared in 19 feature films with actors such as Sandra Bullock, Hilary Swank, Renée Zellweger, Sigourney Weaver and Morgan Freeman. On television, he appeared on “Will & Grace,” “South Pacific” and “American Idol.” In 2016 he launched “Harry,” a national daytime television show which earned 11 Daytime Emmy nominations, including nominations for best host, and a Critics’ Choice nomination for Best Talk Show. On Broadway, Connick received Tony nominations as both a lead actor in “The Pajama Game” and as a composer/lyricist for “Thou Shalt Not.” In December 2019, he performed on Broadway in a show he wrote and directed, “Harry Connick, Jr.- A Celebration of Cole Porter.”

    UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES is produced by Renato Basile and Ann Marie Wilkins. Executive producers are Harry Connick, Jr. and Ken Ehrlich. Leon Knoles is the director. The show is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures in partnership with the Recording Academy.

    ‘Saturday Night Live’ Remote Episode Opens With Brad Pitt As Dr. Anthony Fauci Clarifying Trump’s Comments

    (4/26/20) (Video) Saturday Night Live opened its second remote episode with an appearance by none other than Brad Pitt. The Oscar winner kicked off the cold open as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

    Pitt’s Fauci tried to clarify some of President Donald Trump’s comments during the daily White House coronavirus task force briefings.

    “Yes, the president has taken some liberties with our guidelines,” Pitt said. “So tonight, I would like to explain what the president was trying to say.”

    He then tossed to a video of Trump ad-libbing at a briefing, and saying there would be a vaccine “relatively soon.”

    “Relatively soon is an interesting phrase,” Pitt said. “Relative to the entire history of Earth? Sure, the vaccine is going to come real fast.”

    The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star then tossed to a clip of Trump saying his administration had done an “incredible job,” and COVID-19 is going to “disappear one day, like a miracle.”

    “A miracle is great. Who doesn’t like miracles,” Pitt quipped.

    The casting was a major coup, after Fauci joked earlier this month in an interview on CNN that if SNL tapped anyone to play him, he’d like to see Pitt in the role. Fauci hedged at first, but when pressed by Alisyn Camerota and given a few options, he responded: “Oh, Brad Pitt, of course.”

    Fauci has become a sex symbol of sorts, prompting Pitt to joke that “older women” have been sending the 79-year-old medical expert “graphic emails.” Watch the entire skit at the top of the post.

    Tonight’s episode of SNL featured remotely taped sketches because of social distancing guidelines amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The series aired its first remote episode on April 11. It featured the cast “at home” and included appearances by Alec Baldwin, Larry David, and Chris Martin, along with guest host Tom Hanks.

    Speaking from his kitchen, Hanks talked about his recovery from coronavirus, in his first television appearance since he and wife Rita Wilson were diagnosed with the disease.

    Brad Pitt gives a weather update on John Krasinski’s YouTube show

    (4/21/20) John Krasinski‘s YouTube series has been pulling in some A-list talent, which now includes Brad Pitt.

    Much to the delight of fans, the 56-year-old actor showed up for a brief cameo as a laidback meteorologist on Sunday’s episode of “Some Good News.”

    “We should do a check on the weather. Brad, how’s it looking out there?” “The Office” star asked.

    The show then cut to Pitt wearing a green sweater and paperboy cap while sticking his head outside.

    “Looks … Ah, pretty good. Yeah,” he said, before the camera reverts quickly back to Krasinski.

    It’s not the first time Pitt has subbed as a weatherman. He also appeared on several episodes of “The Jim Jefferies Show,” where he would offer up a bleak forecast.

    Other guests on Sunday’s episode of “Some Good News” included the Jonas Brothers, Billie Eilish and Chance the Rapper. The show was conceived by Krasinski to share fun and uplifting stories during the coronavirus pandemic. In previous episodes, he’s reunited with his “Office” co-star Steve Carell and surprised a girl with a “Hamilton” performance from the show’s original cast.

    ‘Celebrity IOU’ Premiere Featuring Brad Pitt Draws Record Ratings For HGTV

    (4/15/20) Monday’s series premiere for Celebrity IOU, which featured a surprise renovation from Oscar winner Brad Pitt, is a ratings winner for HGTV, with 2.6 million total viewers.

    Hosted by Property Brothers stars Drew and Jonathan Scott, the premiere episode delivered a .92 Live+same day rating in P25-54, a 60% increase over the prior six weeks and an 88 percent lift over year-ago levels. Among W25-54, the episode drew a 1.19 rating, a 62 percent increase over the previous six weeks and an 80 percent lift over year-ago levels.

    Celebrity IOU was the No. 2 cable program in the 9-10 pm timeslot among W25-54 and the #3 cable program in the demo for the night. It also ranked as the No. 2 new unscripted original series in all of cable among P25-54 and W25-54 this year to date.

    The series premiere also delivered a strong performance on the network’s digital platforms. It was the #1 most-watched episode on HGTV GO for April 13. On social platforms, the series premiere has delivered more than one million total video views across HGTV’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

    In Celebrity IOU, Drew and Jonathan Scott help celebrities carry out a special surprise renovation for individuals who have had a major impact on their lives. Melissa McCarthy, Viola Davis, Michael Bublé and Rebel Wilson are among celebs scheduled to appear in upcoming episodes.

    Brad Pitt reveals cheeky butt story that still embarrasses his makeup artist

    (4/8/20) Brad Pitt is really close to his makeup artist. How close, you ask? Well, she’s got his back(side).

    A longtime friend of almost 30 years, the A-lister admitted he and Jean Black are like “family,” and their bond grew even stronger after an embarrassing incident in the early ’90s.

    When working on 1994’s “Legends of the Fall,” Black had to use cosmetics on Pitt’s butt to even out a tan line. “When it comes up, we can’t really look each other in the eye,” Pitt recalls.

    The 56-year-old’s cheeky confession came during Drew and Jonathan Scott’s latest HGTV show, “Celebrity IOU,” where the homey twins help stars give back to the non-famous people in their lives with a surprise home renovation.

    Pitt wanted to give back to Black, who works with other high-end clients like Julia Roberts and Josh Brolin — although Pitt claims he is her favorite.

    She’s family, we’re like brother and sister,” the actor says in his episode, which airs April 13. “She’s been that person I value so much in my life.”

    Together, they’ve done over 40 films, including “Once Upon a Time In .?.?. Hollywood,” which he won an Oscar for this year.

    When Black went away for three weeks, Pitt and the Scott brothers got to work remodeling her Santa Monica, Calif., stand-alone garage into a guest suite with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, makeup studio and storage unit.

    Pitt, who wore his standard long-sleeve shirt layered under a short-sleeve tee and a scally cap every single day of filming, did not shy away from getting his hands dirty.

    “I love the sound of a construction site. If I’m not building, I’m dying,” he says. “I just walk into a place and just see the possibilities.” He was quick to pick up a hammer and join Drew and Jonathan in demolition. (And no, Brad Pitt can’t tell Drew and Jonathan Scott apart, either.)

    The father of six also didn’t shy away from flexing his design savvy. “She’s got a lot of these washed-out pewters and taupes in her place,” says Pitt, while picking out flooring. “So that would be a natural carry-through.”

    “I’m extremely tactile. In fact, I prefer the design be more in the materiality than actual decor or decoration. Seeing how the materials relate to each other and the feeling you get living amongst them,” he monologues.

    Pitt was enamored at the final result. “It was such a s?-?-?t box, this is amazing. It’s fantastic,” he says. “I’ve been waiting so long to see something happen to this dump.”

    When the three men surprised Black, she was equally shocked. “I’m really just so flabbergasted,” she says. “It’s really very moving and I just so appreciate it.”

    “I know Brad’s generosity, it’s huge,” she continues. “But for him to do this, it’s really more than I ever thought could happen. I am so touched by this, I could really not thank you enough.”

    “Celebrity IOU” premieres on HGTV at 9 p.m. on April 13.

    Brad Pitt missed BAFTAs to be with daughter after surgery

    (3/9/20) Brad Pitt missed the BAFTAs to be by his daughter’s side as she recovered from an operation, multiple sources confirm to Page Six.

    In February, the star canceled his trip to London at the last minute — and sent co-star Margot Robbie in his place to pick up his gong for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood.”

    He cited a “family obligation” at the time, as a source close to the actor told us: “The children come before anything.”

    As ex-wife Angelina Jolie revealed that two of their daughters have recently undergone surgery, a friend of the family confirmed that Pitt — who dedicated his Oscar win to his six kids — stayed home in LA to support his daughters.

    However, the friend admitted that Pitt had never spoken publicly about his kids — and never will — as Jolie spoke out.

    In a Time magazine essay published Sunday in honor of International Women’s Day, Jolie wrote that her eldest daughter, 15-year-old Zahara, and one of her younger daughters — either Shiloh, 13, or Vivienne, 11 — were operated on.

    Jolie made no mention of Pitt whatsoever, as she said the family had come together.

    “I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter and days ago watched her younger sister go under the knife for a hip surgery,” the actress wrote.

    “I have watched my daughters care for one another. My youngest daughter [Vivienne] studied the nurses with her sister, and then assisted the next time.

    “I saw how all my girls so easily stopped everything and put each other first, and felt the joy of being of service to those they love.”

    While Jolie never said what Zahara was going through and she did not explain why the younger daughter had hip surgery, she did suggest it was serious as she wrote that they were “fighting to survive.”

    “We all know that moment when no one else can help us, and all we can do is close our eyes and breathe. When only we can take the next step or breath through the pain, so we steady ourselves and do it,” she wrote.

    She said sons Knox, 11, Pax, 16, and Maddox, 18, were “supportive and sweet,” adding: “But on this International Women’s Day, writing from the hospital, I find myself focusing on my daughters for a moment, and all that I have learned from them and other young girls I have met around the world.”

    Meanwhile, Pitt attended a Thundercat gig with friend Alia Shawkat on Saturday night at The Wiltern in LA, Page Six is told.

    Brad Pitt was the most popular person at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party

    (2/11/20) For Brad Pitt, being so devastatingly popular definitely has its drawbacks. Even at the starry Vanity Fair Oscar party, the actor was surrounded by so many A-list well-wishers, he had to beat a hasty retreat.

    Pitt was one of the very few big names who did not walk the red carpet at the wall-to-wall A-list big name bash late on Sunday. Only he, Al Pacino, Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez sought fit to sneak in the side door.

    But once inside the party, Pitt was the hero of the hour, the beloved actor’s actor, Hollywood manhood’s answer to Meryl Streep. “Oooh look, there’s Brad Pitt!” Spike Lee loudly cried out before heading over to congratulate the Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner, who arrived late on Sunday night without his gleaming gold statue.

    Lee’s beeline to Pitt was followed by a stampede of well-wishing stars including Minnie Driver, Tyrese Gibson, Tiffany Haddish, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who kept his laser eye surgery-style sunglasses on all night at the seductively-lit soiree.

    All this adulation seemed rather too much for the laid-back Pitt, who amiably shook hands, nervously tucked his hair behind his ear, and took a barrage of bro hugs in his stride, but soon after headed for the exit, saying apologetically, “I’m not really a party guy.”

    However the “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” star could not get out of the door before the man who hired him in the ‘80s for one of his first acting jobs as a chicken mascot for El Pollo Loco popped up to congratulate Pitt on how far he’d got in life since that poultry part.

    Witnesses said the ever-modest Pitt was charming to the ex-El Pollo Loco luminary Michael Kassan — now a powerful ad and marketing exec — and even “thanked him for the opportunity” as a young actor.

    Pitt has previously said he has “no shame” admitting he worked as a struggling actor as the yellow feathered mascot for the fast food chain. He last year reminisced to Ellen DeGeneres that he dressed as the chicken for the grand opening of the chain’s Hollywood location, where he “got flipped off a lot.” DeGeneres couldn’t resist responding, ”So the bird got the bird?”

    Best Actor Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix — also not exactly known for his enjoyment of exuberant Hollywood events — appeared at the venerable celebration, hosted by Vanity Fair editor Radhika Jones at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles.

    “The Joker” star Phoenix, accompanied by his fiancée Rooney Mara and family such as sisters Rain and Summer, was seen in deep discussion with 2019 Best Actor Oscar winner Rami Malek, while his mother Arlyn Phoenix enthusiastically got down on the dance floor to Dua Lupa’s “New Rules” next to NBC “This Is Us” star Chrissy Metz and her female friends.

    Billy Porter — dressed in a lush deep purple Christian Siriano feathered ensemble with a dramatic matching train and giant bolero hat — hit it off at the party with the heavily made-up shock rocker Marilyn Manson, who also took selfies Joe Manganiello.

    Porter — who had earlier co-presented the pre-Oscar show for ABC — said of Manson, “He’s actually very sweet,” before chasing down a server passing around In-N-Out burgers, pulling a long satin glove off with his teeth, and devouring the delicacy.

    Soon after the Oscars ended, the venue — a specially-constructed vast marquee tent — became standing room only. Robert De Niro arrived with his “The Irishman” cast and crew including producer Jane Rosenthal. Best Actress winner Renée Zellweger — who brought her statuette with her — posed for pictures with fellow Oscar winners, “Ford v Ferrari” film editors Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker.

    Cynthia Erivo worked the room with Lena Waithe, while “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot chatted with Emily Ratajkowski, as Gabrielle Union, Chrissy Teigen and Jessica Alba huddled nearby. Adam Sandler held court at the bar, and Charlize Theron, who also brought her mom as her date, was seen embracing Kate Hudson.

    Dancing the night away were Greta Gerwig with Beanie Feldstein, as well as Antonio Banderas with girlfriend Nicole Kimpel. Plus, orange-haired British designer costume Sandy Powell was seen getting the stars to autograph her white suit, which will be auctioned off for charity. She was seen bending over to allow talk show host James Corden to write his digits on her derriere.

    It may have been rather too late by this stage, but suddenly deciding to keep a lower profile, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez skipped the camera-packed red carpet and arrived at the Vanity Fair party through a side door.

    Guests speculated that — while the couple had been front and center at a host Oscar week events — Bezos may have had a sudden attack of shyness following Chris Rock’s jokes about him onstage at the Academy Awards.

    Rock had quipped, “Jeff Bezos is so rich, he got divorced and he’s still the richest man in the world.” And, “He’s so rich he saw ‘A Marriage Story’ and thought it was a comedy,” while the camera panned to Bezos trying to see the funny side.

    Meanwhile in other billionaire news, the son of philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, Charles Annenberg Weingarten, somehow managed to smuggle his dog into the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. As far as we can tell, the white fluffy pooch is the only animal who has ever made it on the esteemed Vanity Fair guest list and past the event’s famously tight security.

    Annenberg, an animal lover, who reportedly sometimes calls himself “The Dogfather,” was seen introducing the white fluffy white pooch to a highly amused Kanye West. The dog looked somewhat less impressed that he wasn’t allowed an In-N-Out burger before being whisked home in a luxury SUV.

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    Oscars: Brad Pitt Calls Out Senate for Lack of John Bolton Impeachment Testimony in Acceptance Speech

    (2/9/20) (Video) With millions watching on TV, newly christened Oscar winner Brad Pitt took the opportunity to make a political statement.

    “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week,” Pitt said during Sunday’s Oscars ceremony after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Bolton served as President Trump’s national security advisor; despite the allegations about Trump contained in Bolton’s upcoming book that have leaked to the press, he wasn’t called to testify this past week in Trump’s impeachment trial before the Senate acquitted him. (The Senate called no witnesses before voting to acquit Trump.)

    “I’m thinking maybe Quentin does a movie about it,” Pitt added, as the camera turned to Tarantino in the crowd. “In the end, the adults do the right thing.” He went on to thank Tarantino and his co-star and fellow Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

    How Oscar nominee Brad Pitt won the public war waged by Angelina Jolie

    (2/9/20) Typically, Hollywood’s awards season is laden with worthy speeches about pet causes, sermons about politics and faux-naïf “I never expected this” tears.

    And then there’s Brad Pitt.

    “I’ve gotta add this to my Tinder profile,” he quipped at the Screen Actors Guild Awards while accepting a trophy for his role in “Once Upon a Time in . . . Hollywood.”

    “Let’s be honest, it was a difficult part,” he continued, cracking up the crowd. “A guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn’t get on with his wife. It’s a big stretch.”

    Over the past month, Pitt, 56, has delivered a series of hilariously self-deprecating acceptance speeches — which, insiders told The Post, he pens himself — as he’s won a Golden Globe, SAG and several Critics Circle awards for his role as stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s film. He also charmed the Internet with photos of his affectionate SAG Awards reunion with first ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.

    Now Pitt — up for Best Supporting Actor — is seemingly a sure bet to win his first Oscar on Sunday.

    And he’s finally won the war waged by his second ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. In August 2018, sources told Page Six that the actress had started a whisper campaign to paint Pitt as a deadbeat dad amid a custody fight for the couple’s six children.

    “I felt — and so did lots of us — that Brad was muted during his relationship with Angelina. He was distant,” said a Hollywood insider. “And now we have him back.”

    “I wouldn’t say muted, because they did a lot of really good work together internationally,” said a close Pitt colleague. “But Angelina did more of the talking and was more aggressive in setting agendas and priorities.”

    A Pitt insider told The Post it was not all sunbeams for the actor while filming “Once Upon a Time in .?.?. Hollywood” in 2018.

    “It was a tough shoot. Brad was in the middle of his divorce from Angelina and he wasn’t getting to see his kids as much as he wanted to,” the insider said. “Part of the reason Brad took the part was so he could stay in LA and see the kids.”

    Jolie shocked the world when she filed for divorce in September 2016. It reportedly came days after an alleged private-jet altercation between Pitt and oldest son Maddox, now 18, in which the teen is said to have stepped in to defend his mother. In a video of the incident, Pitt was reportedly yell­ing and appeared drunk.

    The FBI was dragged into the matter but did not press charges after Pitt was quickly cleared by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.

    By the time Tarantino started filming in 2018, Jolie was reportedly on a mission to shame Pitt, filing a court claim that the actor had failed to pay any “significant” child support even as his camp revealed he had paid more than $9 million since the 2016 split.

    “He was filming with all the legal stuff going on in the background,” said the colleague. “It was a really difficult time in his life and he had great support from everyone on set.”

    He formed a strong bond with co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. In the movie, their characters spend every day hanging out on sets, watching TV, sharing meals. In real life, a Pitt pal said, DiCaprio — whom Pitt calls “LDC” and “Lover” — was a great source of moral support and friendship.

    “They have a good bond,” a Pitt pal said. “The shoot, although difficult, was something Brad needed.”

    During that time, the divorce judge scolded Jolie for trying to drive a wedge between Pitt and the children. Now Pitt gets to see his children for four hours every other day and 12 hours on weekends.

    “The children come before anything,” said the colleague. In fact, the actor bowed out of the BAFTA Awards in London last Sunday due to a “family obligation.” Co-star Margot Robbie read his speech.

    Despite reports that he skipped the BAFTAs to work on his relationship with Maddox, insiders told The Post that it wasn’t the case — but said Pitt does not have much of a relationship with the teen, a student at Yonsei University in ­Seoul, South Korea.

    Jolie and Pitt are not officially divorced as they continue to iron out custody and finances, but they are legally single after a “status-only” dissolution of marriage. The two rarely speak, ­revealed Pitt’s pal, adding: “It’s not easy.”

    Pitt’s friends confirmed to The Post that the actor is sober, and he has openly spoken about his drinking and how AA helped him.

    “I had taken things as far as I could take it, so I removed my drinking privileges,” he told The New York Times.

    When Bradley Cooper presented him with a Best Supporting Actor honor at the National Board of Review Awards in January, Pitt revealed: “I got sober because of this guy. And every day’s been happier ever since.”

    But that happiness doesn’t include serious romance.

    “He’s not a monk, but he’s not jumping into another ­serious relationship,” said the colleague.

    The world went wild at the sight of Pitt and ex-wife Aniston warmly greeting each other backstage at the SAGs in January — 15 years after their split. Although Pitt reportedly attended Aniston’s holiday party and 50th-birthday bash last year, that’s as far as their relationship goes.

    “They spoke a few times after Jen’s divorce [from Justin Theroux in 2017], but it’s simple friends stuff,” said the insider. “Nothing more.”

    When Pitt hits the red carpet Sunday, he’ll likely be joined by parents Jane and Bill. It’s a far cry from the 2017 Oscars, which he spent at enjoying a spaghetti dinner with friends while the awards played on TV in another room.

    Up next, Pitt is producing a documentary about the late singer Chris Cornell, as well as a movie adaptation of the play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” and an HBO adaptation of the novel “Americanah.”

    And sources say he’s savoring his peers’ love from his peers right now.

    “He’s really enjoyed the focus on his acting,” said the Pitt pal.

    “There’s a lot of love and respect from Hollywood because of his talent and how supportive he has been of others and how easy he is to work with.

    “He’s a good guy — that will be his legacy.”

    Brad Pitt ditched the BAFTAs to reunite with estranged son Maddox

    (2/5/20) Brad Pitt ditched the BAFTAS to reunite with his estranged son, it was revealed Tuesday.

    Pitt, 56, was scheduled to attend the British awards show that aired Sunday night but canceled at the last minute, citing a “family obligation.” Co-star Margot Robbie accepted his award for best supporting actor in “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood.”

    The Sun reported that Pitt dropped out to spend time with his son Maddox.

    “Maddox gave Brad the chance to talk and he dropped ­everything,” a source told the Sun.

    The father and son had a falling out in 2016 after an incident aboard a private plane in LA, during which Pitt reportedly got wasted, screamed and allegedly hit his eldest son, prompting then-wife Angelina Jolie to call the FBI. She divorced him days later.

    The FBI investigated the accusations and cleared Pitt of any wrongdoing.

    “Maddox has been away at university so when Brad found out he was going to be around and they could have a conversation, he canceled the UK trip,” a source told the Sun.

    Maddox, 18, a freshman studying biochemistry at Yonsei University in South Korea, was asked by local reporters if his A-list dad planned on visiting him.

    “I don’t know about that [or] what’s happening,” he said in the fall of 2019.

    He also told reporters “Well, whatever happens, happens,” on the subject of him reconnecting with Pitt.

    When Jolie dropped off Maddox at college in August 2019, Pitt was absent.

    Jolie, 44, and Pitt also share five other children: Pax, 16, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

    Brad Pitt makes Prince William and Kate squirm with Megxit joke at BAFTAs

    (2/3/20) Brad Pitt was a no-show at the BAFTAs — but still managed to make royal guests Prince William and Kate Middleton squirm in the audience with a joke about Megxit.

    The 56-year-old actor got co-star Margot Robbie to collect his award for best supporting actor, blaming “family obligations” for keeping him from the British ceremony on Sunday.

    Robbie soon had the audience cracking up as she read Pitt’s speech — ending with a quip about Prince Harry starting his new life away from the royal family and the UK.

    “He says that he is gonna name this Harry — because he is really excited about bringing it back to the States with him,” Margot read, holding up Pitt’s trophy.

    The camera then cut to Harry’s brother, William — with whom he’s reportedly feuding — and Harry’s wife, Kate, who both appeared to squirm as they awkwardly laughed along with the audience.

    Pitt’s speech also made yet another quip about his love life while accepting the award through Robbie.

    “Hey Britain! Heard you just became single, welcome to the club,” he said, joking about the nation finally leaving the EU with Friday’s Brexit and his own bitter divorce from ex Angelina Jolie.

    “Wishing you the best with the divorce settlement blah blah blah,” his speech continued, with Margot then pretending to cut out Pitt’s praise for their “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director, Quentin Tarantino, saying, “It’s a bit much, really.”

    Robbie stressed the speech was “his words, not mine” before walking off to applause.

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    Brad Pitt Jokes About Tinder & Playing Guy Who “Doesn’t Get On With His Wife” After SAG Awards Win

    (1/19/20) Brad Pitt picked up the best supporting actor SAG Award Sunday Night for his performance as Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; and he left the audience in stitches with his acceptance speech.

    Pitt joked about working with director Quentin Tarantino, his co-stars and adjusting to single life after his second divorce.

    “I gotta add this to my Tinder profile,” the Pitt said to laughter as he sized up his Actor statuette. “Thank you so much to my brothers. This means so much more than I can possibly fathom. I watch everything, I watch you all and the work has been mesmerizing, so I thank you.”

    He then thanked the other actors in the film.

    “I want to thank my co-stars, Leo [DiCaprio], Margo Robbie, Margo Robbie’s feet, Margaret Qualley’s feet, Dakota Fanning’s feet. Seriously, Quentin has separated more women from their shoes than the TSA.”

    He took a beat as the audience chuckled.

    “We all know what we do is a team sport. We elevate each other and I got to work with some amazing, amazing people,” he continued. “You all elevated my game, I certainly hope I did the same for you.”

    “Let’s be honest, it was a difficult part, a guy who gets high, takes his shirt off, and doesn’t get on with his wife. It was a big stretch,” he added with a bit of self deprecation. The camera immediately turned to Pitt’s first wife, Jennifer Aniston, who smiled and applauded. Aniston later picked up a best female actor in a drama series SAG Award for The Morning Show.

    Speaking backstage moments later, Pitt told press he not only admired his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio’s dedication to his craft, but he sees a future for the duo doing “buddy road movies or something like Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin.”

    Of DiCaprio’s work, Pitt said, “He’s so committed within a scene. You can play a scene at level one, or 11, and he’s always pushing for the edge and he’s not protecting himself in any way. Sometimes you’ll put the reins on but he’s literally putting himself out there.”

    Pitt also credited the success of the film to Tarantino.

    “I think it has something to do with Quentin Tarantino and the scenes he creates,” he said. “I also think there’s some legacy starting with a Clint Eastwood type and this idea of man-to-man, so it fits into this iconography for us.”

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    Amazon Strikes First-Look TV Deal With Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment & Sets Mystery Drama ‘Outer Range’

    (1/14/20) Amazon has struck a first-look television deal with Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.

    The streamer is also working with the company, including Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, on mystery drama Outer Range, which was created by playwright Brian Watkins. Pitt, Gardner and Kleiner will serve as exec producers on the drama, which is the story of a rancher fighting for his land who discovers a mystery lurking at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness.

    The announcement was made by Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke at the Winter TCA Press tour.

    Plan B is currently producing Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad, an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel. The story centers on young Cora (Thuso Mbedu), a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia who learns about the Underground Railroad from Caesar (Aaron Pierre), a recent arrival from Virginia; both decide to escape. The show is set to air later this year.

    Plan B is also working with Amazon on Paper Girls, a drama based on Brian K. Vaughan’s best-selling graphic novel. The project, which has received a series commitment, hails from Legendary Television and Plan B (12 Years A Slave, Moonlight).

    Salke said, “We developed a close relationship with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, while working on the feature film Beautiful Boy and limited series The Underground Railroad. Brad Pitt, Dede and Jeremy share our high bar for original, elevated and socially relevant content.”

    Brad Pitt I Got Sober Because of Bradley Cooper

    (1/10/20) Brad Pitt opened up about his sobriety in a surprise way ... by crediting Bradley Cooper for helping him get there after his pal presented him an award.

    Brad won Best Supporting Actor at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday night, and after being handed the award and hugging it out, he praised Bradley in his speech for being a great dad ... and a great friend.

    Pitt said Cooper rushed to the event after putting his daughter to bed, called him a sweetheart, then added ... "I got sober because of this guy, and every day has been happier ever since."

    As you'll recall ... Brad's alcoholism was a major bone of contention in his marriage with Angelina Jolie, and culminated when he allegedly got wasted on a private jet flight and had an altercation with their eldest son, Maddox.

    Jolie filed for divorce just days after the incident, and there was a subsequent child abuse investigation ... though Brad was eventually cleared.

    Following his split with Jolie, Brad spent over a year in Alcoholics Anonymous and has been sober ever since ... but until now, Cooper's support in the process was unknown.

    BTW -- Pitt's victory speech wasn't all about sentimental thank yous ... he also had some good jokes, including one at the expense of George Clooney.

    On the heels of his Golden Globes win ... looks like Brad's on a pretty good roll.

    BAFTA Film Awards Nominations

    (1/8/20) Nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards. Graham Norton is hosting the ceremony this year for the first time with trophies to be handed out on February 2 at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

    LEADING ACTOR
    LEONARDO DICAPRIO Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
    ADAM DRIVER Marriage Story
    TARON EGERTON Rocketman
    JOAQUIN PHOENIX Joker
    JONATHAN PRYCE The Two Popes

    SUPPORTING ACTOR
    TOM HANKS A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    ANTHONY HOPKINS The Two Popes
    AL PACINO The Irishman
    JOE PESCI The Irishman
    BRAD PITT Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.

    Brad Pitt admits to having 'disaster of a personal life' amid Angelina Jolie divorce war

    (1/7/20) (Listen / download) Brad Pitt is the first to admit he has a very dramatic love life.

    The hunk — who took home the best supporting actor award at the 2020 Golden Globes — appeared on the latest episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. During their talk, the actors spoke of their rise to fame and their secretive off-screen lives.

    While DiCaprio, 45, said he no longer gets chased by photographers the way he used to, Pitt, 56, insisted the opposite.

    “Oh man. I’m just like trash mag fodder,” he said, explaining that he often has to use disguises and escape tactics to leave his house.

    When asked by Maron, 56, why he still gets followed so much, Pitt explained with a laugh: “Because of my disaster of a personal life, probably.”

    “[You’ve] got a very exciting personal life,” DiCaprio agreed through laughs.

    As RadarOnline.com readers know, Pitt has yet to finalize his divorce from Angelina Jolie, whom he split from in 2016. And while the two have finally settled their custody agreement, sources says things between them are anything but smooth sailing; plus, the actor still has little contact with his estranged son Maddox, who is currently attending college in South Korea.

    Though Pitt has not publicly confirmed any romances since his separation from Jolie, 44, sources have hinted at a possible reconciliation with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. Despite their nasty 2005 divorce, the two have rekindled their friendship in the past couple years, and even reunited at an exclusive Golden Globes after-party.

    During a red-carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight, Pitt called Aniston, 50, a “good friend.”

    In the last two years the Ad Astra actor has also been linked to MIT professor Neri Oxman, actress Alia Shawkat and gorgeous holistic healer Sat Hari Khalsa, among others.

    “I wanted to bring my mom, but I couldn’t because any woman I stand next to, they say I’m dating, and it’d just be awkward,” Pitt joked in his Golden Globes speech, referencing the constant rumours about his personal life.

    Golden Globes Winners

    (1/6/20) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE: Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

    National Society Of Film Critics Award Winners

    (1/5/20) Supporting actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

    Australian Academy’s International Awards

    (1/3/20) Winners were announced tonight for the 9th AACTA International Awards – the international counterpart to the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ primary awards show.

    The AACTA International Awards are voted on by the 150 members of the Australian Academy’s International Chapter, many of which overlap with AMPAS and BAFTA.

    AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
    John Lithgow – BOMBSHELL
    Al Pacino – THE IRISHMAN
    Joe Pesci – THE IRISHMAN
    Brad Pitt – ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (winner)
    Song Kang-Ho – PARASITE.

    Chicago Indie Critics Nominations

    (12/28/19) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Al Pacino, The Irishman
    Joe Pesci, The Irishman
    Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
    Kang-ho Song, Parasite

    Black Film Critics Circle Anoints Pitt

    (12/20/19) Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time In Hollywood)

    London Critics’ Circle Film Award Nominees

    (12/18/19) Winners will be announced on January 30.

    SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
    Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy
    Al Pacino – The Irishman
    Joe Pesci – The Irishman
    Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

    Brad Pitt To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Maltin Master Award

    (12/17/19) Brad Pitt, a front-runner for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar this year, will receive the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s highest honor, the Maltin Master Award, on January 22 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara.

    Already a SAG, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominee for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pitt has won several awards for the role as well including from the National Board of Review. He also starred this fall in the science fiction drama Ad Astra, and on January 18 will be receiving the Producer Guild of America’s prestigious David O’Selznick Award (along with his Plan B partners Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner) for his work behind the scenes with his prolific production company, which among many other films produced the Oscar winning Best Pictures 12 Years A Slave and Moonlight.

    “Brad Pitt wears the mantle of Movie Star with good grace. He’s been giving great performances for several decades, but he makes it look so easy that I fear he’s been taken for granted. After the one-two punch of Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this year he’s an ideal choice to be presented the Maltin Modern Master Award,” said Leonard Maltin, who will be moderating the evening.

    The Modern Master Award was established in 1995 and is the highest accolade presented by SBIFF. Created to honor an individual who has enriched the culture through accomplishments in the motion picture industry, it was re-named the Maltin Modern Master Award in 2015 in honor of longtime SBIFF moderator and renowned film critic Leonard Maltin. Past recipients include Glenn Close, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Bruce Dern, Ben Affleck, Christopher Plummer, Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Cate Blanchett, Will Smith, George Clooney and Peter Jackson.

    The 35th Santa Barbara Film Festival runs January 15-15.

    The Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winners

    (12/15/19) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

    SAG Awards Nominations

    (12/12/19) The Screen Actors Guild Award Winners will be revealed in a ceremony January 19 live on TNT and TBS.

    MOTION PICTURES

    Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    BOMBSHELL
    CONNIE BRITTON / Beth Ailes
    ALLISON JANNEY / Susan Estrich
    NICOLE KIDMAN / Gretchen Carlson
    JOHN LITHGOW / Roger Ailes
    MALCOLM McDOWELL / Rupert Murdoch
    KATE McKINNON / Jess Carr
    MARGOT ROBBIE / Kayla Pospisil
    CHARLIZE THERON / Megyn Kelly

    THE IRISHMAN
    BOBBY CANNAVALE / Skinny Razor
    ROBERT DE NIRO / Frank Sheeran
    STEPHEN GRAHAM / Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano
    HARVEY KEITEL / Angelo Bruno
    AL PACINO / Jimmy Hoffa
    ANNA PAQUIN / Older Peggy Sheeran
    JOE PESCI / Russell Bufalino
    RAY ROMANO / Bill Bufalino

    JOJO RABBIT
    ALFIE ALLEN / Finkel
    ROMAN GRIFFIN DAVIS / Jojo
    SCARLETT JOHANSSON / Rosie
    THOMASIN McKENZIE / Elsa
    STEPHEN MERCHANT / Deertz
    SAM ROCKWELL / Capt. Klenzendorf
    TAIKA WAITITI / Adolf
    REBEL WILSON / Fraulein Rahm

    ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
    AUSTIN BUTLER / Tex
    JULIA BUTTERS / Trudi
    BRUCE DERN / George Spahn
    LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Rick Dalton
    DAKOTA FANNING / Squeaky Fromme
    EMILE HIRSCH / Jay Sebring
    DAMIAN LEWIS / Steve McQueen
    MIKE MOH / Bruce Lee
    TIMOTHY OLYPHANT / James Stacy
    AL PACINO / Marvin Schwarz
    LUKE PERRY / Wayne Maunder
    BRAD PITT / Cliff Booth
    MARGARET QUALLEY / Pussycat
    MARGOT ROBBIE / Sharon Tate

    PARASITE
    HYAE JIN CHANG / Chung Sook
    YEO JEONG CHO / Yeon Kyo
    WOO SHIK CHOI / Ki Woo
    HYEON JUN JUNG / Da Song
    ZISO JUNG / Da Hye
    JUNG EUN LEE / Moon Gwang
    SUN KYUN LEE / Dong Ik
    MYUNG HOON PARK / Geun Se
    SO DAM PARK / Ki Jung
    KANG HO SONG / Ki Taek

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

    CHRISTIAN BALE / Ken Miles – “FORD v FERRARI”
    LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Rick Dalton — “ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD”
    ADAM DRIVER / Charlie Barber – “MARRIAGE STORY”
    TARON EGERTON / Elton John – “ROCKETMAN”
    JOAQUIN PHOENIX / Arthur Fleck – “JOKER”

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

    JAMIE FOXX / Walter McMillian – “JUST MERCY”
    TOM HANKS / Fred Rogers – “A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD”
    AL PACINO / Jimmy Hoffa – “THE IRISHMAN”
    JOE PESCI / Russell Bufalino – “THE IRISHMAN”
    BRAD PITT / Cliff Booth – “ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

    Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston: ‘No tension’ as pair gear up for awards season

    (12/12/19) Don’t expect any tension between famous exes Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston when they reunite at a string of glitzy Hollywood award ceremonies.

    They have both been nominated for Golden Globes and SAG Awards — announced on Wednesday — him for “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood” and her for “The Morning Show.” But a source told Page Six: “There won’t be any issues, no tension.” Pitt even went to Aniston’s 50th birthday bash in February and joined a starry crowd of pals including his ex Gwyneth Paltrow, plus Aniston’s ex John Mayer.

    The source added: “Brad and Jen are still friends. They speak once in a while, and even though there are these fools who say they’re getting back together, of course they’re not. But they will always be fond of each other.”

    Pitt told the New York Times Magazine this week: “I don’t know how many women they’ve said I’ve been dating the last two or three years, and none of it’s true.” He’s been seen with actress Alia Shawkat, although we’re assured they’re just friends.

    Pitt is still mid-divorce from Angelina Jolie, with a sticking point over access to their kids. Although the younger kids are mandated by a court to see him, it’s more difficult for him to see the older kids, we’re told.

    AACTA International Awards Nominations

    (12/11/19) The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has unveiled nominees for its 9th AACTA International Awards.

    AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor
    John Lithgow – Bombshell
    Al Pacino – The Irishman
    Joe Pesci – The Irishman
    Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
    Song Kang-Ho – Parasite.

    Brad Pitt says he spent most of the ‘90s smoking pot and hiding

    (12/11/19) Brad Pitt has revealed he turned to marijuana at the height of his career to escape the pressures of fame.

    In a New York Times interview published on Monday, the “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” star said he was “too uncomfortable” following the massive success of his films in the ’90s.

    “I spent most of the ’90s hiding out and smoking pot,” said Pitt, 55. “I was too uncomfortable with all the attention.”

    At the time, the actor released movies like 1994’s “Interview with the Vampire,” 1995’s “Seven” and 1999’s “Fight Club.” He was around 25 to 35 years old.

    However, Pitt shared that he later turned a corner when he “got to a place where I was aware that I was imprisoning myself.”

    “Now I go out and live life, and generally people are pretty cool,” he continued.

    A memory from childhood, in which he was picked out of a crowd to participate in a Harlem Globetrotters bit, reminded Pitt that getting back into the world could help him make others feel good through his movies — and so he stopped hiding.

    “I’m not trying to say anyone is being brushed with my greatness,” he said. “I’m trying to say that I have the opportunity to brighten someone’s day. That’s a rare thing.”

    2020 Golden Globes Nominations

    (12/9/19) Golden Globes ceremony, which returns Ricky Gervais as host for a fifth time, is set for January 5, 2020 at the Beverly Hilton.

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

    TOM HANKS
    A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

    ANTHONY HOPKINS
    THE TWO POPES

    AL PACINO
    THE IRISHMAN

    JOE PESCI
    THE IRISHMAN

    BRAD PITT
    ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

    Critics' Choice Awards Nominations 2020

    (12/9/19) The 25th annual Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on the CW on January 12.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Film
    Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
    Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
    Al Pacino – The Irishman
    Joe Pesci – The Irishman
    Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

    I VALUE THOSE MISSTEPS': Brad Pitt opens up about boozy past

    (12/2/19) Brad Pitt is opening up about his battle with alcohol in a revealing new interview, RadarOnline.com reported.

    In a conversation with Pitt for Interview magazine, actor Anthony Hopkins| asked about the star’s darker days.

    “Well, I just saw it as a disservice to myself, as an escape,” Pitt admitted of abusing alcohol.

    Hopkins noted he stopped drinking 45 years ago, but insisted he’s “not an evangelist about (sobriety).”

    “Nor I,” Pitt agreed.

    “I think we’re living in a time where we’re extremely judgmental and quick to treat people as disposable,” said Pitt. “We’ve always placed great importance on the mistake. But the next move, what you do after the mistake, is what really defines a person.”

    “We’re all going to make mistakes. But what is that next step? We don’t, as a culture, seem to stick around to see what that person’s next step is,” he continued, adding, “And that’s the part I find so much more invigorating and interesting.”

    As Radar reported, Pitt, 55, got into a boozy altercation with his now-18-year-old son Maddox aboard a private jet in September 2016. The ugly fight on the disastrous private plane flight from Europe to the U.S. spurred Angelina Jolie, 44, to file for divorce.

    In his new interview, Pitt has revealed he’s a bit more emotional these days than in the past.

    “I am quite famously a not-crier. Is that a term? I hadn’t cried in, like, 20 years, and now I find myself, at this latter stage, much more moved — moved by my kids, moved by friends, moved by the news. Just moved,” he said. “I think it’s a good sign. I don’t know where it’s going, but I think it’s a good sign.”

    Pitt also opened up about believing in fate and trying not to take credit or blame for what happens in life.

    “I’m realizing, as a real act of forgiveness for myself for all the choices that I’ve made that I’m not proud of, that I value those missteps, because they led to some wisdom, which led to something else,” he said.

    Paramount Lands WW Rights On Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ With Emma Stone, Brad Pitt Circling Period Hollywood Drama

    (11/11/19) Paramount has acquired world rights for Babylon, a script that Damien Chazelle has written to direct as his next film. His La La Land star Emma Stone is circling to star with Brad Pitt. The actor deals aren’t yet done, but the plan is for them to team in an original R-rated drama that is set in a shifting moment in Hollywood, when the business was turning from silent films to talkies. Studio has dated it for Xmas Day, 2021 for limited release, broadening January 7. That is an Oscar-bait slot so the aspirations are large here.

    The film will be produced by Olivia Hamilton, Matt Plouffe, Marc Platt and Tobey Maguire.

    The project was first shopped in July, when Pitt was about to open opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and before Stone was readying the Ruben Fleischer-directed Zombieland: Double Tap with Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson, and filming the title role in Disney’s Cruella. It was described then as a bold auteur piece with a significant budget, and Paramount established itself as the frontrunner early. The rebounding studio has been aggressive in committing to ambitious films, most recently a film Deadline broke on The Bee Gees with Sister, GK Films and Amblin, with The Two Popes and Bohemian Rhapsody scribe Anthony McCarten scripting. Deadline broke the McCarten news last week.

    The budget and period setting makes it a bold play by Paramount, but recent lackluster openings of established franchises indicates that fresh IP is not a bad way to go. Chazelle most recently directed First Man with Stone’s La La Land co-star Ryan Gosling.

    The project was shopped as Netflix greenlit another golden era Hollywood film in Mank, with David Fincher directing a script his father Howard Fincher wrote about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, with Gary Oldman playing the scribe in a drama that chronicled his battles with Orson Welles on the classic film.

    ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ To Be Re-Released This Friday With Four New Scenes

    (10/25/19) There was always talks that Quentin Tarantino would add more scenes to his ninth movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood following its premiere at Cannes, finally, here it is, a new cut, just in time for awards season that Sony will re-release in around 1,500 theaters on Friday. Four never-before-scenes will be added, book-ending the new print. The movie, Tarantino’s first outside of his partnership with the Weinsteins, is his second-grossing ever stateside with $139.8M, $368.3M worldwide behind Django Unchained. The pic opened during the final weekend of July to $41M and one of the few pieces of counter-programming in a Disney-filled IP summer to work.

    For those living in LA and happened to catch Hollywood at Tarantino’s Beverly Cinema, that print offered up an extended cut of a Bounty Law segment (the TV show starring DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton character). The movie follows Dalton, a fading movie star who is crashing into TV and his loyal stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). They also happen to be neighbors to Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) in the Hollywood Hills at a socially-disruptive time in LA, the summer of ’69. Al Pacino also stars.

    Recently it was reported that Leonardo DiCaprio would run in the best actor Oscar category while Brad Pitt will compete in supporting.

    Tarantino also wrote. David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Tarantino produced. Georgia Kacandes, YU Dong and Jeffrey Chan serve as EPs.

    “Audiences have shown tremendous support for this movie, and we look forward to offering them another opportunity to see the film as it’s meant to be seen – in theaters on the big screen – with more sights and sounds of the sixties from Quentin Tarantino as an added treat,” said Adrian Smith, President of Domestic Distribution, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt still hammering out divorce settlement

    (10/10/19) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are still negotiating the settlement of their divorce — three years after they split.

    The former couple have asked the court for more time to get their financials worked out, The Blast reported.

    The outlet claimed one major sticking point in their dispute is over Miraval — the French château and winery they bought in 2011.

    Jolie recently said she felt she “lost herself” when the relationship first ended.

    Brad Pitt may reunite with Guy Ritchie

    (9/18/19) There’s buzz Brad Pitt may appear in “Snatch” director Guy Ritchie’s next film.

    A source told us comedy thriller “The Gentlemen,” starring Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey, could add last-minute scenes with Pitt.

    Ritchie — who’s enjoyed working with the hunky actor in the past — loved him so much in Quentin Tarantino’s recent “Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood” that “he’s considering adding him to the lineup,” said a source.

    We’re told Pitt has been approached. But another insider insisted that the film is already in the can and Pitt’s not in it.

    The movie has gone through some changes: It was originally called “Toff Guys,” then “Bush,” and Kate Beckinsale exited the project, replaced by Michelle Dockery.

    Insiders think Angelina Jolie may be using son Maddox against Brad Pitt

    (9/14/19) Hollywood insiders think that a recent interview with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s oldest son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, is proof that Jolie, 44, is using the youngster to take digs at her ex amid a still-unresolved divorce.

    Maddox, who just started at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, seemed surprisingly forthcoming about his tumultuous private life when confronted by a camera-wielding reporter who turned up on campus last week.

    Asked if Pitt, 55, would come to visit him in his new dorm, Maddox replied, “Um, I don’t know about that … what’s happening [with that].”

    The college freshman also commented on whether or not their relationship is over for good. “Whatever happens, happens,” he said.

    He seemed good-natured as he answered questions in the interview, which was produced by Coleman-Rayner, the news agency that famously set up photos with Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas.

    “Maddox seemed prepared for the interview,” said a suspicious insider. “He wasn’t trying to fend off the interviewer — so people in the industry think maybe it’s an effort by Jolie’s camp to stir things up, even though things have been relatively calm.”

    Jolie adopted Maddox before meeting Pitt, and the couple went on to adopt two kids together and have three biological children.

    Another source told Page Six that Pitt and Maddox have a “very limited relationship.” They are widely reported to have a strained relationship since having a fight aboard a private jet shortly before Jolie filed for divorce in 2016.

    Asked about the state of the divorce, which is still pending, a source close to the couple replied: “It’s the same — nothing has changed.”

    Pitt is promoting his new movie “Ad Astra” in Tokyo, while Jolie said she “ugly cried” while dropping off Maddox — who will study biochemistry — at college. She was joined by his siblings and told “Extra,” “I am very proud of him. He is ready — he’s good.”

    Reps were unavailable for comment.

    E! People’s Choice Awards Finalists

    (9/4/19) Fans can vote online at pca.eonline.com, via Twitter or for select categories on Xfinity X1. Fans can vote up to 25 times per method, per category, per day if they vote via online or Twitter. Voting via Xfinity X1 has a limit of 25 times per ballot, per Xfinity X1 device, per candidate for the duration of the official voting window. Additionally, any vote cast on Tuesdays throughout the voting window will count twice.

    The E! People’s Choice Awards will be broadcast live from Barker Hanger in Santa Monica on Sunday, November 10 at 9p ET/PT

    THE DRAMA MOVIE STAR OF 2019
    Drama Star Movie
    Taron Egerton Rocketman
    Cole Sprouse Five Feet Apart
    Zac Efron Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
    Lupita Nyong’o Us
    Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
    Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
    Sarah Paulson Glass
    Samuel L. Jackson Glass

    Brad Pitt reveals he went to AA after Angelina Jolie split

    (9/4/19) Brad Pitt got himself out of a dark time by attending Alcoholics Anonymous after his highly publicized split from Angelina Jolie.

    The actor, whose “Ad Astra” film is hitting theaters on Sept. 20, told the New York Times that he attended AA meetings to combat a drinking problem that was said to have contributed to the downfall of their marriage.

    “You had all these men sitting around being open and honest in a way I have never heard,” he recalled. “It was this safe space where there was little judgment, and therefore little judgment of yourself.”

    “It was actually really freeing just to expose the ugly sides of yourself,” he added. “There’s great value in that.”

    The 55-year-old actor said he attended AA meetings for a year and a half.

    In terms of the extent of his past drinking, he said, “I had taken things as far as I could take it, so I removed my drinking privileges.”

    He also talked about how although he’s perceived as a fixture of Hollywood, the attention that has been cast his way since the 1990s — which was only amplified with his marriages to Jolie and Jennifer Anniston — never sat well with him.

    “It was really uncomfortable for me, the cacophony of expectations and judgments,” he said. “I really became a bit of a hermit and just bonged myself into oblivion.”

    Pitt was married to Aniston from 2000 to 2005 before Jolie, whom he married in 2014.

    As “Ad Astra” was in the works on the heels of his split from Jolie, the film’s writer told the Times that Pitt drew from his current situation to play his role.

    “He definitely used the stimuli from his life,” James Gray said. “Now, I didn’t get personal with him about it at all — I don’t think it’s my business, or even my job — but he investigated the essence of the character through himself.”

    Brad Pitt gets his groove on at Kanye West's Sunday Service

    (9/2/19) Brad Pitt had a little faith in Kanye West when he showed up to the rapper’s latest Sunday Service on Sept. 1.

    The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star was among the guests in attendance at Kanye’s latest gospel gathering in the parking lot of a church in Watts, California.

    It’s not the first time Brad has checked out Sunday Service, but this time it was a complete surprise with only Kanye knowing he might have a movie superstar at the get together.

    Eyewitnesses tell WENN, Pitt was able to get his groove on without any hassle as most of the attendees respected his personal space, although a couple of people asked for selfies with the actor, who appeared to enjoy the vibe.

    The latest Sunday Service was also attended by actress Adrienne Bailon and Kanye’s sisters-in-law, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner.

    Last week, Kanye took Sunday Service to Dayton, Ohio to kick off pal Dave Chappelle’s Gem City Shine birthday block party, staged to honour the victims of a shooting incident in the city at the beginning of August.

    Brad Pitt On How ‘Ad Astra’ Digs At Notions Of Masculinity: “Is There A Better Definition For Us?” – Venice

    (8/30/19) In James Gray’s Ad Astra, Brad Pitt plays an astronaut traveling to the farthest reaches of our solar system to find his lost father and grapple with existential questions. And at the heart of the film, Pitt said at its Venice press conference earlier today, was the exploration of what constructs of masculinity mean and whether they need to be broken down.

    “Having grown up in an era where we’re taught to be strong, not show weakness, don’t be disrespected,” Pitt said, “There’s a certain value in that, but there’s also a barrier that’s created with this kind of embracing of the self, because you’re denying, in a sense, those pains or the things you feel shame, whether real or imagined.

    “We were asking the question, is there a better definition for us? Does being more open provide you with a better relation with your loved ones and with yourself? At the end of the day, that’s certainly what we were after.”

    Of the film’s more technical aspects—particularly the zero gravity sequences—Pitt said he consulted with friend George Clooney, who had starred in Gravity. “Doing a space film is a little bit like a Peter Pan stage production, hanging from wires,” he explained. “George and I exchanged some discomfort stories.”

    Gray said Pitt’s vulnerability as an actor leant itself to exploring those themes. In creating the character, he explained, “The key is you cannot worry about being liked or hated or sympathetic or unsympathetic. You can only worry about being honest to who you are, and about being willing to be vulnerable or open. Sometimes that will lead you to dark places and people will love it or hate it, but you can’t worry about that. I tried to establish that dialogue with Brad, Brad certainly did with me, and you let the chips fall where they may.”

    Pitt would receive emails from Gray at the start of every shooting day. “James and I don’t have the normal male relationship,” Pitt said. “He would send really personal emails, exposing ideas from his own life. That really would define the day’s work and the scenes were honed by it, and it’s something I still value. It was a unique experience.”

    Liv Tyler rebuffed a question about her few appearances in the film, and said that her character—the partner to Pitt’s Major Roy McBride, who we see mostly through his memory or video clips, was intended to be a dreamlike creation. “To me that was real, to the story that was real, to his mind that was real,” she said. “All of our connections that you see—he’s alone so much and you see so much playing in his mind. You don’t always know if it’s real or not real.”

    Pitt’s character does connect with Ruth Negga’s, who he meets on a Mars base. For the first time, he opens himself up. “Up there you’re still thirsty for human connection,” she said. “For both of them, they provide a need which has been absent, maybe. I loved the way she reached out to connect with him. I feel like she galvanizes him on his mission. When I saw it I felt a huge warmth there. Although he doesn’t know it, their fates are intertwined. This feels so Greek and epic. Those are the things I was drawn to.”

    Asked about his Oscar chances for the role, Pitt explained he was only curious to see how the film would be received. “Every year I see amazing talent get acknowledged and I see amazing talent not get acknowledged,” he said. “When your number comes up it’s great fun, and when someone else’s number comes up, they’re usually your friends, and so I’ll leave it at that.

    “How’s that for a dodge?” he laughed.

    Brad Pitt Thinks He'll One Day 'Organically' Be Done with Acting: 'I Enjoy Doing Other Things'

    (7/24/19) Brad Pitt might potentially retire from acting one day. Maybe.

    The actor spoke to PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, where he weighed in on whether he had ever considered retiring given director Quentin Tarantino’s vocal stance on it. The Oscar-winning writer and director has often said he’s retiring after 10 films, meaning he has one more left after Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

    “No, I don’t know. I don’t know. I enjoy doing other things,” Pitt, 55, says of whether he’s thought about leaving his acting career behind. “I think that one day I’ll just wake up and organically it’ll be done. Maybe I won’t wake up and that’s why it’ll be done.”

    Pitt recently opened up to GQ Australia about his changing interest in the movie industry as he gets older.

    “I’m behind the camera on the producing side and I enjoy that a lot,” Pitt said of his recent projects with production company Plan B. “But I keep doing less and less. I really believe that overall it’s a younger man’s game – not that there aren’t substantial parts for older characters – I just feel, the game itself, it’ll move on naturally. There will be a natural selection to it all.”

    He continued to the outlet, “But I’m curious to see what the future of [film] is, what shape it takes. I really appreciate the streaming services because we’re seeing more and more quality projects being made. We’re seeing more writers and directors and actors getting a shot. It just tells you how many talented people are out there.”

    “I like to think there’s room for both,” he said. “But I could be a dinosaur and not even know it, man. And the comet could be on the way.”

    Pitt won an Oscar in 2014 for producing the hit movie 12 Years a Slave with his production company.

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, also starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, hits theaters Friday.

    ‘Ad Astra’ Trailer: Brad Pitt Heads Into Space In Fox Sci-Fi Drama

    (7/18/19) (Video) 20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for sci-fi mystery drama Ad Astra ahead of its September 20 bow.

    The second trailer gives us a more reflective, cerebral look at the film, opening with Roy, played by Brad Pitt, who is on a mission to find his missing father. “Dad, I’d like to see you again,” he says into a microphone.

    “You instilled in me a strong work ethic. You should know I’ve chosen a career that you would approve of,” he says in a voiceover behind clips that show him working as an astronaut. “I’ve dedicated my life to the exploration of space. I thank you for that.” Roy later is told his father may be involved with the changing behavior of the human population.

    “We have to hold out the possibility that your father may be hiding from us,” Sutherland’s character tells Roy. “We have a job to do, are you ready?” he asks Roy, who responds “I’m ready.”

    Directed and co-written by James Gray and Ethan Gross, Ad Astra follows astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) who travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Jamie Kennedy and Donald Sutherland co-star.

    Regency Enterprises and Fox produced the movie with Bona Film Investment Company, which is handling China.

    Watch the trailer above.

    Brad Pitt Circling Damien Chazelle’s Period Hollywood ‘Babylon’ With Emma Stone

    (7/16/19) Brad Pitt is circling Babylon, the early-Hollywood period drama that is likely to reteam La La Land filmmaker Damien Chazelle with Emma Stone. Sources confirm that Pitt also is in the mix, though neither he nor Stone has made a commitment. I’ve also heard that Babylon is a drama that mixes real and fictional characters and is solidly in the R-rated category. Pitt is about to open opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It’s one of the most impressive screen turns for Pitt in a long time.

    Brad Pitt thinks he’s aging out of Hollywood

    (7/4/19) Brad Pitt plans to work more behind the camera instead of in front of it.

    The 55-year-old actor, who appears in Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated upcoming film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” opened up about the changes Hollywood has been going through in light of the #MeToo movement, the rise of streaming services, mega franchises and more, and said he might be past his prime in terms of starring in classic screenplays.

    “I’m behind the camera on the producing side and I enjoy that a lot,” Pitt told GQ Australia. “But I keep doing less and less. I really believe that overall it’s a younger man’s game – not that there aren’t substantial parts for older characters – I just feel, the game itself, it’ll move on naturally. There will be a natural selection to it all.

    “But I’m curious to see what the future of film is, what shape it takes.”

    Although some Hollywood icons such as Steven Spielberg have rejected streaming services in the entertainment sphere, Pitt said he’s a fan because they give more opportunities to new talent.

    “I like to think there’s room for both,” Pitt said. “But I could be a dinosaur and not even know it, man. And the comet could be on the way.”

    Brad Pitt got private tour of London’s Tate Modern museum

    (7/2/19) Art fan Brad Pitt was given an after-hours private tour of London’s Tate Modern museum, Page Six is told.

    One of the curators was asked to give the star a tour of the vast museum — which currently has shows by artists Jenny Holzer and Natalia Goncharova and one called “Magic Realism: Art in Weimar Germany 1919-33” — last month.

    Pitt, long interested in art and design, has said that he’s turned to sculpture as a way to help recover from his messy split with Angelina Jolie.

    Page Six reported in May that he was spotted with sculptor pal Thomas Houseago at the Venice Biennale.

    Brad Pitt Space Movie ‘Ad Astra’ Departs Memorial Day Slot; 20th Century Fox Pic Might Fly To Fall

    (5/3/19) No surprise here: Disney has pulled 20th Century Fox’s Brad Pitt astronaut film Ad Astra off the schedule temporarily. The pic was previously scheduled to open May 24.

    This has been rumored for some time, with Deadline’s Nancy Tartaglione and Andreas Wiseman reporting that the pic would miss a Cannes Film Festival premiere because there’s still a lot of VFX works that needs to be completed. Director James Gray has even mentioned in interviews that May 24 was always a placeholder date (Fox initially had the pic dated earlier before moving to it Memorial Day back in January). We’ve heard that the pic could likely land a spot in the fall season, but it’s still a matter of when and a release date will be firmed up once Gray is finished with the movie.

    Disney remains mum on the matter. It has the tentpole Aladdin on May 24, so it makes sense that Ad Astra is flying away from the date. Disney also Fox’s Ford v. Ferrari from James Mangold on November 15. That pic off its trailer generated plenty heat out of Disney’s CinemaCon session.

    Ad Astra follows Astronaut Roy McBride (Pitt) who travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Jamie Kennedy and Donald Sutherland co-star.

    Regency Enterprises and Fox produced the movie with Bona Film Investment Company, which is handling China.

    Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ heads to Cannes

    (5/3/19) Quentin Tarantino is going back to Cannes, after all.

    The director’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” was announced as a late addition to the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. It will premiere in competition at the upcoming French festival, adding one of the summer’s starriest, most anticipated films to the Cannes’ red carpet.

    When Cannes’ artistic director Thierry Fremaux announced the festival’s official selections last month, he said he was hopeful Tarantino would finish editing in time for the film to return to the festival where “Pulp Fiction” 25 years ago won Cannes’ top award, the Palme d’Or.

    “We were afraid the film would not be ready,” Fremaux said in a statement Thursday. “But Quentin Tarantino, who has not left the editing room in four months, is a real, loyal and punctual child of Cannes.”

    “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which opens in theaters July 26, is set in late ’60s Los Angeles and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a TV actor and Brad Pitt as his longtime stunt double. Margot Robbie co-stars as Sharon Tate, the actress murdered by Charles Manson’s followers in 1969.

    As a producer, DiCaprio will additionally bring a documentary on climate change to Cannes titled “Ice on Fire.”

    Fremaux also added Abdellatif Kechiche’s “Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo” to the festival’s main slate Thursday. Kechiche won the Palme d’Or in 2013 for “Blue Is the Warmest Color.” Last year, French authorities investigated the director for sexual assault after a complaint filed in Paris. Through his attorney, Kechiche has denied the allegation.

    The Cannes Film Festival opens May 14 with the premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die” and runs through May 25.

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are officially exes

    (4/13/19) After a years-long divorce process, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are officially single.

    The pair, who announced they were going their separate ways two years ago, filed a judgment on Friday that “restored their single status,” in documents obtained by The Blast on Saturday.

    Sources told the outlet that Jolie, 43, and Pitt, 55, are happy to “get on with their lives.”

    The Blast also reported in March that the actors were “negotiating a ‘bifurcated judgment’ of their status as a married couple and ready to be legally single. But they still have custody and asset details to figure out.

    Additionally explaining, “the rush for a separation is not because either person is in a significant relationship, but that they need to ‘emotionally move on.’?”

    Initially splitting in 2016, “Brangelina” has endured a drawn out back and forth of legal procedures involving custody battle of their six kids, which included a bout with child services in a family dispute that led to an FBI investigation into Pitt.

    Throughout the prolonged proceedings, they have tried to keep the lives of their kids Shiloh, Vivienne, Maddox, Pax, Knox and Zahara as normal as possible. They have been seen out and about with Jolie as she took four of them to the “Dumbo” premiere in Los Angeles in March and the whole family to New York in February.

    ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Teaser: First Look Trailer At Quentin Tarantino Film

    (3/21/19) (Video) After two days of poster teases, Sony has dropped a real teaser — a short trailer — for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and nothing in the posters suggested the surprising tone of the video. We’re talking comedy, or at least a surprising lightheartedness. About Hollywood in the Manson era. Even Damon Herriman, as the lunatic killer, smiles and waves at the camera.

    Then again, nothing is ever quite what it seems in a Tarantino film. What we can confidently take away from the teaser: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt display a loose, best-buddy chemistry as their respective TV star and stuntman characters are interviewed — newsreel-style — and discuss what exactly a stunt double does. “Carryin’ his load?” Pitt’s Cliff Booth answers dryly. “Yeah, that’s about right.”

    Here’s the official logline: Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.

    During the teaser, we also see brief clips of Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate, some scene-setting shots of ’60s-era LA (a cinema marquee boasts The Night They Raided Minsky’s, putting us, at that moment, in 1968 or, depending on how long Minsky’s has been playing, maybe ’69), a Playboy club, maybe the Sunset Strip and, with hints of the danger to come, a group of hippie girls at what we can reasonably assume is Spahn Ranch, ground zero for Manson’s family of lost kids and killers. Bruce Dern plays the old and ailing Spahn.

    Oh, and we also get a great look at Mike Moh playing Bruce Lee as Kato on The Green Hornet.

    Earlier this week, Sony released character posters for the film. See them here and here.

    Written and Directed by Tarantino, produced by David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, the film hits theaters July 26. Check out the teaser above.

    ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Poster: DiCaprio, Pitt & Tarantino’s Summer Of ’69

    (3/19/19) (Poster) Here’s the latest peek at Quentin Tarantino’s next star-laden pic — a 50-year flashback to a dark time in L.A.’s history. Check out the new poster for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood below.

    The pic is a Pulp Fiction-esque tapestry of stories set in an around Los Angeles in summer 1969, at the height of hippie Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), the former star of a Western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Both are struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don’t recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor: Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie).

    Set alongside that trio are the likes of Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, James Mardsen, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Timothy Olyphant, Damian Lewis, Lena Dunham, Emile Hirsch, Scoot McNairy, James Remar, Brenda Vaccaro and Bruce Dern, who stepped into the role that was set for his friend Burt Reynolds, who died in September. Luke Perry also filmed a role in this film before he died two weeks ago.

    Sony releases the Columbia Pictures film on July 26. Take a look at the poster — remember those Champion tees? — and tell us what you think.

    Chris Cornell documentary in the works from Brad Pitt and Peter Berg

    (2/14/19) A new documentary film centered on the life of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell is in the works, Variety has learned.

    The film will be produced by Cornell’s widow, Vicky, along with Brad Pitt and Peter Berg’s Film 45 production company, which focuses on non-scripted entertainment and branded content. Berg (“Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon”) will direct.

    Cornell was the lead singer of Soundgarden from the band’s incarnation in 1984 until they broke up in 1997. He went on to front Audioslave with members of Rage Against the Machine before Soundgarden reunited in 2011. The band was in the middle of touring when, on May 18, 2017, Cornell died after a show in Detroit. His death was ruled a suicide.

    In January, Vicky Cornell and a number of the grunge icon’s fellow musicians, including Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, threw a benefit concert, “I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell” at the Forum in Los Angeles. Guest performers included Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Brandi Carlile and Chris Stapleton. Pitt also made an appearance.

    Cornell received 16 Grammy nominations throughout his career. He won three: best metal performance for “Spoonman” and best hard rock performance for “Black Hole Sun,” both with his Soundgarden bandmates, and just last weekend, a posthumous honor for best rock performance, for “When Bad Does Good.”

    Berg’s last film was “Mile 22,” starring Mark Wahlberg. Next up is “Wonderland,” his fifth collaboration with Wahlberg.

    A rep for the Cornell estate confirmed that a doc is in the works but offered no additional details.

    More Big Names – Cuarón, Clooney, McDormand Among Them – Sign Open Letter To Academy In Category Controversy

    (2/14/19) The list of industry names who have signed on to an open letter to the Academy asking it to reverse its decision to change the way some categories are presented at the Oscars is growing.

    Roma‘s Alfonso Cuarón, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Kerry Washington are among the latest signatories on the letter, which now includes support from Oscar winners including Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro and Frances McDormand.

    The letter was published Thursday and prompted a quick response from the Academy and its president John Bailey, who insisted the plan to award four trophies — for Cinematography, Editing, Makeup & Hair Styling and Live Action Shorts — in an effort to streamline the broadcast has been misconstrued since it was officially announced Monday.

    Brad Pitt Shows Up for Jennifer Aniston's 50th Birthday Party

    (2/10/19) Jennifer Aniston is turning 50, and what better way to celebrate than inviting your ex-hubby Brad Pitt to the shindig?

    It's kinda a big deal ... because their 5-year marriage fell apart when he hooked up with Angelina Jolie and eventually married her.

    Brad snaked around most of the paparazzi Saturday night at the Sunset Tower hotel on the Sunset Strip but you see him from behind as he enters the building. BTW, it's Jen's favorite spot in town ... she's there all the time and, in case you're interested, loves the chicken salad.

    Brad was in a holy custody war with Angelina, but this doesn't seem to be a case of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." From all appearances, Brad and Jen remained on friendly terms.

    A bunch of other celebs showed up, including Robert Downey, Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Rande Gerber, Pharrell Williams, Keith Richards, Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, George and Amal Clooney, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Barbra Streisand and many others.

    BTW ... Brad used to date Gwyneth, so he knew the room!

    ‘World War Z’ Sequel Not Moving Forward At Paramount Due To Budget Issues

    (2/6/19) The sequel to the half-billion-plus grossing 2013 zombie pic is off again. Due to budget issues, the David Fincher-directed, Plan B produced sequel to World War Z is not moving forward. Cameras were to roll this summer in Atlanta. It’s unclear at this point in time whether it will go back into development or be shelved indefinitely.

    The sequel has been through different hands; J.A. Bayona at one point kicked the tires of the sequel in late 2013.

    The first movie based on the Max Brooks had budget complications, skyrocketing to $220M with Damon Lindelof coming in for rewrites during production on that Marc Forster-directed pic. With combined marketing and production costs of $430M, World War Z barely broke even.

    Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron are dating

    (1/20/19) Charlize Theron and Brad Pitt are dating.

    And the couple was introduced by her former fiance Sean Penn.

    The UK Sun newspaper is reporting that sparks are flying between the two A-listers.

    According to sources the pair were all over each over at a showbiz party last week.

    Their relationship, which began over Christmas, is Pitt’s first serious romance since he split from Angelina Jolie back in 2016.

    Oscar winner Theron, who called off her marriage to Penn in 2015, is understood to have visited Brad at his home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles.

    But she has not, as yet, met his six children with Jolie.

    Both Pitt, 55, and Theron, 43, are both known for their romances with other high-profile stars.

    A source said: “They have been casually seeing each other for nearly a month now. They’ve been friends for some time — ironically through Sean — but things have developed.”

    Last weekend the pair were spotted together after separate Saturday night movie screenings.

    Pitt went to watch “If Beale Street Could Talk” — which he is exec producer of — at a private house in the Hollywood Hills.

    Theron was special guest at a showing of “Roma” at the historic Chateau Marmont Hotel.

    The source added: “Brad came over to Chateau afterwards, changed his outfit and joined Charlize in a corner of the bar.

    “She was on a vodka cocktail while he stuck to mineral water.

    “They were ridiculously touchy-feely and his arm was around her back. At one point he winked at her.

    “Brad seemed in a really good place — they both looked really happy.”

    Pitt quit alcohol after admitting his drinking was the main problem in his marriage to Jolie.

    The pair has been embroiled in a bitter divorce that is expected to be resolved soon.

    The actor famously dated Gwyneth Paltrow before marrying first wife Jennifer Aniston.

    Theron, who has two adopted children, was previously linked to Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds and Alexander Skarsgard.

    Brad Pitt slams Hurricane Katrina victims’ claim he only helped for publicity

    (12/19/18) Brad Pitt is defending himself against claims he only helped New Orleans residents in the wake of Hurricane Katrina for good publicity.

    The “War Machine” star is demanding a judge release him from the class-action suit the Hurricane Katrina victims have filed against him, claiming the lawsuit “does not otherwise contain a single factual allegation that Mr. Pitt made any promise to any putative class member, that he entered any contract with any putative class member, or that he made any misrepresentation to any putative class member,” according to legal documents, obtained by The Blast.

    The lawsuit is also against Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation. The plaintiffs argue that Pitt and his foundation promised to build homes that would withstand “hurricane force winds” but instead received houses that won’t last another five years, despite owners being tied to 30-year mortgages.

    Pitt argued, “While plaintiffs urge in the Opposition that certain generic and innocuous statements Mr. Pitt allegedly made to the press somehow give rise to claims against him individually, this is simply unsupportable.”

    Although the Oscar winner is demanding to be released from the lawsuit, he’s not asking for his charitable foundation be removed.

    The class-action suit accused Make It Right of knowing about issues with the building materials used but failing to inform the buyers. The residents claimed the homes were not up to code and came with issues, including mold, plumbing, air quality, rotten wood, structural problems and ventilation issues.

    Sources told Page Six over the summer that Pitt has spent millions of dollars of his own money to fix the problems.

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Reach Custody Agreement, Avoid Trial

    (12/1/18) With just days to spare, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are announcing they struck a custody agreement to avoid battling it out in front of a judge.

    We broke the story ... Angelina and Brad were set to go to trial December 4, and they seemed miles apart on custody demands for their 6 kids. She wanted sole physical custody, and he wanted 50/50 joint custody.

    On Friday, Angelina's attorney, Samantha Bley DeJean announced, "A custody arrangement was agreed 2 weeks ago, and has been signed by both parties and the judge." She added the agreement is "based on the recommendations of the child custody evaluator."

    The terms are confidential, but the bottom line is ...there will be no trial next week.

    There's still plenty more to be decided in their bitter divorce -- like property settlement -- which could get ugly considering they didn't have a prenup when they got married.

    They've filed docs asking the judge to give them until next June to hash those things out.

    Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt seek more time with divorce judge

    (11/28/18) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have requested extra time to work out the details of their divorce and custody issues with a private judge.

    The actors have been working with Honorable John Ouderkirk to try and hash out a settlement regarding the care of their six children, and while he had originally been hired to work with the estranged couple until June, it appears the exes are keen to ensure the judge has more than enough time to help them resolve any outstanding disagreements as they have since filed court papers to keep him on the case until Dec. 31, 2019.

    According to documents obtained by The Blast, Jolie wants Ouderkirk to handle all pre-trial motions and requests, and stay on for a private custody trial, if she and Pitt fail to reach a custody deal.

    The Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-stars had previously been set to take their dispute to trial on Dec. 4, but both agreed to continue negotiations in a bid to spare their kids, who range from ages 10 to 17, from the court proceedings.

    Ironically, Ouderkirk, who is now retired from the bench, is the same judge who presided over Jolie and Pitt’s wedding ceremony at their chateau in France in 2014.

    They separated just two years later, with Jolie filing for divorce in September, 2016.

    The 43-year-old actress, who has primary physical custody of their brood, had originally sought sole custody, clashing with Pitt’s request for joint care, but in June, they reached a temporary agreement granting the 54-year-old Moneyball actor more visitation with five of their children. The pair’s eldest son, Maddox, 16, opted out of the deal.

    Tensions flared again in August, when Jolie accused Pitt of failing to pay any “meaningful” child support for 18 months. Pitt’s lawyers filed their response a day later, insisting their client had paid his ex over US$9 million, since their 2016 split.

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding officiant is their custody trial judge

    (11/22/18) The judge who wed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in France has been granted permission to preside over the former couple’s divorce battle.

    The former couple has been at odds over child support and visitation since Angelina filed for divorce in September, 2016, and they still can’t find a solution to their problems.

    Brad and Angelina are set to go to trial next month and, according to The Blast, the Honorable John Ouderkirk will oversee the case, which will be kept private.

    He has a history with the pair, overseeing their nuptials at their French estate, Chateau Miraval, in August 2014 and Judge Ouderkirk has been quietly working with Pitt and Jolie since the beginning of their divorce proceedings. In June, he ordered Angelina to help Pitt repair their six kids’ relationships with their father, and according to court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight at the time, the actor scored quality time with five of his children over the summer. The pair’s eldest son, Maddox, 16, opted out of the agreement.

    “It is critical that each of (the six) children have a healthy and strong relationship with their father and mother,” the judge’s report read in June.

    However, Jolie’s representative blasted the reports surrounding the determination as “misleading.”

    “It’s deplorable that someone, for their own selfish reasons, leaked selective portions of the confidential and sealed court record to create an inaccurate and unfair picture of what is really happening,” the representative told The Blast.

    Then, in August, Jolie accused Pitt of failing to pay any “meaningful” child support for 18 months. Pitt’s lawyers filed their response a day later, insisting their client had paid his ex over $9 million, since their 2016 split.

    Brad Pitt says he’s not to blame for charity’s faulty houses

    (11/21/18) Brad Pitt only promised people new houses — it wasn’t his job to make sure they were good houses, or so he says in a new court filing.

    The Blast reports that Pitt’s attorneys have filed paperwork “demanding” that a class-action lawsuit filed against Pitt and his charity, Make It Right, be tossed out.

    The organization built homes following Hurricane Katrina in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans for people who had been left homeless by the hurricane.

    The new filings claim it was not Pitt’s responsibility to ensure the homes were properly built.

    Back in August, Pitt and Make It Right were sued by more than a dozen residents of the affordable eco-homes the org built.

    The homeowners claimed in the suit that faulty construction had left the homes with major leaks and mold problems, sometimes making them uninhabitable.

    Now Pitt’s lawyers are asking for him to be personally let out of the suit, although they’re not asking for Make It Right to be let off the hook.

    Sources told Page Six over the summer that Pitt has spent millions of dollars of his own money to fix the problems.

    Reps for Pitt didn’t get back to us.

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie About to Go to Trial in Custody War

    (11/6/18) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will go head-to-head in a full-blown custody trial, which begins early next month ... TMZ has learned.

    Angelina and Brad have filed legal docs asking an L.A. Superior Court Judge to give them until next June to hash out their bitter divorce ... with the help of a private judge.

    The custody trial is now set to begin December 4, and the 2 parents could not be further apart. Angelina wants sole physical custody of their 6 kids and Brad wants 50/50 joint custody.

    We're told the custody trial should take somewhere between 2 and 3 weeks, and then the judge has to sort it all out.

    In addition to custody, the private judge needs to handle the property settlement. There is not a prenup ... which is huge, given the bad blood between the two.

    We know Brad has bitterly complained he feels Angelina is trying to deny him the right to parent their kids.

    Friends say Brad Pitt’s next wife won’t be a celebrity

    (10/27/18) Brad Pitt’s marriages to two of the world’s most famous women, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, may have ended in divorce — but friends still expect he’ll marry again.

    “He’s not a monk!” said one pal. The 54-year-old star has been dating quietly amid a turbulent and ongoing divorce from Jolie, which has still not been finalized due to a bitter custody battle over their six children.

    “To say these two years have been a nightmare is an understatement,” a source close to Pitt told The Post.

    Since Jolie, 43, stunned Hollywood by filing for divorce from Pitt in September 2016 after 12 years together, ­every woman the actor is seen with is dubbed a potential new fling by the media.

    In April, a friendship with American-Israeli MIT professor Neri Oxman, 42, sparked reports of romance.

    Oxman denied any romantic relationship in an interview with The New York Times earlier this month, and Page Six recently reported that the instructor of media arts and sciences is now engaged to billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman. Pitt met her while both were involved in an architecture project at MIT. But “Brad was never dating Neri — they are friends and their relationship is ­totally professional,” the pal said.

    Then, on Oct. 1, Pitt was pictured enjoying the company of spiritual healer and jewelry designer Sat Hari Khalsa, 49, at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music annual benefit and art auction in Los Angeles, hosted by their mutual pal, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.

    Pitt is a close friend of the musician, while Sat has toured with his band as a holistic nurse — giving the Chili Peppers ozone therapy, in which the gas is pumped ­intravenously into the body to purify the bloodstream.

    Sat — an American Sikh who was shipped off to boarding school in the ­Himalayas at the age of 10 — reportedly found her way into the lyrics of a 2002 Chili Peppers song, “Can’t Stop”: “So smart she’s leading me to ozone.” In his 2004 memoir, “Scar Tissue,” band frontman Anthony Kiedis also calls her one of his “main soul mates,” albeit seemingly platonic.

    In the book, Kieidis writes: ‘Sat Hari is a nurse . . . a sweet, incredibly sheltered, turban-wearing young lady. She looks like a female version of Flea, with the same gap-toothed smile, the same shape of face, the same color eyes, the same little pug nose. She’s maternal and she’s warm and she’s loving and she’s unassuming, a complete breath of fresh air and female energy, and I don’t mean sexual energy, at least not for me. For me she’s like a sister and mother and caretaker and nurse all in one.

    “Everyone [in the band] used her as their ultimate confidante, spilling their guts to her all day and all night about their deepest, darkest, most untellable secrets,” Kiedis writes.

    Sat worked as a ski instructor, security guard and even an accountant before training in integrative medicine.

    A friend of Khalsa’s told The Post the divorced mother-of-one, who lives in Los Angeles, has “wonderful energy” and calls her “totally awesome,” adding: “The Chili Peppers are a very spiritual band and the healers they had traveling with them were top-notch.”

    Pitt insiders aren’t convinced Khalsa’s the one for him, although she does fit his new MO.

    “I can’t see Brad dating someone super famous again, I can definitely see him dating someone with a lower profile,” said someone who has worked closely with the actor.

    Insiders say Pitt, who is currently filming director Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in Los Angeles, has been “hanging out” with a few women over the past few months. But he’s working to keep things private after having had so many very public relationships over the years, with such famous women as Gwyneth Paltrow, Juliette Lewis and Jennifer Aniston, to whom he was married from 2000 to 2005.

    The spotlight can be a “challenge” for people who aren’t used to it, said the source who has worked with Pitt. “There’s all this gossip and suddenly this person ­becomes a public character.”

    While some of Hollywood’s leading men, such as Ben Affleck, choose to date busty Playboy models after their very public marital splits, this is not the path for Pitt, according to friends.

    But he is meeting women through his most trusted pals, who include sculptor Thomas Houseago and Dede Gardner, the president of his Oscar-winning production company, Plan B.

    “He just likes hanging out with his friends and anyone he meets will have to be from a place of trust,” said the source who has worked with him.

    According to the pal: “He’s focused on his children, his work and wanting to have some sense of normalcy. He’s dating casually but, for the foreseeable future, everything is about the kids.”

    That said, insiders tell The Post that Pitt is not looking to have more children.

    (A representative for the actor had no comment.)

    After months of legal back-and-forth, Pitt and Jolie this week appear to be closer to reaching a final resolution on a custody deal for their children. On Oct. 8, Dr. Stan Katz, the child-custody evaluator appointed by the court, submitted his documents from the family visits.

    Pitt now gets to see his children four hours every other day and 12 hours on the weekend as part of the current legal agreement.

    The judge in the case has already scolded Jolie for trying to drive a wedge between Pitt and the children, and warned that if she didn’t improve their relationship, she could lose custody.

    The actor “rarely” speaks to Jolie, the pal said. “The divorce is still an ongoing process. It’s not easy.”

    Insiders add that two years of public scrutiny have left the actor “wary” of launching into a serious romance anytime soon.

    “He’s never been ‘woe is me’ — he’s very grateful for everything he has — but the public obsession with everything he does is just hard. He wants to be with someone nice, it’s just going to take a while before a long-term relationship can happen.”

    Asked if one could envisage a Mrs. Pitt Number 3 in the future, the pal replied, “Brad comes from a very traditional family, he’s very close to his parents, Jane and Bill, and his brother and sister are both married with families. I could see him marrying again, but it will be a much more low-key relationship.”

    For now, insiders say, Pitt is continuing to work on himself in a way that will make him an even better partner one day. As he told GQ in 2017, “You know, I just started therapy. I love it, I love it. I went through two therapists to get to the right one.”

    He also revealed how he had given up booze and smoking marijuana in favor of cranberry juice and sparkling water, admitting, “I’ve got my feelings in my fingertips again. I think that’s part of the ­human challenge: You either deny them all of your life or you answer them and evolve.”

    In August, The Post reported that Jolie “doesn’t want Brad to move on,” according to a family source.

    Now the actor is trying to work through the variety of accusations that emerged during his divorce from Jolie, including allegations of child abuse against eldest son Maddox and claims that he has failed to make “meaningful” child support payments.

    (Pitt has denied all of the claims, and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services has cleared him of the child-abuse allegations. In November 2016, Pitt was also cleared by the FBI of any wrong­doing related to the allegations.)

    “Brad’s only made two public statements since the split. He’s tried to be quiet for the sake of the children and he will never say anything bad about Angie as a mother, but he’s hurt,” said the source who has worked with him.

    “We just hope he finds peace and love again.”

    Angelina Jolie dragging Brad Pitt's indecent exposure claim into custody war

    (9/5/18) Cutthroat Angelina Jolie hopes to win her custody war with ex Brad Pitt by using an indecent exposure allegation against him.

    RadarOnline.com has learned Pitt was once accused of “flashing his genitals” in public, and Jolie intends to drop the bomb in their nasty custody case.

    “Brad was shooting the movie ‘Cutting Class’ on location in Malibu on Pacific Coast Highway in 1988,” his former publicist Phil Lobel told Radar.

    “He called me and said, ‘Phil, you’re not going to believe what happened! We were so bored on set that me and my buddy started mooning cars on PCH.’

    “A mother and daughter were in one of the cars. They stopped at a police station in Malibu and said there were guys showing off their genitals on the street!”

    When cops arrived on set, producers convinced them not to haul Brad, then 25, and his pal off to jail, said Phil. But the pair were still hit with indecent exposure charges.

    “I found an attorney who agreed to take Brad’s case for $1,000 — which was a huge sum of money for him back then,” Phil explained.

    The attorney got the charge reduced to disturbing the peace, but Angie could use the sleazy incident to kill Brad’s custody chances.

    “If she wants to embarrass him, she can dredge it up as part of a legal filing,” said Los Angeles family law attorney Debra Opri.

    Brad Pitt has already dropped millions to fix broken down New Orleans homes

    (8/31/18) Perhaps it should’ve been called “Make It Not Quite Right.”

    A New Orleans attorney announced Thursday that he’s gearing up to sue Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation because some of the eco homes it built after Hurricane Katrina have fallen into severe disrepair.

    But sources close to Pitt tell us the movie star has already been working to fix the problems, and donated millions more to get it done.

    Lawyer Ron Austin told the city’s WWL-TV that the buildings’ residents have reported sickness and headaches.

    He said Make It Right “was making a lot of promises to come back and fix the homes that they initially sold these people, and have failed to do so.”

    But Pitt insiders say he’s already been working for up to a year on fixing the failing buildings.

    Insiders blame the problems — which we’re told only affect some of the 100 or so buildings — on sloppy construction or poor materials, and say that some of the buildings can be repaired but others will likely have to be torn down.

    “Brad’s been working on this for around a year,” we’re told. “Once he knew that there were things that were not up to the standards that he and others would expect, he addressed it — it’s not like he waited for [Austin’s] complaint to be made before doing something about it.”

    Design fan Pitt founded Make It Right in 2006 — the year after the natural disaster — along with designer William McDonough to provide homes to people who had lost theirs in the Lower 9th Ward in the hurricane.

    The buildings were designed by top architects, including Frank Gehry.

    But reports emerged earlier this year claiming that some of the homes have leaks, rot and even missing or broken roofs.

    Brad Pitt foundation faces lawsuit over New Orleans homes

    (8/31/18) An attorney plans to sue actor Brad Pitt’s foundation over the degradation of homes built in an area of New Orleans that was among the hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina.

    Ron Austin tells WWL-TV he plans to bring a lawsuit on behalf of some Lower Ninth Ward residents against Pitt’s Make It Right foundation. Austin says residents have reported sicknesses and headaches, in addition to infrastructural issues.

    Austin says Make It Right “was making a lot of promises to come back and fix the homes that they initially sold these people and have failed to do so.” The report didn’t indicate how many residents would join the lawsuit.

    More than 100 “green” Make It Right houses were built in 2008. The foundation didn’t respond to the station’s request for comment.

    The Latest Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Custody News Isn't Quite What You Think

    (8/23/18) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have yet to reach a custody agreement despite reports stating the contrary.

    A source close to the proceedings tells E! News that reports of a new custody arrangement are false. The source states that the former couple's original court ordered agreement remains in place. According to court documents, Jolie and Pitt were scheduled to convene on Aug. 21. Our source says this meeting has been postponed.

    Another source tells E! News that Jolie's and Pitt's lawyers recently met to iron out details for a custody plan for the next few months, which has been "very time consuming."

    The stars share six children: Maddox Jolie-Pitt17, Pax Jolie-Pitt,14, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 13, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt12, Knox Jolie-Pitt, and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 10.

    Meanwhile, a third source tells E! News, "In terms of the kids' relationship with Brad, Angelina definitely remains committed to helping the kids heal with their father."

    Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split. Just a few days later, news broke that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the FBI were looking into an alleged altercation between Pitt and his eldest son Maddox. The alleged incident reportedly took place onboard the family's private plane.

    Pitt has been cleared in both investigations and no charges were filed.

    "I was really on my back and chained to a system when Child Services was called," the actor recalled to GQ. "And you know, after that, we've been able to work together to sort this out. 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."

    Jolie requested sole physical custody of the children. However, Pitt responded by filing for joint custody. By December of that year, the parents had reached a temporary agreement in which the kids would stay in Jolie's care and Pitt would have "therapeutic" visitations.

    The custody battle soon turned ugly. Near the end of that year, Pitt filed a motion asking a judge to seal records surrounding the children—arguing his ex-wife and her attorneys had compromised the kids' privacy through court filings in attempt to undercut him.

    The two later hired a private judge to deal with the proceedings and began speaking again. Pitt even reportedly joined Jolie and the kids on a trip in early 2017.

    "Things have calmed [and] settled between Brad and Angelina. It's not as tense as it had been," a source told E! News at the time. "They are focused on the kids and working to do what's best for them."

    Still, the battle endured. In May 2018, a source told E! News the two were "at odds over custody." The dispute was reportedly "why the divorce is not final" and has "dragged on for months."

    Some of the disagreement seemed to stem from the stars' film schedules and travel. So, the two celebrities reached a new custody agreement for the summer. According to the court documents, Pitt had physical custody of the children for four hours per day from June 8 to June 17. These hours changed to 10 hours per day from June 27 to July 1. Pitt was also scheduled to have custody for set dates later in July.

    Maddox, however, was allowed to determine how much time he spent with each parent given his age.

    The judge also determined "not having a relationship with their father is harmful" to the children and that it is "critical that each of them have a healthy and strong relationship with their father and mother."

    But by the end of the summer, things hadn't gotten much better. Earlier this month, Jolie accused Pitt of not paying any "meaningful" child support. Pitt and his attorneys fired back by filing a four-page brief stating Jolie's request was "unnecessary, omits material information and is a thinly-veiled effort to manipulate media coverage." They also stated Pitt "wanted to bifurcate the issue of marital status and have the divorce finalized before other pending issues were resolved."

    Pitt and Jolie married in 2014. It's been nearly two years since the initial divorce filing.

    E! News has reached out to both Pitt's and Jolie's camps.

    Tenuous truce? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach ‘interim custody arrangement’

    (8/23/18) Is Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s bitter custody battle over their six children over?

    According to ET, the two recently reached an interim custody arrangement, a source said.

    Jolie, 43, and Pitt, 54, had a planned custody hearing though it was no longer necessary after reaching the agreement, the insider also told ET.

    The website had no details on the specifics of the agreement.

    However, the source noted, “The interim arrangement was agreed upon by both parties after it was recommended by their custody evaluator. There was no longer a need for the hearing.”

    This is great news for Jolie and Pitt’s kids, who, as RadarOnline.com has reported, have been suffering terribly during their parents’ epic divorce and custody battle.

    As mom and dad battle it out, kids Maddox, 17, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 10, have been devastated, a source said.

    “This has been going on for such a long time now,” the insider told Radar. “No amount of money or help from nannies can take away from how heartbreaking it is to see their parents at war like this.”

    The divorce of the Mr. & Mrs. Smith costars has been ugly, with both sides arguing over money and the future of their splintered family.

    During the vicious dispute, Jolie has accused Pitt of not paying her enough child support over the past two years. The actor then slammed back, saying he actually gave her a loan of $8 million to buy her L.A. mansion and gave her an additional $1.3 million for their children.

    But now, it appears that the warring couple has called a truce, at least for now.

    The ET source said that “Angelina is enjoying the last few days of summer before school starts…she is helping the children heal with their father.”

    Angelina Jolie must give Brad Pitt more visitation with kids: judge

    (8/16/18) A judge has said that Angelina Jolie must allow soon-to-be-ex-husband Brad Pitt more visitation with their six kids before the court will sign off on a permanent arrangement, according to the Blast.

    Jolie has now given Pitt four hours of custody every other day on school days, and 12 hours every other day on non-school days.

    It’s the latest in an increasingly testy divorce.

    Page Six previously reported that Jolie claimed in court papers that Pitt is a deadbeat dad, and Pitt hit back by claiming in his own filing that he has loaned Jolie $8 million to help her buy a house.

    Their next court date is set for Aug. 21, says the Blast.

    Angelina Jolie Has Sudden Money Issues in Brad Pitt Divorce

    (8/10/18) Angelina Jolie is sounding the alarm ... all is not well in the money department.

    TMZ broke the story, Brad Pitt loaned his estranged wife $8 million to buy a house ... a little weird for an actress who has raked in millions for years.

    Sources familiar with the situation tell us, Brad's income and net worth far, far exceed Angelina's ... it's not even close.

    Fact is ... Angelina has not made money an issue in her divorce until several weeks ago, when she asked a judge for a formal child support agreement. As we reported, Brad has paid Angelina $1.3 million in support over the last 2 years and she didn't complain until late last month.

    Our sources say Brad and Angelina don't have a prenup, which means anything they earned while they were married is a 50/50 split. That benefits Angelina, but the problem is ... they married in 2014.

    Brad made more than her throughout their relationship, which began in 2004. The only way Angelina could get a cut of Brad's income from 2004 - 2014 is if she could prove they had an agreement that he would support her.

    We're told she's talking about filing such a claim. But sources connected to Brad say that's laughable, because they were both extremely rich and such a promise wasn't necessary and never made.

    What's super interesting ... Angelina and Brad delayed tying the knot until gay marriage became legal in California. Brad made that statement in 2006, and it took 8 more years for them to finally walk down the aisle. Had they married in 2006 she'd be entitled to millions more in community property.

    Brad Pitt Trying to Maintain Relationship with Kids Amid Angelina Jolie Divorce

    (8/9/18) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are at war in their divorce case, but the more immediate struggle is the co-parenting situation that even has a judge issuing a warning to cool it ... or else.

    We're told Brad has been spending the bulk of his Summer in England -- where Angelina and the kids live -- so he can see his 6 children. The judge in the divorce case set out a schedule for Brad to visit with his children in London beginning in mid-June for 10 hours a day. The visitation increased last month to 4 consecutive days at a time.

    Our sources say Brad and Angelina never interact with each other, and the handoffs are always through nannies and assistants.

    It's clear there have been issues over Brad interacting with the kids. The judge in the divorce case already issued an order saying Angelina tried to restrict Brad's access that the judge believed was "harmful" to the children. The judge even said Brad had a right to call and text the kids whenever he wanted, and Angelina could not monitor the contacts.

    TMZ broke the stories about Angelina claiming Brad has only provided minimal child support, and Brad fired back in legal docs that he's paid her $1.3 mil in child support since they split nearly 2 years ago ... and he loaned her $8 million to buy a house.

    From what we're told, things are getting worse, not better, between the two.

    Angelina Jolie Slams Brad Pitt: 'A Loan Is Not... Child Support'

    (8/9/18) Angelina Jolie is hitting back at ex Brad Pitt after he claimed she made recent court filings over child support in an “effort to manipulate the media.”

    The actress’ lawyer, Samantha Bley DeJean, said in a statement to PEOPLE Jolie’s court filing “was both legally appropriate and factually accurate in all respects.”

    “What has been filed by Brad’s side today is a blatant attempt to obfuscate the truth and distract from the fact that he has not fully met his legal obligations to support the children,” Bley DeJean said in the statement.

    Jolie indicated in a court filing Tuesday that Pitt has not been paying “meaningful” child support during their separation. The actor responded with his own court filing stating he had paid over $1.3 million to provide for the actress and their six children, as well as a loan of $8 million to help her purchase her current home.

    “Following the incident of September 2016, Angelina and the children needed to move from the family home, which Brad chose to keep, including all of its contents,” she said.

    Bley DeJean, who filed Jolie’s court papers on Tuesday in the Los Angeles Superior Court, claimed the actor was “asked to assist in the expense of a new home for Angelina” and their six children but “instead he loaned Angelina money, for which he is charging her interest on a payment plan.”

    The Maleficent 2’s attorney said the actress will “honor that loan,” but said, “A loan is not, however, child support and to represent it as such is misleading and inaccurate.”

    According to her attorney, Jolie “is asking Brad to pay 50% of the children’s expenses,” but that the actor “has not” paid his share.

    “Angelina has had to shoulder the majority of those without his contribution for the past two years,” Bley DeJean said. “Child support is not optional in California.”

    “Typically a father of means would pay these expenses voluntarily without the need for a request or court order. We are hopeful that this can be resolved without further delay or posturing,” she continued.

    The Oscar-winning actress said in her filing she intends to seek out “retroactive child support” from her ex. She also asks the court to “bifurcate” their marital status — a process that would mean they could dissolve the marriage and go back to being single before resolving other issues in the divorce.

    A spokesperson for Jolie told PEOPLE that the aim the filing “is to provide closure to the marriage in a way that clears a path toward the next stage of their lives and allows her and Brad to recommit as devoted co-parents to their children.”

    Pitt’s lawyer, Lance Spiegel, slammed the actress’ filing on Wednesday as “unnecessary” and “a thinly-veiled effort to manipulate media coverage.”

    Spiegel’s filing affirmed the actor “loaned” Jolie $8 million to help her purchase her current home and has contributed over $1.3 million “in bills for the benefit of [Jolie] and the minor children.”

    Jolie, 43, and Pitt, 53, met in 2003 and wed in 2014 before they separated in Sept. 2016 citing irreconcilable differences. Custody of their six children — Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox — has been an ongoing issue.

    Brad Pitt Says He Gave Angelina Jolie $9 Million Since Split

    (8/9/18) Brad Pitt's lawyers aren't mincing words ... they say Angelina Jolie is a master manipulator and a liar by essentially claiming he's a deadbeat dad, because they say he's forked over more than $9 MILLION over the last 2 years.

    Brad's lawyers have responded to Angelina's latest attack where she claimed in legal docs he hasn't paid "meaningful child support" since their split in September 2016.

    In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Brad fires back ... he loaned her $8 million so she could buy the home in which she currently lives, and shelled out more than $1.3 million in child support.

    Brad's lawyers say Angelina and her lawyers have engaged in dirty tricks, calling them out for "a thinly-veiled effort to manipulate media coverage." Brad's lawyers point to Angelina's legal docs that were filed earlier this week, in which she asks the judge to grant the divorce quickly so she can be a single woman again ... leaving child support and other issues for a later date.

    The attorneys for Brad are calling BS, saying THEY were the ones who called Angelina's lawyers last week asking for exactly that ... to grant the divorce decree quickly and then later deal with child support and property settlement issues. They say her lawyers said they'd discuss the matter with their client, and then Angelina made it look like it was SHE who wanted the quickie divorce.

    The docs accuse Angelina of filing papers with the court that are "calculated to increase the conflict." They say her gripe over child support is bogus and she knows it.

    Shots fired back.

    Brad Pitt’s pals come to his defense: He’s no deadbeat dad

    (8/7/18) After a period of relative peace, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce has become a battleground once again.

    Jolie filed papers Tuesday claiming that Pitt has not paid “meaningful child support” for their six kids since their split two years ago.

    Now Pitt pals are fuming to Page Six that the “Seven” star has in fact been forking over hundreds of thousands a month — and that Jolie is just trying to smear her ex by claiming he’s a “deadbeat dad.”

    Insiders claim Pitt has paid “millions for therapists” for the enormous brood, as well as their travel expenses and round-the-clock bodyguards.

    “The divorce case has been held in front of a private judge to keep it out of the press. But she filed [the papers on Tuesday] in LA Superior Court knowing that it would go public and that he would be made out to be a deadbeat dad — which he isn’t.”

    Said another pal, “Brad has completely lived up to his commitments as far as child support and will continue to do so.”

    People close to Pitt think that Jolie pre-emptively filed the papers as a warning shot, because Pitt had told her he wanted to restart the formal divorce process.

    Sources close to the matter told us that the Jolie-Pitt divorce — which had started off with an ugly slew of unfounded allegations against Pitt — had been put on hold and moved to a private judge so that the couple could sort out thorny custody issues.

    But sources close to Pitt said Jolie has been “extremely difficult” during the negotiations and that he had told her he’d had enough of the endless back-and-forth over the kids.

    The September 2016 split quickly turned nasty, with the FBI being called in to investigate claims that Pitt hit their eldest child, Maddox, during an argument on a plane. He was later cleared on any wrongdoing. As Page Six reported in May, the pair recently fought over Jolie’s plans to take the kids to the UK for the summer for a film shoot.

    Reps for Pitt declined to comment and Jolie’s didn’t get back to us.

    Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of failing to pay 'meaningful' child support

    (8/7/18) Angelina Jolie has reached a new low in her court battle with estranged husband Brad Pitt after accusing the actor of failing to pay “meaningful” child support.

    The Maleficent star’s attorney, Samantha Bley DeJean, filed new legal papers in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, stating Jolie’s intention to seek a court order forcing Pitt to pay a significant share of the costs of raising their six children.

    According to documents obtained by NBC News, the 43-year-old actress/director claims Pitt has not stuck to the “informal” deal they had in place following their separation in September, 2016 – and now she wants back pay.

    “(Pitt) has a duty to pay child support,” DeJean writes in the two-page brief. “As of present, (Pitt) has paid no meaningful child support since separation.

    “Given the informal arrangements around the payment of the children’s expenses have not been regularly sustained by (Pitt) for over a year and a half, (Jolie) intends to file an RFO (Request For Order) for the establishment of a retroactive child support order.”

    Jolie’s legal representatives are asking the judge overseeing the former couple’s divorce and custody case to set up a status conference to address the issue.

    Pitt’s spokesperson has yet to respond to the allegations, which emerge days after Jolie’s representative, Mindy Nyby, denied reports suggesting the actress’ main attorney, Laura Wasser, had quit over “internal conflicts” regarding the case.

    Meanwhile, Jolie is also urging the judge to issue a final divorce decree this year to legally restore her single status, reports TMZ.

    Jolie and her 54-year-old ex are parents to 17-year-old Maddox, 14-year-old Pax, 13-year-old Zahara, 12-year-old Shiloh, and 10-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

    Jolie was granted physical custody of all six children in a December 2016 custody agreement, but last month, she was ordered by a judge to help repair the children’s relationship with their father.

    The brood is currently living in London with Jolie as she films Maleficent 2, while Pitt has spent his court-ordered time with the kids in London and Los Angeles, where he is shooting Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

    Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio turned down 'Brokeback Mountain' roles: Gus Van Sant

    (7/20/18) Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio both declined starring roles in Oscar-winning drama Brokeback Mountain, according to original director Gus Van Sant.

    The moviemaker was initially attached to adapt author Annie Proulx’s short story of the same name into a feature film, but he struggled to convince a number of top actors to take on the cowboy love story.

    “Nobody wanted to do it,” Van Sant recalled to IndieWire. “I was working on it, and I felt like we needed a really strong cast, like a famous cast. That wasn’t working out.

    “I asked the usual suspects: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ryan Phillippe. They all said no.”

    Reports at the time suggested Van Sant had wanted his Good Will Hunting star Damon to feature opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, the roles which eventually went to Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, respectively, in director Ang Lee’s acclaimed 2005 release.

    Producer Diana Ossana, who helped to adapt the script, confirmed the revelations in an email statement to the outlet, writing, “Yes, all those young gentlemen (at the time) turned down the project, for various reasons.”

    Reflecting on his approach to casting the film over a decade ago, Van Sant admits he shouldn’t have focused so heavily on landing big names.

    “What I could have done, and what I probably should have done, was cast more unknowns, not worried about who were the lead actors,” he said.

    “I was not ready. I’m not sure why. There was just sort of a hiccup on my part. There was something off with myself, I guess, whatever was going on.”

    Brokeback Mountain went on to lead all nominees at the 2006 Academy Awards with eight nods, including acting mentions for Ledger, Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams. It ended up picking up three honours, including Best Director for Lee, but missed out on Best Picture to Crash.

    Meanwhile, Van Sant also told IndieWire he came close to taking charge of another acclaimed gay romance, 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, which was directed by Luca Guadagnino and starred Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer.

    He explains a producer pal initially offered the project to him, and although the 65-year-old was interested, he doubts it would have been as well-received as Guadagnino’s version, because he found a “sentimentality” in the ending of the story that Van Sant didn’t.

    “I think in that case in particular… I don’t think it would have panned out the way it did if I had directed it,” he shared. “I think it was great. I like the film… I’m not sure I would have ended up in the same place, so it probably wouldn’t have done as well.”

    Call Me By Your Name, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Andre Aciman, landed four Oscar nominations earlier this year, and earned James Ivory the Best Adapted Screenplay prize.

    How Brad Pitt Emerged From His Split With Angelina Jolie Better Than Ever

    (7/11/18) Should Brad Pitt be interested in entering the dating game in earnest, he knows who to call.

    A chance meeting in an elevator weeks before this year's Academy Awards, led to the strangest of pacts with Hollywood's latest darling, Tiffany Haddish. "He said in one year if he's single and I'm single we gonna do it," she revealed to Kelly Ripa in a backstage interview at the show, "so you know what that means."

    Asked why the need to put off their first date for some 12 months, Haddish was admittedly in the dark. "I don't know," she said, "he told me to wait a year."

    Well, if anyone knows the supremely awesome power of time, it's Pitt. Not even two years ago today, the movie star's sterling reputation seemed irreparably tarnished. His wife, Angelina Jolie, the woman he'd famously moved on with in the wake of his last shocking split from Jennifer Aniston, had dropped a surprise divorce filing and request for full custody of their six kids—and all signs pointed at Pitt being to blame.

    As fans scrambled to figure out what could have caused the end of Brangelina, once thought to be the most unshakeable of power couples, reports emerged accusing the actor of everything from substance abuse to an affair with Allied costar Marion Cotillard (a claim they both firmly denied). And then there were the whispers of what happened on the plane—the altercation between Pitt and then 15-year-old Maddox Jolie-Pitt that landed the Oscar winner under investigation by both the FBI and the Los Angeles Country Department of Children and Family Services.

    Facing the biggest scandal in his storied three-decade career, the 54-year-old turned inward, relying on therapy, a newfound sobriety and plenty of solitude to "strip down to the foundation and break out the mortar," as he put it in a surprisingly candid interview with GQ Style. Some 22 months later he's a new man with a still red hot career. And while his custody situation with Jolie is still very much in flux with no official divorce in sight, he feels confident they'll reach a détente. "They had a pretty dramatic year," an insider tells E! News, "and he wants things to remain calm in the future."

    That's a wish that at times seemed impossibly lofty. Even after Pitt was was cleared by the FBI and the Department of Children and Family Services in November 2016, reaching a temporary agreement with Jolie that granted him "therapeutic visitation," it seemed their separation was destined to become one of the most contentious of all times.

    Just days into 2017, Jolie claimed in court documents that her ex was "terrified the public will learn the truth", a shot fired after the actor's lawyers requested to seal the records in their custody hearing. "There is little doubt that [Pitt] would prefer to keep the entire case private, particularly given the detailed investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Dept. of Children and Family Services into allegation of abuse," her lawyer stated in the filing. Jolie's most obviously hostile comment to date, it seemed the kind likely to set off a new avalanche of negative reports.

    Instead it became the first step in the pair's still-unending journey to a custody agreement. Jolie settled into a $25 million Hollywood mansion, a little more than a mile from their old family house where Pitt still lived, and, as their public drama subsided, the World War Z star began having more frequent interactions with the kids.

    Custody negotiations over Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox (at 16, Maddox is deemed old enough to decide which parents he prefers to spend his time with) hit a snag this spring when Jolie wanted to take the kids to Europe for the duration of her Maleficent 2 shoot in London. Originally, a source told Us Weekly, the plan was for the brood to spend just two weeks in England, then return home to L.A. Pitt, had even thoughtfully chosen his next project—Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood about the 1969 Manson family murders—because filming would be contained to California.

    When Jolie tried to pull a switch, a source told E! News, Pitt made a move to block her: "Brad will be filming in L.A. for the summer and wants to see the kids on his regular custody schedule."

    While he was more than fine with Jolie traveling with the kids for short trips—she took Shiloh and Zahara to visit a refugee camp in Jordan in January and brought the entire brood to Paris that same month—"He's not OK with his kids being away for months," says the source. "He feels that Los Angeles is their home base and this is where it is best for them to be."

    His argument won over the judge. With what we can only assume was a protracted negotiation, Pitt and Jolie carefully constructed a detailed plan for the summer that involved Pitt slowly increasing his time with the brood from four hours per day up to 10—culminating in eight straight days with the kids at the end of July.

    "They worked out an agreement that was mutually acceptable," an insider tells E! News, adding Pitt "felt like he actually had a say and that the court was seeing his side of things."

    Though the schedule requires the kids to travel back and forth, notes the insider, Pitt, who spent Father's Day in London with his expansive brood, is stoked to score so much face time.

    "He is thrilled that the summer schedule for the kids is figured out and that he will be seeing them regularly," an insider tells E! News. "He feels this is a huge victory. It's a big step and he hopes to continue getting back on track with each of the kids."

    He knows a large part of that is on him. As he fought to earn time with his kids, Pitt also set upon a self-improvement crash course designed to transform him into the type of dad he wanted to be. "I grew up with a Father-knows-best/war mentality—the father is all-powerful, super strong—instead of really knowing the man and his own self-doubt and struggles," he offered by way of explanation to GQ Style. "And it's hit me smack in the face with our divorce: I gotta be more. I gotta be more for them. I have to show them. And I haven't been great at it."

    Save from a Golden Globe appearance that proved the bulk of Hollywood was still in his corner, the actor dipped underground for several months, committing himself to a life of cranberry juice and fizzy water—"I was boozing too much. It's just become a problem," he said of what he called his ability to drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka—and therapy.

    "For me this period has really been about looking at my weaknesses and failures and owning my side of the street," he noted in the 2017 profile. "I'm an a--hole when it comes to this need for justice. I don't know where it comes from, this hollow quest for justice for some perceived slight. I can drill on that for days and years. It's done me no good whatsoever. It's such a silly idea, the idea that the world is fair. And this is coming from a guy who hit the lottery, I'm well aware of that. I hit the lottery, and I still would waste my time on those hollow pursuits."

    And while there's no denying the process of analyzing his flaws was painful, "For me every misstep has been a step toward epiphany, understanding, some kind of joy," he told the mag. "Yeah, the avoidance of pain is a real mistake. It's the real missing out on life. It's those very things that shape us, those very things that offer growth, that make the world a better place, oddly enough, ironically. That make us better."

    By the time The Lost City of Z producer emerged—at the April 2017 premiere of the adventure drama—he'd constructed a whole new existence for himself, one that revolved around choosing projects to shepherd (his sci-fi thriller Ad Astra comes out in January and he has producer credits on a slew of upcoming films, including Beautiful Boy and Backseat) and making art in British sculptor Thomas Houseago's studio.

    "I think it was Picasso who talked about the moment of looking at the subject, and paint hitting canvas, and that is where art happens," he detailed. "For me I'm having a moment of getting to feel emotion at my fingertips. But to get that emotion to clay—I just haven't cracked the surface. And I don't know what's coming. Right now I know the manual labor is good for me, getting to know the expansiveness and limitations of the materials. I've got to start from the bottom, I've got to sweep my floor, I've got to wrap up my s--t at night, you know?"

    The final stage of his renovation would involve constructing a new relationship. Though that's not a top priority for the heartthrob who romanced Gwyneth Paltrow, Juliette Lewis and Christina Applegate before his first marriage to Aniston.

    "He has been on a few dates," a source told E! News. (Page Six reported the Missouri native has been charming women by humbly introducing himself as William, his given first name.) But while the source notes Pitt is "flirty by nature," often holding the door for women or allowing them to cut in line, he hasn't keyed in on anyone serious as of late.

    That includes his rumored paramour, MIT professor Neri Oxman. Having visited one of her classes last fall, Pitt found the attractive architect with a PhD in design computation to be brilliant, a source tells E! News, and was left intrigued. His passion for housing well-documented, says the source, "He's interested in getting to know her more and learning from her. But they're strictly friends."

    Such pals have proven crucial for Pitt as he found his way back to relative normalcy. When not working—he's currently filming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Leonardo DiCaprio—or logging precious hours with his children, Pitt maintains "an active social life," an insider tells E! News. "He goes out to dinner a lot and enjoys being out and doing different things."

    "Brad spent a lot of time alone and in private looking at himself and reevaluating what was most important and who he wanted to be," says the insider. "Now he's in a place where he's implemented those changes and has a lot more clarity. He's come out of that dark time and is in a much better place."

    And should he need any extra excitement, Tiffany Haddish is just a phone call away.

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt Strike a Pose in First Photo of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    (6/28/18) (Photo) Leonardo DiCaprioand Brad Pitt are ready for Hollywood.

    While much has been said about the star-studded upcoming film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, DiCaprio took intrigued fans inside the movie when he shared a first look at the film on Instagram on Wednesday.

    In the stylish shot, the Oscar winner is posed alongside his co-star Pitt, both sporting themed ensembles and oozing with swagger.

    Naturally, the photo has attracted millions of likes and endless comments since the actor shared it in the morning. As has been previously reported. DiCaprio will be portraying Rick Dalton, a washed-up Western actor who lives next door to Sharon Tate, while Pitt will fill the role of stunt double Cliff Booth.

    The plot of the film takes place at the time of the Manson Family murders in the summer of 1969, with Margot Robbie as Tate and Emile Hirschas Jay Sebring, one of the Manson family's victims.

    In addition to reuniting DiCaprio with his Wolf of Wall Street co-star Robbie, the movie will also bring together Pitt with his Ocean's Thirteen co-star Al Pacino, who has been cast as Marvin Shwarz, Dalton's agent.

    The movie will also star Burt Reynolds, James Marsden and Dakota Fanning among several other notable actors.

    The film, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, is due out in summer 2019.

    Angelina Jolie Visits Iraq as Her Kids Spend Father's Day With Brad Pitt in London

    (6/18/18) Like many dads, Brad Pitt celebrated Father's Day by spending time with his kids.

    The actor enjoyed the big day with his children in London. The Moneyball star shares six children with his ex Angelina Jolie: Maddox, 16; Pax, 14; Zahara, 13; Shiloh, 12; and Vivienne and Knox, 10. However, it is unclear if all of the children were in attendance.

    The news comes shortly after Jolie and Pitt reached a new custody agreement for the summer. According to the documents, Pitt will have physical custody of the children for four hours per day from June 8 to June 17. These hours will then change to 10 hours per day from June 27 to July 1. Pitt is also scheduled to have custody for set dates later in July.

    Maddox, however, is allowed to determine how much time he spends with each parent.

    Per the court documents, a judge in Jolie and Pitt's divorce case determined "not having a relationship with their father is harmful" to the children. The judge also noted that it is "critical that each of them have a healthy and strong relationship with their father and mother."

    While Pitt celebrated the holiday with the kids, Jolie was in Iraq visiting a refugee camp ahead of World Refugee Day. The Maleficent star, who is also a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, made a statement during her visit.

    "In my country, when we speak of the Middle East, we often focus on conflict and human suffering. And it is true that countless families in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen are suffering from conflict they personally have no part in, instability they cannot control, and extremism that they reject," she said, per UNHCR. "But on this visit I have been reminded, as I am every time I am here, of the truly extraordinary dignity, resilience, warmth, generosity and grace of the people of the Middle East."

    Jolie went on to "thank the people of Iraq for their generosity towards refugees and displaced people." She also said she was happy to be in Iraq during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr. In addition, Jolie spoke about the number of displaced people and the durations of their exiles, which she said are "the highest they have ever been."

    "At the same time, political solutions seem completely lacking, leaving a void that humanitarian aid cannot fill," she said. "Words like "unsustainable" don't paint a picture of how desperate these times are."

    According to the actress, UNHCR's Syria response is funded 17 percent this year—down from 50 percent the year prior.

    "When there is not even the bare minimum of aid, refugee families cannot receive adequate medical treatment, women and girls are left vulnerable to sexual violence, many children cannot go to school and we squander the opportunity of being able to invest in refugees so that they can acquire new skills and support their families," she said. "This is the picture in Iraq, in Syria, and wherever in the world you find refugees and displaced people today. The only answer is to end the conflicts that are forcing people to flee their homes—and for all governments to meet their responsibilities."

    This isn't the first time Jolie has visited a refugee camp. She visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with Zahara and Shiloh in January. She also visited adolescent refugee girls in Kenya last year.

    Angelina Jolie Could Lose Physical Custody of Kids to Brad Pitt

    (6/13/18) Angelina Jolie is dangerously close to losing primary physical custody of her and Brad Pitt's six children if she doesn't switch up the how she lets the kids interact with dad.

    According to a new report, the judge in the couple's divorce case believes it's "harmful" to the children if Angelina continues to restrict access to Brad.

    The judge has even laid down a strict new cell phone policy -- Brad will now be able to call and text each child at will -- without Angelina monitoring the convos.

    The report details a new custody schedule for the summer too. Brad will see his kids in London for 10 days in early to mid-June, where he can hang with 1 or 2 of 'em at a time for four hours a day. In late June, he'll get 10 hours a day ... and from early to mid-July he'll get the kids for 4 consecutive days. In late July, they'll be with him in L.A. for about a week.

    A child psychologist has to be present while Brad visits the kids in London -- where Angelina is renting a house right now -- and has to make arrangements to have them see their doctors while in CA. When they're across the pond with dad, Jolie can only call once a day.

    As for 16-year-old Maddox, he'll get to decide on his own how much time he wants to spend with dad.

    Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie rarely speak as they finalize divorce: Report

    (4/7/18) The NaughtyGossip website is reporting that the superstar couple no longer communicate that often.

    A source claims: “Brad and Angie only communicate about the children and often that is done through their people.

    “It was a very ugly breakup and they have each gone their separate ways.

    “They wish each other the best but they will not be getting back together and have almost nothing to do with each other’s lives.

    “If they didn’t have the kids together, they would never speak again.”

    Dr. Neri Oxman, associate professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT, speaks at The 2017 Concordia Annual Summit at Grand Hyatt New York on Sept. 18, 2017 in New York City. (Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

    Pitt has reportedly been romancing MIT professor Neri Oxman.

    While they finalize their divorce Pitt and Jolie are still involved in making money with their Miraval Winery.

    Brad Pitt spending time with rockstar MIT professor

    (4/6/18) Brad Pitt is spending time with an acclaimed architect, award-winning artist and rockstar MIT professor Neri Oxman.

    A source exclusively confirms that architecture and design aficionado Pitt recently met accomplished Oxman through an MIT architecture project and they have since become friends. Pitt was referred to Oxman to collaborate on an architectural project he was working on, we’re told.

    As first revealed on “Page Six TV,” a source told us, “Brad and Neri instantly hit it off because they share the same passion for architecture, design and art. This is best described as a professional friendship.”

    But the source added, “Their friendship has not turned into romance … as both are cautious and this is, again, more of a professional friendship, but Brad is very interested in spending more time with Neri, she is fascinating.”

    American-Israeli architect and designer Oxman was previously married to Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov, who she has said had an “incredible influence” on her work. Pitt is still finalizing his divorce from Angelina Jolie.

    A rep for Pitt, 54, declined to comment, but a friend added, “You are correct that they are just friends and she is very impressive.” Oxman is currently traveling and could not be immediately reached.

    Oxman, 42, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Jolie, is a professor at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directs the Mediated Matter group, which conducts research into bonding design and architecture with natural and biological environments. Her team has also been building 3-D printers capable of printing biological matter and glass.

    According to her MIT bio, Oxman “coined the term, and pioneered the field of, Material Ecology, which considers computation, fabrication, and the material itself as inseparable dimensions of design. In this approach, products and buildings are biologically informed and digitally engineered by, with and for, nature.”

    A number of Oxman’s works are created by animals or natural processes. One of her most well-known is “The Silk Pavilion,” an installation designed in 2013, which was woven by 6,500 silkworms on a dome. Her work is included in collections at MoMA, Paris’ Centre Georges Pompidou, Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science.

    If she wasn’t already impressive enough, in a 2016 Surface Magazine profile of Oxman, MoMA senior curator for architecture and design Paola Antonelli called her “a person ahead of her time, not of her time. She is very rigorous, taking on a long view on where design needs to be, but at the same time also has an incredible talent and aesthetic flare, like an artist. Whatever she does has ground and credibility in science, but also a universal appeal for everybody, because her work is just so beautiful.”

    A prominent woman in an otherwise male-dominated field, Oxman and her team have won numerous awards, including the International Earth Awards for Future-Crucial Design (2008), the Vilcek Prize in Design (2014) and an Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League of New York (2015).

    Meanwhile, Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation, which builds affordable houses for people in need with a focus on environmentally friendly sustainable development, has been working with international architects to build homes in locations including the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and Kansas City, Missouri.

    Pitt — who had considered becoming an architect himself — told Architectural Digest in 2016 that he hoped Make It Right’s work would become a model for projects around the world. “When you realize that 40 or 45 percent of the world’s pollution comes from the way we build and maintain our buildings,” he said, “it’s just common sense to think that there’s a better solution.”

    Pitt has also been working on furniture design with Frank Pollaro and sculpture. He told GQ Style last year that he was being mentored by sculptor Thomas Houseago: “I’ve literally been squatting in there [Houseago’s studio] for a month now … I’m making everything. I’m working with clay, plaster, rebar, wood…”

    But Pitt may have a challenge on his hands — multiple sources also confirm to Page Six that Oxman has recently been dating billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman, 51.

    New York-based Ackman — who has been battling to reassure investors of his hedge fund Pershing Square after losses — has been seeing Oxman for seven months, we are told.

    Page Six last year revealed Ackman was divorcing his wife Karen Ann Herskovitz after 25 years of marriage. He has recently been seen visiting Oxman at MIT at the weekends, as well as spending time with his other family members who live in Boston. Ackman’s rep declined to comment.

    Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt agree to 'finalize' divorce: Report

    (4/3/18) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have “respectfully agreed terms” to settle their divorce amicably within weeks.

    According to editors at British newspaper The Sun, the Salt star, who originally filed for sole custody of the former couple’s six children, has since decided to allow Brad to have access to them. And she has been in discussions with her ex concerning the logistics of childcare while they both work and travel.

    The agreement is expected to be filed imminently after the pair received court approval to continue their negotiations in February.

    “The terms of the divorce are now agreed,” a source close to Angelina told the news outlet. “They are being finalized by both legal teams, but will be filed within weeks.”

    Angelina filed for divorce in September 2016, amid an accusation that the Fury actor was involved in a physical altercation on a plane with their son Maddox, 16.

    After Brad was cleared of wrongdoing by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), he was later granted visitation rights to Maddox, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11, and twins Vivienne and Knox, nine.

    In a big turnaround, the pair are reportedly now on good terms, and determined to ensure that going forward they maintain a “respectful relationship” for the sake of the children.

    “The key thing is that they agree to custody sharing, with Brad having access and working with Angelina on logistic issues about work and travel,” the source continued. “There were rumours the divorce was being called off, but that’s not the case.”

    The actress and filmmaker recently took a year off from work to focus on the needs of her young family.

    “Everything was just stopped,” she explained to People magazine in September. “I’m really sitting

    Brad Pitt is “Healthier and Happier” Since Coping with Angelina Jolie Split

    (3/8/18) Things are looking up for Brad Pitt.

    Following a rare sighting at the Gersh Agency's pre-Oscar event last Thursday, a source tells E! News that the father-of-six is in a good place since his split from Angelina Jolie, finally coming to terms with the break-up.

    "The separation was brutal and a very sad time in his life," the source says. "[Brad] made some important changes and is much better off now. He is happier and healthier. He has an active social life and has rekindled old friendships. He goes out to dinner a lot and enjoys being out doing different things."

    The 54-year-old actor has been keeping busy as of late, recently signing on to join Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film about the 1969 Manson family murders—Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

    The source continues, "[Brad] spent a lot of time alone and in private looking at himself and reevaluating what was most important and who he wanted to be. Now he's in a place where he's implemented those changes and has a lot more clarity. He's come out of that dark time and is in a much better place."

    As E! News previously reported, Angelina filed for divorce from Brad in September 2016 after two years of marriage and a 12-year relationship. The pair got involved in a custody battle over their kids, Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 9, before reaching a temporary agreement the following December.

    According to court documents obtained by E! News in 2016, the former couple's six children were to remain in Angelina's custody. Brad would continue to have "therapeutic visitation" with his kids, as well as to attend weekly individual therapy sessions. The War Machine actor was also ordered to attend group therapy and submit to random drug tests.

    The temporary custody agreement came after the FBI officially closed its investigation into Brad's actions on a private plane.

    And while he may being heading in a positive direction regarding his separation, the custody of Brad's children is still a sore subject.

    "[Angelina and Brad] are still working out the divorce and the custody details," says the source. "Brad isn't happy about the custody arrangement. He wants to see his kids more and struggles with not being able to. Overall, he is doing well though."

    Quentin Tarantino Taps Brad Pitt To Join Leonardo DiCaprio In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’

    (3/1/18) Quentin Tarantino has set Brad Pitt to star with Leonardo DiCaprio in his upcoming film, and the filmmaker has chosen a title. Tarantino’s ninth film is Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Pic is set for August 9, 2019 release worldwide. Per Sony, Tarantino describes the film as “a story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), former star of a western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Both are struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don’t recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor…Sharon Tate.”

    It wasn’t clear if Tarantino was providing an homage to Sergio Leone and his films Once Upon A Time In America and Once Upon A Time In The West, but it sounds like it. Tarantino’s pal Robert Rodriguez has used the term for his film Once Upon A Time In Mexico. Sony Pictures acquired the film after Tarantino was forced to pull it away from The Weinstein Company because of the company’s woes.

    As Deadline broke last year, Tarantino has asked Oscar-nominated I, Tonya star Margot Robbie to play Tate, who was murdered by Charles Manson’s crazy cult members.

    Tarantino had been talking to both DiCaprio and Pitt, as well as Tom Cruise for those two key roles. Just as he reteamed with DiCaprio after Django Unchained, Tarantino reunites with Pitt after the WWII pic Inglourious Basterds, which got eight Oscar noms. Pitt just finished the James Gray-directed Ad Astra.

    Said Tarantino: “I’ve been working on this script for five years, as well as living in Los Angeles County most of my life, including in 1969, when I was seven years old. I’m very excited to tell this story of an LA and a Hollywood that don’t exist anymore. And I couldn’t be happier about the dynamic teaming of DiCaprio & Pitt as Rick & Cliff.”

    Brad Pitt bid $120K to watch ‘Game of Thrones’ with Emilia Clarke

    (1/7/18) Winter is officially here for Brad Pitt.

    Pitt offered to pay $120,000 to watch an episode of “Game of Thrones” with Emilia Clarke — but he was outbid.

    Pitt bid six figures to watch a “Game of Thrones” episode with Clarke on Saturday night during a silent auction at Sean Penn’s annual gala for Haiti, held at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, California.

    During the charity gala, the auctioneer announced the opportunity to watch an episode with Clarke, who was in attendance at the A-list event, along with her “Game of Thrones” co-star Kit Harington, though the cast members were seated at separate tables.

    The auction to watch the episode with Clarke started at $20,000, but the race quickly escalated. At one point, the auctioneer yelled out “Is the King of the North here?!” But as it turned out, Harington had stepped out of the gala to go to the restroom.

    Meanwhile, Pitt bid $80,000 to watch an episode of “GOT” with Clarke. Then he outbid himself to $90,000. When Harington came back into the room, the actor offered to also sit in on the episode viewing. And that’s when Pitt raised his own bid to $120,000.

    In the end, Pitt was outbid by a gala-goer who ended the auction at $160,000.

    The charity event to benefit the J/P HRO & Disaster Relief Organizations was hosted by Penn, CAA’s Bryan Lourd and Sean and Alexandra Parker. Also in attendance were Lena Dunham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Segel, Connie Britton, Patricia Arquette, Mark Burnett and Leonardo DiCaprio, who was honored for his work combating climate change.

    “The biggest challenge now is to make sure that everyone understands what’s at stake,” DiCaprio said of the dangers of climate change during his speech onstage at the gala. Referring to President Donald Trump, DiCaprio continued, “But how can we do this when we have a president who, just this week, proposed a massive increase in offshore drilling?” Garnering laughter from the room, DiCaprio quipped, “Their denial of so much of the scientific proof and evidence belongs in ‘the Earth is flat’ chapter of human history.”

    During his speech, DiCaprio applauded Penn for being a role model with his philanthropic work with Haiti. By the midway point of the gala, more than $3 million had been raised to support the efforts in Haiti, though the fundraising continued throughout the night toward what will amount to a larger number in the millions.

    “These are obviously incredibly turbulent and scary times,” DiCaprio said during his speech. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that has.”

    Later during the auction, DiCaprio bid $80,000 on a painting by artist Josh Smith, but was outbid by Clarke herself for $90,000 — but, there was a second Smith painting available, so in the end, both DiCaprio and Clarke ended up walking away with artwork.

    Brad Pitt uses his real name when flirting

    (1/2/18) Brad Pitt uses his given name when chatting with adoring women.

    We’re told Pitt flirted with a woman and introduced himself as “William” on a caffeine run at Coffee Commissary in Los Angeles.

    “He arrived by motorcycle, wearing sunglasses, jeans and a leather jacket,” a spy tells us. Pitt struck up a conversation with a blonde in line: “She was acting overly bubbly and looked a little like Kate Bosworth, but it wasn’t her,” our spy says.

    When the woman said, “I’m Lydia,” Pitt “put out his hand and said, ‘Hi, I’m William.’ She replied, ‘Oh, you look like a Bradley.’ And he responded, ‘Well, that’s my middle name’ and smiled and winked at her.”

    As Lydia exited she said, “‘Nice to meet you, Bradley .?.?. I mean William.’ He laughed to himself, then got on his bike.”

    Angelina and Brad tried to save their marriage with ‘By the Sea’

    (12/6/17) Angelina Jolie has described working with then-hubby Brad Pitt on a 2015 movie as a last-ditch attempt to save their flailing relationship.

    “We had met working together, and we worked together well,’’ the actress told the Hollywood Reporter.

    “I wanted us to do some serious work together,’’ Jolie said. “I thought it would be a good way for us to communicate.

    “In some ways it was, and in some ways we learned some things. But there was a heaviness probably during that situation that carried on, and it wasn’t because of the film,’’ Jolie lamented.

    In addition to starring in the romantic drama “By the Sea’’ with Pitt, Jolie also directed it.

    She and Pitt famously met on the set of the movie “Mr. & Mrs. Smith’’ in 2005 — when he was still married to actress Jennifer Aniston.

    Jolie was pregnant with Pitt’s child within a year, although the pair waited to marry until August 2014. She then filed for divorce two years later.

    “I’m glad we did [‘By the Sea’] because we did explore something together,’’ Jolie said. “Whatever it was maybe it didn’t solve certain things, but we did communicate something that needed to be communicated to each other.”

    She noted that she had been dealing with different things at various times over the course of their relationship.

    “I did lose my mother. I did have my mastectomy, and I did then have an ovarian cancer scare and have that surgery as well, and other things of course that happened in life that you go through,” she said.

    “A piece of art can be something that’s healing or something that’s difficult. I don’t know.”

    Sony Pictures Confirms Quentin Tarantino Deal; Margot Robbie, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio Circling

    (11/17/17) UPDATED with Sony confirmation: Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman just validated Deadline’s morning scoop that the studio won worldwide rights on Quentin Tarantino’s new film, the first of his long career to not be directed for either Miramax or The Weinstein Company. This email was just dispersed internally on the Culver City lot.

    Dear Colleagues,

    I am pleased to report that late last night, Sony did indeed succeed in securing the worldwide rights in all media to Quentin Tarantino’s next epic film. I was looking forward to sharing the news with you all myself this morning, but unfortunately the story leaked.

    Bottom line: Quentin chose Sony over many other competitors. And he did this because of all of YOU! He remembers well the outstanding job the company did on Django, and was particularly impressed last week by the presentation of our marketing and distribution capabilities, both domestically and internationally. I’m grateful to all who worked to make this happen and confident that we will do a great job for him on this film and others to come.

    It’s a real credit to the studio and to each of you.

    Congrats,

    Tom Rothman

    Chairman Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group

    EARLIER EXCLUSIVE, 4:58 AM: Sony Pictures has won the derby to finance and distribute #9, the working title of Quentin Tarantino’s next film, sources said. The film is set in Los Angeles in the late ’60s and early ’70s, with Tarantino hoping hard that Margot Robbie will play the role of Sharon Tate. Just about every studio in town except Disney chased it, along with several financiers looking to fund the entire film, and mini-majors seeking domestic rights. The deal came after a long night of bargaining between Sony and Tarantino’s reps at WME.

    The film is an ensemble, and Tarantino has had conversations with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio for the two main lead male roles. It is unclear if all three will be in the movie, or two of them, when Tarantino begins production next year, but it certainly looks like Tarantino will have a star cast here. The picture is being produced by Harry Potter’s David Heyman, Tarantino, and Shannon McIntosh, with Georgia Kacandes will be exec producer and line producer.

    This has been the biggest skirmish over a project this side of the derby for international and ancillary rights to the James Bond film that is still going on right now (domestic rights will go to the joint venture between MGM and Annapurna).

    It is a big get for Sony’s Tom Rothman and his production chief Sanford Panitch, and I’m told Tarantino sparked to Rothman’s deep knowledge of film history. Few can hang with Tarantino in that regard, but Rothman held his own and the studio chased this one hard. Rothman has overhauled Sony’s position as an international distributor, and Sony Pictures will have world rights on Tarantino’s film. Also important was a marketing campaign presented by Josh Greenstein and his team. Since Tarantino spent his whole career making movies in one place, there is every reason to imagine that if he enjoys this experience, he might well make his final film at Sony. This film’s working title comes from this being the ninth film for the director, who has pledged that he will stop at 10. That means one final film after this one.

    The bidding came down to all the majors but Disney. Fox backed away during the week, and aside from Sony, Warner Bros and Universal, others circling included Annapurna and Lionsgate for a domestic deal that would require the international sales effort that went into The Hateful Eight. Also knocking were several pure equity financiers.

    After making every movie in his directing career for Miramax and The Weinstein Company, Tarantino made the hard decision to look for a new home for his upcoming film. Tarantino planned to make this film with TWC, but those plans imploded with the scandalous removal of Harvey Weinstein after the revelation of a litany of nightmarish stories about forced sexual encounters with dozens of actresses and women who worked for the company. So The House That Quentin Built — as Weinstein often called his company because of the out-sized success of Tarantino-directed pictures that included Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained — is in the process of being sold off, and despite Tarantino’s loyalty to the 170 or so staff there that helped make his movies successful, he had little choice but to exit.

    There has been a lot of press that the script focuses on Charles Manson and the murder spree he orchestrated, but I’m told that is akin to calling Inglourious Basterds a movie about Adolf Hitler, when the Nazi leader was only in a scene or two. Deadline broke months ago that Robbie had been asked to play Manson murder victim Tate.

    The film will be set in Los Angeles and begin production in mid-2018 for a 2019 release, and it will be an R-rated film, like all Tarantino’s directing efforts. Those who’ve read it said the script has heart and a strong commercial appeal, and if there is a film of Tarantino’s it can be best compared to, it would be Pulp Fiction, which also was set in Los Angeles. The film will carry a budget in the range of Django Unchained.

    This list of Hollywood’s most profitable stars is hard to believe

    (10/18/17) The most profitable actor in Hollywood isn’t Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr. or Dwayne Johnson — it’s Emilio Estevez. And there’s research to prove it.

    Analysts from PartyCasino, a unit of the GVC gaming group, have studied box-office data from 1980 to 2017 and found that the “Young Guns” star delivered the best return of any top-billed male actor who has starred in at least 10 films. Specifically, for every $1 spent on the leading man’s films, Estevez generated $6.70 at the box office.

    The male actors who generated the next best returns were just as surprising. Jean-Claude Van Damme raked in $4.20 for each dollar, while other great investments were Mel Gibson ($3.50), Tyler Perry ($3) and Dudley Moore ($3).

    The results for the worst return also left researchers stunned.

    Brad Pitt returned only 10 cents for every $1 spent, making him the least-profitable actor in Hollywood. The “Ocean’s Eleven” star was followed by Johnny Depp (20 cents), Robert De Niro (24 cents), Hugh Jackman (25 cents) and Anthony Hopkins (26 cents).

    PartyCasino also crunched the numbers for actresses from the past decade and found that Rose Byrne scored the best return — $9.80 for every budgeted dollar — followed by Regina Hall ($3.50) and Octavia Spencer ($2.90).

    A rep told The Post that the reason they didn’t have the extended data for actresses was because “women, unfortunately, are less likely to be the top-billed actor for a movie.”

    PartyCasino compiled its list by analyzing the top 100 films in each year since 1980. Researchers took each movie’s gross from Box Office Mojo, which tracks receipts from theaters in the US and Canada, and subtracted each movie’s budget. The difference — dubbed “profit” by analysts — was then divided by each movie’s budget to determine its ROI, or return on investment.

    When it came to movie genres, mysteries proved to be the most profitable — returning $39.89 for each budgeted dollar over the 37-year period.

    Horror flicks had the second-highest ROI, with $34.13, followed by thrillers ($17.36) and documentaries ($7.38).

    Action movies were the least profitable films — generating $1.89 for each budget dollar, followed by crime pictures ($2.01) and musicals ($2.05).

    Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Others Say Weinstein Harassed Them

    (10/10/17) (nytimes.com) When Gwyneth Paltrow was 22 years old, she got a role that would take her from actress to star: The film producer Harvey Weinstein hired her for the lead in the Jane Austen adaptation “Emma.” Before shooting began, he summoned her to his suite at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for a work meeting that began uneventfully.

    It ended with Mr. Weinstein placing his hands on her and suggesting they head to the bedroom for massages, she said.

    “I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,” she said in an interview, publicly disclosing that she was sexually harassed by the man who ignited her career and later helped her win an Academy Award.

    She refused his advances, she said, and confided in Brad Pitt, her boyfriend at the time. Mr. Pitt confronted Mr. Weinstein, and soon after, the producer warned her not to tell anyone else about his come-on. “I thought he was going to fire me,” she said.

    Rosanna Arquette, a star of “Pulp Fiction,” has a similar account of Mr. Weinstein’s behavior, as does Judith Godrèche, a leading French actress. So does Angelina Jolie, who said that during the release of “Playing by Heart” in the late 1990s, he made unwanted advances on her in a hotel room, which she rejected.

    “I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,” Ms. Jolie said in an email. “This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable.”

    A New York Times investigation last week chronicled a hidden history of sexual harassment allegations against Mr. Weinstein and settlements he paid, often involving former employees, over three decades up to 2015. By Sunday evening, his entertainment company fired him.

    On Tuesday, The New Yorker published a report that included multiple allegations of sexual assault, including forced oral and vaginal sex. The article also included accounts of sexual harassment going back to the 1990s, with women describing how intimidating Mr. Weinstein was.

    Several days ago, additional actresses began sharing with The Times on-the-record stories of casting-couch abuses. Their accounts hint at the sweep of Mr. Weinstein’s alleged harassment, targeting women on the way to stardom, those who had barely acted and others in between. Fantasies that the public eagerly watched onscreen, the women recounted, sometimes masked the dark experiences of those performing in them.

    The encounters they recalled followed a similar narrative: First, they said, Mr. Weinstein lured them to a private place to discuss films, scripts or even Oscar campaigns. Then, the women contend, he variously tried to initiate massages, touched them inappropriately, took off his clothes or offered them explicit work-for-sex deals.

    In a statement on Tuesday, his spokeswoman, Sallie Hofmeister, said: “Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances. He will not be available for further comments, as he is taking the time to focus on his family, on getting counseling and rebuilding his life.”

    Even in an industry in which sexual harassment has long persisted, Mr. Weinstein stands out, according to the actresses and current and former employees of the film companies he ran, Miramax and the Weinstein Company. He had an elaborate system reliant on the cooperation of others: Assistants often booked the meetings, arranged the hotel rooms and sometimes even delivered the talent, then disappeared, the actresses and employees recounted. They described how some of Mr. Weinstein’s executives and assistants then found them agents and jobs or hushed actresses who were upset.

    His alleged behavior became something of a Hollywood open secret: When the comedian Seth MacFarlane announced Oscar nominees in 2013, he joked, “Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein.” The audience laughed. According to a 2015 memo by a former Weinstein Company executive that The Times previously disclosed, the misconduct continued.

    More established actresses were fearful of speaking out because they had work; less established ones were scared because they did not. “This is Harvey Weinstein,” Katherine Kendall, who appeared in the film “Swingers” and television roles, remembers telling herself after an encounter in which she said Mr. Weinstein undressed and chased her around a living room. Telling others meant “I’ll never work again and no one is going to care or believe me,” she reasoned at the time, she said in a recent interview.

    Ms. Paltrow, 45, is now an entrepreneur, no longer dependent on securing her next acting role. But she emphasized how much more vulnerable she felt at 22, when Mr. Weinstein had just signed her up for a star-making part. On a trip to Los Angeles, she received a schedule from her agents for the hotel meeting with Mr. Weinstein.

    There was no reason to suspect anything untoward, because “it’s on the fax, it’s from C.A.A.,” she said, referring to Creative Artists Agency, which represented her.

    When Mr. Weinstein tried to massage her and invited her into the bedroom, she immediately left, she said, and remembers feeling stunned as she drove away. “I thought you were my Uncle Harvey,” she recalled thinking, explaining that she had seen him as a mentor.

    After she told Mr. Pitt about the episode, he approached Mr. Weinstein at a theater premiere and told him never to touch Ms. Paltrow again. Mr. Pitt confirmed the account to The Times through a representative.

    Soon after, Mr. Weinstein called Ms. Paltrow and berated her for discussing the episode, she said. (She said she also told a few friends, family members and her agent.) “He screamed at me for a long time,” she said, once again fearing she could lose the role in “Emma.” “It was brutal.” But she stood her ground, she said, and insisted that he put the relationship back on professional footing.

    Even as Ms. Paltrow became known as the “first lady of Miramax” and won an Oscar for “Shakespeare in Love” in 1999, very few people knew about Mr. Weinstein’s advances. “I was expected to keep the secret,” she said.

    Like several of the other women interviewed for this article, she felt she had to suppress the experience. She praised Mr. Weinstein publicly, posed for pictures with him and played the glowing star to his powerful producer. Yet their work relationship grew rockier over the years, she said, and she distanced herself. “He was alternately generous and supportive and championing, and punitive and bullying,” she said.

    Now, with the process of tallying the size and scope of Mr. Weinstein’s abuse allegations underway, Ms. Paltrow and others said they wanted to support women who had already come forward and help those in similar situations feel less alone.

    “We’re at a point in time when women need to send a clear message that this is over,” Ms. Paltrow said. “This way of treating women ends now.”

    Tomi-Ann Roberts

    In 1984, when Tomi-Ann Roberts was a 20-year-old college junior, she waited tables in New York one summer and hoped to start an acting career. Mr. Weinstein, one of her customers, urged her to audition for a movie that he and his brother were planning to direct. He sent scripts, then asked her to meet him where he was staying so they could discuss the film, she said in an email and a telephone interview.

    When she arrived, he was nude in the bathtub, she recalled. He told her that she would give a much better audition if she were comfortable “getting naked in front of him,” too, because the character she might play would have a topless scene.

    If she could not bare her breasts in private, she would not be able to do it on film, Ms. Roberts recalled Mr. Weinstein saying. (Asta Roberts, her mother, said in an interview that Ms. Roberts told her the story shortly after the episode.)

    Ms. Roberts remembers apologizing on the way out, telling Mr. Weinstein that she was too prudish to go along. Later, she felt that he had manipulated her by feigning professional interest in her, and she doubted that she had ever been under serious consideration. “I was nobody! How had I ever thought otherwise?” she asked.

    Today she is a psychology professor at Colorado College, researching sexual objectification, an interest she traces back in part to that long-ago encounter. She said that over the years she had had trouble watching Mr. Weinstein’s films. With a new release, “I would always ask, is it a Miramax movie? ”

    Rosanna Arquette

    In the early 1990s, Mr. Weinstein asked Rosanna Arquette to stop by the Beverly Hills Hotel to pick up a script for a role.

    Born into a family of actors, Ms. Arquette had already starred in a hit film, “Desperately Seeking Susan,” and “New York Stories,” and would go on to perform in films including “Crash” and television shows ranging from “Ray Donovan” to “Girls.” (Her account also appeared in The New Yorker.)

    At the reception desk, she was told to head upstairs, which she found odd.

    Mr. Weinstein was in a white bathrobe, complaining of neck pain and asking for a massage, according to Ms. Arquette and Maria Smith, a friend she told soon afterward. Ms. Arquette said she tried to recommend a professional masseuse, but Mr. Weinstein grabbed her hand and pulled it toward his crotch. She immediately drew away, she said.

    He boasted about the famous actresses he had supposedly slept with — a common element of his come-on, according to several other women who had encounters with Mr. Weinstein. “Rosanna, you’re making a big mistake,” he responded, she said.

    She refused. “I’m not that girl,” she recalled telling him on the way out. “I will never be that girl.”

    The part went to someone else, and Mr. Weinstein’s representative pointed out that he did not produce the movie. Later, Ms. Arquette was in the Miramax film “Pulp Fiction” but said she avoided Mr. Weinstein.

    Katherine Kendall

    “Welcome to the Miramax family,” Mr. Weinstein told Katherine Kendall in 1993, she said. She was 23, and about that time he was selling his small movie company to Disney, which supplied the cash that would turn it into a cultural force.

    After a meeting set up by her agent, he gave her scripts, including for the film “Beautiful Girls,” and invited her to a screening, which turned out to be a solo trip with Mr. Weinstein to a cinema near Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Afterward, he asked if they could swing by his apartment to pick something up.

    Ms. Kendall said she was nervous, but it was daytime, and she relaxed when she saw pictures of his wife on the wall. “He’s keeping it professional, he makes me a drink, we talk about movies and art and books for about an hour,” she recalled. “I thought: He’s taking me seriously.”

    He went to the bathroom, came back in a robe and asked her to give him a massage, she said. “Everybody does it,” he said, according to Ms. Kendall, and mentioned a famous model’s name. She refused; he left the room, and returned nude, she said.

    “He literally chased me,” she said. “He wouldn’t let me pass him to get to the door.”

    Ms. Kendall said his advances had a bargaining quality: He asked if she would at least show her breasts, if nothing else.

    She said no to all of it, she recounted. “I just thought to myself: I can’t believe you’re doing this to me. I’m so offended — we just had a meeting,” she said. (Her mother, Kay Kendall, said in a brief interview that her daughter told her the story at the time.)

    Ms. Kendall appeared in the film “Swingers,” distributed (but not produced) by Miramax, and has worked on and off as an actor since then. But she said the episode had dampened her enthusiasm for the business.

    “If this is what it takes, I can’t do it,” she said.

    Judith Godrèche

    When Mr. Weinstein invited Judith Godrèche to breakfast at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, she had no idea who he was. At 24, she was already a star in France, and a new film she was in, “Ridicule,” was opening the festival. He had just acquired the movie and said he wanted to discuss it.

    They had breakfast at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, joined by a female Miramax executive. After the executive left, Mr. Weinstein invited Ms. Godrèche up to his suite to see the view, and to discuss the film’s marketing and even an Oscar campaign, she said in an interview.

    “I was so naïve and unprepared,” she said.

    Upstairs, he asked to give her a massage, Ms. Godrèche said. She said no. He argued that casual massages were an American custom — he gave them to his secretary all the time, Ms. Godrèche recalled him saying.

    “The next thing I know, he’s pressing against me and pulling off my sweater,” she said. She pulled away and left the suite. (Alain Godrèche, her father, said in an interview that his daughter told him about the episode the next morning.)

    Seeking advice, she later called the female Miramax executive, who told her not to say anything, lest she hurt the film’s release. “They put my face on the poster,” she said.

    “This is Miramax,” she said. “You can’t say anything.”

    Since then, Ms. Godrèche has starred in films in France and the United States. Like Ms. Paltrow, she felt she had to maintain a rapport with Mr. Weinstein, and sent him friendly emails inquiring about party invitations and potential work. “I tried to negotiate the situation over the years, and negotiate with myself and pretend it kind of never happened, ” she said.

    “I wish I’d had someone to talk to, to say, ‘How do you deal with this?’”

    Dawn Dunning

    In 2003, Dawn Dunning was doing small acting gigs, attending design school and waitressing in a nightclub where she met Mr. Weinstein.

    The 24-year old was wary, but Mr. Weinstein was friendly, professional and supportive, she said, offering her a screen test at Miramax, inviting her to lunch and dinner to talk about films and even giving her and her boyfriend tickets to see “The Producers” on Broadway.

    Then his assistant invited her to a meal with Mr. Weinstein at a Manhattan hotel. Ms. Dunning headed to the restaurant, where she was told that Mr. Weinstein’s earlier meeting was running late, so she should head up to his suite.

    There was no meeting. Mr. Weinstein was in a bathrobe, behind a coffee table covered with papers.

    He told her they were contracts for his next three films, according to Ms. Dunning. But she could only sign them on a condition: She would have to have three-way sex with him.

    Ms. Dunning said that she laughed, assuming he was joking, and that Mr. Weinstein grew angry.

    “You’ll never make it in this business,” she said he told her. “This is how the business works.”

    Ms. Dunning fled, she said, and when the assistant called her the next day, she hung up. She told her father, Rick Dunning, of the episode within a few months, he said in an interview.

    “I was like: Maybe this is how the business works,” she said. She left acting soon after and became a costume designer.

    Brad Pitt-Tommy Lee Jones Sci-Fi Epic ‘Ad Astra’ Gets Early 2019 Release Date

    20th Century Fox/New Regency/Bona Film Group’s science fiction epic Ad Astra will open in wide release on January 11, 2019. The pic has that date to itself for now.

    Brad Pitt stars as slightly autistic Roy McBride, an Army Corps engineer who searches across the galaxy for his father, Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), who disappeared on a mission to Neptune seeking clues on extra-terrestrial intelligence. The journey to find Dad seeks an understanding on why his mission failed. Ad Astra means “to the stars” in Latin.

    The cast includes Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy and John Finn. Principal photography started last month in Santa Clarita, CA, with James Gray directing a script he co-wrote with Ethan Gross. Gray has said that the film has a Heart of Darkness vibe in deep space.

    Pitt became involved when his World War Z sequel was pulled off the Paramount release schedule. Jones most recently completed the Rob Reiner-directed Shock and Awe and the Ron Shelton-directed Villa Capri.

    RT Features financed development, and Plan B is producing with Gray, RT Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira, Keep Your Head Productions’ Anthony Katagas, and Mad River’s Marc Butan. RT Features’ Lourenco Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas are exec producing.

    Brad Pitt’s naked body inspired Shania Twain’s ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’

    Shania Twain doesn’t think Brad Pitt‘s anything to write home about. Not even back in his peak heartthrob days.

    Speaking to Billboard magazine recently, the country star revealed the reason she name-dropped the actor on her 1997 single “That Don’t Impress Me Much” was because she didn’t see what the big deal was after seeing naked photos of him in Playgirl magazine.

    “You want to know the truth about this story? I’ve never told this before. I’m going to say it now,” said Twain, 51. “I remember I had a girlfriend visiting me and it was near Christmas and we were baking cookies. I was writing this album and there was a scandal of [Pitt] and Gwyneth [Paltrow] where there was naked photos of him [in the magazine]. And this was like all the rage. I just thought ‘I don’t know what all the fuss is about.’ I’m like, well that don’t impress me much, I mean what is all the fuss.”

    The photos in question appeared in the August 1997 issue of the now-defunct Playgirl magazine (which goes for $30 on Amazon 20 years later). Pitt, who was 33 when the photos were published, successfully sued the publication at the time, stopping shipment of more copies of the issue and eventually forcing its recall.

    Twain’s explanation did leave open the possibility that it wasn’t Pitt’s naked body specifically that let her down – so much as anyone’s.

    “We see people naked every day. That’s really what I thought. I wasn’t picking on Brad Pitt. But that was just the association in that moment and things we make fusses about and whatever,” she added. “Of course, it could have been any gorgeous guy.”

    Brangelina sued for allegedly not paying interior designer

    A French interior designer is suing Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for allegedly skipping out on paying for their sprawling Chateau Miraval, according to a new report.

    Artist Odile Soudant claims the former Hollywood power couple stopped paying her for no reason after she was hired to light four buildings on their estate in Correns, France, including the 40-room chateau.

    “He [Pitt] wanted to make it an exceptional place and believed that light should be at the heart of this,” Soudant told the French newspaper Libération, the Guardian reported.

    Soudant never signed a contract with Pitt, whom she met in 2010, or Jolie, but claims she was given “carte blanche” to put her signature touch on the villa.

    She employed 17 people on what she called the “BP project,” including architects, designers, lighting and acoustic specialists and an optical engineer to determine the angle of sun rays on the chateau.

    But two years and $29 million later, the payments stopped and Soudant was left unable to pay her contractors and workers.

    She told the French appeals court that she had no idea why she stopped being paid by the celebs, even after Pitt urged her in emails to complete the work.

    “Odile, I need you. Come here please. I need you to finish,” he wrote.

    Pitt sent another email 10 days later, saying, “I don’t know how things happen in France but in the United States, friends don’t attack friends. I’ve been nothing but a fan of your work. Do not attack. Let’s finish the project and be proud of it. The work is too good to end on a bad note. Life is too short, my friend.”

    Another one of his emails warned, “Don’t waste time with legal action. Follow your artistic journey and don’t worry about the rest.”

    In April, the court ordered one of Pitt and Jolie’s companies, Chateau Miraval, to pay Soudant more than $662,000, including about $70,000 for damaging her reputation.

    Despite the payout, Soudant said she’s still fighting to be legally recognized as the creator of the lighting project at Chateau Miraval. She said the credit went to one of her employees instead.

    “I am an artist and this is my work. When someone tries to steal my work it is something else,” Soudant told the Guardian. “This is all very painful for me.”

    Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Are Deep into Divorce Discussions, No Reconciliation

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are deep in divorce talks, and there is NO talk of reconciliation, contrary to some media reports.

    Several stories have surfaced recently suggesting the divorce is on hold and they are thinking of rebooting the relationship. Sources connected to the couple say nothing could be further from the truth.

    We're told both sides are hashing out both child custody and property settlements, and the divorce is full steam ahead.

    One reason they will never get back together ... Angelina made extremely damaging allegations against Brad, claiming he was abusive to their kids. The investigations triggered by the allegations ultimately exonerated Pitt.

    Brad hasn't hidden his feeling about the children -- they're at the top of his priority list, so it seems they're at the point of no return in terms of reconciling.

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Divorce Is Not Moving Forward: ''A Lot Has Changed'

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have pressed pause on their divorce proceedings.

    Nearly a year after the A-list actress and humanitarian filed for divorce from her husband of two years and partner of 12, a source tells E! News things have come to a stand still. "It's true that the divorce is not moving forward right now. They are taking a breather and seeing what happens," the insider explains.

    Both Angelina and Brad have discussed the fallout of their bombshell split in separate interviews, including the negative impact on their six children (ages 16-9) as well as their personal lives. The Maleficent star recently moved her family into a $25 million Los Angeles home, an adjustment she described to Vanity Fair as a "big jump forward for us," while Brad is now sober.

    "I was a professional. I was good," the actor told GQ Style in reference to his drinking habits. "[But I didn't] want to live that way anymore."

    It's these shifts, we're told, that has led the exes to reconsider. Our source says, "They don't take divorce lightly and want to make sure they are doing the right thing."

    "A lot has changed since Angelina filed," the source notes, adding that Pitt's sobriety has "really changed" their relationship. A separate insider adds, "Brad has been working on self-improvement."

    So is an official reconciliation just over the horizon? Not necessarily, as the insider says Brad and Angelina's future is "up in the air" for the time being. "Things can change quickly," the source adds, "but they aren't pursuing the divorce at this time."

    In Angelina's original divorce filing from last September, the U.N. Goodwill Ambassador cited "irreconcilable differences" and requested sole physical custody of their kids, allowing Pitt visitation rights. In Pitt's response to the filing, he asked a judge to grant joint physical custody of Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 16, Pax Jolie-Pitt, 13, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 12, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 11, and twins Knox Jolie-Pitt and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 9.

    In December, a temporary custody agreement was reached that granted Angelina custody of the kids and Brad "therapeutic visitation" rights. He also agreed to partake in weekly individual therapy sessions and participate in random drug and alcohol testing.

    Well into the new year, the Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-stars had taken a positive step toward a more amicable relationship. "Things have settled between Brad and Angelina," a source told E! News in March. "It's not as tense as it had been... They recently started talking again and it's a significant step. Up until now, everything was through lawyers and assistants."

    It was also revealed that the War Machine actor intermittently joined Angelina and the kids while filming First They Killed My Father in Cambodia, and spent Father's Day in L.A. with them.

    "The whole family needs to heal," a source previously shared with us. "Thankfully both parents are committed to making sure that happens."

    Brad Pitt Inspires Frank Ocean Performance at FYF Fes

    t (Video) Brad Pitt is so big of a Frank Ocean fan ... he co-starred Saturday night in the singer's set at FYF Fest.

    This video's pretty cool ... as Frank launched into his version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" by the Jackson 5, Brad appeared in the giant video screens. It looked like a pre-recorded clip of him listening to the performance on a phone ... although, he might have been listening live.

    At the end of the song, Frank says, "This is for our good friend."

    Brad's recently called out Frank's music ... saying it's helped him cope through the break-up with Angelina Jolie.

    Brad Pitt Is Not Dating Sienna Miller or Elle Macpherson: Source

    Brad Pitt is single again — and inevitably, rumors about potential romances are flying. But a source close to the actor is shooting down rumors about two supposed new flames.

    Despite a report that the World War Z actor was cozying up to former supermodel Elle Macpherson on a date in Hollywood, a source close to Pitt tells PEOPLE, “He is not seeing Elle and wasn’t in the country when this ‘date’ took place.”

    Macpherson, 53, recently broke up with billionaire real estate developer Jeffrey Soffer after nearly four years of marriage.

    Likewise, the source put the kibosh on rumors that Pitt, 53, is dating Sienna Miller, who starred in the Pitt-produced thriller Lost City of Z. Miller, 35, shot down similar reports back in April, after she and Pitt were spotted at a cast dinner together in Los Angeles after the film’s premiere.

    At the U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival this weekend, Miller and Pitt were among a group of stars, including Bradley Cooper, who took in performances from the VIP party.

    “They were part of a group and have Bradley Cooper as a mutual friend,” the source explains.

    Pitt and Angelina Jolie split last September after 12 years together. In April, an insider told PEOPLE that Pitt “has been dating a bit,” but “it’s not anything serious. He doesn’t have a girlfriend. It’s more of a way to get out and be social.”

    Brad Pitt and Sienna Miller romance rumors heat up

    After denying that they’re romantically involved, Sienna Miller has once again been getting cozy with Brad Pitt, according to reports.

    Page Six reported in April that Miller and the soon-to-be-divorced Pitt were spotted doing some “serious flirting” at a Hollywood dinner.

    But Miller told us soon after that news of their mutual attraction was “silly.”

    Now The Sun reports that Miller and Pitt — whose production company, Plan B, produced her latest movie, “The Lost City Of Z” — were “seen holding hands and stroking each other during a late night party” at the Glastonbury music festival in the UK over the weekend.

    The paper reports that “the A-listers met up at 3 a.m. on Saturday morning in the festival’s exclusive Rabbit Hole area before retiring to their VIP Winnebago.”

    When we asked Miller about the romance in April, she told us, “I’m not going to even dignify it with a response. It’s predictable and silly.”

    Tommy Lee Jones To Star With Brad Pitt In Deep-Space Epic

    Tommy Lee Jones is in final talks to star with Brad Pitt in Ad Astra, the working title of the futuristic sci-fi epic that James Gray co-wrote and will direct for New Regency. Production begins in September. Details are being kept close to the vest, but here’s what I’ve heard: In Ad Astra (which means “to the stars” in Latin), Pitt would play the slightly autistic space engineer Roy McBride. Twenty years after his father left on a one-way mission to Neptune in order to find signs of extra-terrestrial intelligence, McBride travels through the solar system to find him and understand why his mission failed.

    I’ve heard Jones will play the father, and that the film has a bit of Heart Of Darkness vibe, set in deep space. Pitt firmed in the starring role last February as the World War Z sequel with his Fight Club director David Fincher took longer than expected and Paramount pulled it off the release calendar. Pitt produced and was originally expected to star in Gray’s lauded The Lost City Of Z, which premiered at the New York Film Festival and was released by Amazon Studios. Pitt was also once attached to Gray’s The Gray Man. Third time’s the charm, and Pitt now has one of the great actors working alongside him in Jones, who most recently completed the Rob Reiner-directed Shock And Awe and the Ron Shelton-directed Villa Capri.

    Gray wrote the script with Ethan Gross, and RT Features financed development. Plan B is producing with Gray, RT Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira, Keep Your Head Productions’ Anthony Katagas and Mad River’s Marc Butan. RT Features’ Lourenco Sant’Anna and Sophie Mas are exec producing.

    Jones is repped by CAA, and attorneys Bill Jacobson and Stephen Golden.

    Brad Pitt Heats Up ‘Jim Jefferies Show’ With Dire Weather Forecast

    (Video) Comedy Central’s Jim Jefferies sure knows how to create a moment: The premiere episode of his new The Jim Jefferies Show included a few-second appearance by an unbilled Brad Pitt as a doom-forecasting weatherman.

    Jefferies – who shouted down and flipped off a Donald Trump-defending Piers Morgan last February on Real Time with Bill Maher Maher – set up the Pitt bit with a reference to Trump’s Paris Accord exit, then tossed to “our own Jim Jefferies Show weatherman.”

    Cut to Pitt in a bad, mostly brown suit in front of a very red weather map. “Things are going to be getting warmer in this area here,” Pitt said, motioning to half the world, “and this area here,” pointing to the other half.

    “There is no future,” was Pitt’s kicker.

    The Jim Jefferies Show, with the outspoken Australian comic holding forth on all manner of topics, airs Tuesdays at 10:30/9:30c pm on Comedy Central.

    Take a look at the clip above. Don’t blink.

    Brad Pitt Treats Chris Cornell's Kids To A Bit of Magic At Universal Studios

    Brad Pitt put a little magic into Chris Cornell's kids' lives, thanks to butterbeer and wizard wands from Universal Studios' Harry Potter World.

    Pitt hit up the L.A. theme park Wednesday with Cornell's 2 tweens ... 12-year-old daughter Toni, and 11-year-old Christopher. Cornell also has a 16-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, who was not present.

    Doesn't look like they left a part of the park uncovered between the swag they picked up at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and riding the Jurassic Park ride.

    Pitt and Cornell were close friends for years. He paid his respects at Cornell's funeral last Friday, after the rocker committed suicide in his Detroit hotel room two weeks ago following a gig.

    Brad Pitt ''Devastated and in Shock'' Over the Deaths of Chris Cornell and Brad Grey

    Brad Pitt is mourning the loss of his two friends, Chris Cornell and Brad Grey.

    On Thursday, news broke that the 52-year-old Soundgarden rocker was found dead in his Detroit hotel room. Meanwhile, last weekend, Grey—the former Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO—died of cancer at just 59-years-old.

    Pitt was good friends with both of them, and needless to say, he's shattered.

    "He is devastated and in shock," a source tells E! News exclusively. "He is trying to process the loss of two great friends. This has hit him very hard."

    The insider adds, "With Brad Grey, Brad Pitt was one of the few people who knew he was sick. Grey was told he had a few weeks to live, but he didn't even get that long. He was gone way too soon."

    Cornell, on the other hand, was found dead in his hotel room at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit Wednesday with a band around his neck. Detroit police said there is no knowledge of a suicide note or whether drugs/alcohol were found at the scene. The cause of death is still under investigation.

    Meanwhile, Pitt goes back quite a ways with the rocker. Not only have they spent time with one another's families—Zahara attended Cornell's daughter Toni's sixth birthday in 2010—they've also supported each other often over the years.

    "I'm a big Chris Cornell addict, anything he does," Pitt told Cinema Confidential in 2004 when asked about his favorite music.

    Most recently, the friends reunited when Pitt joined Cornell and fellow rocker Sting onstage at the ROCK4EB! charity event in January, which was held at a private home in Malibu.

    The musicians performed The Police's 1983 hit "Every Breath You Take" as well as Soundgarden's 1994 hit "Black Hole Sun."

    Brad told the crowd, "I get to introduce a very, very good friend of mine and someone I've known for quite a while, and I'm a huge fan of, Mr. Chris Cornell."

    Cornell is survived by and his wife, Vicky Karayiannis, their kids Toni, 12, and Christopher, 11 and his daughter Lillian, who is almost 17, from a previous marriage.

    Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.

    Brad Pitt ‘feels good’ to be back on TV

    (Video) Brad Pitt is back.

    Pitt, who has noticeably minimized his public appearances since he and Angelina Jolie announced their divorce, made his grand return to TV Tuesday night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

    “Oh hey, Brad Pitt, I never see you up here,” Colbert, 53, quipped.

    “Yeah, I hadn’t been out in a while,” Pitt noted. “Feels good, feels good.”

    Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September. He recently opened up to GQ about their split and revealed he’s sober.

    “I’m really, really happy to be done with all of that. I mean I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family. But even this last year, you know — things I wasn’t dealing with. I was boozing too much. It’s just become a problem. And I’m really happy it’s been half a year now, which is bittersweet, but I’ve got my feelings in my fingertips again. I think that’s part of the human challenge: You either deny them all of your life or you answer them and evolve.”

    Brad Pitt Assures Fans "I've Got Nothing to Hide" Following Angelina Jolie Divorce

    Brad Pitt continues to be an open book for his fans and followers.

    Less than two weeks after making front-page headlines for his revealing interview with GQ Style, the Hollywood actor is speaking out about his life following a public divorce from Angelina Jolie.

    In a new interview with the Associated Press, the A-lister discussed his present state of mind where he couldn't help but get personal.

    According to the outlet, Brad said he's spending his time by "keeping the ship afloat" and "figuring out the new configuration of our family."

    ''Kids are everything," he said of the six children he shares with Angelina. "Kids are your life. They're taking all the focus, as they should anyway."

    "I'm not suicidal or something," he added while chuckling. "There's still much beauty in the world and a lot of love. And a lot of love to be given. It's all right. It's just life."

    Eight months after Angelina filed for divorce, Brad spoke out in an in-depth interview to GQ Style. In the issue, the War Machine star owned up to his shortcomings and revealed what he's doing to become a better father.

    "You know, I just started therapy," he shared. "I love it. I love it. I went through two therapists to get the right one."

    And while plenty of rumors surfaced about what led to the end of his marriage to Angelina, Brad says so much of it is and was inaccurate.

    "I avoid so much of it. I just let it go. It's always been a long-run game for me," he explained. "As far as out there, I hope my intentions and work will speak for themselves." It's not fun to have "things drug out in public," but Brad said he's far more concerned about his kids "being subjected to it."

    "Kids are so delicate. They absorb everything," he explained. "They need to have their hand held and things explained. They need to be listened to. When I get in that busy work mode, I'm not hearing. I want to be better at that."

    As for how long Brad's candid remarks will last, your guess is as good as ours. For now, the actor is speaking his truth even if it's not as glamorous as Hollywood appears.

    "I've got no secrets. I've got nothing to hide," Brad shared with the AP. "We're human and I find the human condition very interesting. If we're not talking about it, then we're not getting better."

    New ‘War Machine’ Trailer: Brad Pitt Charges Through Combat Absurdities

    (Video) “We cannot help them and kill them at the same time,” says Brad Pitt’s super confident general in this new trailer for Netflix’s fact-based, absurdist War Machine. “It just ain’t humanly possible.”

    Inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings, the Netflix original movie stars Pitt (who also produces) as General Glen McMahon, described by Netflix as “a man caught up in a modern-day war machine that keeps on churning, seemingly to no end.”

    Also starring: Emory Cohen, RJ Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Scoot McNairy, Will Poulter, Alan Ruck, Lakeith Stanfield, Josh Stewart, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton and Sir Ben Kingsley.

    Written and directed by David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), War Machine tells the tale of the general so cocksure of himself he couldn’t keep his mouth shut – even when talking to a reporter for the story that would bring him down.

    Joining Pitt in producing are Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Ian Bryce, with James W. Skotchdopole and Sarah Esberg aboard as executive producers.

    War Machine will be released globally on Netflix and in select New York and Los Angeles theaters on May 26, 2017.

    Take a look at the new trailer above.

    Brad Pitt went to VIP rehab after Angelina split

    Brad Pitt attended a special VIP facility for professional help in getting sober following his split with Angelina Jolie, Page Six has learned.

    We’re told that Pitt’s team urged him to get help at a discreet Los Angeles center designed for high-profile Hollywood figures.

    Sources say Pitt attended meetings and therapy sessions at the facility in a private residence, which we’re told was set up by a wealthy individual who had suffered with substance issues and wanted to help others in a similar position.

    Insiders tell us it provides “intense” group and one-on-one programs to aid with recovery from dependency, among other things.

    “He has used this time for a lot of self-reflection, self-improvement,” said a source.

    In an interview with GQ Style published last week, Pitt opened up about his struggles with alcohol. But he did not mention rehab.

    “I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t boozing or had a spliff, or something. Something,” he told the men’s magazine, adding that although he had quit drugs when he started a family, around the time Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016, “I was boozing too much. It’s just become a problem.”

    The “World War Z” star — who has six children with Jolie, Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8 — also said he is addressing some of his emotional issues without numbing his feelings with alcohol.

    “Sitting with those horrible feelings, and needing to understand them, and putting them into place,” said Pitt, who adds in the article that he is now in therapy. “In the end, you find: I am those things I don’t like. That is a part of me. I can’t deny that. I have to accept that. And in fact, I have to embrace that. I need to face that and take care of that.”

    Pitt and Jolie’s marriage reportedly ended after Pitt got into a dispute with Maddox on a private jet, before which Pitt had been drinking.

    Reps for Pitt didn’t comment.

    Plan B Closes Overall Annapurna Deal

    As Deadline predicted last month, the deal is done and Plan B — coming off Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight — has moved its production deal to Annapurna. The company has signed a three-year deal, and Annapurna is poised to start the new relationship by taking on the film about polarizing former Vice President Dick Cheney that Adam McKay wrote and will direct as his next feature. Christian Bale is playing Cheney, Steve Carell will play former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and Amy Adams will play Lynne Cheney. That project was set by Plan B and McKay’s Gary Sanchez at Paramount, but the studio is putting it in turnaround. That studio, which recently put the JC Chandor-directed $70 million budget Triple Frontier in turnaround, is retooling under new chairman Jim Gianopulos, and balked at a Cheney price tag I’ve heard is in the $50 million range. It sounds like an ideal project for Annapurna, which has backed such provocative films as Zero Dark Thirty and The Master.

    Run by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Plan B has been a standout producer over the past few years. The producers in January left their overall deal with New Regency, where Plan B made the Best Picture-nominated The Big Short and where it will make Ad Astra, pegged as Pitt’s next star vehicle. The film’s written and directed by James Gray, who most recently helmed the Plan B-produced Lost City Of Z.

    Landing Plan B is a statement move for Megan Ellison’s production-financing-distribution company, which has built itself up and becomes a distributor with Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about the Detroit riots. It said today it will handle marketing and distribution efforts for Plan B’s upcoming film releases and partner on at least three films per year.

    “We’re excited and honored to be working with Plan B in this new partnership,” Annapurna founder and CEO Ellison and president of film Chelsea Barnard said. “We have always admired their taste and quality of producing since we met six years ago, and we could not be more thrilled for the possibilities ahead.”

    Plan B has become a haven for the kind of movies Ellison loves to make. There are commercial films but a lot of prestige pictures too. Along with McKay’s The Big Short, its credits range from Best Picture winners 12 Years A Slave and The Departed to World War Z and World War Z 2 (which they’ve been working on for months with David Fincher), the Netflix David Michod-directed Pitt-starrer War Machine, Beautiful Boy, the Cannes-bound Netflix Bong Joon-ho-directed Okja, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and, for television, The Normal Heart.

    “We are very excited to find a home with Megan and Annapurna, who are like-minded in their commitment to backing and curating passionate films and filmmakers,” the Plan B partners said. “We look forward to working closely with Annapurna’s stellar team.”

    Annapurna has been very smart in the way it is methodically building the taste maker company with the addition of seasoned executives and having just beefed up its marketing and distribution teams. It also signed a multi-picture output deal with Hulu, the first of its kind for Annapurna as the company moves toward mini-studio status. Annapurna separately has a deal with its Zero Dark Thirty writer-producer Mark Boal and his Page 1 banner, which is developing a 2016 presidential election “political drama” series of between eight and 10 hours. Boal and Ellison are producing the series which we have heard is about Trump.

    Annapurna takes the step up after establishing itself as a tastemaking financier/producer of films including Bigelow and Boal’s Zero Dark Thirty, David O. Russell’s American Hustle and Spike Jonze’s high-concept film Her. The company has 32 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture noms for those three films. Ellison is also one of only four honorees ever to receive two Best Picture nominations in the same year, with Her and American Hustle in 2014.

    CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners rep Plan B.

    Brad Pitt’s exes are knocking down his door

    Brad Pitt — the biggest catch in Hollywood these days — is fending off advances from multiple wannabe replacements for Angelina Jolie, sources say.

    Pitt was reported by Page Six to be flirting with Sienna Miller at a recent dinner for “The Lost City of Z,” which he executive produced and she stars in.

    But sources say Pitt is enjoying his unattached status and has no intention of getting tied down in a committed relationship.

    “Brad has been dating a bit, but he is extremely careful to keep it secret,” one insider told me. “He’s focused on his kids, and he’s happy — now that he has settled his divorce from Angelina — to be out of the public eye.”

    Pitt has been hit on by some women, stalked by others, and he has suddenly been contacted by exes, the list of which is said to include Kate Hudson, Juliette Lewis, Christina Applegate, Thandie Newton and Gwyneth Paltrow.

    “Brad isn’t interested [in rekindling with any exes]. No partying, no fun. Just work and parenting,” an insider said.

    A spokesman for the star wouldn’t confirm that Pitt had increased security and changed his phone numbers, and simply said, “No comment.”

    Pitt, who is getting along with Jolie now, is busy producing and starring in “World War Z 2,” the sequel to his 2013 zombie-apocalypse hit.

    Sienna Miller shuts down Brad Pitt flirting rumors

    Sienna Miller dismissed rumors that she’s been flirting with divorcing Brad Pitt — whose production company Plan B is behind her latest film, “The Lost City of Z” — as “silly” on Tuesday night to Page Six.

    “I’m not going to even dignify it with a response. It’s predictable and silly,” she told us with a smile at a Cinema Society screening of the film.

    Page Six reported on Monday that Miller and Pitt were seen at a dinner for the film in LA “heavily enjoying each other’s company,” and “talking to each other all night.”

    Pitt’s been looking svelte since his split with Angelina Jolie, but the film’s director, James Gray, dished on a behind-the-scenes weight-loss competition between Miller’s co-stars Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson for their roles in the film about British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett’s search for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the ’20s.

    “It became funny .?.?. almost like a bizarre competition,” Gray said. “It would be like, ‘You’ve got a pear in your lunch, and I just got water.’ It was who could lose more weight, who could torture themselves more.”

    Page Six also exclusively reported this week that Miller is starring in James Toback’s “The Private Life of a Modern Woman” with Alec Baldwin and Charles Grodin. Toback attended the screening and after-party at the Explorers Club.

    Brad Pitt spotted ‘flirting’ with Sienna Miller

    Brad Pitt is back in the game, it seems. We’re told that the soon-to-be-divorced superstar was doing some “serious flirting” with Sienna Miller — who stars in a new movie from his Plan B production company — during a private dinner for the film.

    Spies say that the pair were at a restaurant near the ArcLight movie theater in LA, where the premiere for the movie, “The Lost City of Z,” was held earlier the same night, along with a group of friends.

    But Pitt and Miller were “heavily enjoying each other’s company,” and “they were talking to each other all night,” according to our witness.

    It seems that their tête-à-tête has perked up the actor, who has been looking seriously thin during his divorce from Angelina Jolie. Another source told us that Pitt was “in very high spirits, which he hasn’t been for a long time. He seems to be over a hump.”

    A source close to Miller told us the dinner was for 25 people and that there were many conversations going on throughout the evening. Meanwhile, in 2015, before Pitt and Jolie split, Miller dismissed reports that they had been flirting on the set of “The Lost City of Z.”

    “So this is the truth about that: Brad Pitt is producing the movie that I just wrapped, but I didn’t see him. He’s not been to the set,” Miller said. “You know, he’s the producer of the film and I’ve met him twice. It’s insane.”

    Pitt was also recently linked to another blond actress, Kate Hudson, but sources close to him say, “That is categorically untrue.”

    British actress Miller was most recently linked to “Foxcatcher” director Bennett Miller after they were photographed together at the 2016 US Open.

    Miller stars in “The Lost City of Z” alongside Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland. The movie tells the story of early 20th-century British explorer Percy Fawcett, who travels to the Amazon to find the ruins of a great, advanced civilization.

    Reps for Pitt and Miller did not comment.

    Plan B On The Move; Is Annapurna New Home For Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner?

    Plan B, which is coming off Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight and has had as good a run as any production company in Hollywood over the past few years, is getting ready to move to a new home. It has been based at New Regency, where Plan B made the Best Picture-nominated The Big Short, but that pact expired in January.

    We are hearing that Annapurna is the front-runner. Plan B, run by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, has had multiple suitors, but what a statement move this would be for Megan Ellison’s production-financing-distribution company. Plan B still has a good relationship with Regency; that’s where it will make Ad Astra, the James Gray-directed picture that is expected to be Pitt’s next starring vehicle.

    The production company’s output has been nothing short of staggering. The credits range from Best Picture winner 12 Years A Slave to World War Z, The Big Short, World War Z 2, the Netflix David Michod-directed Pitt-starrer War Machine, Beautiful Boy, Okja, Best Picture winner The Departed, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and for television, The Normal Heart. No one is commenting until the move is made, but keep an eye on Annapurna; this is a deal that Ellison wants badly.

    Annapurna has been very smart in the way they are methodically building their company with the addition of smart executives and having just beefed up its marketing and distribution teams. It also signed a multi-picture output deal (announced today) with Hulu, the first of its kind for Annapurna. Any deal with Plan B would also be the first of its kind as the company is pushing towards mini-studio status. (The company is also partnered with Boal on the company Page One, but that was for the Serial podcast).

    With the production, marketing and distribution launch of Kathryn Bigelow/Mark Boal’s Untitled Detroit Project in August, Annapurna will be a bonafide mini-major.

    The company, which has gained a reputation as a haven for artists and an eye for picking successful fare, has churned out some of the best product around with films such Kathryn Bigelow/Mark Boal’s Zero Dark Thirty, David O. Russell’s American Hustle and the original, and Spike Jonze high-concept film Her. The company has garnered a total of 32 Academy Award nominations, including for those three films. Ellison is also one of only four honorees ever to receive two Best Picture nominations in the same year, with Her and American Hustle in 2014.

    Brad Pitt Returns to the Red Carpet at Lost City of Z Premiere

    (Pic) Brad Pitt made his red carpet return after a four-month hiatus.

    The actor, 53, attended The Lost City of Z premiere at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Pitt, who served as a producer on the film with his production company Plan B Entertainment, was joined by the true-life drama’s stars Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson.

    Though he’s been spotted running errands and attending charity events recently, Pitt’s last red carpet appearance was in November 2016 when he traveled to London for the Allied premiere. He also presented the film Moonlight at the Golden Globes in January, but did not walk the carpet prior to the awards show.

    Pitt has kept a low-profile since his difficult split from estranged wife Angelina Jolie in September 2016 after 12 years together. As the two work with a private judge to resolve the divorce and custody, “things are definitely calming down,” an insider previously told PEOPLE.

    These days, the father of six has been spending more time focusing on himself, including a new hobby: sculpting.

    “He’s healthy and much happier,” a source told PEOPLE in late March about Pitt’s slimmer figure. “Things with his family have improved, all is being addressed privately, and it’s serving everyone in the family well.”

    Another insider shared with PEOPLE that Pitt has been spending “many days and even nights working on a sculpture” and how “people close to him are happy that he has found something new to be passionate about.”

    The Lost City of Z hits theaters April 14 and expands on April 21.

    Brad Pitt Steps Out Looking Thinner Amid Angelina Jolie Divorce

    (Pic) Brad Pitt, is that you?

    The 53-year-old actor, who has always appeared fit, looked almost unrecognizable as he stepped out in Los Angeles Thursday, looking thinner than usual. He wore loose blue skinny jeans, a white t-shirt and a black zip-up jacket.

    His appearance comes more than six months after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from him after two years of marriage and a 12-year relationship. A source close to the actor told E! News last week that "things have calmed settled between Brad and Angelina" adding, "They both have agreed to put the kids first."

    Both actors have since resumed their individual work and passions, while Pitt has reportedly been also focusing on his fitness.

    A source told People Pitt has been working out "almost daily" and had "lost a few pounds, he's in very good shape." Us Weekly reported in January Pitt had "lost a bunch of weight" and is "focusing on himself again, watching what he eats and has a chef making him healthy meals."

    A custody battle had following Jolie's divorce filing. The 41-year-old actress had sought physical custody of their six kids—Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Viviennne, and asked that the actor receive visitation rights. He sought joint custody.

    It was also revealed that the Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles County was investigating Pitt for allegedly being involved in an incident with a child aboard a private plane. The case was later closed.

    Jolie had stated in her filing that the two separated in mid-September. A source told E! News Pitt "did not want the marriage to end" and was "emotionally torn" and "devastated" by the split, adding, "He was willing to do whatever it took to save the marriage and didn't realize Angelina had already given up on it."

    For a month after the divorce filing, Pitt only saw the kids twice and for a total of about four hours. On Oct. 19, he reunited with Maddox in the presence of a therapist.

    In December, the two reached a temporary custody agreement, under which Pitt would have "therapeutic visitation" with the children and attend weekly individual therapy sessions.

    But the pair's custody battle got to a boiling point, with Pitt's lawyers alleging that Jolie and her attorneys had compromised the kids' privacy through court filings to try to undercut the actor.

    In January, they declared they "signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential."

    Both actors have kept busy and made rare appearances over the past few months.

    Pitt made a surprise appearance onstage at the 2017 Golden Globes, without walking the press-filled red carpet. He also joined performers Sting and Chris Cornell, one of his friends, onstage at a charity event in Malibu. In recent weeks, Pitt has been busy working on a sculpture, reports say.

    Jolie returned to her other favorite passion—activism, penning an Op-Ed about refugees in the New York Times and attending a screening of her new film First They Killed My Father in Cambodia with their kids. And they got to spend time with Pitt there tool; E! News learned that he was in Cambodia "most of the time except when it conflicted with his own shoot schedule." The children split their time with both parents.

    Earlier this month, she gave a lecture about women's rights at the London School of Economics, where she is set to be a guest instructor this fall, and also took Maddox with her on a private tour of Buckingham Palace. She also spoke at the U.N. Office in Geneva.

    ‘War Machine’ Trailer: Netflix Pic Tracks General Brad Pitt’s Fast Rise & Faster Fall

    (Video) “Most of us here will know Gen. McMahon as the man who kicked al-Qaida in the sack.” How’s that for an introduction. Here’s the first trailer for War Machine, the Netflix original film starring Brad Pitt as a four-star U.S. general who is tasked with leading the war in Afghanistan and his roller-coaster rise and fall. Part reality, part savage parody, it raises the specter of just where the line between them lies today.

    Billed as “a film for our times” from writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), it follows McMahon (Pitt) as he leaps into the fray like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan — “Just finish this thing,” he is instructed — only to be taken down by his own hubris and a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.

    Inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings, War Machine also stars Emory Cohen, RJ Cyler, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Scoot McNairy, Will Poulter, Alan Ruck, Lakeith Stanfield, Josh Stewart, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton and Ben Kingsley.

    Produced by Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ted Sarandos and Ian Bryce and EP’d by James W. Skotchdopole, Pauline Fischer, Sarah Bowen and Sarah Esberg, it starts streaming May 26.

    Run the trailer up the flagpole and let us know if you salute.

    Brad Pitt Secretly Joined Angelina Jolie and Kids on Trip to Cambodia

    While Angelina Jolie was filming First They Killed My Father in Cambodia with her kids in tow, Brad Pitt was taking trips whenever he could to spend time with their children.

    A source confirms to E! News that Pitt was in Cambodia "most of the time except when it conflicted with his own shoot schedule." A second source shares that the former couple's six children, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Knox Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt and Pax Jolie-Pitt, split time between Brad and Angelina while they go to see Cambodia's sights.

    "All through production and filming, and on her most recent press trip, Brad came to Cambodia in secret to spend time with the kids," the second source shares. "They were with Angelina for probably 75 percent of the time when Brad was in the country and they'd go back and forth between her and Brad."

    The insider also says "some or all" of the kids would leave Cambodia to fly to Los Angeles to spend time with their dad. "He wasn't in Cambodia the entire time they filmed, but he made multiple trips there to spend time with the kids," the source adds.

    What started as as a seemingly contentious divorce has ultimately become what appears to be a private journey, the sole focus of which is the children. "Things have calmed settled between Brad and Angelina. It's not as tense as it had been," a source told E! News last week. "They are focused on the kids and working to do what's best for them."

    After a rocky six months since announcing their split, "Brad has been able to spend more time with the kids. He's doing well and is focused on healthy, clean living. He's in a good place."

    Brad also has been spending time working on a sculpture at Thomas Houseago's studio, while Jolie has ramped up her humanitarian efforts, with a source describing her as a "true humanitarian" while in Cambodia.

    "She has no issues getting her hands dirty and was never a prima donna about doing anything less than glamorous; she is all about the cause," the insider shares with E! News. "She embraced the country and the country genuinely loves her back. She also is very easy to talk to and not intimidating. During downtime she'd just casually hang out with the crew there with her and was always polite and nice to people."

    Fans around the world got to see just how enmeshed in the culture Jolie became when she and her kids were filmed sharing scorpions and spiders, which are part of the local cuisine.

    "I first had them when I was first in country," Jolie explained. "Crickets—you start with crickets. Crickets and a beer and then you kind of move up to tarantulas."

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Are Talking Again: "It's a Significant Step"

    No matter what, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's kids will always come first.

    It's been two months since the former couple hired a private judge to deal with their divorce and custody issues. The negotiations are ongoing, but it seems they're closer to reaching a resolution, as Pitt, 53, and Jolie, 41, are once again communicating for the first time in a while.

    "Things have calmed settled between Brad and Angelina. It's not as tense as it had been," a source tells E! News. "They are focused on the kids and working to do what's best for them."

    Needless to say, it's been a busy six months for the Jolie-Pitts.

    Pitt—who next appears in Netflix's War Machine—has been steadily working on a sculpture at Thomas Houseago's studio, while Jolie has ramped up her humanitarian efforts on behalf of the United Nations. After a rocky six months, the source says, "Brad has been able to spend more time with the kids. He's doing well and is focused on healthy, clean living. He's in a good place."

    That's good news for siblings Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 15, Pax Jolie-Pitt, 13, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 12, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 10, Knox Jolie-Pitt, 8, and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 8. They recently accompanied their mother on a trip to Cambodia, where she was promoting her Netflix drama, First They Killed My Father, a true account of the Khmer Rouge genocide told from a child's perspective.

    As for Pitt and Jolie's level of communication, an insider close to the actor says it's limited but positive. "They recently started talking again and it's a significant step. Up until now everything was through lawyers and assistants," the insider says. "They did not speak at all after the plane incident and everything that went down in the press." The decision to communication directly came "at the recommendation of the children's therapists and their own," the insider says, and the amicable exes "are focused on the kids and taking small steps to mend what has happened. Right now they are only speaking about the kids and their schedules, but it's a positive step."

    "Brad hopes that they can be successful at co-parenting and get to a place where they can be friendly," the insider close to Pitt tells E! News. "They both have agreed to put the kids first."

    That's in line with what Jolie told the BBC last month. "We are a family and we'll always be a family," she said. "And we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it."

    "My focus is my children—our children—and my focus is finding this way through," the director continued. "And as I said, we are and forever will be a family. And so that is how I'm coping. I'm coping with finding a way through to make sure this somehow makes us stronger and closer."

    Brad Pitt has taken up sculpting amid divorce woes

    Brad Pitt has found a hobby to help his broken heart.

    The 53-year-old actor has dedicated himself to sculpting to cope with his split from Angelina Jolie, according to the Daily Mail.

    While working on his art, Pitt listens to “emotional songs,” a source told the site. “Everybody knows it’s related to what’s going on with him personally, but nobody says anything.”

    Under the eye of British artist and friend Thomas Houseago, Pitt reportedly sculpts to the sounds of break-up ballads including “Just To Satify You” by Waylon Jennings and songs by Bon Iver in the Los Angeles studio.

    The “Allied” actor has been working on a specific sculpture in the studio, which is owned by Houseage.

    “Art is a way for him to concentrate on one thing, taking his mind off everything else,” the source said. “He’d rather do that and be constructive than go out partying.”

    Jolie, 41, filed for divorce from Pitt in September after being married for two years and together for 12. Since the couple’s split, revelations of Pitt being abusive surfaced and Jolie has filed for sole physical custody of their six children: Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

    The actress has been traveling the world with the kids in tow while Pitt has been channeling his emotions into his new craft.

    “He’s learning at a fast pace,” the source said.

    Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are texting again

    Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are talking again following his split with Angelina Jolie, Page Six has confirmed.

    The former couple recently connected again when Pitt texted Aniston, who is now married to Justin Theroux, to wish her a happy birthday. She turned 48 on Feb. 11.

    A source close to Brad told us, “They have been texting and have been in touch. There has just been some friendly back and forth, nothing more than that.”

    Us Weekly reported that Pitt has been confiding in ex-wife Aniston amid his bitter divorce with Jolie. The magazine said, “Brad told her he’s having a hard time with his split and they exchanged a few texts reminiscing about the past.”

    But another Hollywood source said of Pitt and Aniston’s renewed connection, “It isn’t romantic at all, they are friends again. They made it seem like Brad was running after Jen, and that isn’t true. It is nothing more than they are back in touch with each other.”

    ‘War Machine’ Teaser: Brad Pitt Boots Up In Netflix Satire; Release Date Set

    (Video) Netflix has unzipped the first teaser for its absurdist war story, War Machine. Brad Pitt stars in the David Michôd-directed satirical comedy that the streaming giant acquired in 2015. In what was considered a game-changer for the company at the time, Netflix made its then-biggest investment in a feature (around $30M) and for the first time was able to nab a package with one of the world’s biggest A-list movie stars: Pitt as hot-shot General Glenn McMahon. Global release is now set for May 26, suggesting a Cannes world premiere could be afoot.

    The pic is inspired by the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story Of America’s War In Afghanistan by the late journalist Michael Hastings. It recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall at the intersection of reality and savage parody as the line between them shifts, particularly in today’s real world. The story is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. Pitt plays the charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé. The character was patterned after real-life General Stanley McChrystal.

    Also starring are Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Emory Cohen, John Magaro, RJ Cyler, Alan Ruck, Scoot McNairy and Meg Tilly.

    Ian Bryce and Plan B’s Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Pitt are producers. James Skotchdopole is exec producer. Michôd also wrote the script.

    Angelina Jolie on Her ‘Difficult’ Split from Brad Pitt: ‘We Will Always Be a Family’

    Angelina Jolie opened up about her shocking split from Brad Pitt for the first time since filing for divorce.

    The actress and director spoke to BBC World News‘ Yalda Hakim in Cambodia in an interview that was released on Sunday. When asked about the split, Jolie revealed that it had been a “difficult” time for her family.

    “I don’t want to say very much about that, except to say it was a very difficult time and… and we are a family and we will always be a family, and we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it,” she said.

    Jolie, 41, was in Cambodia to promote her new directorial effort, the film First They Killed My Father. The mother-of-six said she was coping by maintaining a focus on her children: Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8.

    “Many, many people find themselves in this situation,” she said. “My whole, my family… we’ve all being through a difficult time. My focus is my children, our children… and my focus is finding this way through. We are and forever will be a family. I am coping with finding a way through to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer.”

    Since her divorce filing from Pitt, 53, Jolie revealed that her children and pets have been trying to find a normal rhythm.

    “It’s been a difficult few months. Right now, I’m going through a moment when just everybody’s in my room,” she said, laughing. “Two dogs, two hamsters and two children at the moment. It’s wonderful. But, usually, I just wake up trying to figure out who’s going to get [the] dog out, who’s going to start the pancakes and did anybody brush their teeth.”

    When asked where she saw herself in five years, Jolie couldn’t help but realize she’d have a house full of teenagers by then.

    “At that stage, I hope just standing,” she said, joking about being outnumbered. “In five years’ time I would like to be traveling around the world visiting my children, hoping that they’re just happy and doing really interesting things, and I imagine in many different parts of the world, and I’ll be supporting them.”

    “Everything I do I hope is that I represent something, and I represent the right things to my children, and give them the right sense of what they’re capable of, and the world as it should be seen,” Jolie added. “Not through the prism of Hollywood or through a certain kind of life, but really take them into the world, where they have a really good sense and become rounded people.”

    Oliver Hudson Pokes Fun at Those Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson Romance Rumors

    Don't believe everything you read at the grocery store.

    It's not a shock when some tabloids try to grab shoppers' attention with their splashy headlines. But it is surprising when a Hollywood star decides to address them.

    On Friday night, Oliver Hudson came across a Star magazine cover that claimed Brad Pitt was moving into Kate Hudson's house.

    What came next was a sarcastic post that suggests the rumors are just that, rumors.

    "Yeah and it's been hell!! He's messy as s--t! He drinks out of the f--king carton and leaves the door open when he's taking a dump!! And this is when he's at MY house!!!" Oliver wrote to his followers. "He's already calling me brother and has driven a wedge between myself and my real brother Wyatt who now won't speak to me.. he insists my kids call him uncle B and lost my youngest at the Santa Monica pier for 2 days.. thank God for Amber Alert.."

    He added, "My mom's overtly flirting with him! She's wearing these little nighties around the house now?! But ALL DAY!! Like at 3pm! And Pa just keeps saying ‘All right!! It's Brad Pitt!!'"

    Tabloids have been speculating about Kate and Brad's relationship status for several weeks. While the pair hasn't been photographed, it hasn't stopped paparazzi from asking family members about the rumors.

    Recently, Goldie Hawn was asked if she's thrilled that her daughter is dating Brad. She simply laughed it off when leaving the Brentwood Country Mart.

    As for Oliver, he's taking another route thanks to social media. And his famous friends including stylist Jamie Mizrahi are calling it "genius."

    "Anyway not going well.. so BP.. it's time to move out man.. I need my life back dog.. I'll smoke one more bowl and then get the f--k out.. we thank you..," he wrote. "Oh and I found your medical bracelet so I'll get that back to you.. ok.."

    Brad Pitt’s return to public eye continues at charity concert

    After his surprise appearance at the Golden Globes, Brad Pitt turned up onstage at a Malibu, Calif., charity event with rockers Sting and Chris Cornell.

    “I get to introduce a very, very good friend of mine,” Pitt told the starry crowd from the stage with Sting at the annual Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation benefit. “Someone I’ve known for quite a while, and am a huge fan of .?.?. [Soundgarden frontman] Chris Cornell.”

    In the crowd were Courteney Cox, Jimmy Kimmel, Heidi Klum, Kaley Cuoco, Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford.

    Page Six spies say that when Zach Galifianakis performed, a toddler off to the side of the stage was an inadvertent “heckler” — and the tyke turned out to be Sting’s grandson. Galifianakis, we’re told, jokingly “walked off to face the agitated toddler who ruined his rhythm on a poorly timed toilet joke so he could ‘say it to his face.’?”

    The Police rocker performed with his son, Joe, on guitar.

    The charity’s LA chapter was founded by power manager Andrea Pett-Joseph and her husband, Paul.

    The event, dubbed Rock4EB!, was sponsored by Alex & Ani. Additional guests included Scott Foley, Elizabeth Olsen, Martin Short, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and “Moonlight” producer Jeremy Kleiner.

    Brad Pitt Resurfaces For Malibu Charity Concert

    Brad Pitt is following suit with Kim Kardashian and returning to his normal life again in the middle of his divorce from Angelina Jolie.

    Brad resurfaced Saturday at the 4th annual Rock4EB! charity concert in Malibu, where Sting and Chris Cornell headlined, Zach Galifianakis emceed ... and tons of other celebs showed up to raise awareness for kids with the skin disease epidermolysis bullosa.

    Some of those stars included Courtney Cox, David Spade, Charlie Hunnam, Kaley Cuoco and Rami Malek.

    As for Brad, it looks like he was circulating, taking pics with friends and some of the afflicted children and maybe most important ... being his old self again.

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie agree to handle divorce privately

    Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt have reached an agreement to handle their divorce in a private forum and will work together to reunify their family, the actors announced in a joint statement Monday.

    Their statement released Monday night to The Associated Press said that they will keep future details of their divorce confidential by using a private judge.

    “The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues,” their statement read. “The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.”

    The statement is the first joint comment from the actors on their divorce since Jolie Pitt filed to end their marriage in September. At the time, one of her attorneys stated the petition was filed “for the health of the family.”

    Authorities investigated allegations that Pitt was abusive toward his 15-year-old son on a private flight, but sources familiar with the cases said the actor was cleared of any wrongdoing.

    Private judges are often used in high-profile divorce cases, keeping many details of a breakup out of the public eye while a final judgment is negotiated.

    Custody of their six children has been the primary issue in the divorce, with Jolie Pitt initially seeking sole physical custody. California law favors joint custody in divorce cases, although final arrangements are often agreed to by parents and formalized in a written agreement.

    Pitt and Jolie were married for two years and together for 12 years after becoming close while filming 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”

    Their divorce, and every filing in it, has attracted international attention. Last month, Pitt sought to seal custody records in the case, and a hearing had been scheduled for next week on the issue.

    Both actors have kept a relatively low profile since their breakup was announced, although Pitt made an appearance onstage at Sunday’s Golden Globes to spirited applause.

    Brad Pitt skips Globes parties amid divorce

    Brad Pitt made a surprise appearance at the Golden Globes to present “Moonlight,” which won for best film drama. But the star, whose production company Plan B produced the movie with A24, didn’t stay out to celebrate and headed back home, as he continues an acrimonious divorce battle with Angelina Jolie.

    Sources say Pitt didn’t want to party while he and Jolie argue over custody of their six kids. Pitt, 53, and Jolie, 41, have a voluntary temporary custody agreement in place that allows him just one supervised visit with the children a week.

    He previously voluntarily agreed to undergo drug and alcohol tests in the hope he’ll eventually be allowed more access to the kids.

    A healthy-looking Pitt got a warm and supportive reception from his fellow Hollywood stars at the show.

    A source told Page Six of Pitt, an executive producer of “Moonlight”: “He entered the Globes through the backstage and presented the film, and then headed straight back home. He is extremely proud of the film, and wanted to be there to support it, but he didn’t go out.”

    Lawyers for Pitt and Jolie are due back in court Jan. 17, if the parties don’t come to an agreement in advance. They just reached a deal to seal the court documents to prevent a further ugly public fight.

    Meanwhile, the stars of “Moonlight” hit the party circuit to celebrate, although there was no official bash for their film.

    Janelle Monáe and Naomie Harris were seen at the Warner Bros. and InStyle party at the Beverly Hilton, along with guests Viola Davis, John Legend, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara.

    Angelina Jolie Will Seal Custody Case But Claims Brad's the Bad Guy

    Angelina Jolie is down with sealing documents in her divorce and custody case, but she's going after Brad in a big way, saying if the kids have been damaged it's all his doing.

    Angelina just filed legal docs saying she agrees with Brad, their business should be kept private, but says it's audacious of him to accuse her of airing their dirty laundry in public. According to legal docs, filed by Laura Wasser, Brad is lashing out because he's "terrified that the public will learn the truth."

    Brad went ham on Angelina after she filed unsealed documents trying to prevent him from altering their custody arrangement, but in the new docs she says all he's doing is trying to "deflect from [his] own role in the media storm which has engulfed the parties' children."

    She goes on ... "There is little doubt that [Brad] would prefer to keep the entire case private, particularly given the detailed investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Dept. of Children and Family Services into allegation of abuse."

    The FBI and DCFS both closed out their investigations, determining no action was warranted.

    Short story ... they've both agreed to seal the file, and they pretty much hate each other.

    Brad Pitt Claims Angelina Jolie Has Compromised Their Kids for Sake of Publicity

    Brad Pitt has fired back at Angelina Jolie ... essentially claiming she's a bad parent for putting their family drama on blast for public consumption.

    Brad just filed legal docs asking for an order to seal their file. Angelina had previously filed unsealed documents alleging Brad had parenting issues that made it too risky for him to have unmonitored visits with their 6 kids. She also alleged Brad had a lot to hide about his conduct.

    In Brad's new legal docs, he says Angelina knows better ... they are famous people and the kids are damaged when she airs their dirty laundry in public. He suggests Angelina going public has humiliated and embarrassed their kids and could even endanger them.

    And there's this ... in the docs Brad's lawyer says, "[Angelina] apparently has no self-regulating mechanism to preclude sensitive information from being placed in the public record, or she has other motives."

    Brad asked for an emergency order sealing the case but was shut down, so now he's filed a formal motion to seal the case ... something the judge indicated he would grant.

    SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Was The Man CHRISTINA APPLEGATE Ditched BRAD PITT For At 1989 'MTV Movie Awards'

    It's long been known that Christina Applegate went to the MTV Movie Awards with Brad Pitt in 1989 but left mid-date, ditching him for another man. And though she never officially revealed who it was, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach says that he was, in fact, the dude in question.

    During an appearance on "Elliot In The Morning" to promote his newly released autobiography, "18 And Life On Skid Row", Bach recalled the episode, telling host Elliot Segal: "Well, [what happened between me and Christina] was a brief fling, but we did go out a couple of times.

    "She was interviewed recently on, like, 'Entertainment Tonight', or something, and they [asked], 'What was the dumbest thing you ever did?' And she goes, 'One night I ditched Brad Pitt for this other dude.' And that dude would be me. [Laughs] So there was a time on this earth when Sebastian Bach was, like, a hotter lay than Brad Pitt. Of course that's going in the book. [Laughs] I've gotta tell somebody that, Jesus! [Laughs]"

    During a hilariously awkward appearance last year on "Watch What Happens Live", Applegate was forced to recall the decision to dump Pitt. She confirmed that the man she ditched Pitt for wasn't an actor, though he was well-known to the public. Applegate and the mystery man never ended up dating, and though she did see Pitt again, they never went on another date.

    "18 And Life On Skid Row" came out on December 6 via Dey Street Books (formerly It Books), an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. In the book, Bach is brutally frank in his description of life on the road and exploits with METALLICA, Ozzy Osbourne and GUNS N' ROSES, among others.

    Angelina Jolie -- Our Kids Are Still Traumatized ... We Need a Specialist

    Angelina Jolie is imploring Brad Pitt to help find a new professional to help them and their children deal with the "trauma" of what happened on their private jet 3 months ago.

    Angelina's attorney fired off an email to Brad's legal team on December 1, proposing they "participate in joint sessions with a trauma specialist so that they may learn how to best support and interact with their children."

    The request makes it clear -- Jolie thinks the kids are so bad off because of what they witnessed on the plane, and the therapy process they've been going through isn't getting the job done. As we've reported, both sides agreed in September to attend family therapy sessions as part of their temporary custody agreement.

    Another sign the situation is still dire -- in docs, Brad's attorney suggested their 2 eldest boys, Maddox and Pax, might not want to visit with their dad.

    One source tells us the boys walked out of one session in the past, and have refused to attend others.

    It's important to note ... DCFS closed out its investigation after concluding Brad did nothing that warranted official action. DCFS could have referred the case to dependency court if it felt the kids were in danger, or recommended criminal prosecution ... it did neither.

    It's unclear if he's responded to Angelina's request.

    Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie -- Child Therapists Won't Listen ... Threatens to Go Around Custody Deal with Angelina

    Brad Pitt thinks he's getting the short end of the stick when it comes to his visitation time with his kids, and has a plan to change that -- but unfortunately for him, their child therapists don't agree.

    Brad and Angelina Jolie's lawyers filed a series of emails for Wednesday morning's hearing. In one of them his attorney, Lance Spiegel, says despite Brad complying with every aspect of the child therapy process ... "the therapy team has ignored or disregarded issues that [Brad] has raised." He's not specific about the issues.

    It's clear from the docs Brad is frustrated by the limited amount of time he gets with his 6 kids ... 1 visit per week. The issue is, Brad signed a temporary custody deal months ago in which he agreed -- along with Angelina -- they would both let the therapists call the shots.

    The emails from Brad's attorney suggest he's trying to circumvent that deal. In fact, Spiegel says "Regardless of [the therapists'] views, there is no reason for Brad not to request court orders" for more access to the kids.

    In late November, Brad's lawyer asked if Angelina would agree to the following schedule in December:

    - one session with the twins (Knox and Vivienne)
    - one session with the middle kids (Zahara and Shiloh)
    - one session with the twins AND the middle kids
    - one session with the older kids (Maddox and Pax)

    The sessions would be monitored and 30-60 minutes long. Spiegel adds, if Maddox and Pax don't want to see him ... Brad wants an extra session with the other 4 kids.

    Angelina's team turned down the offer. Her attorney, Laura Wasser, fired off a very firm response saying Brad's team is ignoring what therapists feel is best for the kids. She implores them to give the therapists a chance to "tell us how the kids are feeling."

    As we reported, Brad was shut down in his effort to keep the case sealed ... but it's now clear from these emails he's determined to spend more time with his brood, ASAP.

    Brad Pitt -- Judge Denies Emergency Sealing in Custody Case

    Brad Pitt's effort to seal his and Angelina Jolie's custody battle from the public was rejected by the judge Wednesday morning.

    We broke the story ... Brad requested an emergency hearing to address locking down all the proceedings related to their war over their 6 kids. Lawyers for both sides marched into court, but the judge quickly denied Brad's request.

    His side has been fuming since Jolie filed their temporary custody arrangement in court last week -- a move Brad believes only served to air their dirty laundry in public and damage the children.

    We're told Angelina felt it necessary to file the docs in order to have the court enforce the terms -- specifically the part about letting a therapist make the call on when Brad can start having unmonitored visits.

    In docs, Angelina's lawyer says Brad's effort to seal the whole case isn't so much about protecting the children -- as his side has claimed -- but more about keeping his own actions hidden ... because it was "[Brad's] conduct at the center of the DCFS and FBI investigations."

    Sources connected to the case tell us Brad has been trying to "push past the process." As one source put it, he was acting like a "celebrity who is used to getting whatever he wants" ... and after the DCFS investigation cleared him of criminal wrongdoing, what he wanted was to have solo time with the children.

    Our Brad sources deny he's made any effort to change the temporary custody deal.

    We're told Angelina also wants the whole case to remain private -- as long as Brad sticks to the custody arrangement they both signed off on months ago.

    Brad Pitt -- Angelina Jolie's Hurting Our Kids ... Moves to Seal Custody Documents

    Brad Pitt is going to court to keep his custody war with Angelina Jolie private, and sources connected with Brad say his motivation is to thwart her from further damaging their children by airing their dirty laundry in public.

    Sources connected to the case tell TMZ ... Brad filed docs Tuesday in family court, requesting an emergency hearing. We're told he intends to ask the judge to seal all documents and proceedings related to his and Angelina's ongoing battle for custody of their 6 kids.

    Several sources say Angelina filed the documents because she feared Brad was angling to change their temporary agreement so that he could have unmonitored visits with the children. We're told Angelina is relying on the family therapist, who says it's too early for Brad to have unmonitored visits -- but she does want him to have solo visits ... once the therapist signs off.

    Sources connected with Brad, however, are calling BS ... saying the only document filed in the case is the one Angelina blasted out to the world ... exposing their 6 children to needless pain. Our Brad sources say there was no reason for Angelina to file a private agreement, and make it public other than to trash Brad and make the children collateral damage.

    We're told he has made NO move to change the private agreement that was always meant to remain private -- and he feels by gratuitously making it public the way Jolie did ... it's evidence she's a bad parent.

    Brad will get his shot within a few hours to argue the case should remain private. We're told the emergency hearing is slated for Wednesday morning.

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt -- Child Visitation Changes in Hands of Therapist

    Brad Pitt's child custody arrangement with Angelina Jolie is in the hands of one man ... according to docs filed by Jolie.

    Right now, the exes and their 6 kids are operating under a temporary custody deal agreed upon by both sides. As we've reported ... she has primary custody and Brad gets monitored visits, but the docs Angelina filed spell out the details.

    According to the docs ... when and how Brad sees the children is determined by a psychologist who specializes in child custody issues. The deal says, the "frequency and conditions of the therapeutic visitation shall be determined by Ian Russ, Ph.D." Brad and Angie also must participate in group therapy sessions with the kids.

    The terms of this deal must stay in place until there's a court order, or both parents agree to change it.

    Additionally, the docs say Brad will submit to random drug and alcohol tests at least 4 times per month.

    Pitt and Jolie made this arrangement in October, while Brad was still under investigation by the DCFS, but as we've reported ... the agency cleared him of any wrongdoing a month ago.

    Jolie's filing essentially memorializes the temporary deal with the court. The judge signed it on Friday.

    In ‘Allied’, Brad Pitt Is Canadian Because Canadians Stood Tall In Dieppe

    Those prone to forget the dark years preceding the 1944 Normandy invasion might puzzle over the decision, in Robert Zemeckis’ Allied, to portray Oklahoma-born Brad Pitt’s officer-protagonist as hailing from Canada rather than the United States. In market terms, that choice makes the hero slightly more remote for U.S. viewers, though perhaps more approachable for others around the world.

    But in historical terms, Pitt’s Canadian identity makes perfect sense — something that is explained, without specific reference to the film, in a meditation recently posted by Hollywood writer-producer Lionel Chetwynd on the Daily Wire website.

    Titled “My First Ameriphobe,” the piece explains how Chetwynd was born in England, then migrated to Canada before eventually moving to Los Angeles. While in Canada, he served in that country’s military, and along the way he acquired considerable respect for its history and traditions. Among the strongest of those folk memories, as Chetwynd describes them, is the recollection of an ill-fated raid on Dieppe, on the Norman coast of France, in 1942. England at the time was fairly exhausted by more than two years of warfare, and the U.S. still was mobilizing. So the Dieppe raid fell heavily to the Canadians, who contributed about 5,000 of the roughly 6,000 Allied troops who took part.

    In large part, they were crushed by heavily armed and well dug-in German defenders. By Chetwynd’s count, 3,367 of the Canadians were killed, wounded or taken prisoner — about 68% of their force. But even knowing in advance that the odds were almost entirely against them, writes Chetwynd, “When the embarkation roll call was taken, not one man failed to answer.”

    So it is entirely right that Pitt’s character, who drops in and out of Dieppe in a small plane through the course of an Allied script written by Steven Knight, should belong to Canada, not the U.S. The choice makes him a bit more distant for viewers here. But it makes him only the more real, and heroic, historically speaking.

    Brad Pitt escapes to posh island for Thanksgiving

    Brad Pitt spent Thanksgiving weekend “hanging out with one of his buddies” because Angelina Jolie wouldn’t let him see their children over the holiday, Page Six has exclusively learned.

    Reports had said Pitt might join Jolie and their brood in spite of their bruising divorce battle. But the two were 3,000 miles apart.

    A spy said, “He was at Amanyara in Turks and Caicos over Thanksgiving in a private villa,” adding, “Angie wouldn’t let him see the kids.”

    Another source said, “Brad was with one of his male buddies for the weekend.”

    Villas at the posh island retreat reportedly go for up to $34,000 per night.

    It’s the same getaway where Kelly Ripa headed with husband Mark Consuelos days after the bombshell news that her “Live With Kelly” co-host Michael Strahan was headed to “Good Morning America.”

    Chelsea Clinton took time off there during her mother’s campaign this year while she was pregnant, and other stars who’ve stayed include Olivia Wilde, Emily Ratajkowski and rocker Bryan Ferry, who got married at Amanyara in 2012.

    Pitt and Jolie were known to be guests at Amanyara’s sister properties Amanpuri in Thailand and Amangiri in Utah.

    Despite reports that Jolie had called a “temporary truce” so that Pitt could break bread with the family for the holiday, we hear that Jolie and the kids were in LA.

    Before the island retreat, Pitt was on a whirlwind tour for new film “Allied.” Steven Spielberg was in the audience at an East Hampton showing, Page Six reported.

    Pitt filed for joint custody of the kids this month after Jolie filed divorce papers in LA in September.

    He was cleared last week in an alleged FBI abuse investigation stemming from an incident with one of the couple’s kids, Maddox, on a private jet.

    The LA Department of Children and Family Services also cleared Pitt of any charges.

    Reps did not comment.

    On Monday, a report that Pitt was secretly dating Kate Hudson was widely shot down.

    Brad and Angelina spend first Thanksgiving apart

    Despite reports estranged stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were putting aside their differences to spend Thanksgiving together with their brood of six kids, sources close to the pair tell us the reunion did not happen.

    “She never asked him and they are not together,” said an insider over the holiday weekend.

    Some reports said that Jolie had called “temporary truce” so that Pitt could break bread with the family after one of their kids, Shiloh, 10, sent an email to the parents to spend the holiday together.

    Sources said Pitt was in LA for the holiday, but not with Jolie.

    Pitt was earlier this week cleared in a reported FBI investigation into allegations stemming from an incident involving another of the couple’s kids, Maddox, 15, on a private jet. The FBI said it conducted a review of the incident and would not pursue any further investigation.

    Pitt and Jolie are embroiled in a bitter custody dispute after she filed for divorce in September. He’s recently been seen publicly promoting his latest film, “Allied,” around the globe. The WWII film’s been dubbed in mixed reviews as both an “empty shell of a movie” and a “satisfying period piece.”

    Brad Pitt -- Cleared by FBI in Maddox Jet Incident

    The FBI says there's nothing to investigate with Brad Pitt and the incident on a jet with son Maddox ... TMZ has learned.

    The Agency has closed its inquiry into the incident in which Brad and Maddox got into it and some contact was made.

    The Agency says, "The FBI has conducted a review of the circumstances and will not pursue further investigation. No charges have been filed in this matter."

    The FBI action follows the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services, which closed its investigation, concluding there was no child abuse.

    Brad and Angelina are still at war over custody of their 6 kids. She wants sole physical custody and he's asking the divorce judge for joint custody.

    Review: In 'Allied,' with Brad Pitt, love in the fog of war

    Deeply nostalgic moviemaking is rendered with digital precision in Robert Zemeckis' highly manicured World War II romance "Allied."

    Zemeckis' control of his camera is absolute, if self-consciously so. In "Allied," with Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, he has resurrected the espionage thriller in all its classical glamour with a knowingness that's both impressively grand and stiffly hollow. The crisp period images of "Allied" never feel far removed from their storyboards. "Allied," despite its high-wattage stars, feels a bit like an R-rated "Tintin."

    For Zemeckis, the director of "Back to the Future" and "Cast Away," the distance between animation and live-action is little to none, and beside the point, anyway. He has lately, with "The Walk," ''Flight" and now "Allied," been on a laudable mission to re-empower the big-screen drama with well-crafted, special effects-assisted spectacles that project human-sized stories onto widescreen canvases.

    "Allied," big and sturdy, always fills the screen. But its gleaming surfaces are missing something underneath.

    The film begins with a lone parachutist drifting as softly as a leaf onto the Moroccan desert in 1942. He is Max Vatan (Pitt), a Canadian spy working for the British, so handsomely outfitted that he could have fallen not from the sky but out of another firmament: "Lawrence of Arabia."

    He's promptly picked up by his contact and handed a case full of guns, a wad of cash and — most lethal of all — a wedding ring. He rendezvous with a French agent in Casablanca, a location chosen as if to summon the spirits of old-fashioned cinema. From his first encounter in a nightclub with Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard), they are already in their roles. While secretly plotting to assassinate a Nazi official, they pose as a married couple.

    Under Marianne's guidance, they go to great lengths to put up appearances. Once at home, she sends him to smoke on the roof since that's where, she says, husbands go after having sex with their wives. She's thorough, he notes. "That's how I've survived," she says. His facade is less impervious. Max's supposedly Parisian French is "pure Quebec," she teases.

    Their mission unfolds briskly, with curiously little suspense. But the more important drama is in the cracks to their elaborate pretense, the hints to their true selves. As a pair, they are an undeniably alluring couple, but their connection feels slight. Pitt, particularly, comes off too flat in the film's first half. Those who come to "Allied," intrigued by the swirl of gossip around the stars, will inevitably leave disappointed.

    But Zemeckis is, if nothing else, a master of the set piece. In "Allied," he arranges them like bookends, staging a sumptuous sex scene in a sand storm and the birth, nine months later, amid bombs. The latter comes because, despite forging a relationship on falsehoods, Max and Marianne fall in love, return to London and settle into married life in a flat in Hampstead Heath.

    The twist in Steven Knight's script, however, is that once they are living happily with their baby, Max's superiors inform him that his wife is not who she says she is, but is a German spy. He has 72 hours to test her, during which he employs their espionage tricks against Marianne, a duplicity that is its own kind of betrayal.

    Here, "Allied" amounts to something more than great costumes (courtesy of Joanna Johnston) and excellent production design (Gary Freeman). The most convincing emotion in the thoroughly choreographed "Allied" is its melancholy sense of mortality. Marianne and Max, as a couple, are forged in an unguarded moment amid war; they don't expect to live past the next day. We feel the war rampaging through in faces like the rookie pilot, frightful before his first mission, not to return, we later hear.

    The fog of war is so thick in "Allied" that it blows even into the bedroom of two people in love.

    "Allied," a Paramount Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence, some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use." Running time: 124 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

    Brad Pitt back in China after reported ban over Tibet film

    Brad Pitt made his first promotional appearance for a movie in China since reportedly being banned over a film about Tibet almost 20 years ago.

    He spent 40 minutes giving autographs to Chinese fans on Monday and 20 minutes at a tightly controlled media event promoting his latest movie.

    The Chinese government reportedly didn’t like his 1997 film “Seven Years in Tibet,” about an Austrian explorer’s relationship with a young Dalai Lama, because of its portrayal of harsh Chinese rule in the Himalayan region.

    Reporters were not allowed to ask questions at the event in Shanghai held to publicize the World War II romantic thriller “Allied.” Interest is high in his recent divorce from Angelina Jolie.

    Instead, a host asked a string of questions about “Allied.”

    Pitt did visit China two years ago to accompany his then-partner, who was on a publicity tour, but kept a very low profile.

    “Allied” debuts on Nov. 23 in China, the U.S. and some European and Asian countries.

    Jon Voight on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Divorce: "Hopefully Things Will Work Out"

    Jon Voight is hoping for the best when it comes to Angelina Jolie's divorce.

    Voight spoke to E! News at the premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Thursday night and addressed his daughter and Brad Pitt's custody battle. "I appreciate everybody's concern and their prayers," he told us. "Hopefully things will work out."

    Pitt attended his first red carpet this week since Jolie filed for divorce in September. He signed autographs and posed with his Allied co-star, Marion Cotillard, before entering the fan Q&A and gushing about how much his fans mean to him. "It's really sweet, everyone has been really kind out here," he explained before adding, "It's really nice to have all the support."

    Earlier that night E! News learned that Pitt had been cleared of child abuse allegations by the Los Angeles Country Department of Children and Family Services. DCFS launched an investigation into the A-list star after an incident involving the actor and his eldest son Maddox on a private airplane back on September 14.

    The DCFS found that Angelina's ex did not commit any child abuse during the incident. A spokesperson for Angelina released the following statement:

    "The job of the DCFS is to make sure the children are in a safe and secure situation. As we said earlier this week, childcare professionals encouraged a legal agreement accepted and signed by both sides that was in the best interest of the children. Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal."

    A source insisted, however, that, "There were no childcare professionals involved with last week's temporary voluntary agreement."

    Brad may have bombshell Angelina tapes

    Brad Pitt has bombshell audio tapes he plans to use against Angelina Jolie in their bitter child custody battle, according to reports Friday.

    The embarrassing recordings may hurt Jolie’s chances at winning primary custody of their six kids, the London Sun reported.

    “We believe audio tapes exist of Angelina that would be absolutely dynamite against her if they were to be made public,” an insider told the paper.

    The tapes would be the first major legal salvo fired by Pitt and his legal team — after Jolie’s lawyers said they planned to prove he hit one of their children, the source said.

    “Nobody wants to play dirty like that — it’s not good for the children — but Angelina and her team seem absolutely hell-bent on trying to discredit Brad in order to stop him getting joint custody,” the source said.

    Pitt was never physically abusive with the kids but he did have an argument with son Maddox on an airplane, the source said. Pitt was cleared of abuse allegations by the LA County Department of Children and Family Services this week.

    Pitt wants to compromise on custody arrangements rather than duke it out in court, the paper reported.

    “Brad has made it obvious that he wants to come to a mature arrangement and stop throwing dirt at each other,” the source said.

    The source didn’t say exactly what’s on the tapes.

    On Wednesday, Pitt made an appearance at the premiere of his movie “Allied” in Los Angeles — sans his wedding ring.

    Jolie filed for divorce on Sept. 19 and is seeking sole custody of their six kids.

    Brad Pitt Attends First Red Carpet Since Angelina Jolie Divorce, Thanks Fans for Their ‘’Support’’

    (Pic) It's been a busy week for Brad Pitt both professionally and personally.

    The actor attended his first public red carpet event since Angelina Jolie filed for divorce back in September this evening in honor of his upcoming flick, Allied.

    Pitt was on hand for a fan Q&A and stopped to say a few words about filming the highly anticipated film as well as how he's been doing since the split news.

    After spending a good chunk of time signing fans' autographs, Angelina's ex shared how happy he was to spend time with those who were excited to meet the A-list actor.

    "It's really sweet, everyone has been really kind out here," he explained before adding, "It's really nice to have all the support."

    Earlier this evening, E! News confirmed that Brad was officially cleared of child abuse allegations by the Los Angeles Country Department of Children and Family Services. The investigation was prompted due to an incident involving the actor and his eldest son Maddox on a private airplane back on September 14.

    The DCFS found that Angelina's ex did not commit any child abuse during the incident. A spokesperson for Angelina released the following statement:

    "The job of the DCFS is to make sure the children are in a safe and secure situation. As we said earlier this week, childcare professionals encouraged a legal agreement accepted and signed by both sides that was in the best interest of the children. Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal."

    A source insists, however, that "there were no childcare professionals involved with last week's temporary voluntary agreement."

    Yesterday, Brad was also seen with fans but in a more intimate setting—at a private screening for Moonlight, a film that his production company is linked to.

    It looks like there's no downtime in sight for the actor as award season gears up and his divorce proceedings enter their presumably final stages.

    Brad Pitt -- Cleared in Child Abuse Investigation

    Brad Pitt has been cleared of abuse allegations by the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services, TMZ has learned, and that gives him a huge advantage in his custody war with Angelina Jolie.

    Law enforcement sources tell us ... DCFS concluded Wednesday it would close the investigation involving an incident in Sept. between Brad and Maddox on a private jet. The Dept. reached the decision ... Brad did NOT commit child abuse during an argument that ended with physical contact.

    The case was exhaustively investigated. Social workers interviewed Brad, Angelina, the kids and witnesses on the plane. Everyone cooperated in the investigation. No further action will be taken.

    The conclusion is a repudiation of sorts of allegations made by Angelina, who claimed Brad intentionally and without justification struck the boy. We're told she also had claimed there was a pattern of misconduct on Brad's part, something DCFS did not buy.

    Now that Brad is cleared, he has a big advantage in the custody case. Angelina is asking for sole physical custody and Brad wants joint custody. California judges favor Brad's position.

    Angelina Jolie -- Brad Didn't Commit Child Abuse ... But it Was Still Bad

    Angelina Jolie is chomping at the bit to prove Brad Pitt abused at least one of his kids, and she thinks the divorce judge will believe her allegations and limit Brad's custody.

    TMZ broke the story ... the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services has closed its child abuse investigation into an incident on a private jet between Brad and 15-year-old Maddox.

    Angelina has filed for primary physical custody of the 6 kids ... Brad has responded, saying he wants joint custody. Sources connected with Angelina say she feels the kids would be at risk if Brad gets joint custody, and if he doesn't drop his claim she'll present evidence to the divorce judge that Brad has committed abuse.

    A rep for Angelina tells TMZ, "Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal."

    The rep adds there's a legal agreement in place, signed by both sides, in which Angelina currently has primary physical custody and Brad has monitored visitation. As we reported, however, that agreement was in place only during the DCFS investigation. Now that the investigation is closed, Brad and Angelina will have to duke it out before the divorce judge.

    Brad Pitt Spotted for the First Time Following Angelina Jolie Divorce

    (Pic) Brad Pitt has stepped out in public for the first time following his divorce from Angelina Jolie.

    The actor attended a private screening of the upcoming and highly-acclaimed film Moonlight, for which his production company, Plan B, is listed as one of the executive producers. The event was held in Los Angeles, and he was joined by close pal, Julia Roberts. The pair hugged and smiled for several photos before the event.

    The outing marks the first time Pitt has been photographed following the announcement of his divorce from Jolie in September.

    The main concern following the split has been their six children: Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 15, Pax Jolie-Pitt, 12, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 11, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 10, and twins Knox Jolie-Pitt and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 8. In fact, on Monday, news broke that the pair had reached a custody agreement.

    E! News confirmed their children will remain in Jolie's custody—they are currently living with her at her home in Malibu— while Pitt will continue to see visitations in conjunction with a therapist.

    The custody news comes a few days after the actor filed for joint custody of the their children last week—a response to Jolie asking for sole custody in the divorce.

    Meanwhile, the actor has been under investigation in recent weeks over a mid-air altercation on a private aircraft in mid-September with their eldest son, Maddox. The alleged incident led to an anonymous call being placed with the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services over claims Pitt had been physically and verbally abusive towards Maddox.

    At the time, a source close to the actor told E! News he "did not commit any abuse of his children" and has been "cooperating fully" to do what's in the best interest of his children.

    Brad has seen his kids twice since the investigation began, but only saw Maddox for the first time just recently. According to a source, the teen was "mad at his dad" before they finally came together during a therapy session.

    Another insider told us the actor has been eager to continue seeing the kids and "work out an arrangement that is best for them; he wants to work things out privately and amicably."

    We also learned Jolie doesn't intend for the current custody situation to remain permanent. We're told she only believes it's what's necessary right now and knows she and Pitt will eventually need to co-parent together in the future.

    Brangelina custody battle takes a bizarre turn

    The increasingly tangled Brangelina custody battle took a turn for the bizarre Monday when a rep for Angelina Jolie claimed the “Tomb Raider” star and estranged hubby Brad Pitt had reached a settlement. But others disputed the claim.

    On Friday, Pitt quietly filed for joint custody of the separated couple’s six kids in LA Superior Court, following Jolie’s bombshell divorce filing in September.

    But late Monday, a Jolie rep issued a statement saying: “We can confirm that child care professionals have encouraged a legal agreement accepted and signed by both sides over a week ago .?.?. The six children will stay in their mother’s custody, and the children will continue therapeutic visits with their father. This has been determined by child care professionals to be in the children’s best interest.”

    “We are not in a position to discuss the details,” the rep’s statement continued. “We believe that all sides are committed to healing the family and ask for your consideration during this difficult time.”

    Others said not so fast. A source told Page Six: “There was no new agreement signed .?.?. [it] was simply an extension of the pre-existing, completely voluntary temporary arrangement they had previously agreed to.”

    Our source said, “It makes no sense because Pitt filed for joint custody on Friday .?.?. days after this supposed ‘new’ agreement. There were absolutely not any child-care advisers of any kind imposing or in any way involved with this decision.”

    Meanwhile, as we reported, despite all the off-screen drama, Pitt’s planning to attend the premiere of his new Paramount film, “Allied,” on Wednesday in Westwood, Calif.

    Statement: Pitt-Jolie children will remain in actress' care

    Angelina Jolie Pitt will continue to have sole custody of her six children with Brad Pitt in a joint agreement reached by the actors, a representative for the actress said Monday.

    The voluntary agreement calls for the former couple's six children, who range in ages from 8 to 15, to continue to have "therapeutic visits" with Pitt for the time being. It is unclear what therapeutic visits entailed, and Jolie Pitt's representatives said they could not provide additional details.

    A representative for Pitt declined comment.

    Monday's statement said the agreement was reached more than a week ago, although Pitt told a court on Friday that he is seeking joint custody.

    Jolie Pitt filed for divorce in September, days after Pitt was involved in a disturbance during a private flight with his family. She cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the breakup, and an attorney said at the time she filed for divorce "for the health of the family."

    The statement makes no mention of an investigation by child welfare workers into the plane incident.

    The agreement has not been filed in the couple's divorce, and may not be the final custody arrangement governing the actors' children.

    Pitt and Jolie Pitt reached a temporary custody agreement in late September that included at least some of the same terms — visitation with his children and both sides agreeing to meetings with therapists.

    "We believe that all sides are committed to healing the family and ask for your consideration during this difficult time," Monday's statement said.

    The actor filed a legal response to the divorce on Friday and sought joint custody of the children. Formal custody arrangements are included a couple's divorce judgment, although they are rarely made public in celebrity divorce cases.

    Pitt's filing did not include any new details about the couple's breakup. Pitt cited irreconcilable differences and makes no mention of a prenuptial agreement that will govern how the pair divides their assets. He also cites Sept. 15 as the day of their separation, one day after the alleged plane altercation between Pitt and his 15-year-old son, Maddox.

    Pitt was accused of being abusive toward the teenager, sources told The Associated Press, but authorities were not notified when the plane landed in Minnesota. Several sources said the incident was being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, but the agency said it could not confirm whether it was involved.

    The actors were married for two years and together for 12 years after becoming close while filming 2005's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."

    Brad Pitt to walk first red carpet since Angelina Jolie split

    Brad Pitt will walk the red carpet at the premiere of his World War II movie “Allied” during his divorce battle with Angelina Jolie, sources tell Page Six, despite reports he’s pulled out of all press for the film.

    Reports have said Pitt is passing on all press for the film as a bitter custody battle with Jolie over their six kids has heated up.

    There have also been rumors of romance between Pitt and his co-star Marion Cotillard, which the stars have denied. She also revealed that she’s pregnant with her second child, with longtime partner Guillaume Canet.

    Although reports this week said he’s pulled out of promotional commitments for the film, including junkets and talk shows, sources told Page Six he is planning to be at the movie’s premiere in Westwood, Calif., on Wednesday, and studio Paramount confirmed he’ll be attending.

    “He is maintaining multiple commitments for the film,” said a source. “He doesn’t usually do much press anyway” for projects.

    The movie opens over Thanksgiving weekend.

    While Pitt quietly filed for joint custody of their kids late on Friday, reports said Monday that Jolie’s gearing up for a major battle — and a source close to the actress reportedly told TMZ that “until he gets his s?-?-?t together,” Jolie wants Pitt to have “monitored visitation.” Jolie slapped Pitt with the bombshell divorce in September following an alleged incident between Pitt and the couple’s eldest son, Maddox, 15, on a private jet.

    Pitt’s court papers filed late on Friday — a time when celebs traditionally try and bury news — were the first filed in the divorce. He has strongly denied any allegations involving abuse of his and Jolie’s kids. An entertainment source said of Pitt that despite all the drama, “he is trying to get as little attention as possible — he wants to resolve this situation — he is not fighting anything, he is simply asserting his rights to his kids.”

    Reps for Pitt and Jolie didn’t comment.

    Angelina Jolie -- Brad's Dreaming ... He's Not Getting Joint Custody

    Angelina Jolie is ready and willing to fight Brad Pitt in court over the custody of their children and "until he gets his s**t together" she only wants him to have monitored visitation ... sources connected to Angelina tell TMZ.

    TMZ broke the story, Brad filed legal docs Friday, asking for joint custody of the couple's six children. Angelina has drawn a line in the sand, asking for primary physical custody, with Brad getting visitation ... our sources tell us she wants the visits monitored.

    Angelina's wish list is basically what she and Brad agreed to temporarily while the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services investigates a confrontation between Brad and Maddox. As we reported, DCFS is looking more broadly at interactions in the family.

    Our Angelina sources say she ultimately wants the family repaired so she and Brad can resume a "normal" parenting regime, but until then she will fight hard for sole physical custody. She believes Brad has substance abuse and anger issues that must be addressed.

    One Angelina source said this is looking more and more like "War of the Roses redux."

    Brad Pitt Wants Joint Custody of Kids

    Brad Pitt has just set the stage for a custody war ... asking for joint custody of the 6 kids he shares with Angelina Jolie ... TMZ has learned.

    Brad answered Angelina's divorce petition and squarely takes issue with her request for sole physical custody of the kids. She wanted Brad to only have visitation.

    TMZ broke the story, Angelina checked the box for sole custody after Brad allegedly struck Maddox on a private jet.

    FYI ... California judges favor joint custody, unless it would be harmful to the kids.

    Neither Brad nor Angelina mention spousal or child support.

    Brad gives the same separation date as Angelina ... Sept. 15th.

    ‘He Wanted The Moon’: Rubicon Joins Cross Creek & Plan B For Brad Pitt Passion Project

    Rubicon Entertainment has entered into a development deal with Cross Creek Pictures for He Wanted The Moon, the film being penned by Tony Kushner. The period drama is a co-production between Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Cross Creek. Brad Pitt is attached to star in the project still a year after he brought the Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton’s memoir himself.

    He is particularly interested in the lead role of Dr. Perry Baird, a Texan Harvard-educated doctor who rose in the field of medicine in the 1920s studying the root of manic depression, a condition that ultimately befell him. Mimi Baird is his daughter.

    Word that Rubicon has come aboard the Pitt picture comes as they and Cross Creek are also teaming on The French Quarter, developing and producing a TV series based on Gangs Of New York author Herbert Asbury’s early 20th century book about the New Orleans underworld.

    Plan B’s Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are on to produce He Wanted the Moon alongside Cross Creek’s Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson. Doug McKay, Nathan Grubbs, Robert Kaplan, Marc Senter and Michael Whalen will be executive and co-executive producers on behalf of Rubicon.

    Brad and Angelina sell off New Orleans home amid divorce

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold their home in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

    Documents filed with the Land Records Division of the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court’s Office show the property sold for $4.9 million.

    Pitt and Jolie purchased the home in 2007 after Hurricane Katrina for $3.5 million. The couple, who are divorcing, bought it after Pitt established the Make It Right Foundation to fuel development of new housing in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward neighborhood.

    According to the listing, the three-story, 1830s-era mansion has 7,645 square feet, five bedrooms, three bathrooms and two half-baths.

    Listing agent Nina Killeen confirmed the sale closed Friday. She says, “It sold for a very fair price. It’s a good deal for both parties. They’re happy with the outcome.”

    FBI grills Angelina Jolie for four hours

    The FBI grilled Angelina Jolie for four hours, in a probe of estranged husband Brad Pitt’s alleged confrontation with their teen son aboard a private airplane, a published report revealed on Wednesday.

    The 41-year-old actress was questioned in great detail by two agents at her Los Angeles home on Sept. 14, Us Weekly reported.

    “The agents wanted a breakdown of everything that happened from when the plane took off to when it landed. They’re looking into charges of assault,” an anonymous insider told Us.

    Jolie, 41, “fully cooperated” with investigators in regard to the incident involving their 15-year-old son Maddox, another source said.

    The probe is expected to last a few more weeks before it’s handed to federal prosecutors, the magazine revealed.

    The FBI probe is running concurrently with an investigation by the LA County Department of Children and Family Services.

    “Neither side wants this to go to court because everything the FBI and DCFS investigated will potentially be made available to the public, which would be bad for the entire family.” the insider said.

    The FBI “will likely investigate for another few weeks” and will subsequently present the case to the prosecutor flor possible charges.

    For now, the Jolie has primary custody of their kids Maddox, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 10. The 52-year-old Pitt has visitation rights.

    Brad Pitt -- Abuse Investigation Expanded to Family ... Angelina Sources Say

    The Brad Pitt child abuse investigation has been expanded to the entire family, including Angelina ... sources connected with Angelina Jolie tell TMZ.

    Our sources say ... the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services initially focused on the plane incident in which Brad allegedly struck 15-year-old Maddox.

    Our sources say, through various interviews with family members, DCFS has now expanded its investigation to other alleged incidents, including interactions between Brad and Angelina which were allegedly witnessed by 1 or more of their 6 kids.

    The Angelina sources say some of the children have been fearful around Brad, and Maddox in particular has problems with his dad. We're told the meeting Brad had with Maddox last week ended quickly because Maddox didn't want to be there.

    None of our sources would say if the DCFS interviews turned up anything that would cause the agency to take action related to custody.

    Brad Pitt -- I'm Not Answering Angelina's Divorce ... For the Sake of Our Kids

    Brad Pitt will not file a legal response to Angelina Jolie's divorce petition because it would set the stage for a nasty legal battle ... and he fears it would cause great psychological damage to their kids.

    Brad's legal answer was supposed to be filed Wednesday, but the deadline came and went. Sources close to the case tell us ... Brad wants joint legal and physical custody, but if he actually filed papers it would draw the battle lines. Angelina wants sole physical custody, setting up a possible custody war.

    Angelina could set the wheels in motion for a default judgment since Brad hasn't answered her petition, but we're told that is not going to happen. She agrees ... healing the family is the priority, not starting a war.

    There's something else here at play. The L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services is still investigating the airplane confrontation between Brad and 15-year-old Maddox, and Brad will be in a much stronger position if DCFS closes the case before he files his answer.

    Our sources also say there's a chance the whole divorce case could settle privately without any dueling divorce docs. And, we're told, on that goal both Angelina and Brad agree.

    Brad Pitt -- First Face-to-Face With Maddox Since Plane Incident

    Brad Pitt had his first visit in more than a month with his 15-year-old son, Maddox ... since their confrontation last month on a private jet ... TMZ has learned.

    Sources connected with Angelina tell us the 2 met Wednesday afternoon with a therapist present. There had been a plan in place for Brad and Maddox to reunite a while back, but we're told the therapist felt the timing wasn't right.

    The sources say Brad has had visits with his 5 other kids before Wednesday, but the face-to-face with Maddox is a turning point.

    As we reported, Brad and Angelina agreed to a temporary custody plan which the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services created, in which Angelina gets temporary physical custody and Brad gets visitation.

    As we reported, DCFS is still investigating the airplane incident and the FBI questioned Angelina and the kids Tuesday in a fact-finding mission. Our law enforcement sources stress there is no FBI investigation ... just fact-finding.

    Our Angelina sources say, even though she's headed to divorce court, she still wants their family to function with a fully involved father and mother.

    Inside Brad Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt's Relationship: The Ups and Downs of the Father-Son Bond Through the Years

    Is there anything tougher than being 15?

    Yes, and that's being 15 when your parents decide to get divorced.

    Maddox Jolie-Pitt is at that tender age and while he's used to the spotlight, being the son of two of the most famous people in the world, for the first time in his young life he's the subject of more than just "Maddox celebrates his birthday" headlines. Now, people are questioning what sort of dad Brad Pitt is, and his relationship with Maddox is taking center stage.

    E! News confirmed that father and son saw each other, in person, for the first time in over a month on Wednesday, a therapist also present as per the terms of the temporary arrangement Pitt and Angelina Joliearrived at in order to get a grip on their custody issues that had been playing out so publicly.

    Maddox had previously refused to see Pitt, a source telling us he was mad at his dad and didn't want to see him just yet; the actor had seen his other five kids with Jolie on two occasions since she filed for divorce on Sept. 19.

    Meanwhile, the FBI paid Jolie a visit at the Malibu residence where she's been staying with the children to interview the family about what really occurred aboard a private plane carrying Pitt and the kids on Sept. 14—an incident that prompted an investigation from Los Angeles' Department of Children and Family Services.

    A source told E! News that Pitt and Maddox had a "typical argument," the type that most parents and their kids are no stranger to, while another insider said it amounted to "the kind of disagreements that sometimes occur between teenage boys and their fathers."

    It shouldn't come as a surprise when any father and his 15-year-old kid butt heads, but this was the first time that most people were being treated to a less than idyllic picture when it came to Brad or Angelina's relationship with their kids, if not each other.

    "To be clear: we have fights and problems like any other couple," Jolie talked about their marriage last year while promoting By the Sea, which she wrote and directed, and in which she and Pitt play a couple whose marriage is falling apart. "We have days when we drive each other absolutely mad and want space, but the problems in the movie aren't our specific problems."

    Jolie adopted Maddox from his native Cambodia on March 10, 2002, when he was 7 months old. She met Pitt on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004 and, by that time the following year, they were a couple, with Brad accompanying Angie to Ethiopia in the summer of 2005 when she adopted daughter Zahara. Both kids were adopted by Brad as well in early 2006, a few months before he and Jolie had their first biological child together, daughter Shiloh. Jolie adopted Pax as a single parent in 2007, because Vietnam didn't allow unmarried couples to adopt, and Pitt officially became his dad in February 2008. Twins Knox and Vivienne were born on July 12, 2008, and the brood was complete.

    Both Brad and Angelina have made it clear that their kids' well-being are their No. 1 priority as they navigate the murky waters of divorce—which started off particularly murky in this case thanks to Jolie's request for sole physical custody, minus any other details, when she filed her petition, citing irreconcilable differences.

    Making the timing even more touchy is the fact that they're parents of a teenager, a 12-year-old, an 11-year-old, a 10-year-old and two 8-year-olds—a tall order even in the best of times.

    "I worry about them all the time," Pitt said a year ago in the November 2015 issue of Psychologies. "That's the emotional bond and responsibility that sweeps over you when you have a family to look after. I care about them more than I care about myself, which I think is the real definition of love. I care about them more than I care about myself. You see past yourself and become more generous and giving, and wanting only the best for your family."

    Pitt and Maddox have always seemed to have your average, close yet normal-looking, father-son relationship.

    When he turned 9, he wanted a racing theme so Maddox's parents rented out Go Kart World in Carson, Calif., ensuring as many zips around the Mini Indy Track as the birthday boy could handle.

    In 2011, Pitt told USA Weekend about having six kids in the house, "Angie and I do everything we can to carve out some semblance of normalcy for them, to re-create the kinds of moments that were special for us. It's not unusual for the kids to be covered in paint. We have mud fights. It's chaos from morning until the lights go out, and sometimes after that."

    Making time for both all the kids and the kids individually was also understandably a struggle with their work schedules. Pitt and Jolie famously figured that they needed to shoot films on alternating schedules so at least one of them would be readily available.

    "I want to spend my time with them," Pitt told the U.K.'s Daily Record in November 2011. "I'm not having enough time with them, so I push for that and then ultimately, we all have to go to work. With six kids it's all about time allocation now.

    "As a parent I find that where you could sit back and be a bit more lackadaisical about your time, it's now like, 'OK, I've got 45 minutes here, I'm carving this out, I'm shutting the door and I'm just going to the thing'. And then I need to make sure my kids get this attention."

    Brad bought Maddox a Suzuki DRZ-125 motorbike for his 11th birthday—not only a gift that most boys would love but one that spoke right to Pitt's own motorcycle-loving heart, a bonding opportunity for the two.

    "It'll be a fun thing for them to do, and obviously he has a real passion for bikes which he'd like to pass on," a source told E! News at the time.

    "I've discovered I don't suck at being a dad," Pitt jested self-deprecatingly to Details two years ago.

    Talking about Maddox in 2006, Jolie described him as "very smart, but he's got a certain sense of calm."

    And even though the boy was only 5 at the time, that indicates he was a deep thinker from the beginning, someone who analyzes a situation from all angles and doesn't make a move until he's ready.

    Hence, not wanting to see his dad right away. Combine that with being 15, and it's no wonder that one day he may have been claiming he never wanted to see Brad again, as Us Weekly reported, and the next he was agreeing to a meeting.

    Asked by a fan who was considering adoption about the concern that the bond would be different than it would be with a biological child, Pitt said in 2009, "What I can tell you is, I love each of my children individually and equally and my life is all the richer because of them, and I could not imagine my life without them."

    Last year, Jolie said that it was turning into a very pivotal time for Maddox, whom she called "a son of Cambodia" in addition to her own son.

    "This is the time for our family to understand all that that means to him and to us," she told the Associated Press. "My desire to tell this story in the most truthful and accurate way possible will be my tribute to the strength and dignity of all Cambodian people." Jolie has had a home in Cambodia since 2003 and in 2005 she was given citizenship in thanks for all her good works in her son's native country. Her next directorial effort is set to be an adaptation of human rights activist's Loung Ung's memoir First They Killed My Father: A Daughter Of Cambodia Remembers for Netflix, a production that Maddox is involved in.

    Jolie herself hadn't planned on starting a family anytime soon when, in 2000, she was shooting Tomb Raiderin Cambodia and while visiting with kids at an orphanage she all of a sudden realized, not only that she wanted to delve deeper into humanitarian issues but that "my son was in the country, somewhere."

    Along came the very married Pitt in 2004, whom Jolie would later admit to falling in love with on the set of their film—though they tried to shut down those rumors for as long as possible in the wake of Pitt's divorce from Jennifer Aniston in early 2005.

    Serendipitously, Pitt shifted into dad mode rather seamlessly.

    "I feel like the richest man alive since I've become a father," Pitt told Psychologies last year. "Being a father has changed me on so many levels and made me more generous and alive. I see my children as an essential part of my life, and it means so much to be able to educate them and help them make their way in the world as they grow up. I love being a father and all the responsibilities that entails."

    The star of the upcoming World War II-era romance thriller Allied also said that he was purposely slowing down in the acting department, becoming increasingly picky about any film choices that would take him away from home.

    "And, truthfully, I do want to spend more time with my kids before they're grown up and gone," he added.

    Fast-forward to last month, when Pitt first stated in response to Jolie's divorce filing, "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time."

    A week later he opted to skip the premiere of Terrence Malick's Voyage of Time, which Pitt narrated, saying, "I'm very grateful to be part of such a fascinating and educational project, but I'm currently focused on my family situation and don't want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film, which I encourage everyone to see."

    His family situation, including the rift that had apparently opened up between him and his eldest son, whether it happened on that plane ride or long before. Whatever's been going on, Maddox has his reasons for siding with his mom or, quite possibly, he's plenty upset with both parents right now and mom just happens to be in charge.

    And while one day, hopefully in the near future, Maddox will appreciate the efforts his father seems to be making in what must be a painful time for everybody, all the parental platitudes in the world may just fall on uninterested 15-year-old ears for now.

    Angelina Jolie and Kids -- Interviewed by the FBI

    Angelina Jolie and her kids were interviewed Tuesday by 2 FBI agents ... primarily to determine where exactly the incident between Brad Pitt and 15-year-old son Maddox went down.

    Law enforcement sources tell us ... 2 FBI agents paid Angelina a visit at her Malibu home and spent more than 3 hours there. Well-placed sources tell us there is not an official investigation ... the agency is in a "fact-finding" stage to determine if there's evidence to warrant an investigation.

    We're told the agents wanted Angelina and the kids to walk through the incident step-by-step, but they spent a lot of time trying to pin down the location of the airplane at the time it happened.

    We're told it matters if the plane was not in U.S. airspace when the argument went down. The FBI also asked numerous questions about what happened on the ground when the plane refueled in Minnesota. There's some question as to whether Minnesota officials might have jurisdiction.

    Sources tell us Angelina was cooperative but her endgame is for the whole thing to just go away.

    As we reported, it's highly unlikely the FBI will press the case.

    Brangelina’s former bodyguard: I ‘fathered’ those kids

    Mark Billingham spent 27 years in the British Army’s Special Air Service, fought in Iraq and won the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery after capturing an IRA sniper by using himself as bait.

    But his toughest gig was not on the battlefield — it was guarding estranged Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

    Mark, known by his nickname, Billy, was their eyes and ears for 18 months and became so close to their children, he reckons he was their unofficial father.

    Now he is entering the world of showbiz as a new instructor for Channel 4’s “SAS: Who Dares Wins,” which is back tonight.

    He joins Anthony Middleton, Jason Fox and Matthew Ollerton to put 25 civilians through an SAS selection test in the Ecuadorian jungle.

    It’s not for the faint-hearted, and one thing is for certain: Brad Pitt should not apply.

    Billy, 51, says, “Brad wouldn’t last long because he wouldn’t have any cream to put on his face. It would be too sweaty and uncomfortable for him. He’s too pretty! But Angie could do it. She’d probably be the only one with balls at the end. She would stick it out.”

    Channel 4 signed Billy — who is also an MBE — after being impressed by his credentials.

    His depth of experience also landed him the gig with Brangelina.

    Billy admits, “I was Brad and Angelina’s head of security. The military set me up perfectly for what I did with them. The biggest concern for them was the kidnapping of the kids, it’s all about money.”

    Working with the Hollywood stars meant Billy grew close to the couple’s six children — Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne — and he was one of the few staff members they trusted to be around the family.

    He recalls, “Angie and Brad are very worried about who goes near their children. It was clear from the start we had a great chemistry and they trusted me with the kids. We got very close, I was living with them all the time. I could take the kids anywhere I wanted to on my own,” he continued. “No one else was allowed to do that. Even when I wanted to bring in extra people, they wouldn’t let any of those near the kids. They could look out for them from a distance but they couldn’t physically touch them. I took them swimming. I fathered them, basically.”

    Stalkers were another big issue for the A-listers.

    Billy recalls one particularly hairy incident involving Angelina.

    He explains, “We had stalkers in Chicago and New York which I had to deal with. Angie was filming in a crowd and everyone’s got smiles on their faces except for one guy. He looked angry. A few days later, we were coming off set and this guy came running down the road with photos to be signed. Angie wanted to get out of the vehicle and do it but I said no. I went and got the photos and took them to her. She was like, ‘Wow, these are personal photos.’ The guy ran off, then reappeared days later near the hotel, so I got him arrested,” he added.

    “He’d been following Angie all over the States. To me, it was a John Lennon classic,” Billingham continued. “Whenever she was on her own in pictures, he was smiling. Then whenever she was with Brad, he had this angry look on his face.”

    Billy reveals he was more worried about people attacking Brad than Angelina, saying, “People love her but hate him. You have to figure out a way of protecting them from all that. It was challenging, but interesting.”

    Protecting celebrities from crazed fans requires careful planning, but Billy found he also had to protect their image too, even carrying spare clothes for his charges in case theirs got stained or crumpled.

    He says, “It’s not so much about the physical side, but more about the social side. I had to make sure their image was protected, that they were dressed properly and not doing silly things that could be caught on camera.”

    The task was harder than it sounds, according to Billy, who says Brad and Angelina lacked some very basic social skills.

    He explains, “What surprised me was their low level of common sense. I found it crazy when they would ask me questions like, ‘How do I go down to that bar?’ and ‘What do I need to do to get there?’ They’re not stupid, but because of the world they live in, they just haven’t done something like that for so long. I found that weird.”

    As well as looking out for would-be stalkers, assassins and kidnappers, Billy had fun with the couple, especially joker Brad.

    He says, “Once, it was Angie’s birthday and we were all sitting in an Audi Q7. I hadn’t been working with them long and suddenly Brad has locked the doors and farted and we couldn’t get out.”

    Yet while he spent time with Brad and Angelina’s children, divorced Billy found the job kept him away from his own six children, so he had to quit.

    He says with a shrug, “I never had a private life. I was exhausted. I lost direction in my own family life. In 17 months I was only home for six weeks. It was just too full-on. I still do bits and pieces for Brad and Angie. She recently went into Iraq for the UN and I looked after her beforehand, got her ready for it and looked after Maddox when she went in.”

    Angelina shocked the world last month when she filed for divorce from Brad, ending their 12-year relationship.

    Loyal Billy — who has also looked after Russell Crowe, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise and Kate Moss — says he was just as shocked by the split as everyone else.

    Now he is focusing on becoming a star himself.

    Season 1 of “Who Dares Wins” was a big hit for Channel 4 last year and Billy believes the new one will be just as good.

    He says, “I have to take my hat off to the guys for having the balls to do it. Some performed pretty bloody well out there. The most important ingredient for any SAS soldier is his mental capacity. It’s not about your image or shape, it’s whether you can think and operate under pressure. It’s so important to know if a guy is someone you can work with … a team player and dependable. It doesn’t mean you want to go drinking with him, but when the s— hits the fan, you know you can trust him with your life.”

    Brad Pitt Sees His Children for the First Time Since Divorce Announcement

    Brad Pitt has seen some of his children for the first time since news broke of his and Angelina Jolie's divorce, E! News confirms. Pitt visited them on Oct. 8, and there was a monitor present; however, not all of his kids were there.

    This news comes almost a week after E! News learned that Jolie and Pitt came to a temporary custody agreement that gave Jolie temporary sole custody of their six kids while Pitt received visitation rights. According to a source familiar with the voluntary agreement, both parents agreed to participate in individual counseling, and Pitt's initial visit with his children would be with a therapist, though nothing has been mandated for supervision or monitoring.

    But a second source told us that a therapist would be present for any and all visits until Oct. 20. The actor has also volunteered to complete drug and alcohol testing, but was not required.

    Since Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on Sept. 19, it appeared that it would be anything but smooth sailing. DCFS continues to investigate allegations that Pitt was involved in an incident with a child aboard a private plane earlier this month, but an insider told us that the Allied star's main concern is his children and their wellbeing.

    "He really wants to see the kids and to work out an arrangement that is best for them," an insider previously told us. "[He] wants to work things out privately and amicably."

    Jolie, we were told, doesn't intend for this custody agreement to become permanent; she believes it's what's necessary right now and knows she and Pitt will need to co-parent together in the future. Previously, a source reiterated that her primary focus is the wellbeing of her children.

    Us Weekly was first to report the news.

    Brad Pitt won’t be investigated by the FBI

    Brad Pitt can rest easy — the FBI isn’t out to get him, according to a report on Saturday.

    The actor came under scrutiny after reports surfaced he allegedly hit his 15-year-old son with Angelina Jolie as the family was flying on a private jet last month.

    Authorities in Los Angeles opened an investigation of the incident, which helped spark Jolie’s divorce petition.

    Local cops turned their case over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who never even bothered to open a case, TMZ reported.

    Sources had claimed the physical contact between Pitt and oldest son Maddox might have even been incidental, and the episode should never have been referred to the feds, the web site says.

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    Melissa Etheridge defends Brad Pitt against child abuse allegations

    Melissa Etheridge is not happy with how Angelina Jolie is handling her split from her former pal Brad Pitt.

    “It breaks my heart that anyone would take something as personal as your marriage and your relationship and your rights to your children and do it as purposefully as I see it’s being done, because there’s a way to be. I’ve gone through family courts. I’ve been twice around this block, and I know it really well. And I know when there’s some forethought to just how mean and just how you’re going to put disinformation out there first,” she told Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM radio show Monday.

    The singer, who performed at Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s wedding in 2000, also blasted Jolie for child abuse allegations.

    “[The accusation is] completely unfounded. It’s really heartbreaking to see that,” she said.

    The rocker also told Cohen that a lot of his friends didn’t see him after he got involved with Jolie.

    “I really hope that he reaches back out because there are a lot of us who haven’t seen him in ten years. It was hard then. We all lost a friend,” she said.

    Etheridge hinted that she has so much dirt on Jolie that “someday I’ll write a book … I was around when Angelina was not doing nice things with Billy Bob [Thornton] to Laura Dern. I went through that on a personal level, and then to know the side of Jennifer and Brad.”

    Cohen then brought up a New York Post story about Jolie’s breakup behavior. “There was an article in the Post about her kind of history … they were like, ‘remember how she is in battle when she breaks up with people,’” Cohen said.

    Etheridge responded: “Oh, it’s crazy. I helped Laura move out of her house with Billy Bob. I like broke into their home to get her stuff out because it was so nasty.”

    Jennifer Garner Jokes That She's Dating Brad Pitt (but Maybe She's on to Something?)

    (Video) Are people going to start shipping a new Hollywood couple?

    In an effort to give paparazzi something to talk about, Jennifer Garner decided to joke around with the shutterbugs who were following her back to her car with a gal-pal after workout in Los Angeles. Per usual, the paps asked the actress about her love life (her and ex Ben Affleck continue to make headlines), but this time she threw them for a whirlwind.

    "Brad Pitt and I are dating," she said "You're dating Brad Pitt?" the videographer asked, to which Garner laughs, "Yeah!" Her comment drew laughs from everyone around her, and Garner continued to giggle her way to the car with coffee in hand. The humble and sweet moment was entertaining to watch, but we gotta ask—did she just plant some seeds in peoples' minds?

    Sure, that might be awkward given the small circle of A-listers and the possibility of a Ben-Jen-Brad-Angelina Jolie feud, but in Hollywood, that doesn't tend to stop people (or at least, stop people from imagining it happening).

    Regardless, we know Garner was just throwing paps a bone for some entertainment. In fact, Garner compared her split with Affleck to that of Pitt and Jennifer Aniston earlier this year.

    The Miracles From Heaven actress opened up about her marriage's demise in the pages of Vanity Fair's March 2016 issue and revealed that she's she's aware that people are waiting for her and Ben to get back together.

    "When Jen Aniston and Brad Pitt broke up," she admitted to the magazine, "I was dying to see something that said they were getting back together."

    As we all know by now, that wasn't the case and Pitt ended up in a relationship (and then marriage) with Jolie. Similar to that case, Garner suggested that fans need to stop themselves from hoping that she and Affleck will call the breakup off and get back together, because that doesn't seem likely.

    But what about dating Pitt? Would you ship it?

    Angelina Jolie -- I Don't Want Brad Prosecuted

    Angelina Jolie will not cooperate with law enforcement if there's a move to file child abuse charges against Brad Pitt ... TMZ has learned.

    Our Angelina sources say she's adamant ... Brad should not face criminal charges for getting physical with 15-year-old Maddox on their private jet. We're told she'll go "radio silent" if authorities make a move to build a case against her estranged husband.

    We're told Angelina was forthright with the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services, telling social workers Brad struck Maddox (in the face).

    Other sources say Brad did not strike his son in the face, but instead lunged at him and Angelina got in the way, causing Brad to inadvertently make contact with the boy's shoulders.

    Angelina, we're told, has a singular focus ... protecting her kids, not punishing Brad.

    DCFS does have the authority to recommend custody restrictions to the dependency court, although it's looking more and more like it will not reach that stage. Furthermore, given there were no injuries to Maddox and conflicting accounts of what happened, prosecution is also unlikely.

    Brangelina to get therapy under temporary custody plan

    Brad Pitt is submitting to drug and alcohol tests, while both he and Angelina Jolie will have to undergo therapy, as part of a temporary custody plan for their kids as they seek to settle their increasingly ugly divorce.

    Pitt has agreed to undergo random drug and alcohol testing over the next three weeks amid reports of his drinking and pot smoking. His first test came back negative. Also, both Jolie and Pitt will go into individual therapy and separately attend family counseling with their kids.

    The couple’s six children — Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox — will remain with Jolie at a rented LA house. Pitt can visit — but he has agreed that his initial visit will also be monitored by a therapist, who will decide if further monitoring is needed for future visits.

    A source tells us, “This is a horrible, horrible situation, but Brad is doing everything he can to do the right thing for the kids and make this as painless as possible.”

    The temporary plan, which runs until Oct. 20, has been agreed to following recommendations from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, which interviewed both Pitt and Jolie following allegations of an altercation on their private jet.

    Pitt strongly denies hitting Maddox, 15, during a Sept. 14 argument with Jolie, who filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, citing irreconcilable differences. An investigation into the alleged incident was launched by DCFS after it was reported by an anonymous party.

    The source continued, “This is a temporary agreement that both Jolie and Pitt have consented to. They will both undergo individual therapy and family therapy with their kids. They have joint custody, but both sides agreed the children will stay with their mother, and he will visit.” It was not clear if Pitt has seen the kids since Jolie filed for divorce.

    The source added, “Everything is voluntary, including the therapy and drug testing.”

    We’re told that lawyers for Jolie and Pitt are now focused on trying to settle privately to avoid a bitter court battle.

    Angelina Jolie Working With Real-Life Olivia Pope for Brad Pitt Divorce

    Angelina Jolie wants to get through this with as little scandal as possible (see what we did there?).

    E! News confirms that the A-lister's team has hired famous crisis manager Judy Smith to help with her highly publicized divorce with Brad Pitt. And this is pretty interesting, considering Smith is the real-life Olivia Pope who inspired Kerry Washington's character in the hit Shonda Rhimes series.

    "She is typically a calming non-combative influence," a source tells us. "Certainly seems like someone to give better advice than what she has been apparently been getting."

    In other words, it's handled.

    "Judy and her firm have a long history of handling issues that have unfortunately garnered too much attention in the public eye, and she knows how to push towards resolutions that are swift and discreet," a source told People, who first reported the story.

    Jolie will join a list of high-profile celebrities, including Michael Vick, Paula Deen and Monica Lewinsky, who also needed "the fixer" to calm the media thunderstorm surrounding their various scandals. Meanwhile, Smith joins celeb renowned lawyer Laura Wasser on the case, proving that Angie is creating quite the legal team.

    One of the biggest concerns surrounding the divorce is the custody battle over their kids, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.

    Angelina is seeking full custody of the children as E! News learned she believes it's what's necessary right now while the Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles County continues conducting an inquiry into the allegations that Brad was involved in an incident with a child aboard a private plane earlier this month.

    In fact, we're told Brad has yet to see his children since the divorce news broke last week, but, "He really wants to see the kids and to work out an arrangement that is best for them," an insider told us. "[He] wants to work things out privately and amicably."

    E! News has also learned the 41-year-old actress doesn't intend for the custody situation to remain permanent, and are told Angie knows she and Brad will need to co-parent together in the future for the sake of their kids.

    Brad and Angelina trying to settle divorce outside of court

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are now in private negotiations to settle their divorce, Page Six has confirmed.

    After Pitt hired top LA attorney Lance Spiegel, the public sniping has ceased and the two sides are trying to reach an agreement out of court, we’re told.

    The sticking point is the custody of their six children. Jolie filed for divorce requesting primary physical custody. Pitt is pushing for shared custody, although he has yet to file any paperwork with the court.

    Jolie has also this week hired famous crisis manager Judy Smith, who inspired Kerry Washington’s character on the hit TV show “Scandal.”

    Sources tell Page Six that Smith is consulting with Jolie’s legal team as they work out her divorce with Pitt. One insider said, “Smith has been a great help calming things down so the discussions between both sides can move forward.”

    Both sides didn’t get back to us on Thursday.

    Brad Pitt -- Urine Test for DCFS Was Voluntary

    Brad Pitt submitted to a drug and alcohol test early on during the investigation into allegations he abused his son ... but it was not something he was forced to do.

    Sources close to investigators tell TMZ ... the test went down within a couple days of the alleged incident on the plane. We're told Pitt voluntarily provided a urine sample in an attempt to show he had nothing to hide, and to clear up any "exaggerations."

    As we first reported ... both sides agree he drank heavily on the plane, but Angelina Jolie's people say it was after the alleged incident with Maddox -- Brad's camp says it was before.

    Obviously, the test -- first reported "In Touch" -- wouldn't show when Pitt had been drinking, but we're told he wanted the test to blunt any claims he's abusing drugs or alcohol. DCFS did not require it for its investigation ... Pitt simply offered.

    We're told the test results are not in yet.

    Brad Pitt Says He's 'Focused on My Family Situation' Amid Angelina Jolie Divorce

    Brad Pitt will not be attending the premiere of his upcoming film Voyage of Time, amid his ongoing divorce with Angelina Jolie.

    The actor said he is skipping the Wednesday screening so he can remain "focused on his family."

    "Terrence's Voyage of Time is an incredibly beautiful and unique experiential IMAX film for children and families chronicling the birth of time," he said in a statement to Access Hollywood. "I'm very grateful to be part of such a fascinating and educational project, but I’m currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film, which I encourage everyone to see."

    Pitt serves as the narrator of the documentary.

    Jolie, 41, filed for divorce from Pitt, 52, in a Los Angeles court Sept. 19, stating that she separated from the Allied star on Sept. 15 – just one day after the couple and son Maddox, 15, were involved in an alleged altercation aboard their private plane.

    The actress requested sole custody of their six children: Maddox, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

    The inner circle allegedly helping Jolie smear Pitt

    The public sniping against Brad Pitt has simmered down now that Angelina Jolie’s political advisers have gone back to England.

    Lady Arminka Helic, a Bosnian-born member of the UK House of Lords and a former adviser to Britain’s ex-foreign secretary William Hague, and fellow former Hague aide Chloe Dalton have been behind Jolie’s campaign against Pitt after she filed for divorce, multiple sources tell Page Six.

    One source said, “They have been calling all the networks and news outlets, placing stories that he was cheating, drunk, on drugs, out of control and abusive, which Brad denies.”

    A second source added, “Their last move was to urge news outlets to obtain the video of Brad allegedly losing his s?-?-?t on the tarmac. But that video didn’t surface, or doesn’t exist.”

    The first source continued, “They were with Angelina in LA as she filed for divorce, and advised her how to handle things last week, which was basically a scorched-earth approach.” The source added, “It’s no coincidence that since they went back to London, things have calmed down.”

    But other insiders insist that Helic and Dalton are focused on humanitarian work, which is how they met Jolie.

    Helic, who fled the Bosnian War as a refugee in the ’90s, served as a special adviser to Hague and persuaded him to launch the UK’s global sexual-violence initiative, which was backed by Jolie.

    Helic was nominated to the House of Lords in 2014, taking the title Baroness Helic, and also manages Jolie’s charity. But while Helic and Dalton have been advising Jolie on her international humanitarian work, it has been claimed that their relationship goes beyond that, and the pair plays a prominent role in her life, counseling her on everything from child care to travel.

    Helic and Dalton could not be reached, and a rep for Jolie didn’t get back to us. Pitt has hired divorce attorney Lance Spiegel, who recommends mediation in high-profile celebrity cases — so perhaps he may bring some peace to the Jolie-Pitt hostilities.

    Brad Pitt -- Angelina's UN Ambitions ... UN-Safe For Our Kids!!

    Angelina Jolie is so obsessed with becoming the head of the United Nations ... it caused major marital issues with Brad Pitt.

    Sources close to the couple tell us ... Brad became increasingly upset over Angelina's political ambitions ... we're told her dream is to become the top UN official ... she was never specific. Toward that end, we're told she has 2 political advisers and a "war room" to help with decisions and image.

    Brad, we're told, was especially upset that Angelina had taken the kids to various war-torn countries, including Lebanon and Iraq. We're told Angelina would always make sure to bring a security team that was the best of the best on her trips ... but for Brad, it still wasn't enough.

    We're told things got extremely tense when Brad and Angie argued over taking the kids to Syria to help rebuild the war torn country.

    Our sources say Brad was always supportive of Jolie's solo charity work, but travels with the kids became a bone of contention for several years.

    Video reportedly shows Brad Pitt ‘yelling’ at Jolie aboard private jet

    A drunken Brad Pitt was caught on video raging at Angelina Jolie aboard their private jet — but the recording did not show any physical violence or contact with Jolie or any of their children, a new report said Friday.

    Insiders told US Weekly that Pitt, 52, can be seen on the embarrassing video “looking drunk” and “yelling” during the confrontation with the mother of their six children on a flight from Europe to Los Angeles.

    “Brad is seen yelling a lot during it, but nothing physical,” the source said, potentially a huge break for Pitt in his upcoming divorce from Jolie, 41, and custody battle over their children.

    The video was from a Sept. 14 flight after the family’s jet stopped to refuel at Minnesota’s International Falls Airport. The mag also reported Pitt was a broken man over the end of the two-year marriage and 14-year relationship. “He is beside himself and has been crying. He was completely caught off guard,” the source said of Jolie filing for divorce Monday.

    After Pitt got drunk and began arguing with his wife, the couple’s oldest son Maddox, 15, got in the middle to try to calm dad down.

    A source close to Pitt told the magazine that “teenagers have fights with their parents, especially when you have teens who are strong-willed and confident. You’re going to have back and forth. The abuse suggestions are inaccurate.”

    But the LA County Department of Children and Family Services is investigating.

    Brad Pitt allegations relate to treatment of son

    Allegations Brad Pitt was abusive on a private plane last week relate to the actor's treatment of his 15-year-old son, sources said Friday, as the FBI continued to gather information before determining whether to open an investigation.

    FBI Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the agency hasn't made a decision on a formal investigation into what occurred on a plane ferrying Pitt, his wife Angelina Jolie Pitt and their six children.

    Several news outlets have reported that a child welfare agency in Los Angeles is investigating the well-being of the children, who range in ages from 8 to 15.

    Sources familiar with the allegations, but not authorized to speak publicly, say the child welfare investigation centers on Pitt's conduct toward his son Maddox, 15, during an argument on the Sept. 14 flight. No law enforcement agency responded to the plane when it landed in Minnesota after the incident.

    Amara Suarez, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, said the agency could not confirm whether it was investigating Pitt or the well-being of the former couple's children.

    Calls to the offices of Pitt's attorney, Lance Spiegel, and Jolie Pitt's lawyer, Laura Wasser, were forwarded to recorded messages stating their firms do not comment on clients.

    Jolie Pitt filed for divorce Monday and her lawyer released a statement the following day saying she came to the decision "for the health of the family." She listed their separation date as Sept. 15, the day after the alleged plane incident, and the actress is seeking sole custody of all six of the children.

    Koochiching County, Minnesota, Sheriff Perryn Hedlund told The Associated Press on Thursday that Brad Pitt was on a plane that landed at the International Falls, Minnesota, airport near the Canadian border on Sept. 14.

    Hedlund said his sheriff's deputies were not called to the airport, and International Falls police were also not called.

    "There's no incident whatsoever reported to law enforcement," Hedlund said.

    He said he didn't know why the plane landed in International Falls, but said it's not uncommon for hockey players or other celebrities to stop at the airport.

    Pitt and Jolie Pitt — known as "Brangelina" — were together for 12 years but only wed in August 2014. They married privately at their French chateau in the Provence hamlet of Correns with their children serving as ring bearers and throwing flower petals. They announced the ceremony days later.

    Their six children include 15-year-old Maddox, 12-year-old Pax, 11-year-old Zahara, 10-year-old Shiloh, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

    This is the second marriage for Pitt, 52, who previously wed Jennifer Aniston. It's the third for Jolie Pitt, 41, who was previously married to Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

    How Angelina Jolie Told Brad Pitt She Wanted a Divorce – and Why He 'Begged' Her to Wait

    Angelina Jolie broke the news to Brad Pitt that she wanted to end their two-year marriage and 12-year romance just days before filing for divorce.

    "She sat down, talked to Brad and offered to file [for divorce] together," a source close to the actress tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story. "She said, 'This is what I'd like to do.' She explained everything. Angelina did what she felt she needed to do."

    Though Pitt, 52, was aware that their marriage was in trouble, he was still "wrecked" when Jolie told him of her plans two days before she filed divorce papers, marking irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split, says a source in his circle.

    "He was appealing to her to do this quietly – not to save the marriage but to consider the well-being of the children – and it was ignored," contends the Pitt source. "He is just wrecked by this."

    On Thursday, PEOPLE confirmed that Pitt is under investigation for child abuse by the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services following a Sept. 14 incident on a private plane in which he allegedly got "verbally abusive" and "physical" with one of the couple's kids in front of Jolie and at least some of their other children. In her divorce filing, Jolie listed the couple's date of separation as the following day, Sept. 15.

    Pitt, who had been in counseling "to try to figure out how to make things better" for their six kids "begged [Jolie] to press pause" and slow down the proceedings, says the Pitt source – not so that they could reconcile, but so they could move forward in a way that would both protect and prepare the kids for the massive upheaval that was to come.

    "He was willing to do anything, change any habit, change any lifestyle, to do what had to be done to make this work," adds the source. "And by 'make this work,' that means doing what has to be done to make even a split one that is amicable and in the best interests of the children."

    The former couple disagree about custody plans. Jolie, 41, asked for physical custody of the couple's kids and is requesting that Pitt be granted visitation rights, while Pitt wants shared custody, sources have said.

    Brad Pitt admits he yelled at his kids but denies hitting them

    Brad Pitt admits he screamed at his kids — but never raised a hand to them, a source close to the actor told The Post.

    The “World War Z” hunk is said to be stinging from allegations that he yelled at — and physically struck — his kids during a drunken flight on Sept. 14, the reason Angelina Jolie filed divorced papers Monday, seeking custody.

    “He was never physically abusive to her or the kids. He did yell at one of their children on the plane during an argument, but he didn’t hit the child. Brad is denying claims of inappropriate behavior.”

    The LAPD confirmed they are not investigating the actor for any type of child abuse — which backs up the actor’s claim he is being unfairly besmirched by his estranged wife, who is using Hollywood divorce strategist Laura Wasser.

    “Angelina is putting out [the abuse] story to take the kids away from him,” explained the source.

    “Angelina’s team’s campaign to smear him is so aggressive, they called all the major networks, People and TMZ last night with claims he is beating her and the kids.”

    Pitt’s team believes her reason is that she wants to take a job with the United Nations, but needs full custody of the children before she leaves Los Angeles.

    Pitt’s name was dragged through the mud Thursday after TMZ reported that both the LAPD and LA County Department of Child and Family Services are investigating an incident in which Pitt became “verbally abusive and physical with his children” on a private jet Sept. 14 — which directly led to Jolie filing for divorce.

    The report said Pitt was “wasted” and went ballistic on the couple’s six children, shouting and hitting them — and that the behavior was documented in reports to authorities.

    LAPD Sgt. Barry Montgomery told The Post the story didn’t hold water.

    “It’s not true. There is no criminal investigation or any investigation of any kind against Brad Pitt,” said Montgomery, adding the celebrity website “made it up.”

    The source said Pitt, however, was interviewed by child services about the matter.

    “He is taking this seriously and fully cooperating. He admits he is not perfect, but he insists he’s not physically abusive. He loves his kids and is very sad about this situation.

    “He knows he made mistakes and he knows he has to be better. He and Angelina fought a lot recently, and she knows how to push his buttons. But he is adamant that he did not hit these kids like she’s trying to say.”

    Pitt, who has several lawyers on call for various matters, including Bert Fields, is expected to appoint a divorce attorney today.

    Brad Pitt -- Child Abuse Report Referred to FBI

    The child abuse allegations against Brad Pitt have been referred over to the FBI ... TMZ has learned.

    As we reported, the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services received an anonymous call that Brad was wasted on a private jet last week and became physically and verbally abusive to his kids.

    As we reported, the DCFS followed protocol and notified the LAPD. Law enforcement sources say the LAPD's Abused Child Unit (ACU) got the report, but determined that the Department did not have jurisdiction because the alleged incident occurred in the air, on a flight from France to the U.S.

    We know ... the plane landed a week ago Wednesday just before 8 PM at an airport in Minnesota. That's when eyewitnesses say Brad was "out of control" on the tarmac and even tried to leave in a fuel truck.

    Our LAPD sources say because the incident occurred in the air, the FBI has jurisdiction. The ACU then closed its file and referred the matter to the FBI.

    As we reported, DCFS has already interviewed Brad and Angelina separately and they will also interview the kids. Our LAPD sources say if those interviews produce information suggesting there was possible abuse at their L.A. family home, the LAPD will open a new case.

    Our Pitt sources say the actor denies committing any sort of abuse.

    Brad Pitt -- Under Investigation for Child Abuse

    Brad Pitt is under investigation by the LAPD and L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services for allegedly getting verbally abusive and physical with his children, and that's what triggered the divorce ... TMZ has learned.

    Sources familiar with the situation tell us, Brad, Angelina and their kids were on a flight last Wednesday when he allegedly got wasted on the private jet. He allegedly went wild, screaming and getting physical with the kids.

    We're told the plane landed at an airport around 8 PM, and witnesses say Pitt continued his rant on the tarmac, and even tried leaving in one of the fuel trucks.

    Our sources say someone either on the plane or the tarmac anonymously reported the incident to the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services. We're told Brad and Angelina have already been interviewed and DCFS plans to interview the kids as well. That investigation is ongoing.

    We're also told the LAPD has the case ... which is routine when anyone reports child abuse. We do not know the specifics of the alleged abuse ... just that it was supposedly both verbal and physical.

    Our sources say this incident triggered Jolie to separate from Brad the next day and file for divorce just days later.

    A source close to Brad tells TMZ, "He takes the matter very seriously and says he did not commit any abuse of his children," adding, "It's unfortunate that people involved are continuing to present him in the worst possible light."

    Madame Tussauds separates wax figures of Pitt, Jolie

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's split is a literal one at several Madame Tussauds wax museums.

    A spokeswoman for the wax museum in London says they wanted to mirror Jolie and Pitt's separation, which came to light Tuesday. She says the wax figures "are now featured at a respectful distance from each other."

    Jolie's figure has been placed near one of Nicole Kidman. Pitt's is hanging out with the figure of his co-star in several films, Morgan Freeman.

    The couple will also be split up at Madame Tussauds' museums in the U.S.

    Madame Tussauds says figures of Jolie and Pitt are on display at 15 of its 20 locations across the globe.

    Brad still loves Angelina and was blindsided by divorce

    Brad Pitt is still crazy about Angelina Jolie and felt blindsided when she broke the news she wanted out of their relationship, sources tell The Post.

    Jolie only told Pitt she was ending their marriage a day before she filed the divorce papers, and despite his pleas to work things out, said a source close to the “World War Z” star.

    “He only knew that she was filing for divorce a day before she did it. They’d just got back from Europe. Brad didn’t want it to happen, he still loves Angelina and wanted to work it out.”

    The source added that as well as dealing with the divorce bombshell, he was stunned by the aggressive way Jolie’s team immediately spread negative rumors about him.

    “His first instinct was how were they going to protect the kids during the divorce. Then stories start popping up about his supposed pot smoking, drinking and anger problem,” the source continued.

    “He doesn’t have a drug or anger problem. Yes, he smokes some weed and has a drink, but that isn’t out of control. The truth is that they’ve been fighting a lot.

    “He’s still one of Hollywood’s top stars, he loves Hollywood and he loves making movies. He wants the kids to settle in LA, go to school and try to have some stability. Angelina has had a series of movie flops and now wants to concentrate on her political and humanitarian work — which is admirable — but she also wants to fly the kids around the world with her. She travels a few weeks of every month.”

    The source added that Jolie filed so fast that Pitt didn’t even have time to get a lawyer. “His team is deciding on one today [Wednesday]. His goal is to do whatever is necessary to make the divorce process as easy as possible,” the source said.

    The sticking point could be the custody of their six children. Jolie is asking for physical custody and to only allow him visitation, but Pitt is hoping for joint custody.

    Reps for Pitt didn’t comment and Jolie’s reps have not responded.

    Brad Pitt -- Get Ready, Angelina ... I'm Fighting For Joint Custody

    Angelina Jolie isn't going to get her way when it comes to custody ... at least if Brad Pitt has anything to say about it, because TMZ has learned he'll fight and fight hard for joint physical custody of their 6 kids.

    Sources connected with Brad tell us, Angelina is dreaming if she thinks she can take his kids away from him. We broke the story, Angelina wants sole physical custody of the children ... she wants a judge to give him visitation, but that's it.

    Our sources tell us Brad says, "There's no chance that's going to happen." Pitt wants joint custody ... he doesn't want to interfere with Angelina's ability to be a co-parent, but he won't allow her to thwart him.

    This now promises to become the flash point in the divorce and it has the potential to become a fierce legal battle.

    That said, our Brad sources say he's quick to add Angelina's a "great mother" and doesn't want to hurt her in the divorce. The sources say Brad and Angelina haven't gotten along for months and have had frank talks about divorce several times, so this wasn't a shock. Nevertheless, he's still devastated.

    As we reported, our Angelina sources claim Brad heavily indulges in weed and alcohol and that, combined with what she claims is an anger problem, poses a danger to their kids.

    Our Brad sources insist ... he's never put his kids in danger ... ever.

    Brad Pitt -- Angelina's Anger Claims are BS ... He's NOT a Dangerous Dad

    Angelina Jolie is lying by spreading the word ... Brad Pitt has anger issues that become dangerous when mixed with weed and alcohol ... so say sources directly connected with Brad.

    TMZ broke the story, Angelina filed for divorce because she believes Brad poses a danger to the kids by fueling his "anger problem" with pot and alcohol.

    Our Brad sources say it's "a malicious lie" and that "he's a loving and devoted father who has never and would never put his children in any dangerous situation."

    The sources did not address the weed and alcohol issues.

    As we reported, Angelina wants sole physical custody, with Brad getting only visitation. Our Brad sources say he wants to "share" physical custody with Angelina to make sure he remains a "present father" to the children. As for whether he asks for joint custody in his legal response ... stay tuned.

    Brad Pitt -- Angelina Just Put Our Kids in Danger

    Angelina Jolie has put her kids at risk by calling out Brad Pitt as a bad dad ... so claim sources connected to Brad.

    We're told Pitt is "furious" at Angelina for allegedly spinning stories that he poses a risk to their kids because of anger issues fueled by weed and alcohol. Pitt says there's now a bounty on the heads of the entire family, because they've now become a prime target for the gaggle of paparazzi.

    We're told the way Brad put it is this ... "She's just unleashed hell."

    The perimeter of their Hollywood Hills home is now blanketed by photogs, and the LAPD is now patrolling at regular intervals.

    We're told Brad had conversations with Angelina over the last few days and pleaded for her to handle the divorce "like adults." He wanted to low-key it for the benefit of the kids. Instead, he says, she went scorched earth by asking for sole physical custody and suggesting he's a risky dad.

    Brad, we're told, is angry at Angelina and fearful for their kids.

    Emily Blunt, Josh Gad and other celebs react to Brangelina

    As news spread that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were divorcing after being together since 2004, celebrities reacted — or didn't — across social media and on the red carpet:

    "It's their business, and it's not for anybody else to comment on." — Actress Emily Blunt to The Associated Press at the London premiere of "The Girl on the Train."

    "Before we get too cavalier about it, let's remember that Brangelina was possibly the only thing still holding the USA together." — Actor Josh Gad on Twitter.

    "It's very sad to hear." — Actor Luke Evans to the AP at the London premiere of "The Girl on the Train."

    "Brad and Angelina. How am I supposed to go to work today?" — Model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen on Twitter.

    "I feel bad for kids that aren't gonna get adopted by Brangelina now." — Reality TV personality Spencer Pratt on Twitter.

    "Tower of Terror! Eggo! Skittles! Brad Pitt! I don't know why ANY of them are trending, but I'm running to my basement. It's over." — Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt on Twitter.

    "It's sad about Brad and Angelina, but it's also none of our business!" — Pop star Boy George on Twitter.

    "I'm clutching at my pearls in shock! Celebs ... getting ... divorced?! I thought I'd never see it." — "Jersey Shore" cast member Vinny Guadagnino on Twitter.

    "Frankly, with all that's going on in the world, I just think it's a shame that's even talked about. They're just two people breaking up. There's bigger fish to fry right now." — Filmmaker Tate Taylor to the AP at the London premiere of "The Girl on the Train."

    "Everyone is serious as a heart attack with this 'I might actually have a chance!!!!!' talk." — Musician Questlove on Twitter.

    Divorce will unspool the complex life Jolie and Pitt created

    For more than a decade, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been a glamorous, globe-trotting Hollywood power couple, attracting cameras to their film projects and philanthropy alike.

    With six children, homes in the U.S. and France, and the philanthropic Jolie-Pitt Foundation, the pair has much at stake. The pair became a couple in 2004 but married two years ago — which could further complicate the divorce that Jolie Pitt filed for Monday, and put the future of all they've shared in the hands of teams of lawyers and accountants.

    Under California law, only assets acquired during their marriage must be split equally, said Los Angeles divorce attorney Peter Walzer. Forbes magazine estimates the pair earned a combined $555 million since their relationship began, with pre-tax earnings of $117.5 million since their 2014 marriage.

    If Jolie Pitt and Pitt haven't already spelled out who owned what prior to their marriage, a divorce judge won't have authority to help them work it out. Jolie Pitt's filing did not indicate whether the couple has a prenuptial agreement.

    "The rules are really unclear when you don't get married and you don't have a written partnership agreement," said Walzer, who is vice president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

    Pitt and Jolie Pitt's relationship grew out their roles in the action comedy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," and they reunited on the big screen for last year's marital melodrama "By the Sea."

    The two don't have any joint upcoming projects. But both have a number of films coming out soon that will surely receive more attention in the wake of their breakup. Pitt stars in the World War II romantic thriller "Allied," which is out in November, and Jolie directed her fourth film, "First They Killed My Father," which is set to be released by Netflix next year.

    Other Hollywood power couples have faced similar dilemmas. When Melanie Griffith filed for divorce from Antonio Banderas in 2014, the actors had a number of joint film ventures and had intermingled their political lives. Their divorce judgment, entered in December, divided their homes and shares of profits from numerous films, including several movies in the "Shrek" franchise.

    For now, Jolie Pitt and Pitt's immediate concern, as evidenced by statements each of them issued Tuesday, appears to be their six children, who range in age from 8 to 15. Jolie Pitt is seeking sole physical custody, with Pitt having visitation.

    Any custody agreement they reach in Los Angeles would continue to be enforceable overseas, and would spell out where the holidays will be celebrated and how Jolie Pitt and Pitt will make decisions about the children's medical care and education.

    "You don't split the kids the way you do bank accounts," said Mike Kretzmer, a Los Angeles divorce lawyer who has handled numerous celebrity divorces and specializes in complex custody cases. He said Jolie Pitt and Pitt, along with their lawyers, are going to have to come up with a workable parenting plan.

    "It doesn't matter whether you've got 10 cents or 10 billion dollars, this can be a really painful process for everyone involved," he said.

    While wealth can simplify some things, their fame will cause complications. For one, their children may find stories about the divorce online and that can add confusion and stress, he said. Both Pitt and Jolie's attorney released statements seeking privacy, yet public interest in their breakup is immense. #Brangelina, with references to Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, remained a trending topic on Twitter for much of Tuesday.

    Custody likely will be one of the biggest stressors, Kretzmer said.

    "The one thing that never changes — I don't care if you're a billionaire or before the poverty line — is the amount of time available," Kretzmer said.

    In addition to their children, a major part of the actors' identities has been their philanthropy.

    What becomes of their Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which the couple founded in 2006, will also be an issue.

    The pair did not address what would happen to the foundation in their statements, and a phone message left at a number associated with the Jolie-Pitt Foundation was not returned Tuesday.

    A tax document filed in November showed the foundation had about $4.5 million in assets in 2014. Jolie and Pitt contributed $613,000 to the foundation that year, and the foundation paid out a variety of grants, including for wildlife conservation in Namibia, arts programs in Sarajevo, and a variety of projects in Cambodia.

    Walzer said deciding the foundation's fate would be similar to couples who own a business together, and a lot depends on how well Jolie Pitt and Pitt can work together now.

    "I could see keeping the name because it's got a certain brand, trademark value," he said. "It would be great for their image to continue it. It would be great for donors."

    What's at Stake in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Divorce: Combined Fortunes Estimated at $500 Million

    Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after two years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences on Monday – and as two of Hollywood's wealthiest stars, there's a lot at stake between the pair.

    While estimates of their earnings vary, celebrity estate attorney Donald David approximates Pitt, 52, to be worth up to $350 million and Jolie, 41, up to $275 million, noting that Jolie in recent years, has had "a smaller industry footprint."

    "The reason for the disparity is Pitt has a bigger inventory," David tells PEOPLE. "And a higher value and a higher residual interest." The disparity could be the result of Jolie's taking a step back from the big screen while Pitt took on roles in high-grossing films.

    Pitt is a co-owner of production company Plan B, which produced lucrative hits like World War Z as well as Oscar contenders 12 Years a Slave and The Big Short. He's also starred in big-budget movies over three decades, including Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

    Meanwhile in recent years, Jolie took on a few high-salaried blockbusters like Salt and Maleficent, and directed Unbroken, but mostly focused on her own, less commercial directorial projects like In the Land of Blood and Honey, By the Sea, and her upcoming Netflix movie about the Cambodian genocide, First They Killed My Father.

    Family law and divorce attorney Marilyn Chinitz estimates that the actors have a combined worth of up to $500 million and, according to Forbes, the bulk of that sum is thanks to Pitt.

    Forbes estimates that Pitt and Jolie have earned a combined $117.5 million since tying the knot in 2014 (and $555 million combined since 2004). Forbes reports Pitt brought in the sum of the cash, making $76.5 million during that time period – nearly double what Jolie brought in.

    David notes that films Jolie has acted in, over the span of her career, have grossed a total of $2.1 billion and films she has produced and written total to about $359 million. But, he adds, "Pitt's films have grossed approximately more ... but he has also been in more films and his films stretch back much further, meaning that their likelihood of generating [more] income is likely to be less."

    David says that between high-powered lawyers, accountants and experts both stars could shell out up to $1 million each on the proceedings.

    The couple also share an impressive real estate empire including their French countryside villa Chateau Miraval, a $6.5 million New Orleans mansion, a sprawling Los Feliz home and an apartment in the Waldorf Astoria Towers, adjacent to the famed hotel, in New York City.

    Legal experts say that while the public's eyes may be on the high-paid couple's money, and how it could affect divorce proceedings, Jolie and Pitt likely have an agreement in place, though it is unclear if they have a prenuptial agreement.

    "I would be somewhat surprised if there wasn't some kind of prenuptial agreement. I would think that the financial aspects of the divorce are probably not going to be as difficult," Jacqueline Newman, a New-York based lawyer who deals with high-net-worth and high-profile clients, tells PEOPLE.

    "They were only married in August of 2014 ... it was actually a very short marriage. My guess is that they are going to take the high road and settle this case out of the courts."

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt -- It's About Their Kids, NOT That Actress

    Angelina Jolie did NOT file for divorce because of rumors Brad Pitt was reportedly involved with Marion Cotillard ... it's ALL about Brad and their 6 kids ... sources with intimate knowledge of the situation tell TMZ.

    There are reports swirling that Brad hooked up with Marion on the set of their movie, "Allied," and that's why Angelina filed for divorce. Untrue.

    We now have even more sources telling us ... Angelina reached her breaking point last week over Brad's consumption of weed and alcohol, and combined with what she says are Brad's anger issues ... his interactions with the kids created a deal breaking problem for her.

    We're told squarely ... no third person is involved.

    TMZ broke the story ... Angelina filed for divorce Monday and is asking for sole physical custody of their kids. She wants him to only have visitation.

    We're also told as far as anyone involved knows ... there's no plan for Brad to go to rehab, at least as of now.

    Jon Voight ‘very sad’ over Brangelina split

    Jon Voight is voicing his concerns over his daughter Angelina Jolie’s failed marriage to Brad Pitt.

    “It’s very sad,” Voight, 77, told Inside Edition Tuesday just after the divorce news broke. “Something very serious must have happened for Angie to make a decision like this.”

    Voight says he’s still unsure of the reason behind Jolie’s divorce after two years of marriage and 12 years together. “I don’t know what it is,” Voight added. “It’s a sad thing. Say a little prayer.”

    A source told The Post Tuesday that Jolie, 41, decided to pull the plug on her marriage after discovering Pitt, 52, cheated with his “Allied” co-star Marion Cotillard.

    In the divorce filing, Jolie requests physical custody of their six kids — Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

    “I am concerned for Angie and the children and hopefully I will be seeing them very soon,” Voight added.

    Angelina dumped Brad after private eye uncovered Marion Cotillard affair

    Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after learning he was cheating on her with his sexy co-star, a well-placed source told The Post on Tuesday.

    “She hired a private eye because she felt that he was fooling around with her on the set, and it turns out, he was. And that was the final straw,’’ the source said.

    Pitt, 52, had been rumored to have been cozying up to his “Allied’’ co-star Marion Cotillard, 40, for months during the pair’s filming of the World War II drama in London.

    The PI discovered that Pitt was cheating on his wife of two years with Cotillard — while also partying like a single guy on a mission, the source said.

    “The atmosphere [off-set] was full of hard drugs and Russian hookers, and Angie was told Brad got caught up in it,’’ the source said.

    “He’s in the throes of some insane midlife crisis, and Angie is fed up.”

    But a source close to Cotillard denied the Pitt affair rumors and insisted she is still with her long-term partner, French actor and director Guillaume Canet.

    “They are still very much together. They have been a couple since 2007 and have one child but have never married,’’ the source said of Cotillard and Canet.

    The source could not confirm French reports that Cotillard is pregnant with her second child with Canet.

    Jolie’s manager, Geyer Kosinski, said Tuesday, “Angelina will always do what’s in the best interest to protect her children.

    “She appreciates everyone’s understanding of their need for privacy at this time,’’ he told E! News.

    Pitt added in a statement to People magazine, “I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids.

    “I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.”

    In addition to her husband’s alleged affair, Jolie, 41, was sick and tired of constantly sparring over their lifestyle, another source told The Post.

    She has increasingly wanted to quit Hollywood in favor of devoting herself full-time to traveling the globe for her humanitarian work, while Pitt prefers Tinseltown and its parties, the source said.

    Jolie spoke before the United Nations in Manhattan just this past Friday to ask them to help millions of Syrian refugees.

    “The older she gets, the more serious she becomes, and she is sick of the Hollywood thing,’’ the second source said.

    “He wants to make movies. She doesn’t. It’s a fundamental difference. It’s how you live your life.’’

    Making matters worse, Pitt is closer to Jolie’s famous actor dad, Jon Voight, than she is, the source said.

    “Jon’s a Hollywood guy, and she’s been estranged. Brad hangs out with her father more than she does,’’ the source said.

    Another source told TMZ that Jolie believes that her hubby’s drinking and pot-smoking is affecting their kids.

    Add to that his “anger problem,” and the mom of six said enough is enough, the source told the website.

    Jolie filed for divorce Monday, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

    She is seeking physical custody of the couple’s kids, TMZ said. She doesn’t want Pitt to have joint physical custody, just joint legal custody. He would get visitation, according to her filing.

    Jolie is not seeking spousal support, the website said.

    Brangelina’s French chateau, Miraval — where the couple married in August 2014 — has been quietly on the market for a few months, and locals were told they were selling it because they are breaking up, a source told The Post.

    Jolie has hired top gun Laura Wasser as her lawyer.

    The court documents list the couple’s date of separation as Sept. 15, 2016.

    The couple have been together since 2004.

    A rep for Cotillard did not immediately get back to The Post.

    Pitt-Jolie divorce puts new spotlight on upcoming films

    The 12-year relationship between Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt has been neatly bookended on the big screen.

    They famously became acquainted while playing married assassins in Doug Liman's 2005 action comedy "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." And they didn't star together again until last year's "By the Sea," a marital melodrama set on the French Riviera directed by Jolie Pitt and starring the couple as unhappy spouses.

    Pitt and Jolie Pitt, who filed for divorce Monday, don't have any joint upcoming projects. But both have a number of films coming soon that will surely receive a little more attention in the wake of their separation.

    'ALLIED'

    The most sizable and immediate project upcoming is the Robert Zemeckis World War II romantic thriller "Allied" (opening Nov. 23), starring Pitt and Marion Cotillard. The film, in which Pitt plays an intelligence officer in 1942 North Africa, is slotted for release smack in the middle of awards season.

    'FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER'

    Jolie Pitt has spent much of the last year making "First They Killed My Father," her fourth feature as director. The film, about the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, is based on Loung Ung's memoir of living under the Cambodian regime in the 1970s. Jolie Pitt and Ung collaborated on the script and shot the film in Cambodia. Jolie's son Maddox, adopted from Cambodia, has also been involved in the production, which takes the perspective of war from a 5-year-old child. Netflix is expected to debut the film next year.

    OTHERS

    While Jolie Pitt has been largely focused on directing, Pitt has a string of movies lined up that he either produced or stars in. Pitt narrates Terrence Malick's IMAX documentary "Voyage of Time" (Oct. 7), a cinematic history of the life as viewed through the lens of the revered filmmaker.

    Pitt's production company, Plan B, is also behind one of the fall's most acclaimed films, Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" (Oct. 21), a lyrical coming-of-age tale told in three chapters. Another Pitt-produced film, James Gray's "The Lost City of Z," will debut next month as the closing film of the New York Film Festival. Adapted from David Grann's book, it stars Charlie Hunnam as British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett.

    Along with other numerous producing gigs, Pitt stars as Gen. Stanley McChrystal in David Michod's "War Machine," a war satire. With a release planned for next year, Netflix acquired the film for a hefty sum, positioning "War Machine" as one of its boldest forays into original movies yet.

    SEQUELS

    Both have a pair of big-budget sequels on the distant horizon, as well. Pitt is also prepping a sequel to his 2013 apocalyptic thriller "World War Z," while Jolie Pitt is to return for the planned "Maleficent 2."

    Moments in Brad and Angelina's Hollywood romance

    Irreconcilable differences have brought an end to a Hollywood romance for the ages. Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce from Brad Pitt on Monday after 12 years together. A collection of key moments in their relationship.

    A HOLLYWOOD MEETING (2003)

    Co-stars falling in love is about as cliched as it gets, but it happens, even when one party is married. The scene for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," a sexy action comedy about an unhappy couple who rekindle that spark only after trying to kill one another. Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston. Jolie was fresh off a divorce from Billy Bob Thornton (and had previously been married to Jonny Lee Miller). "I think we found this strange friendship and partnership that kind of just suddenly happened," Jolie told Vogue in 2006. "We just became kind of a pair."

    RUMORS AND TABLOIDS AND DIVORCE (2004-2005)

    "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" wrapped in 2004 and it wasn't until January 2005 that Pitt and Aniston announced their separation. During this time, Jolie said, "We spent a lot of time contemplating and thinking and talking about what we both wanted in life and realized that we wanted very, very similar things." Jolie said it was when her son Maddox called Pitt "dad" that was the most defining moment. They decided not to marry until gay couples were afforded the same right.

    ADOPTING TOGETHER (2005)

    Jolie had adopted Maddox from Cambodia in 2002 and later said that she made the decision to adopt Zahara Marley, an Ethiopian baby orphaned by AIDS, in 2005, with Pitt. "Somebody told me if you are going to adopt an orphan, you should adopt them from a country you love because that's the only history you are going to be able to share with them — that's their past," Jolie told People in 2003.

    A BIRTH IN NAMIBIA (2006)

    On May, 27, 2006, Jolie gave birth to their first biological child, a 7-pound daughter they named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, at the Cottage Medi-Clinic in Namibia.

    MAKING IT RIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS (2007)

    Pitt, who bought a home in New Orleans about a year after Hurricane Katrina struck and while filming "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," launched the Make it Right building project to help reconstruct the city's most devastated area.

    A MOTHER'S DEATH (2007)

    Jolie's mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, who raised Jolie and her older brother James Haven, died in January of 2007 at age 56 after a seven-year battle with breast cancer. Pitt, Haven and Jolie were at the Los Angeles hospital when she passed.

    PAX (2007)

    Jolie and Pitt adopted Pax Thien, a 3-year-old orphan from Vietnam, in 2007.

    IT'S A BOY! — AND A GIRL! (2008)

    This time in a seaside hospital on the French Riviera, Jolie gave birth on July 12, 2008, to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. Their first photos were sold jointly to People and Hello! magazines, reportedly for $14 million. Proceeds would go to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.

    AN ENGAGEMENT (2012)

    After some seven years together, Pitt and Jolie made the decision to get engaged. "It actually means more to me than I thought it would. It means a lot to our kids," Pitt told The Associated Press in November 2012.

    JOLIE'S DOUBLE MASTECTOMY (2013)

    At age 37, Jolie had a preventive double mastectomy in February of 2013 after learning that she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. She made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for The New York Times. "I do not feel any less of a woman," Jolie wrote. "I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity."

    A QUIET CHATEAU WEDDING (2014)

    In August 2014, Jolie and Pitt exchanged vows in a small chapel at the Chateau Miraval, their Southern France home in the Provence hamlet of Correns. Jolie walked the aisle with her eldest sons, the then 13-year-old Maddox and 10-year-old Pax. Daughters Zahara, 9, and Vivienne, 6, threw flower petals. Eight-year-old Shiloh and Knox, 6, served as ring bearers.

    FROM JOLIE TO JOLIE PITT (2015)

    In early 2015, Jolie started going by Angelina Jolie Pitt.

    ROCKY TIMES BY THE SEA (2015)

    Ironic now, but Jolie wrote and directed "By the Sea" about the dissolution of a beautiful couple, falling apart over grief. It was the first time she and Pitt starred opposite one another since that fateful meeting on that other film about a rocky relationship, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."

    At the film's premiere in November 2015, Jolie Pitt said: "You're going to have a long life ahead of you and you've got to shake it up and, sometimes, it's really wonderful to test yourselves, to push each other."

    LAST PUBLIC SIGHTING (2016)

    The pair was last photographed by paparazzi in July in Los Angeles — celebrating Knox and Vivienne's 8th birthday at The Griddle Cafe in Hollywood and venturing out to Jamba Juice with Shiloh.

    A SEPARATION (2016)

    On Sept. 20, 2016, Robert Offer, an attorney for Jolie Pitt said that she was filing for divorce from Pitt. Offer said the decision to divorce was made "for the health of the family."

    Brad Pitt Fled to France Amid Fighting with Angelina Jolie This Year, Source Says

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's fighting led the actor to escape to France several times throughout 2016, a source tells PEOPLE.

    The couple are divorcing after just two years of marriage and over a decade together, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday.

    In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Jolie states that the couple have been separated since Sept. 15.

    "The divorce is a complete shock," the insider says. "They have definitely spent more time apart this year, but it's still a shock."

    While Pitt, 52, and Jolie, 41, were together to celebrate their second wedding anniversary in August, the source says that the actor often fled to Europe after the pair had disagreements.

    Often, the arguments were over "disciplining" their six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox – the source says.

    "Brad has always been stricter," the source explains. "He has wanted the kids to have more structure. Brad will get frustrated sometimes and yell at the kids. Angelina always had a more relaxed attitude when it came to the kids. She definitely never yells."

    Further, the large brood could lend itself to chaos, according to the source. Thus, Pitt was focused on "having rules."

    Pitt and Jolie were engaged in 2012, nearly seven years after starring together in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and were married in 2014 at the family's French estate.

    "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids," Pitt said in a statement to PEOPLE. "I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time."

    Jolie, through her lawyer, also released a statement addressing the divorce: "This decision was made for the health of the family," the actress' attorney said. "She will not be commenting at this time, and asks that the family be given their privacy during this difficult time."

    Brad Pitt Breaks Silence on Divorce from Angelina Jolie: 'What Matters Most Now Is the Well-Being of Our Kids'

    Brad Pitt has spoken out about his divorce from Angelina Jolie.

    In a statement released to PEOPLE, Pitt said his focus is on the "well-being of our kids."

    "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids," he said in the statement. "I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time."

    Jolie filed for divorce from the actor, 52, on Monday after just two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

    Jolie also released a statement addressing the divorce: "This decision was made for the health of the family," the actress' attorney said. "She will not be commenting at this time, and asks that the family be given their privacy during this difficult time."

    According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Jolie has asked for physical custody of the couple's shared six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox – and is requesting that Pitt be granted visitation rights.

    "Both Brad and Angelina care very much about their kids and there is sadness on both sides," a source close to the situation tells PEOPLE.

    Another source close to the couple told PEOPLE: "The divorce is a complete shock. They have definitely spent more time apart this year, but it's still a shock. They just celebrated their wedding anniversary together."

    The documents state that the couple have been separated since Sept. 15.

    Inside Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Final Months Together

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hadn't been photographed together for more than two months leading up to their split.

    Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that Jolie, 41, filed for divorce from Pitt. According to TMZ, legal docs filed Monday cite irreconcilable differences, and Jolie is asking for physical custody of the couple's shared six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox – with Pitt being granted visitation rights.

    They were last seen together in public making a stop inside a Jamba Juice store in Los Angeles with their daughter Shiloh in July.

    Leading up to their second wedding anniversary in August, the couple had spent a large part of the past couple months apart due to their hectic work schedules.

    With Pitt, 52, having wrapped his upcoming movies Allied and War Machine, which both shot overseas, and Jolie finished filming First They Killed My Father, the two were busy with post- (and pre-) production on their many projects.

    Jolie has also kept up with her humanitarian efforts over the year as a special envoy for the United Nations' refugee agency.

    In the past year, the actress has spoken out in front of a House of Lords committee in London and led an honorary committee for this year's Cambodian International Film Festival. Most recently, she advocated for victims of sexual assault in war zones.

    Over the holidays, the then-couple were spotted taking a romantic getaway together to Vietnam. They spent three days traveling the country and enjoying various local activities, including a boat ride around the bay.

    "They looked happy," an observer told PEOPLE at the time. "[They were] holding hands, laughing."

    And prior to jetting off together, the pair had been living in Cambodia with their six children while Jolie finished filmed First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia, a film based on the memoir by author and human rights activist Loung Ung about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s.

    Angelina Jolie -- Files for Divorce from Brad Pitt ... Allegations of Substance Abuse, Anger

    Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and the trigger was a conflict over the kids, substance abuse and anger ... TMZ has learned.

    Jolie filed legal docs Monday citing irreconcilable differences.

    She's asking for physical custody of the couple's 6 children. She is asking the judge to give Pitt visitation. It's significant ... she does not want Brad to have joint physical custody ... only joint legal custody.

    Sources connected with the couple tell us ... Angelina's decision to file has to do with the way Brad was parenting the children ... she was extremely upset with his methods.

    Our sources say, Angelina became "fed up" with Brad's consumption of weed and possibly alcohol, and mixed with what she believes is "an anger problem" ... felt it became dangerous for the children.

    Indeed, Angelina's entertainment attorney Robert Offer says she made the decision "for the health of the family."

    We're told there was no alleged "third person" ... her decision to file was solely over Brad's interaction with their children.

    Jolie, who's being repped by disso queen Laura Wasser, is not asking for spousal support.

    Jolie lists the date of separation as Sept. 15, 2016.

    They married in August 2014. They've been together since 2004.

    The last time we saw them together was in July when they took the twins, Knox and Vivienne, out for a birthday breakfast in West Hollywood.

    Angelina Jolie Files for Divorce From Brad Pitt

    Angelina Jolie Pitt has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after just two years, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.

    Jolie Pitt, 41, filed legal docs Monday citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ. She asked for physical custody of the couple's shared six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox – asking for Pitt to be granted visitation, the outlet said, citing legal documents.

    The couple was last spotted together in mid July, just ahead of their second wedding anniversary.

    Just last month, sources told PEOPLE that the couple were "as happy as ever."

    "They really are great," the source said. "They're really busy, but happy. The kids are getting so big! It's hard to believe."

    Pitt and Jolie Pitt first met on the 2003 set of their 2005 thriller Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and began publicly dating a few years later – after the actor's split from then-wife Jennifer Aniston.

    "Because of the film, we ended up being brought together to do all these crazy things, and I think we found this strange friendship and partnership that kind of just suddenly happened," Jolie Pitt told Vogue in 2006. "I think a few months in I realized, 'God, I can't wait to get to work.' ... Anything we had to do with each other, we just found a lot of joy in it together and a lot of real teamwork. We just became kind of a pair."

    In May 2006, the couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Shiloh, now 10. She joined Jolie Pitt's adopted brood of Maddox, now 15, and Zahara, now 11.

    In 2007, the couple adopted son Pax, now 12, from a Vietnamese orphanage.

    The next year, twins Knox and Vivienne were born. Of their new family of eight, Jolie Pitt told PEOPLE at the time, "It is chaos, but we are managing it and having a wonderful time."

    After nearly seven years together, Pitt proposed in 2012, but it would be two years before the pair married at the family's French estate.

    Plan B & Barry Jenkins To Adapt Hot Novel ‘Underground Railroad’ As Limited Series

    Moonlight producers Plan B and Adele Romanski are re-teaming with the film’s writer/director Barry Jenkins for a new take on the famed underground railroad. I hear the project, which is about to hit the TV marketplace, is a limited series based on Colson Whitehead’s bestselling novel “The Underground Railroad”. The book, published last month by Doubleday, is a National Book Award finalist and Oprah Book Club pick. It has drawn critical praise for its imaginative blend of history and magical fable – moving beyond the boundaries of realism in its depiction of a mythical underground train that transports slaves across an alternate America.

    “The Underground Railroad” centers on Cora, a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia, who boards the train, embarking on a harrowing trip, state by state, as she seeks true freedom while being hunted by a notorious slave catcher.

    Underground railroad — the 19th century network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to flee the South — is the subject of WGN America’s popular drama series Underground, produced by Akiva Goldsman and John Legend. Additionally, NBC last year put in development Freedom Run, an eight-hour miniseries and stage musical set against the background of the underground railroad with Stevie Wonder executive producing. There has not been movement on that project.

    Moonlight, which recently debuted at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals to great reviews, will also be featured at the New York Film Festival and at the BFI London Film Festival before its limited theatrical release by A24 on October 21. Jenkins is repped by CAA and manager Jewerl Ross. Plan B is repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

    Novelist, non-fiction writer and essayist Whitehead, a MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellow, and his book are pepped by Nicole Aragi.

    Brad Pitt’s ‘Moonlight’ the talk of TIFF

    The biggest breakout so far of the Toronto International Film Festival — known for launching fall’s Oscar hopefuls — is a film executive- produced by Brad Pitt.

    The story of an African-American man coming to grips with his sexuality and who’s taken under the wing of a local Miami drug dealer, “Moonlight” was produced by Pitt’s production company Plan B and has been branded a “masterpiece” by Rolling Stone after its Saturday premiere. It was written and directed by Barry Jenkins.

    Last year Pitt was a producer of the Oscar-nominated “The Big Short” as well as his soggy and much less successful collaboration with Angelina Jolie, “By the Sea.”

    David Permut — the Hollywood producer whose credits include “Face/Off” and is behind Mel Gibson’s first film as a director in a decade, which just played in Venice — explained of Toronto, “There are some gold nuggets here, but you have to sift through the ones that don’t work.” Scouting for new talent, he’s seeing five films a day and has managed to sit through 22 since the fest started Thursday.

    “No parties, I’m too old for parties,” Permut joked. “I’ll see five films a day from the first day to the last.”

    Permut’s Gibson film set in WWII, “Hacksaw Ridge,” took 16 years to make and was called “a testament to [Gibson’s] filmmaking chops, and also an act of atonement that may succeed in bringing Gibson back,” by Variety this month.

    Permut also just wrapped the Jack Black indie comedy “The Polka King.”

    Brad Pitt Weighs In on the Possibility of Donald Trump Becoming President

    As a southern man born in Oklahoma and raised in Missouri, Brad Pitt stems from a place where people typically support Donald Trump and his run in the 2016 Presidential Election.

    And yet, the 52-year-old actor can't even begin to fathom the idea of the real estate mogul running the United States.

    While discussing the British exit from the European Union, Pitt opened up to the New York Times' T magazine about his feelings toward Trump.

    "Man, I never thought [Brexit] would happen. Same way I can't bring myself to think that Trump will be in charge," he admitted. "In the simplest terms, what brings us together is good, and what separates us is bad."

    He continued, "We have this great line in The Big Short," referring to last year's Oscar-winning film about the global financial crisis of 2008, which he produced. "When things are going wrong and we can't find the reason for it, we just start creating enemies."

    Thus, while Pitt can't wrap his head around Trump becoming president, he can understand why people are attracted to him and his ideas for the future of the country.

    "Coming from Oklahoma, southern Missouri, which leans more toward a Trump voice, I try to understand it," he explained. "It seems that the people who suffer the most end up betting for the party that would hurt them. And so I try to understand where they're coming from."

    He continued, "You gotta understand that it's also in our DNA. Most Americans don't have time to watch CNN and Fox and Al Jazeera. They're trying to make the rent, get the kids fed, they're tired when they get home and they want to forget about everything. And so suddenly when this voice comes in—and it doesn't have to be a voice of substance—saying he's fed up with all of this, that's the part that hooks into the DNA."

    While he said he sees a glimmer of hope in some areas of society, there are others in which we see a "reactionary push for isolation and separation," and this election is one of them.

    "A Trump supporter is fighting against just about everything," he added, confused. "What does he even mean, take our country back? Would someone please explain that to me? Where'd it go?"

    Check out Pitt's full interview in T magazine's new issue, on stands September 11.

    Brad Pitt Makes a Quick Trip to Croatia and Visits Proposed $1.5 Billion Luxury Real Estate Development Site

    Brad Pitt is a fan, just like the rest of us!

    The actor traveled to Croatia on Thursday and took an onsite tour of a proposed $1 billion dollar luxury real estate development on the Adriatic coast.

    After arriving at the Zadar Airport, the 52-year-old actor took a small boat cruise along a 50-mile stretch of coastline near Biograd and Sibenik, roughly an hour up the coast from Split.

    Pitt, who stayed overnight in Sibenik's recently opened waterside Dogusevom Hotel, visited the town's St. James Cathedral before embarking on a walking tour with 10 others around the proposed project site in Zablace.

    The group included internationally known architect Nikola Basic, who created Zadar's celebrated Sea Organ quay design, a unique giant sculpture that plays music created by sea waves passing through resonant tubes beneath its large marble steps. Basic also designed the Dogusevom Hotel and is the creative force behind plans at Zablace.

    Swiss-based fund TFI Holding has reportedly invested $70 million in assembling land parcels for Basic's project, which will remake Sibenik's small neighboring city Zablace into a modern ecologically-responsible planned community.

    Proposed project plans call for both land – once known for its salt production – and an existing marina site to be transformed into a resort that features a flagship luxury hotel, shops and villas.

    Schools and a clinic are also included in the plans, which will incorporate a permanent community population of 2,500. The overall cost of the development is estimated to be over $1.5 billion.

    Pitt first visited the Dalmatian coastal region nearly 30 years ago when he filmed Dark Side of the Sun in both Yugoslavia and Montenegro in 1988. In 2011, Angelina Jolie vacationed in Croatia with some of the her and Pitt's children.

    ‘Allied’ Trailer: Brad Pitt & Marion Cotillard Go Full-On Casablanca In WWII Thriller

    (Trailer) Sitting dead-center in Brad Pitt’s fan-favorite WWII comfort zone, this new teaser trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ Allied should put plenty of folks in mind of Pitt’s hits. The Paramount Pictures release pairs Pitt with Marion Cotillard as two very stylish WWII spies, lending the clip a decided Inglourious Basterds meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith vibe, topped with some floppy River Runs Through It hair.

    “They’re watching us,” says Cotillard, in full-on Casablanca mode. “Now kiss me.”

    Pitt plays Max Vatan, a U.S. intelligence officer, who teams up (in a fake marriage) with French Resistance fighter Cotillard’s Marianne Beausejour on a mission to kill a German ambassador – in Casablanca, no less. Later they reunite in London, where, we assume, the romance and thrills continue.

    “I told you they’d come for you,” someone warns. Plenty of machine-gunfire backs up the claim.

    “Is this a game?” Pitt asks in the 60-second teaser, released by Paramount Pictures on Friday. “A test,” he’s told.

    Allied hits theaters Nov. 23. The screenplay is by Steven Knight, who exec produces with Patrick McCormick, Denis O’Sullivan, and Jack Rapke. Zemeckis and Graham King produce.

    Brad Pitt’s foundation under fire after Missouri housing project stalls

    Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation is under fire after its promise to construct 50 new single-family homes in a Kansas City, Mo. neighborhood has yet to be started.

    The New Orleans-based nonprofit organization, that helped rebuild homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, announced last year that it would begin working on the development of Kansas City homes starting in May 2015, but the Kansas City Star reported Wednesday that little-to-no progress has been made.

    The organization purchased six parcels of land in Manheim Park from Aug. 18, 2015 to Feb. 4, 2016, but construction hasn’t started, the Star reported. The foundation hasn’t explained why construction has yet to begin and top officials have all declined to comment on matter.

    Tim Duggan, a local architect who was hired by the Make It Right Foundation as the lead director of innovations, no longer works for the company.

    The organization appears to have experienced some turnover since its initiation in 2007. Its CEO, Tom Darden stepped down and the foundation’s website has no current CEO listed.

    Dianne Cleaver, executive director of the Urban Neighborhood Initiative that is tasked with rehabilitating Kansas City’s east side, acknowledged that the organization had experienced some changes.

    “I think they have seven or nine board members, and four of them are gone, they’re being replaced,” Cleaver told the Star. “So they seem to be just in some restructuring, directional challenges.”

    However, others brushed off the lack of progress in construction as “time delay.” Gloria Fisher-Ortiz, the executive director of community development corporation Westside Housing, is still hopeful that the Manheim Park project will be complete and said that she was in contact with the Make It Right Foundation.

    Rodney Knott, a former neighborhood association president in Manheim Park and director of the nonprofit organization ReEngage, was more skeptical. He called the replacement of the foundation’s CEO “troubling.”

    Brad Pitt established the Make It Right Foundation in 2007 and took on the task of rebuilding the houses in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward where broken levees caused major flooding along the Industrial Canal. The organization was responsible for building about 110 homes.

    Thom Pepper, the executive director of Common Ground Relief, told the Star that some of the residents who had their homes built for them complained to the foundation about the roofs, which forced the organization to rebuild some of the houses.

    Wood that was painted as environmentally friendly and used for the homes’ decks and some exterior features also rotted. The foundation sued Timber Treatment Technologies, which provided the wood.

    Pepper also said that a ton of money was spent on building the houses in New Orleans.

    The Kansas City Star, citing a 2013 report from the architecture website ArchDaily, reported that Make It Right spent $24 million to build 86 houses in New Orleans at the time – about $280,000 per home.

    Make It Right also received the largest amount of funding from Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds. It received $3.8 million of the $30 million that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the city. The foundation was able to build 44 houses with the allocated funds.

    With the money spent in New Orleans, Pepper told the paper that he was surprised when he learned of the foundation’s plans to build homes in Kansas City and for veterans in Newark, N.J.

    “We were like, what do you mean, Newark and Kansas City?” Pepper said. “You haven’t finished what you said you were going to do here and you’re expanding into other markets. What’s going on?”

    Officials in Missouri also questioned the foundation’s plans.

    Cleaver told the paper that the foundation said in an email about three weeks ago that it was still “reassessing the situation.”

    It’s all business in NYC for Brad Pitt

    Brad Pitt dined at Stephen Starr’s new upscale French restaurant Le Coucou on Wednesday.

    Pitt and a male companion enjoyed a three-course meal under the space’s extravagant chandeliers, and acclaimed Paris-trained chef Daniel Rose came out of the kitchen to chat with the actor.

    Pitt, who has just signed on to produce Ben Stiller’s new comedy, titled “Brad’s Status,” about a man who is not as successful as his former classmates, is in NYC for meetings.

    Legend, Pitt among stars taking new power role: TV producer

    The actor's classic mantra: "What I really want to do is direct." The revised version: "I want to produce."

    More entertainers are getting the chance to play the role of producer as the expanding universe of cable channels and, especially, online platforms make for big opportunities on small screens.

    With motivations ranging from passion projects to career advancement, stars — and even their journeymen counterparts — are getting into the game.

    "Actors need to produce because they need to control material and be ahead of the business," said Roy Ashton, the Gersh Agency's head of TV. "With the Netflixes and Hulus and everything else, it's really about owning content, controlling it and controlling your destiny."

    The flashiest examples remain theatrical releases from heavyweights such as Brad Pitt, who's dabbled in TV but largely used his clout to help produce films including the Oscar-winning "12 Years a Slave" and "Selma."

    Pitt is making serious TV forays as a producer for the upcoming miniseries "Lewis and Clark" and the limited series "Feud." Actress and film producer Reese Witherspoon ("Wild," ''Gone Girl") is producing and starring in the announced limited series "Big Little Lies."

    While individual responsibilities vary depending on the project, a producer or production team's tasks include obtaining financing and supervising casting, writing and the director who will guide filming.

    Amid the crush of outlets and shows jockeying for viewers, a celebrity's behind-the-camera involvement may be seen as a way to build a project's buzz.

    Actors who have a way with words can become sought-after producers, the result of TV's traditional reliance on writer-showrunners in contrast to filmdom's worship of directors. Tina Fey ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") and Amy Poehler ("Broad City") are among the examples.

    "People like Amy and Tina are being given production deals by networks looking for these people to expand on their voice," said Steve Carell, who wears a producer's hat for "Angie Tribeca," TBS' police parody series.

    Music star John Legend is an increasingly active producer with projects for TV ("Underground") and the big screen (filmmaker Cary Fukanaga's in-development "The Black Count").

    He dismisses any notion he's in it for the so-called vanity credit which, with a monetary bonus, can be a lure for some.

    "People find out pretty quickly I don't just do it to slap my name on things," Legend said. "I care about the kinds of stories being told under my name, so I try to interact with writers and directors as much as possible."

    In 1919, Charlie Chaplin joined with director D.W. Griffith and other actors to found United Artists studio. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's Desilu Productions launched in TV's early days with "I Love Lucy" eventually grew into a leading independent studio with credits including "Mission: Impossible" and original "Star Trek" series episodes.

    Although today's biggest names can't ensure success — HBO reversed its decision to renew the drama series "Vinyl" for a second season despite the involvement of producer-creators Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese — "Survivor's Remorse" is returning July 24 for its third season on Starz with Mike O'Malley, a veteran actor ("Glee," ''Yes, Dear") and writer ("Shameless"), in charge as creator and executive producer.

    O'Malley describes producing as a non-stop challenge.

    "There are 100 to 200 people you have to deal with, you have to make sure all the scripts are done and written on time, and you're in charge of the casting and the tone of the show," he said. "You really have to be ready to be in charge, and if you don't like it, you have to learn to like it."

    The talent — as the entertainment industry collectively labels performers — may produce to ensure their own juicy roles. But as performers themselves tell it, other motivations can be equally or more compelling.

    Brad Pitt Cozies Up to Motorcycles and Happy Harley Fans at Weekend Chopper Show

    (Pic1, Pic2) Brad Pitt is always ready to ride, so no surprise he was happily checking out more ways to get from here to there over the weekend.

    The motorcycle enthusiast spent his Sunday at the Born-Free Vintage Chopper and Classic Cycle Show in Silverado, Ca., and The Big Short star, who just recently wrapped up filming the upcoming Allied, made sure to pay attention to more than the Harley-Davidsons on display.

    Pitt, 52, also amiably poses for pics with fans and staff at the biking event in Southern California, including four females in matching skin-tight tank tops advertising the services of a local motorcycle-accident attorney.

    While this was a solo outing for Pitt, he's been sure to share his favorite hobby with his family.

    Sporting a plain white tee and simple pants, the father of six proved that dads can still be stylish—accessorizing his look with aviator sunglasses and a beige fedora (so he couldn't but stick out amid all the black leather!).

    Angelina Jolie has taken plenty of rides on the back of her hubby's bike and, last year, Pitt took their youngest son, Knox, to the 2015 British Motorcycle Grand Prix in Northampton, England. The father and son met winner and Italian racer Valentino Rossi while at the event.

    And when Brad's on a motorcycle, when is it ever not a joy ride?

    Talk About an All-Star Team! Brad Pitt, Jackie Chan and Patrick Dempsey Turn Out to Le Mans

    (Pic1, Pic2, Pic3, Pic4) Brad Pitt waved the start flag Saturday for the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the world's oldest active sports car event in endurance racing.

    Held annually since 1923 in France, the prestigious automobile race began behind a Safety Car, as heavy rain fell as the cars were lining up on the grid. To acclimate themselves to the falling water, drivers were allowed to take a few laps around the 8.5-mile woodland track before Pitt threw the green flag.

    Rain has been a problem in the week leading up to Saturday's running. Thursday's qualifying 3 was interrupted mid-race due to the adverse driving conditions.

    Despite the weather, the stars shined on the event, which is often called the "Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency."

    Devoted racer Patrick Dempsey was there, serving as the prestigious race's 2016 Ambassador.

    Last year, Dempsey's team had a strong second-place finish in the race, giving the event an unanticipated burst of star-power.

    Pitt and Dempsey weren't the only celebs in attendance. Chinese action hero Jackie Chan joined them, after rolling in on Friday. Chan, whose own onscreen racing credentials go as far back as 1984's Cannonball Run 2, is part owner of the BAXI DC Racing team.

    Keanu Reeves was also in on the action, flying into Paris on Wednesday from Switzerland. Reeves, who was invited by French tire giant Michelin, used the track this weekend to introduce his Arch Motorcycle brand to French riders. British action star Jason Statham was also at the event.

    The celebrity appeal of the 110-year-old elite auto race is reminiscent of its '70s glory days, when Steve McQueen and Paul Newman drove its challenging day-into-night-into-day course.

    There was one other star at the track – the Bugatti Chiron. The world's most luxurious, most expensive production car made an honorary tour of the classic. The cost of that ultra luxury vehicle? Slightly above $2.5 million. Careful where you park!

    Brad Pitt Helps Rescue Young Fan from Being Crushed by Crowd on Set of Allied

    Brad Pitt to the rescue.

    Pitt, 52, came to the aid of a young girl who was apparently in danger of being crushed after getting stuck in the middle of a rowdy crowd on Monday.

    As Pitt walked down to greet fans while filming scenes in the Canary Islands for his upcoming World War II film Allied, the actor noticed the girl who was seemingly getting pushed up against the fence by the crowd. After pointing her out, Pitt and two bodyguards worked to lift her over the fence and away from the fan frenzy.

    In a video of the incident, Pitt is seen comforting the girl, rubbing her head and talking to her as they worked to lift her out of danger. Once she is on the other side of the fence, the girl can be seen crying as Pitt stands by her side until medics arrive.

    After the girl appears to be safe, Pitt waves once more to the fans before walking away.

    Allied hits theaters Nov. 23.

    Brad Pitt to Wave the Start Flag at the Le Mans 24 Hours Auto Race Next Month

    The world's most grueling auto race certainly knows how to raise a thrill.

    Officials with the Le Mans 24 Hours announced on Friday that Brad Pitt will be trackside as the race's honorary starter on June 18.

    The news was released in a tweet from Phillip Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which organizes the race.

    "I'm proud and happy that the start of #LeMans24 will be given by #BradPitt! We look forward to share this legendary race with him," he wrote.

    According to local media, Pitt is the first actor to be asked to wave the race's starting flag in 20 years. The last was French screen idol Alain Delon.

    However, Pitt joins a number of Hollywood heartthrobs who have been connected with the race. In 1971, Steve McQueen starred in Le Mans, which featured footage from the race. Eight years later, actor/racing enthusiast Paul Newman competed in a trial while driving a Porsche 935. Newman, who imported a little Daytona-style glamour (including sponsor Hawaiian Tropic bikini models) trackside, came in second in his category.

    Last year, Patrick Dempsey was on the winner's podium. The Grey's Anatomy alum finished second in his category.

    Le Mans is a particularly grueling auto race, with cars running non-stop with three-man teams. It is the crown jewel of European endurance racing, with a large portion run at top speed along a continually lapped 8.5-mile circuit after dark.

    In past years, Pitt and Tom Cruise have been rumored as interested in Go Like Hell!, a film project recounting the legendary 1966 Le Mans rivalry between the Ford and Ferrari racing teams.

    The Cast of Ryan Murphy's New Anthology Series Feud Is Predictably Star-Studded

    Ryan Murphy is pulling out all the stops for his next anthology series, Feud.

    Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange will star in the first season of the upcoming FX drama, which will focus on the infamous bad blood between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford on the set of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    Crawford (Lange) and Davis (Sarandon) already had a heated rivalry before signing on to co-star in Baby Jane, with the hopes the 1962 film would revive their careers. And the movie did just that -- it scored five Oscar nominations, including one for Davis. However, it was Crawford who got the last laugh at the Academy Awards when she accepted the Oscar on behalf of Anne Bancroft, who beat Davis for the win.

    Feud will also star Alfred Molina as Baby Jane's director Robert Aldrich, Stanley Tucci as studio exec Jack Warner, Judy Davis as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper and Dominic Burgess as Crawford and Davis' co-star Victor Buono. Brad Pitt has signed on to executive-produce the eight-episode first season alongside Murphy, Lange and Sarandon.

    This is Murphy's fourth anthology series in the works. He's currently working on new seasons of American Horror Story, American Crime Story and Scream Queens. And while Sarah Paulson managed to film American Horror Story and American Crime Story simultaneously, we doubt Lange will follow suit. So don't expect the grand dame of AHS to feature prominently -- if at all -- in Season 6.

    Waltz with Leo, Brad or Beyonce _ or their holograms anyway

    You can waltz with Leo, pirouette to "Swan Lake" or join Beyonce on the disco floor. Well, your holograms can, at Tokyo's Madame Tussauds wax museum.

    The Tokyo location of the museums known for their life-sized celebrity figures in wax opened a dancing hologram attraction Thursday.

    Visitors can waltz and disco with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Marilyn Monroe, or pirouette in a "Swan Lake" ballet with Olympics figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu.

    Mizuho Shinden had a dream-come-true experience with two of her favorite celebrities, Monroe and Lady Gaga.

    "It looks as though I'm really there, so that's a strange feeling. But I thought, wow, it's like a dream to be able to dance with such amazing people,'" Shinden said.

    It was more unsettling for Tomoaki Ishizuka, who found himself dressed in a ballet leotard alongside Hanyu. "I saw myself dancing with other ballerinas, so that was disgusting - but it was disgusting because it looked so real," said Ishizuka.

    Participants get a 3D face scan, which is transposed onto a hologram dancer for the 90-second presentation.

    The attraction is one of the ways the centuries-old museum is exploring of interacting with celebrities in a digital age.

    Museum General Manager Toshi Endo said the current roster of three dances and six celebrities will expand by midyear.

    Brad Pitt WWII Spy Film Titled ‘Allied’

    Robert Zemeckis’ World War II spy movie starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, which has been residing on Nov. 23 is now known as Allied. At Paramount it was known as the untitled Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard film, however, some reports had it as Five Seconds of Silence.

    Flashback Friday: Kirsten Dunst Posts Mind-Blowing Throwback Pic Alongside Interview with the Vampire Costar Brad Pitt

    (Pic) In case you forgot how intensely dreamy Brad Pitt was in the '90s, Kirsten Dunst is here to remind you.

    The Midnight Special actress, 33, shared a classic pic with her swoon-worthy costar, now 52, from the set of the 1994 supernatural drama Interview with the Vampire – and it is truly out of this world.

    Mimicking his character's perpetually dreary mood, Pitt serves up a pensive stare underneath bleached locks, a stark contrast to the smiling young actress.

    Pitt turned out to be the then 11-year-old's very first kiss – an onscreen lip-locking that predated her first real-life smooch while she was on an eighth grade field trip – and it turns out she was not exactly thrilled with the experience.

    "I thought it was disgusting," she recalled to Conan O'Brien years later.

    While it's unclear whether she keeps in touch with her hunky costar, Dunst has revealed that another well-known costar, Tom Cruise, sends her a "Cruise Cake" every Christmas – and it happens to be the greatest thing ever.

    "It's the best coconut cake I've ever had in my life," she told British chat show host Graham Norton.

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