Lawyer Reacts: Angelina Jolie Sues The FBI | The Emily Show Ep. 158

[@CluelessClozie]

I am ALWAYS team kids. I was the child in two very messy divorce cases (one at 3 and the other at 11), and have come to understand that custody is not as simple as a 50/50 time split. However, when Jolie says that the courts aren’t taking the kids’ opinions into consideration, I really want to see the court’s filings on the matter. Because the courts didn’t take my feelings 100% into consideration either, and I’m so happy for that. Whether intentional or not, my mother made her feelings about my father very clear, and eventually I adopted those feelings as my own and wanted nothing to do with him, even crying when it was time for him to pick me up. The court appointed a Guardian Ad Litem to represent me, so I wouldn’t be traumatized by having to pick between my parents. The guardian advocated what she believed was in my best interest, conducted multiple interviews (I thought we were just coloring) and home visits. She believed that I would benefit from having a relationship with my father, and I’m so happy that that was her conclusion. Obviously DV claims come into play here, but unless there are other instances, this doesn’t read as Pitt having a “history” of violence. It sounds like a turning point for Pitt and his alcohol use, and a breaking point for Jolie (I imagine because it was in front of the kids, which I understand). I am still much closer to my mom, but if the court had just taken me at my word that I never wanted to see my dad again, I would have had so much more trauma to be worked through, and I don’t even want to imagine what it would have been like for my dad. But if the Depp/Heard trial has taught me anything, it’s to hear both sides out, see the receipts (or lack thereof) and to see their actions since the event (like Pitt becoming sober) Sorry for the rant! Thank you for you amazing coverage as always, and giving this case the delicacy and grace it needs!

[@ginam4387]

Beautiful and wise testimony.

[@kathleen7849]

Perfect explanation. It's very hard from the outset to really know what's going on. I have never heard any of Pitt's former girlfriends complain about him being violent or anything else so it could be a case of these two people at the wit's end. On the other hand, and she may well have changed. Angelina has a bit of a history of strange behaviour. She seems to be doing a good and dedicated job of parenting her children but I hope that it all settles soon for the sake of the children.

[@theladyinblack3055]

@@ginam4387 should jio

[@Lofilifer1]

The whole kids testifying against a parent in court just feels so icky, especially when it’s been 6 years since the incident in this case. I mean if a parent was an obvious serial verbal or physical abuser to the kids their whole life then maybe they should in that circumstance, especially if both parents have been messy. But having them re-live the trauma by testifying when it’s an isolated incident just doesn’t sit right with me. What would be more helpful to the court I think is what they thought when the parents had 50/50 custody and how that went.

[@stephaniegentryart]

Sorry you went through that. I can relate. I was also a child of divorcing parents. My situation though my parents were fighting about money. And dragged me and my brother into it. Granted I also saw my mother doing things she shouldn’t and lie about it. I was given the choice to choose who I should live with which was a lot of pressure from mom and dad. Mom showed up at school had me out of class to sign forms I didn’t know where custody papers (I think I was 16?) This was incredibly painful for me because I didn’t feel safe around her at the time. Because of her life she was choosing to live and the lies and all the things. I eventually got mom to let me see dad on weekends. But I had to ask from what I remember. I was close to dad and then I worked things out with mom and there was then tension with dad. Over my issues with my mother yet again. I just feel like I didn’t have a home anymore. And it was extra difficult with my friends knowing about it all and friends parents and everyone taking sides and making decisions and judgements on things that quite frankly weren’t even their business. It was just hurtful and a hugely trauma area of my life. I’m with you that children win over parents wishes I’m I understanding you right. I didn’t have the strength to say what I wanted truly nor did I know. And. I wish it wasn’t forced on me. But it is what it is now. It’s just so sad that the kids are involved it doesn’t do good on mental health and can leave children involved feeling very very alone.

[@pettyboop2705]

Sorry, I am confused about her statement that her divorce is a human rights issue - Is it not Angelina who keeps continuing her nearly five-years-long child custody fight against Brad Pitt? Was it not Angie who almost lost custody as she chose not to comply with the court mandate to allow Brad to see their children? Was it not Angie the court accused of parent alienation, and she needs to be careful? When Brad was trying to have more time with his kids, has it not been clear that Angie has done everything possible to prevent this? Experts state it is traumatic for children and teenagers to testify in divorce cases, involving sharing personal information and feeling as though they are testifying “for” one parent and “against” the other. Yet she publically keeps stating her kids want to testify against their dad? Sorry, no one can know for sure that she hasn’t brainwashed the kids now. Has it not been Angie who has publically dragged Brad’s name through the mud as a father - yet Brad has not reciprocated? So who is really causing her children’s human rights issue in this divorce?

[@janice8514]

Excellent points, and I've been wondering about this alienation, bc I've heard that when given a choice, none wanted to see Brad.

[@beverlycarswell5291]

Jolie, of course. She got pist at Brad having that affair with Marion Cotillard right after they agreed to split (pretty sure that was the reason he was able to accept the gig with Marion; Jolie had been vetoing all such gigs with "other women" prior to this) and her turning up pregnant right after wards( it wasn't Brad's kid but it sure LOOKED LIKE IT WAS! LOL) in an eerie re-hash of the very circumstances that surrounded the Brangelina affair on the set of MaMS. She will never forgive him for that, hence the ongoing divorce drama!

[@lisettegarcia]

Yes and yes and yes. That's the reason that the prevailing standard in most jurisdictions is "best interest of the child" because it is presumed that a child does not have the maturity to always know what that is and that an abusive parent can easily bribe the child with gifts/privileges if custody were decided as a popularity contest

[@deborahbarry8458]

@@beverlycarswell5291 who turned up pregnant ? Angelina or the other woman?

[@beverlycarswell5291]

@@deborahbarry8458 Guess you didn't follow the story at the time...Marion turned up pregnant after the "Allied" shoot; the assumption was it was Brad's kid (she said it wasn't, but still...) Since Jolie was convinced there was an on-set affair, the pregnancy obviously "sent her over the edge" despite the fact that they (Jolie and Brad) had decided to go their separate ways; she had already engaged a divorce lawyer early on, and rented a house. The fact that Brad was "permitted" to be in a movie with "another woman" also pointed up the idea that Brangelina had already decided to split, since he had NEVER been "permitted", all the time they were together, to be in a movie with another woman. It's likely that Jolie took it badly because Brad "moved on" so quickly AND it "looked like" he got another woman pregnant...since then, she has had the knives out for him!

[@lucynellsoaps2696]

This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think she is taking it a little too far to get the custody decisions SHE WANTS only. Period. He is sober, has BEEN sober for a while. The 50/50 split is what is best for the kids. Unless there are MULTIPLE ongoing abuse claims and incidents that we just don’t know about, she has gone to pretty extreme lengths to make his life miserable

[@charliefoxx81]

She is a 'hands off' mother in that she encourages creativity but not responsibilty. According to a few nannies (they can't keep them long) she doesn't believe in routine, structure, rules or consequences/ discipline for the kids. Brad is old school and believes those are important ideals to help raise children to be respectful thoughtful human beings. Arguments would ensue and Angelina would always get her way and Brad was expected to just deal with it. ( *especially with Maddox who she adopted before meeting Brad) She lets the kids do and say whatever they want with no repercussions.. I can't imagine the tension that builds in a father when the other parent does everything they can to undermine your relationship with your kids. I don't feel he's an abuser but he may have been pushed to his emotional limits after years of this frustrating situation.

[@annabambus6572]

@Lucy Nell Soaps, one of my questions is that they were followed by the press literally everywhere they went which was usually together with family. If Brad abused alcohol so much surely there would have been photos of him looking disheveled, and/or tipsy , or Angelina not looking happy. They always looked great together, unlike JD and AH. Also no one else has ever spoken about Brad's drinking problems. Jennifer Aniston never had. He broke up with Jennifer, maybe because her lifestyle was so clean and health oriented. Angelina didn't seem to mind at all if he was drinking too much then. Or did his drinking become a problem after years of living with her controlling and manipulative ways. She never forgave her own father, Jon Voigt for whatever, even when later he wished to make amends. Her marriage to Billy Bob Thornton was just plain weird in their behavior which she was happy to be open about. He was less forthcoming. Towards the end of her marriage to Brad Pitt they actually made a film together that Angelina directed and said was not an easy film to do for married couple, and was a real test for a relationship, or something along these lines. I could have my wires crossed about the movie. What l am considering is that there are far more red flags around her behavior than his, past and present. ? .

[@JohnSegerclucka]

Angelina is twisted. Always has been

[@sherijourneay9235]

I agree, two totally different parenting styles, no one likes to deal with mouthy disrespect teens.

[@theConquerersMama]

Personally, I think the fact that he doesn't bring up her on going anorexia, it's own very harmful, insidious addiction, says a lot.

[@lisettegarcia]

A. Nobody calls it FOIPA. It is known as FOIA/PA. B. Under the Privacy Act, the FBI is legally prohibited from releasing in full an incident report and especially a probable cause statement to anyone other than the suspect/accused. It is irrelevant that the requester was present, or a victim, and most especially a fellow parent attempting to use this information in a custody case. That is *precisely* the reason for disallowing these items' release under the Privacy Act. C. Jolie's lawyers are disingenuously proceeding as if it were a FOIA action -- which is intended to ensure transparency about government workings for the good of the taxpaying public -- as opposed to a Privacy Act request which could bring collateral damage to someone who was in the end not prosecuted. Any investigation by the FBI could have a career ending defamatory effect if these records could be released upon anyone's request, particularly an opponent in civil litigation. To do otherwise would have a chilling effect on law enforcement's ability to faithfully perform its investigative duties because they would constantly have to weigh whether the investigation itself could ruin its subject if nothing came of it. D. AJ's lawyers falsely claim that no relevant exceptions to FOIA were cited in redacting the documents but I have to imagine the FBI cited b(6) which is where release would amount to a substantial and injurious incursion into someone's privacy, which here would include not just BP but the children as well. Even as their mother, AJ is not empowered to waive her children's privacy with respect to federal records. E. AJ's argument that she wants the records just for her and not to release to anyone else is laughable and also illegal. Because FOIA's purpose is to shed light on government workings, any records released under FOIA to any party immediately become available for release to all. What's more, as soon as three or more requesters (eg news outlets) request the same materials, an agency is bound to publish them proactively on their website. In sum, this is all very well-settled law. So, AJ's lawyers are doing this for mere spectacle and to arouse suspicion surrounding BP. NB: I'm legit no fan of either. But it is an abuse of process for rich celebrity litigants to press and broadcast a fruitless FOIA case which was intended to prevent another Watergate, not for mere gamesmanship in family court.

[@missvickimae1150]

Well said

[@sebastiaovalerio5140]

Team Brad Pitt. Angelina is an abuser

[@jenerin905]

Wow, well that's interesting

[@kristinvandertick7591]

FOIPA…could it be a way to say Faux Pas😂?

[@jenerin905]

@@kristinvandertick7591 I don't care about "Fetch" anymore. Can we make Faux Pas (FOIA/PA) a thing?!

[@H.P.93]

As a child of a divorce with a messy custody battle where my sister and I were sent to court appointed therapists on 3 separate occasions, it can have lasting effects on the kids. Watching my parents scream at each other in front of my elementary school and fight over me was scarring enough. I can't imagine how much worse it would be to see it played out so publicly

[@CluelessClozie]

I’m so sorry that you and your sister went through this. I don’t know if this is state specific, but I was appointed a guardian ad litem to advocate for me, do you happen to know why you didn’t have that same opportunity? (If you don’t mind sharing, I understand if this is too personal)

[@H.P.93]

@@CluelessClozie this was 20 or so years ago, during pre-school through middle elementary, so we may have had one and I don't remember everything. I just remember speaking with the court appointed therapists and they would always reassure us they were in our sides, and not one of our parents, and that they helped me feel better. I think often parents can get so caught up in their own hurt or being right or the "good" parent and forget about the kids and that what the parent, in their own anger and frustration, thinks it's right isn't necessarily what's best for the kids.

[@kpeugh2011]

I’m so sorry you went through this. It’s why I won’t argue with my ex when he wants to argue. I just tell him to discuss it with my lawyer and that I don’t want to discuss it in front of our daughter (she’s 3 now). We’ve been divorced over 2 years now, but it’s not always okay. Though we do try to just focus on her, he likes to needle and control and I won’t tolerate that anymore.

[@angelmeneghell189]

The bigger question is why this sudden flood of information/Bad PR ? Why now? He must have a project up or something shes trying to tank because this looks like a concerted effort ...everyday theres a different news article about an incident over half a decade ago? Whats the urgency and why does the general public need to know this?

[@beverlycarswell5291]

Narcissists NEVER give up; she feels she was 'wronged " by Brad during the Marion Cotillard/Allied affair, and so she will never rest until he is DESTROYED, just like AMBER isn't letting the verdict 'rest"!

[@charliez4837]

How do you know Brad Pitt didn't do any of this? I like how you are clearly siding with him and bad mouthing her when you don't know all the facts. Yikes

[@leileyaravencroft]

My mother never married my father. They were both teenagers when I was born. I am not entirely certain of the situation and I will refrain from passing too much judgment but what I will say is this: I hope Angelina is prepared for the consequences of whatever it is that she is doing. My father wasn’t the best parent. He still is an alcoholic however he was never abusive towards me. He never yelled at me, never hit me, nothing like that. My mother made sure that I despised my father. Now guess which parent WAS abusive? Yes, my mother was the abusive one. She didn’t just alienate me from my dad, she alienated me from most of our family with her various comments and telling me that they would never love me as much as she does. I have something of a relationship with my father and his immediate family and no contact with my mother. I do not like the woman because of everything that she did. I’m not saying Brad Pitt didn’t cause problems, he probably did but alienating the children from him now that he’s sober, isn’t going to work out well. I just hope she’s prepared for the consequences that will most definitely come up from her decisions.

[@expatpiskie]

My mother still badmouths my father nearly 40 years after they divorced. Dad never abused her or us, he didn't drink to excess or anything of the sort. As children we weren't allowed to go out on trips with him and when he came to the house she'd sit in the same room glaring at him. Eventually he stopped coming to the house because it was so depressing for him. I eventually cut ties with my mother because of her continuously attacking me because I'd re-built a relationship with my father from the minute I turned 18.

[@Mumbles0225]

I mean, if he actually said his kid looked like a columbine kid, I find it hard to believe he's a Saint. He only denied hitting his kid in the face, not the shoving, shaking, or name calling.... It's totally feasible that the kids don't want to be with him and she's doing whatever she can to make that happen, grasping at straws to buy time. But they're all legally old enough to decide who they wanna see when. Custody here is about making decisions for their children and, if they can't come to agreements, perhaps one parent should have full custody to make sure at least some decisions are being made.

[@theConquerersMama]

This. I had a similar situation. My major psychological battles, the things that shaped and molded me had way more to do with the ways my mother's controlling manifested than my dad trying to sell medicate and life long depressions. The eating disorder, the isolating, the constant righteous indignation. Wanting to save the world publicly and foisting a ton of new age guilt. Indirectly belittling my dad...her inability to maintain healthy relationships with others or herself. All that goes into the old emotional hopper. Sure, my dad had issues. But so did she. And I, like all kids, am the sum of my parts. It's easy to bag on the obvious issues like drinking too much and ignore how damaging and confusing growing up with a free spirit, control freak with an eating disorder can be. So obviously my view on this situation is biased.

[@kalicanterbury8085]

@@Mumbles0225 I have no knowledge of the "columbine kid" statement you are attributing to - and condemning for - Pitt, BUT I would much rather have a parent who acknowledged concerns than a parent/s who denied them. Read on the school shooter whose parents are also in jail because they refused to acknowledge there was something wrong.

[@melize7035]

Brad is not your father though…

[@derek.....]

kudos to Brad Pitt and Angelina,they really went out their way to make their adoptive children feel like an authentic American family by getting divorced

[@serenabaney997]

I really needed that laugh today. Thank you.

[@coffee6783]

Can't wait for the Mommy Dearest books!

[@klaiyer4819]

😂😂😂💜

[@lynne4406]

lol That is funny. (I believe you meant it that way.)

[@hoppyhoppy2262]

They shouldn’t of married. They were together longer unmarried than married 🤣

[@debramartinez3754]

IMO it looks like she’s mirroring her own childhood. She wants Brad in jail or charged. She should think about her children and their mental health how can all this be good for them.

[@lisettegarcia]

Selfish people don't think about anyone else's well-being, not even that of their own kids

[@timtreefrog9646]

Her childhood? How so? I thought her dad left her before she was old enough to understand or know? This seems different.

[@michellemahar9030]

Love how he keeps saying he never hit her. My dad always said that, too. He didn't hit us most times. He yelled in our faces about everything, criticized everything, pushed, pulled my hair and spit on me. For years I was told this wasn't abuse. It didn't raise to the level of abuse where I could get help. There is a reason my parents aren't in my life.

[@gimletrose1985]

I am so sorry that happened to you. I hope you are healing. I believe AJ here, as well. I've been there. "doesn't raise to a threshold of physical abuse"

[@indigoimouto3703]

I think he alluded to snapping at them. He did say lines were crossed and he never claimed to make accusations against her. I think that's really big here, the fact that he's not trying to smear her name. I think he genuinely messed up and regretted it. Someone emotionally abusive and has a strong enough following of people would JUMP at the chance to harm their victim worldwide with lies and slander. I'm sorry you went through that.

[@flyingfig12]

I remember how traumatic it was to hear a drunk father yelling at my mum and getting in her face.. it was quite a shock as it was the first time i heard this and i remember my mum saying over and over to not do this in front of the kids.

[@60toodles]

well unlike going after depp with no evidence lets wait to see what evidence there is. Not what she says or what she might have instructed her children to say but evidence. I won't believe a word until i see it. She's had the kids for a long time now. Plenty of time to influence them. I don't see it personally. Jolie has been proven to be a leg opener to anyone she stars opposite and has very few morals so i'm inclined to think at the moment she's just on the attack to get a better outcome in the divorce and to ensure she continues with keeping the kids. Happens all the time. It isn't about you hun and i have no idea why people turn these stories to highlight themselves. We also only have your word for that.

[@pollyharveypolly]

Agree. It’s so traumatic when you are a kid.

[@crimsonix16]

I've heard my father yell obscenes at my mother since childhood, still now he is causing chaos in my life and can't co-parent worth of shit and continues to verbally and emotionally abuse my mom and brothers... But it's our fault we don't want to see him, it's our fault we have to stay away for our own well being and sanity. It's so hard to hear my dad scream at my mom and treat get undeservingly. I will not put us through that trauma and pain any more.

[@lizziec9735]

I agree with you and all; many don't realize the trauma the family goes through with that type of abuse as much as substance abuse.

[@BrisvanYT]

I still flinch when I hear someone yelling. Trauma is engraved to us especially when it happens as a child. It's sad that some parents choose drugs and alcohol over their children.

[@windycityliz7711]

Emily, I value how well you present information and facts, and highlight the interesting legal issues. When you feel biased you are clear about it, and why. That is much appreciated in cases like this one where people have passionately made up their minds based on tabloid impressions. Be well.

[@t.nash8]

To me it seems that a lot of Angelina’s claims in this lawsuit are very exaggerated. The lack of an FBI report is not going to stop anyone from receiving mental health care, and a single incident is hardly a history of domestic abuse, for example. Add to that that Pitt has gotten sober… On the other hand, this could just be an example of a mother pulling out all the stops to protect her children from a really bad situation, where most of it was behind closed doors. Can’t tell. So I’m definitely keeping an open mind. Best case scenario in my mind is that Pitt stays sober, and the children have both parents, friendly, and in their lives.

[@whyamiheredlb]

I’m in agreement with you… but also know that Angelina has her own craziness which we have all seen in the past. But I also know how drunks are… so, like JD and AH, its probably a combination of both of them and their combined toxicity. The relationship started in a pile of lies and betrayal anyway, so I’m not really surprised it ends this way.

[@norlavine]

@@whyamiheredlb Yes

[@mauiswift6391]

Particularly if it was one incident, it will not ruin one’s childhood.

[@littlekingofthebirds]

@@mauiswift6391 this is not true. Once incident CAN shape (or ruin) an entire childhood.

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

Well said, t./nash.

[@linniebb836]

As much as I despised my X for all the crap that went on between us. I never thought it smart to share my animosity with my 4 kids! Now that they are grown and have kids of their own, each of them thanked me for not bad mouthing their father!! I wanted them mentally healthy so I refrained from putting on them the burden of my bad marriage! They paid enough just from being from a broken home!!

[@OrangeCopperTop]

Yeah, I have 4 kids and didn’t bad mouth their dad, it really was a bit too much for them as it was. I wish it was the case from my ex, all of his family bad mouthed me, if I asked for money to use on kids he’d always say that it was me going spending it…he twisted it to look like he got £75 a week so he didn’t have to pay any money. I catch myself at times to thank my lucky stars that I got through of it all intact. Just to say I actually didn’t bring any other guys around to move in, they’d been through enough.

[@faronrich9381]

If AJ and BP were ordinary people, this would have been simple. If the "bad" parent quits drinking, is never charged or convicted of domestic violence, works on their parenting skills, and has created a safe environment, they can share custody. One incident with an older teenager doesn't mean a parent loses custody of their children. Like Johnny Depp, BP has no previous history of violence against women or difficulties in his jobs, so I was skeptical of her accusations of domestic violence at the beginning of the divorce proceedings. I don't disbelieve AJ, but I do question her story. And since I have witnessed parental alienation, I even question the children's recollection of the incident. Children can have their memories manipulated by a controlling parent. I'm not saying AJ has done this; that is my experience. (My skepticism increased when AJ sold her half of the winery within a month of BP being awarded 50-50 custody.)

[@kalicanterbury8085]

I agree with your questioning of the narrative and am put off by your equivocating!

[@amylynnhunt55]

Kids as weapons is disgusting. One parent trying to get kids on his or her "side" or to make a team is disgusting, and yes it affects us even when we are adults. Watching a friend over the past decade who had every reason to say nothing nice about her ex husband (when he left her on their son's bday, he asked how to give up his custody rights, & that's the least vile thing he did) , she has *never" said an ugly word to their kids about him. Very early on, when I asked how in the world do you do this? She looked at me and said "dignity". Those kids are so great and will be wonderful adults for many reasons, but the way their Mom chose to behave is a huge part of that.

[@tracyangeli5979]

But shouldn’t more be required if domestic abuse happens? If someone stops drinking that is a wonderful start, but at the minimum anger management class should be done. For the safety of everyone. Domestic abuse is a crime where the abuser rarely gets jail time. A stranger on the street would, but someone intimately trusted gets off Scott free. That is truly messed up. Anger management classes should be mandatory for anyone that got physical with anyone and wants custody of their children.

[@lucymesecher9022]

Thanks!

[@TheEmilyDBaker]

That's so kind Lucy...thank you!

[@kat0726]

This is different from Depp vs Heard as in Angelina & Brad are both well known & loved by many, and only Depp was really known in that case. It’s so sad this is going on, and my heart breaks for all their kids having to experience this between their parents 💔 I hope they can handle this peacefully!

[@gothgammy666]

I don't love Angelina she has ruined Brad with her words and actions to their children for her own mental instability.

[@yullasglauberxtina5316]

So wait, she thought that Pitt was "going to attack" so she jumped on him and put him in a chokehold, in response he did what any normal person would do and tried to get the person choking him off which led to her falling and getting rug burn on her elbow and hand. How is that his fault? It seems like he was taking defensive action against her aggression.

[@nobletarabas1]

Exactly!!! Unfortunately he is just another Johnny Depp 😞😖

[@jborrego2406]

I think she’s like amber , she never seem right in the head . Also look how brad change married to her. He started looking like a bum not washing . Didn’t look like that with Jennifer

[@gail2485]

Thank you so much Emily. I love this pre-recorded show. It has a smooth flow with no interruptions or interactions. I found this case about the winery sale … fascinating

[@kimr808]

Thank you Emily! Happy to have you back and hope you are feeling better!

[@sabrinaabrao3411]

Everything has been her version of events. Yet, in the courts it hasn't served her well. Again, those e-mails between Wasser and Spiegel said it was a one time incident. People are stupid. And she plays to that. She wants the public to believe that the FBI was this close to arresting him when that is not how it works. Any prosecutor needs to be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.There was obviously a lot of reasonable doubt. Again, she was the one that released statements after both investigations were closed with no further action. Brad never released any statements. Remember her statement that she and Brad were working together to keep things sealed because there were children involved? Yeah, right. Not when that no longer serves her purposes.

[@melsafken764]

How many years is the public expected to continue to hate Brad? Sorry, shouldn't this have been settled years ago? I must be missing something here ... ?

[@JohnSegerclucka]

@@melsafken764 Angelina seems very manipulative and vindictive.

[@z.3550]

@@jeanreynolds1425 a reporter got hands on very close report that’s highly redacted and only paint one side as angel and other is monster. Yeah bc no celebrity ever leaked shit to reporters to benefit them

[@okay5045]

Celebrities are starting to make me itch. They have money to waste. Stop it already

[@redpill1940]

@@mit1017 but I think the point is STOP IT....stop the fighting....

[@alibelyea]

If this is what forms Pitt's "history of DV" and her efforts to keep all of the kids away from him... Idk. Seems so over the top.

[@yardengali]

@@alibelyea I guess you are not familiar with living with an alcoholic. He doesn't have to have been physically abusive. If he spoke to her the way she describes he did on the plane regularly...that is not exactly pleasant or great example for children to grow up with. And I seriously doubt, assuming for the moment that her account was true, that he acted like that for the first and only time during the plane trip. Pitt admitted to heavy drinking for many many years. I think Emily had a point when she pointed out that this incident seemed to have inspired him getting sober and seeing as that is not easy to do..it must have been bad enough in Pitts own eyes as well. And kudos to him if it inspired him thus and if it is true he stopped drinking. But I would in her case also be quite careful in trusting he will stay sober.

[@gothgammy666]

@@mit1017 DV hasn't been proven and she isn't credible...

[@gothgammy666]

@@yardengali Not everything Angelina says is sacrosanct...assuming all women speak nothing but wisdom and truth is wrong. This was ALREADY IN COURT and BRAD WON!

[@kbf6434]

As a family law Atty, I’m wondering why she thinks she needs these records in order to get counseling for the children. The children were there, she was there, they can all tell the court & the counselor what happened.

[@nicolkirk6396]

I was thinking the same thing. I believe it is so she can turn around and release this information to further injure Pitt.

[@kbf6434]

@@nicolkirk6396 That’s what I’m thinking too. I also think she’s intentionally dragging this out until all the kids are 18. She’s already been sanctioned for failing to abide by court orders & changed attorneys at least once.

[@gothgammy666]

She needs the attention that's all..

[@beverlycarswell5291]

Don't forget: that plane wasn't flying itself! There was a pilot, a co-pilot, and at least two flight crew aboard...as well as bodyguards/nannies/personal staff.

[@dragonfly11ification]

They were in therapy for years, monitored therapy with the father, with the mother, with both of them. This is disingenuous and a PR stunt of epic proportion. She’s washed up and she did it to herself. This has nothing to do with protecting children, not anymore.

[@thedarkkrystal1016]

I missed the premiere. Shoutout to the replay crew!

[@bonniescott4747]

Closed-captioning! Thank you!🙏

[@kpeugh2011]

As a divorcée, who lived with threats of violence, I’m just glad I saw sense and had the ability to leave and get help before my daughter was even a year old. While it’s not all good between her dad and I, I do my best to keep her completely untouched by any discord between us.

[@kpeugh2011]

I don’t think about him or talk about him when she’s with me in a desperate attempt not to taint how she feels about him inadvertently. But when problems arise, it’s so hard. And we had a fairly amicable divorce. We both tried to out our daughter first. So the problems tend to be fewer and farther between, even if they are annoying AF when they do pop up.

[@idneilkell]

Alienation of affection is just as damaging to a child. Children get their identities from both their parents. Unless the children are going to be in serious danger this seems extreme. Some people that come from broken homes do not share parenting easily because of the need to control their environment.

[@issae6535]

I don't understand the "she has gone through great lengths to ensure privacy," when her version of events is out in the public. Make it make sense.

[@cookiealexd123]

Sounds like her and Brad got into an argument, Maddox tried to intervene and maybe was pushed away or something. He is now abroad at university. The fact Angelina is trying to say they need medical care and legal protection is weird. Angelina can pay for a therapist etc. This doesn't need to happen through the court. Seems like she wants this to spin it and gain 100% custody.

[@sallycinnamon5370]

Sounds to me that she doesn’t want to coparent with someone that she doesn’t have a good relationship so she is using 1 argument as her justification as to why he should have 0 contact with any kids. I think that is probably the way the argument happened. This is sadly not a unique case. It happens in poor families too. Where one parent confuses the toxicity of the marital or romantic relationship with being indicative of the parental relationship. But it is totally possible that a person that you don’t like can be a good parent to your children after separation. I think likely the therapist that she has retained Brad is concerned has a role of reinforcing her opinion of an abusive Brad and so he is refusing to consent to. Responsible parents should be able to find an impartial therapist that they trust to operated arms length from the parents to support their children. The fact that they can’t certainly means that one or both care more about getting their way than then children getting what they need.

[@honibee2188]

This wasn’t a one-time incident. Even Brad admitted to his drinking being on-going and it finally got too out of hand. Having a father abusing alcohol can absolutely cause mental issues for children requiring medical care. However, it is possible that Brad must agree on the therapist and cost in order for Angelina to take them to a therapist. We simply don’t know. She went through lots of pain to try to keep documents private and anonymous but when things come to light, she is the one accused of trying to spin things against Brad. Facts versus F**kery.

[@cookiealexd123]

@@honibee2188 if she wanted it covered it wouldn't have come out to begin with. Only she could have leaked these stories so it is important to be able to see that first of all. The very nature of these lawsuits isn't subtle at all even if names aren't named. Secondly what isn't a one time incident? What are you accusing him of and where is your evidence? Angelina is only ever saying it was the one incident so I'm not sure where you are coming from.

[@honibee2188]

@@cookiealexd123 that actually isn’t true. Even Emily D. Baker mentioned how she went through extreme lengths to try to keep it private. As for the incidents, there is never just one when it comes to alcoholism and yes, more than one incident has been mentioned. It is simply possible that this was the most public and this was the one “straw that broke the camel’s back”.

[@cookiealexd123]

@@honibee2188 and yet the press was tipped off for all of it. Not just someone getting lucky with an obscure legal filing. Think of how much info we got for the plane incident. She 100% leaked that. I also think in your mind you are sublimating your own experience with this situation.

[@AshleyExtremeCouponer]

From a victim in a similar situation/ I was attacked and beaten by my husband who out weighed me by 150 pounds and was a trained marine. There was a former 50B and a statement where he admitted to assaulting me and STRANGLING me. 2 Decembers ok he attacked me in front of my son’s. I was in my pajamas and had no shoes on. I knew I had to get out of the house to protect my sons. So I found me keys and ran out of the house with no shoes in 20 degree weather I was so upset I drove 2 miles to the church outside our neighborhood and waited and went back for my sons. I had no phone. I was embarrassed! My face was busted up , no shoes or a bra on. It’s truly sad how victims feel ashamed. When I returned home as soon as i exited my vehicle the police asked me my name and arrested me. I was in shock. I had no idea what I was being arrested for. They did not even tell me till I was at the police station. In the car I explained to them to look at me and look my husband. Not a scratch on him I told them they could look at the former statements and my husband was under the influence of drugs and to drug test him. If on drugs and intoxicated I don’t think u can give a statement. Once at the statement they told me he had called and said I had tried to shot him and that’s why I was busted up cause he pushed me down. However the “gun got jammed” and that’s why he was alive He’s a gun expert and knew how to forge a weapon. I was bailed out 12 hrs later. Was supposed to be 48 hours. The women guards seen my naked body where I had been abused and knew there had been a mistake. I went back and was extremely nice and got a recording of him lying I went to court 18 months and he never showed up once cause he knew I had a recording of him lying. The officers were never charged and 2 yrs later I am still afraid. A officer can arrest u when u have done nothing and have been hurt yourself. I needed medical attention. Instead of call a ambulance they let me go 36 hours early. Charges were never filed against my husband or the officers. How many other women have been abused I am trying to get divorced now. I am 38 and he’s 49. I meet him when I was 17 he was 28 I see now I he was a predator. Problem here is to much $$$. Fighting over a multimillion dollar winery and had they been flying commercial they would have been on their best behavior Their love was so passionate at first you could see it and now they literally hate each other. I promise they will be fighting when the children are adults. Lots of therapy will be needed. I don’t even think they attend public school. Every family no matter the money or status has problems. There is 3 sides ; the wives; the husbands and the truth. As a victim. All I want to do is get away and stay away. The way she constantly picks at him does not seem like a victim to me. I hate my husband to and want him to pay. But 7 yrs at the same issue. I could sue the city, make the papers as I should but I want to move on.

[@CharlisDailyDiary]

Thank you for this breakdown and your respectful way of doing it.

[@tooranoroojnia3436]

Isn't she trying to do this after Brad Pitt decided to sue her for selling some property without him knowing it!?

[@THEE_Kisywisy]

No.

[@AuntyBlabbyRules]

She sold an interest in a wine company they owned together without consulting him

[@LeahSessions]

Yup.

[@melize7035]

@@AuntyBlabbyRules she a really did, and chased his team for a while and they ignored her. She only wanted to sell her shares and Brad was not being cooperative. Why should she be stuck continuing to do business with him if she doesn’t want to?

[@chelsey8737]

I really like this set up where you discuss all the things about one person in one video

[@artemis2666]

Yes! And pre recorded without all of the superchat interruptions.

[@Tintas_aka_EvaSofia]

About this issue, I believe that we all should ask the following question before saying something online: In 10 years, if the kids make a Google search on their life, what will they find? If is something that hurts more than helps, then we should keep it for ourselves. They deserve a life free of their parents mistakes. I love that you are careful about this. 💜💜💜💜

[@helenamulla7569]

The family should be in counseling. She’s trying to make the children hate their Father. In most cases, in the long run, the children will end up hating her for alienating them from their Dad

[@melsafken764]

Seems she could/should already have them in counseling etc. I know it's all a serious matter, but I think Angelina has trouble letting go ... What's holding up the divorce & custody, seems the longest divorce EVER. Imo

[@patsyjayson8503]

And she deserves that if she is trying to make their dad look bad. You shouldn't do that because he is there father in the end. So Brad and the older boy got into a fight so that makes him a bad dad? No! kids and parents have gotten into it for many years, some parents are turning there kids into adult babies unable to do anything. If you look back at Shilo when she was a baby Angelina was dressing her like a boy so that's why I think she wanted to be a boy( John) I think Angelina wants a child of all different races and genders even if she got to make one of her kids that way. She is a freak. A beautiful freak but a freak nonetheless.

[@denielledelong5524]

Hey I'm actually here before she starts! I always catch it about an hour late. This sounds like an interesting one yay!

[@suebrubaker6182]

She also admitted that she "could've" caused the scratches on Brad's face.

[@gimletrose1985]

While defending the child? Or...

[@isabellap9087]

@@gimletrose1985 The story is that she jumped on him when he was holding their oldest by the neck, so I wouldn't blame her if that's the way it happened

[@FranklyItsMe]

I’m not saying BP didn’t get drunk or angry but his word should be just as valid as hers. He said yes it got out of hand. Yes he had been drinking too much but he said he didn’t physically hurt his kid. And now she’s saying that her kids can’t get help - her billionaire kids - can’t get help Unless she can drag her ex husband down? Like they can’t move past this until she can drag his body in front of them so he can be feasted upon? I’m sorry but I never believe anyone who purports the protection and love for the kids as motivation but continue to traumatize their kids by the ongoing malicious fighting with their father. My parents divorced when I was 7. I was a Daddy’s girl. I was then raised by mother who told me they divorced/dad left bc he didn’t love us kids. There are women like this everywhere. White women are entitled and can’t believe their own culpability in any consequence. The symptoms of Karenism. It’s all connected.

[@deborahytall3701]

It seems like she’s one of those kind of women who use their children as a pawn against the other parent. By the time my relationship with my ex had worked it’s course I could not stand him, BUT that was my issue with him, not his sons. 25 years later and they still have a great relationship, which is how it should be.

[@Chloe.zyxwvu]

Thanks for clarifying the report in a clear way. Seems like Jolie goes to lengths to keep most aspects of her life private. Thanks for clarifying why this is public, and how the FBI itself made confusing statements and motions contradicting itself

[@beverlycarswell5291]

LOL! The biggest mediaWHORE in the world Keeping aspects of her life "private"????The only thing she keeps "secret" is her DRUG ADDICTION and her work for the CIA!(under the guise of "UN envoy")

[@gothgammy666]

lolololololololololol she has NEVER

[@kimberley1449]

It's not like she's unable to get mental health care for her kids!! This is all for show at this point. Just my feelings. She's causing even more harm to her kids by doing this!!!

[@merlinsclaw]

How on earth does a spilled glass of wine on the seat of a plane cause $25,000 worth of damage???

[@annajoie-blasing7006]

Re-carpeting seats, carpet- possibly wood damage. And who knows what else.

[@merlinsclaw]

@@annajoie-blasing7006 Unless the carpeting was spun by angels and the wood was from an endangered rainforest blessed by the Dalai Lama himself, one glass of spilled wine is not costing that much money. I want to see the receipts.

[@Gabrielle499]

@@merlinsclaw 😂🤣🍷

[@ladydelahaye]

@@merlinsclaw lol 👏

[@justjosie8963]

@@merlinsclaw lol

[@bereasonable8018]

Maddox if very very loyal to AJ over BP. That is not to say that something didn't happen on that airplane. I don't know how it escalated or what happened. BP has recognized that his drinking was out of control and has been sober for a while now. That she keeps wanting withhold the kids from BP now that he's sober makes me wonder about her motives. She feels wronged and wants to punish him. He should separate his business from her completely.

[@s.8045]

Getting sober because you have to does not absolve you of what you did. He has clearly never apologized to anyone because he pretends nothing even happened

[@Trendyviews.]

@@s.8045 He did NOT hit Maddox if that is what you are insinuating

[@sarad2659]

What are you basing Maddox loyalty on? Simply because AJ adopted him first? Also the first 3 are all pretty much adult(with Zahara being 18 at the end of the year) they will make the decision on seeing him not AJ

[@jakestroll6518]

@JCab27 Media reporting of the report including NBC describes the altercation from her perspective and SHE says Brad started to move towards Maddox but she put him in a chokehold. He reacted by falling backwards into a chair which is how she injured her elbow and back. She claims he had previously shook her while in the bathroom too. She never says that Brad actually hit Maddox.

[@shonk3317]

@@jakestroll6518 Let’s keep in mind, legacy media, like NBC is very biased in their “reporting”.

[@lbca81]

It makes zero sense that not having the reports would prevent her or her children from obtaining care. It seems absurd she is using this one incident to allege he is such a bad father he shouldn't see their children

[@Chloe.zyxwvu]

We don’t know if there are other incidents. She is a private person. We don’t know her reasons for the divorce, issues within her family. Only Pitt has done interviews, to a small degree

[@Jennifer-jq7gj]

I agree, and she wanted therapy that badly she could have just taken the kids to therapy. And the kids would disclose the therapist what they needed to work through. This is just a stunt to try to get what she wants out of custody!

[@jaimejohnesee]

@@Jennifer-jq7gj that's where I have issues too, she can always pay for the therapy and include a request to be repaid. Denying the kids mental healthcare while having the financial means to provide it would amount to neglect, in my unqualified opinion. 🤷‍♀️💙

[@s.8045]

Brad has 50 legal custody, he could be preventing them from getting what they need therapy wise

[@lbca81]

@@s.8045 I don't think so. And I don't believe he has 50% legal custody as she had that judge recused

[@RubiaJuju33]

There is no medical care that requires an FBI report. I get he may be extremely flawed. But the FBI didn’t charge. That is over. I hate children being with held from their father based on a single incident.

[@s.8045]

Fbi is involved because it happened on a plane, she is seeking more info from the fbi, what prt of that do you not understand? The kids are adults and teens and all are above 14, they are the ones staying away

[@windycityliz7711]

To be fair, there is no evidence the children are withheld from being with their dad. Their mother deliberately moved to a house very close to his. The argument is over legal and physical custody, which is actually a different matter.

[@RubiaJuju33]

@@s.8045 As a trial attorney who specializes in medical cases, there is no information contained in a FBI report that is necessary for medical care which was repeatedly stated in the lawsuit filed. I understand the words. I am pointing out that it is BS. The other argument in the suit is that the FBI report is necessary for the custody battle. I don’t approve of custody decisions being made on a single incident that was not sufficient for a charge and a single event. Sure the children can have opinions. I am asserting my opinions on legal applications for custody. These types of full reports are not standard in custody cases nor should they be. Jolie should lose this injunctive relief.

[@RubiaJuju33]

@@windycityliz7711 this is not legally accurate. Your right to physical and legal custody is the cornerstone of your legal parental rights. There are high protections in CA to ensure parents are not denied them. Yes and legal and physical custody should have high levels before we are denied. A core right to parenting. If you have no legal and physical custody rights it can be withheld at will. This is the core of what a custody hearing is all about. So denying a father legal custody is withholding his rights to the children. I have witnesses so much harm from mothers and fathers being denied rights. I believe in 50/50 unless there is strong evidence to negate a fundamental right to your children. Jolie should lose this injunctive relief because there is no conviction and under CA law, it is not a basis for negating a parent’s rights.

[@gimletrose1985]

maybe BP is keeping them from getting treatment. joint decision for medical treatment maybe? it was in my divorce agreement because my ex put that there.

[@flickted6708]

Babes, we love u here in Virginia--thanx fer da learnin' of all the things. Still a member and replaying when I can. U never get old in our eyes..doesn't matter what u have 2 repeat. U continually(sp?) give us what we want. Take a break and visit wit da fellas fer a storytime or convo.

[@claudiasilvez6884]

She's been saying to him to just walk away from the kids. And now just walk away from Miraval, and don't put up a fight just live with the losses of the 2 things you most treasure and are most deeply involved in. It's toxic family law 101.

[@AshleyExtremeCouponer]

I can’t believe this is still going on

[@exskoozme]

If she keeps it going long enough, the 50/50 custody will be moot. 2 of the six have already aged out of the system.

[@perfectlyyoubeauty]

I believe the three oldest are aged out and it’s just brad and Angie’s biological children who are minors

[@exskoozme]

@@perfectlyyoubeauty could be. I don't follow that closely. I knew a couple were in college.

[@scamrasc]

Only 2?....God it feels like this divorce has been going on for 10yrs already 😪🙄

[@gothgammy666]

That is her entire point beside attention for herself.

[@gothgammy666]

@@scamrasc Almost longer than the relationship 10-11 year relationship...since they never confirmed when they really got together since they were both NOT SINGLE when they met/hooked up. with her history none of this is surprising I just feel bad that the kids are stuck with her crazy transient ass.

[@LeahSessions]

Feels punitive. You can’t have me so you can’t have your children or your beloved wine.

[@cosmicpr2707]

Thanks Emily for the stream. I appreciate you breaking it down with facts and giving your legal analysis and perspective. Always nice to see Law & Lumber in the chat.

[@druviseglite]

This feels like mutual destruction, but sure Angelina has more sharp claws out by what can be seen. I sure would not want to be in this mess as it feels like being between a wasp nest and an electric fence.

[@s.8045]

He has a pr tram who has attacked her and her kids for 6 years with lies but she has more sharp claws because she wants information about her own case from the fbi?

[@RobynE99]

Good analogy Druvis!

[@annelyceimgrund6884]

All other factors aside, what Jolie is doing (in terms of so clearly trying to poison her kids’ perspectives while seeking to sabotage her children’s relationships with their dad) is inexcusable! Just shows that expressing her stunted, childish, vengeful side is more important to her than acting in ways that maximize her childrens’ well-being. Actions and attitudes like hers continue to emotionally damage their children, and will continue to damage them. The BEST thing for children will always be two parents who love them and spend time with them … who keep their divorce issues muted by civility - at least in front of the kid, if nothing else - and *leave their children out of it*. Jolie has so much vitriol against Brad Pitt that she seems unhinged. While this FBI suit doesn’t directly involve the kids, it’s just another jab at Pitt that was unnecessary and keeps their family problems out there in the public eye at her children’s expense. Terrible, egocentric woman. Whatever the truth of his previous issues, this seems to be a dad who has pulled his life together and should be able to see his kids!

[@THEE_Kisywisy]

It happened TO her kids AND to her IN FRONT OF her kids. This doesn’t sound like she’s poisoning her kids feelings to their dad. She protected her kids and is clear the line was crossed as soon as the kids were put at risk

[@annelyceimgrund6884]

@@THEE_Kisywisy According to who? Jolie? …whose history of questionable behaviors, shattered relationships, and various personal issues long, long preceded her involvement with Brad Pitt? Please. While Pitt himself admitted that he yelled at his son, he maintains there was NO hitting, NO punching, and NO physical abuse. Don’t believe him? The events in their entirety were investigated first by the LA County Dept of Child & Family Services, then the US attorney’s office, THEN the FBI, yet not a single one of the three separate investigations found Pitt guilty of physically abusing or harming any of his children OR Jolie. Further, the two were *both* given the results of the investigations more than 6 years ago, so why sue for what she already possesses? Answer: because they’re in a custody battle and she’s determined to delay, delay, delay every possible court decision so that, in effect, she “wins.” Yes, she’s shown herself to be just that catty, that short-sighted, that vindictive - and, impo, that crazy. Thankfully, kids grow up. They learn all the truths. This *will* backfire on her grandly, and sooner rather than later.

[@pettyboop2705]

Why am I (and probably most people) not surprised by Jolie's underhanded actions?! She is the Queen of Spite and Smite. She pushed for a divorce, but that wasn't enough to satisfy her thirst for vengeance. She has since fought tooth and nail to keep Pitt away from his rightful children--despite the emotional toll it may be causing them. She is the kind of person who, when she has a grudge against someone, won't ever let it go. Too bad and too sad it is the poor kids who suffer from her ruthless offensive against her former husband. It is only right and just that she gets severaly penalized for taking it upon herself to sneakily sell what isn't hers to sell--and to a member of the Russian oligarchy! So much for her "good will ambassador" facade. Unless it's to her benefit, she obviously doesn't give a hoot about world poverty and injustice when she sees fit to conspire with a citizen of one of the world's shadiest countries where the mass populace live in poverty and deprivation. As long as it satisfies her dark agenda, Jolie doesn't give a damn.

[@Mar-velousMarlenak8]

At this point I feel like AJ has just gotten so incredibly bitter, she's still going to be filing lawsuits after the kids are all grown. She just can't let it go. I can't imagine what this has done to the kid's mental health and feeling of worth.

[@melaniedavenport4869]

They said she's doing this to get her child the help he needs. My question is why? She has the means to get her child help without creating all this drama

[@vanessalikesapples]

If a child is abused by an adult don’t you think they need help that money can’t buy aka justice

[@judymac2590]

The drama the child is suffering from...isn't she part of the problem to begin with? How myopic can you be??

[@Macy-tp5ed]

I bet you this lady has Many secrets. Before Brad during and after.

[@nicolkirk6396]

Jolie has no room to be throwing shade at Brad Pitt. Her history would suggest, by her logic, that she shouldn't have custody of the children. There was a one time incident that has been remedy. Jolie's need to keep the children from Brad is all about control. Which tracks with her history. This is simply a case of a person with a lot of money, and using that money to continue to try and control.

[@LawNerd23]

Good news is the youngest child is 14. By the time this gets to court none of this will matter. Angelina is trying to be relevant I think she's over exaggerated to the extreme. But Brad's the fool who got with her. I'm sure she didn't help with his sobriety since he got clean and sober when he left the crazy woman.

[@justjosie8963]

@@xejelah I don't trust her one bit. Things aren't always as they seem. The UN isn't the great organization like we were taught in grade school. She must really have done a number on all their kids, having them not even knowing what sex they are. How's all that confusion happen to so many in one family if it's not being instilled?

[@vanessalikesapples]

Angelina Jolie doesn’t need to stay relevant when she’s always been a star . How is she crazy when he only abused his bipoc children only . Please don’t defend this racist , abusive acholic person

[@fictionjunkie]

I'm confused why does she need paperwork to get her children treatment? And did they say that spilling wine on a seat equaled 25,000 in damages?

[@melsafken764]

Ok, after reading through everyone's comments & with my own knowledge of my divorce & custody issues... Maybe... just maybe this is Angelina trying to keep kids from preferring to live with Brad, & being old enough to go before a Judge & request to live with their Dad? ? Blowing up this incident would keep this from happening. IMO

[@theConquerersMama]

That's what I see.

[@yardengali]

Except she critisized the earlier judge for not asking the kids what they want

[@gothgammy666]

@@yardengali Except this isn't actually true...she can complain it doesn't make it a fact.

[@yardengali]

@@gothgammy666 Well, that is what Emily said was in the complaint re the ruling which the higher court granted. But hey, I am sure you know for a fact every word ever uttered or not uttered by Jolie in public, privately or in writing. You know the woman that well eh! If only you knew yourself as well as you know Jolie. Then perhaps you could deal with whatever issue it is which causes you to project so much hatred on some celeb I bet you never actally met or exchanged a word with.🤔

[@stephjovi]

If I get this right the kids are 21 18 17 16 and two 14 year olds. Let them decide where they wanna live. At this rate they're all 18 + by the time they're done with battling each other

[@honibee2188]

Because Brad doesn’t want the courts speaking to the kids and asking for their opinions or experiences.

[@Lofilifer1]

@@honibee2188 But isn’t that ultimately up to the judge to decide?

[@honibee2188]

@@Lofilifer1 I agree, it is for the courts to decide. Doesn’t mean Brad can’t fight it though, which is what he is doing.

[@Lofilifer1]

@@honibee2188 Imo it’s because he knows they have all been turned against him after 6 years of AJ telling them he’s a monster. And they have had to grow up with their parents hating each other, so maybe they just want to say something to get this all over with for now. Then hopefully when they get a little older they will be able to see everything more objectively and decide what they want to do then. Brad’s been open and honest about messing up and being an alcoholic and got himself clean and did everything he had to in order to get joint custody, which he had at one point. AJ is being manipulative and hurting her kids by keeping this ongoing and then starting another mess with their winery, obviously just to spite Brad. There’s no other reason.

[@honibee2188]

@@Lofilifer1 sorry but I disagree. The kids have their own experiences with Brad. Angelina doesn’t need to “poison” their minds against him. These kids are smart and independent and I truly believe if they wanted a closer relationship with him, they would have one. AJ isn’t the only one keeping this ongoing. Brad plays his part in that as well. How did she mess with the winery? Her obligation to the winery was to give Brad first offer, which she did. Then Brad decided to not respond trying to drag it out to the point AJ went to a judge and was granted permission to sell elsewhere. I don’t agree with who she sold it to, but she was within her right in accordance to that judge’s decision. So if anyone was wrong there, it is the judge who made that ruling.

[@celineferragation7730]

"What are the motivations of a person to take up court time and public resources in filing an anonymous FOIA request for material they have had for years? " There's only one: to inflict the most amount of pain on her ex. It must drive her crazy that he is sober and in control of himself.

[@Pyrochik2]

That makes no sense. What does his sobriety now have to do with the FBI report. Brad admits he has a substance abuse issue and had it during his marriage to Jen as well. His side claims she had it for years. It doesn’t not mean she had all of it. The only way we knew this requested was because TMZ outed her as making that request.

[@coffee6783]

So it's from Ange that Amber stole the idea of an attack on an aircraft, accusing Johnny of kicking her! She really is one sick puppy!

[@ashcatchum]

Emily went over some texts that were counted as hearsay from a person on the plane who witnessed her being kicked but for some reason Heard’s team didn’t call the man to verbally testify and Emily thought it was strange they didn’t include that.

[@lanadeltorro7663]

Just stop it. This ongoing abuse of a woman you don’t know by you and people just like you is disgusting. It’s this kind of hounding and bullying that results in people taking their own lives. Just STOP IT.

[@dffrnttd9474]

The letters also feel like an ode to Gone Girl!

[@kristenharris2244]

@@lanadeltorro7663 abuse of who? Amber?

[@katt1941]

@@kristenharris2244 lm guessing Lana is referring to the inference that Angie made all this up and stole the story from Amber. But she didn't, Period. All of the children were witnesses. Brad actually stole a vehicle and was driving around the tarmac drunk. She didn't make it up. So for people to liken her to Amber is wrong.

[@lenybouwman5121]

Who doesn’t remember the sophisticated way Jennifer Aniston behaved during her divorce?

[@hibisco345]

I actually don't know, how did she behave ?

[@s.8045]

Did they have kids? Did he terrorize her and the kids for 10 hours on a plane?

[@kopykat6843]

@@hibisco345 mature, respectful, and civil.

[@honibee2188]

How was she supposed to behave? They were already separated at the time….

[@RobynE99]

Yes and who remembers Jennifer Aniston telling Oprah that Brad seemed to have a "sensitivity chip" missing?

[@patyycarlss7844]

Angelina being her own PR makes me think she wouldn't follow attorney's advice either.I also suspect she has borderline personality disorder, meaning she has black/white thinking and will turn on you with a quickness.

[@LeahSessions]

This whole thing feels like a 7 year long vendetta against Brad Pit to give Angelina sole custody of the children. If all parties were present, WHY would you need the FBI report to get counseling. One incident does not a “history of abuse” make. He had since gotten sober. If there were prior events then she wouldn’t be so desperate for these. Feels like a public smear campaign. DCF, whose threshold for action is much lower than the FBI, also chose not to take action. This feels like an isolated incident that didn’t rise to the levels warranting court intervention.

[@user-zl6xh5vf2u]

Question is, is Jolie in therapy, with her history of reported stays at psych hospitals?

[@LeahSessions]

@@user-zl6xh5vf2u No idea. I hope so so she can allow herself to move on and allow her children to enjoy their father and their lives. It’s so damaging.

[@deborahkizer4664]

Hi miss Emily. South Carolina here . love your channel . Ty. 🌺

[@3dchick]

Emily went to Mr and Mrs Smith, after the Jane/John Doe thing. I went straight to Seven. 🤔

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

IMO, she seems desperate to keep the children away from him. How sad for him and his children.

[@soniagordon2799]

Agree 100%. She is deliberately dragging this out. Its her kids and f Brad

[@melsafken764]

I agree. She sees Brad looking hot & being happy & she is striking back to remind him? Am I wrong? I feel kinda bad having this attitude. These kids are almost grown, and no longer need to be sheltered from him, in my opinion

[@squreshi8413]

@@melsafken764 I think you are spot on. I am too down the celeb gossip rabbit hole lately lol, but I see a lot of the similarities in her and Kim K. Women prided for their looks (although Jolie is certainly much more than that), who are seriously aging now (thats a blessing tbh), divorcing successful men who they clearly don't respect, and seeing the men enjoying the single life while they are probably not finding it as easy to date and are saddled with those darn kids. I am 30, but this feels like a lesson.

[@Mumbles0225]

I mean, my mom did the same thing because my dad spoke and treated us both awfully and I didn't want to be with him. How do we know it isn't the same in their case? Just because he didn't continuously beat everyone doesn't mean he didn't hurt them. If her kids don't want to be with him, what else could she do but desperately stop it? I'd do the same, honestly. Especially when they're old enough to decide, the youngest ones are like 14 or something. To me, it feels like she's just buying time. She seems to really respect her kids' opinions and privacy, too, based on a couple interviews I've seen. What I'm saying might not be true, but it could be, and I'd rather assume the best of someone than the worst. Their adult children haven't come out in his defense but rather against him, so I'd say that speaks volumes... But I guess they could be brainwashed or something.

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

@@Mumbles0225 I'm not willing to jump to all those horrible conclusions about him. You do you.

[@toriellezz192]

Good grief, why can't she just move on and concentrate on her own life and leave him alone? I would think her time is pretty well taken up with being "the best mother on planet" and her career that she wouldn't have time to continue to be up his behind. Amazing how she finds the time

[@Kantorock]

After several months of being part of the Replay Crew, I just realized how well you pull off wearing cat glasses, Emily. Only a select few people can wear them, and rock the look, and you rock the look.

[@kingdomrunt]

Wait. What? She wears cat glasses? Wow. I'd suck at detective work.

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

For real - I *cannot* wear them and a few years ago when I was in the market for new frames, most styles were cat eye. Emily has great style.

[@melsafken764]

I hated them when my mother made me wear them in school, when wire rim glasses were the "in" thing. 😉 But I agree, Em owns the look!

[@idajones5499]

M Co vl

[@Kinypshun]

Getting annoyed that I don't get all my notifications. Love your content Emily.

[@scamrasc]

Given that Angelina was officially reprimanded by the courts at the very start of all this for parental alienation, it is VERY difficult to take her assertions that "the kids desires" are not being taken into account in her getting specifically what she has wanted from the jump at face value. Once you have instigation of parental alienation from the children in question then the courts have to take THAT circumstance into account too, as it results in extreme warping of the children's emotions, decisions and mental health, to the point that it is now recognised in the psychological community as being a specific form of child abuse. It is DIFFICULT to take things at face value at that point, as the waters become muddied from manipulations.

[@scamrasc]

Really all that actually matters is can she prove Pitt is an ongoing threat of any form of harm or abuse to the kids......if the answer to THAT is no, then he gets 50% custody.... It is now more than half a decade later. This should be answerable.

[@ginniecook7228]

This woman is so self serving so self absorbed and clearly unable to move on….out to destroy him and willing to take the children down too even though she claims to want to protect them…..anyone who has been through a nasty divorce and custody case can feel some PTSD with this one whether you have money or not…. She just comes across pathetic when her children clearly appear to be thriving and not permanently or badly impacted by anything from their past …if they had issues ongoing could be another story… if you read any of past stories and then in totality something stinks …. It reeks of manipulation and use of power

[@syeddasaaba7622]

She got the judge dq'd on a technicality, she tried to get Katz removed, underhandedly sold her stake to a Russian oligarch, and now this FBI business. She's the problem, not Brad. Let it go Angie.

[@yardengali]

Lol talk about framing events in a narrative of your choosing! You should work in the white house or some such!

[@fashionista444]

@@yardengali I don't think one incident justifies a 6 year long custody battle. She might be doing more harm especially now that he's sober.

[@yardengali]

@@fashionista444 I don't think we know exactly what went on. Growing up with an alcoholic is not a great situation..even without incidents serious enough to get authorities involved. And aren't alcoholics themselves always going around saying " you never stop being an alcoholic"? Who knows if or when he falls of the wagon? But even without the alcohol thing we actually do not know what went on and my response went to the way the poster framed some known facts in a particular way, clearly inspired by their feelings of antipathy for Jolie. That wasn't exactly a cold summing up.😆

[@adriennebernardo1877]

She broke up more than 1 relationship and doesn't care who she hurts never liked or trusted her at all and I was right all along. Brad should have never left Jen period.

[@froggygirl3296]

Omg, I love Grove! Been using them for a long time now. How cool they are a sponser.

[@joycarter8479]

I agree mental health care…but, she is not without her own finances to cover any care that they should have received from the get go…not 6 years late.

[@theConquerersMama]

I think all of them will end up with some life long hang ups stemming from her on going eating disorder. Stuff that they won't realize the full impact of fully until they have kids. But thats how that generational stuff works.

[@Kepi_Kei]

She wants to make Brad pay for it. Not because she can't afford it, but because she is vindictive.

[@perfectblueeeee]

Is there by chance a situation in which you can’t sign children up for doctors or therapists without both parents? He could be withholding. I know one of my friends is struggling to get her kids signed up for school because her husband keeps blowing her off even though he has 50/50.

[@justjosie8963]

@@perfectblueeeee well maybe..if she's pushing sex change on them.

[@gothgammy666]

@@jeanreynolds1425 Woohoo she is wealthy you know...

[@raecatlin5062]

Hi from Nebraska. Yea I love you pod cast. So thank you for all you do. And thank you mods.

[@3mastiffsme]

Angelina needs to let the past go for the kids. She has no respect for the father of her children that she chose, & that she stayed with. She doesn’t want them to love him & she wants all the control. My Dad was out of control & my Mom never allowed me to bad mouth him. Express my feelings yes- but never disrespect. Now that I’m older, she was straight up bad a**!

[@DSQueenie]

Your mother sounds wonderful. It takes a strong person to do what she did.

[@hdnft4633]

What it comes down to at the of the day in this case is two people couldn’t make it work as a couple and the kids are the ones suffering through it all. I’m sadden by this situation because I wish they would have kept everything private. But there will be those who will publicize their lives and use the legacy media to attack (like AH). I find it gross and disturbing.

[@mariagonzalez8919]

I can't help but feel like she is grasping and hoping this extends past them being 18 so she doesn't have to share custody all while bad mouthing their father but we will see if once the kids turn 18 if they will seek Pitt themselves

[@s.8045]

The kids can see him anytime they want, they are all above 14 when they get more of a choice in custody and 2 are adults but none of them wanna be with him.

[@jakestroll6518]

@@s.8045 Well that’s not true. The oldest and sometimes the second boy are checked out but all the rest see him. I think the stans enjoy the prospect of parental alienation way too much.

[@maryjocassell48]

@@s.8045 She's literally been warned in court about parental alienation.

[@yourpetyourway]

He married and had kids with a woman who broke up 3 marriages, she married a man who turned his back on his wife with who he pretended to soon start a family. WTF did they both expect?!?!?

[@lillithsternin7428]

Exactly. Same thing with JD..what did he expect???

[@TheRachag]

Right? Isn’t there a saying it usually ends how it started.

[@desireeking4124]

funny how no one ever talks about age, all these were with men decades older while she was a very young woman......can you imagine what they were all saying to her.....your daughter one day maybe

[@yourpetyourway]

@@desireeking4124 you're not wrong.

[@adriennebernardo1877]

Exactly!! Karma got to both of them!! Brad should have never left Jen!! He realizes now he messed up?

[@kristinasecco4254]

Jolie didn't claim domestic abuse from jump and her story has also changed. So I find this suspect. Particuarly when she said the wife beater was a good father after the fact. I find it odd she wouldn't have opened with that. So what is the truth?

[@Mumbles0225]

Probably that he didn't really "beat" them. You don't have to beat a person for them not to want to be around you, or to be considered abusive. If he can say that one of his kids look like a columbine - - - -, then I'm sure he's said plenty of nasty things. To me, this feels like the kids, who are at least 14, just don't want to be with him and she's trying to milk everything she can to give that to them. It'd be much easier to share custody, so there has to be a reason for going through all this. Not to mention the adult kids haven't come to his defense...

[@gothgammy666]

From HER probably not much

[@redcloud8274]

Thanks Emily 💜💜🇬🇧

[@riverman837]

People are fallible. Pitt is not a saint, but he has the ability to self-correct. He divorced Aniston to be with Jolie (dumb move!), yet the two exes are civil (and that divorce was not contentious). Pitt has seemingly taken responsibility for his drinking and gotten help. Jolie, on the other hand, doesn't do compromise, unless she gains something from it. Jolie only cares about getting her way (winning). Jolie was all about getting Pitt to leave his wife because she wanted him. It is always about Angelina, not the children, not Aniston, not anyone else. Everything Jolie does is just and right. Even when she sells the winery to mobsters, unbeknowst to Pitt, she sees nothing wrong with her actions. Everything she does is "reasonable". (Ha! What a con game!) Unfortunately for Pitt, the days of mind-blowing sex are over, now Jolie is bringing the hurt -- psychologically and financially. Jolie is an extremely persuasive human being, which makes her a very dangerous one. I feel sorry for anyone in Jolie's orbit!

[@s.8045]

You don’t know either of them, you know this right?! She tried to sell it to him for two years, he didnt buy it so she informed his lawyers that she had another buyer, went to court and got permission to sell it. They had no written agreement and he has no case.

[@riverman837]

@@s.8045 Live by your own words. Do you know Jolie and Pitt personally? Just wondering. Since this is "your" requirement to have an opinion on the internet. 😂

[@s.8045]

@@riverman837 nowhere in my comment did i call them any names or pretend to know them as people. unlike you. i gave you the facts that can be found in the court papers and the emails exchanged between their lawyers when she informed him she had found another buyer which he claims he had no idea about.

[@jakestroll6518]

@@s.8045 She sold it to a RUSSIAN OLIGARCH. Like even if she had any right to sell without first look, a Russian oligarch? Who does that? And how can she even take such a persons money and live with herself? In any case, she didn’t even sell the shares because that would instantly create Right of First Refusal issues, she sold her holding company and that’s how you know she was trying to be crafty. That’s a person trying to skirt the law.

[@riverman837]

@@s.8045Namecalling? 🤔 You mean the FACT of Jolie stealing Aniston's husband (via sexual seduction)? I didn't call Jolie or Pitt any names. Get some reading comprehension and stop projecting! 🤣🤣🤣

[@lademonessa3075]

Why does everyone make Angelina the bad guy? First, Brad was drunk and belligerent--he admitted that and that he did things he regrets. He put hands on her. Her son saw him hurt her and tried to defend her and he got physical-again, he admitted that in the press only he claims it was a shove not a punch. Maddox has zero contact with him as a result since he’s legally an adult. Angelina hasn’t made any direct statements about this. She’s skimmed and hinted but mostly just remarks about how her family is healing and it was a difficult decision. Brad hired a PR team and a crooked judge to smear her as often as he can. Judge got fired as a result but the tabloids are the Brad show thanks to his spin team. Now he’s pissed she sold her share in a winery despite a judge signing off on it first. How is she the bad guy? If she really wanted to screw him over she wouldn’t have tried to do this as a Jane Doe. If she wanted to pull an Amber she would hire a spin doctor herself. No matter what excuses you offer, even if he’s ‘in recovery’, the fact is that Brad was drunk, was violent with her, he got physical and threw beer on her. He admitted ALL OF IT. the only thing he denied was that he hit Maddox, not that he hit her.

[@THEE_Kisywisy]

It’s not about the actual paying for it. It has to be paid for by HIM on paper because the trauma was caused by the assault. Her paying for it on behalf of the child(ren) is unfair, just like ANY victim. I don’t think it’s bs at all. It fits with what was reported at the time and the fact the kids relationship with him was severely affected by whatever happened She didn’t go public at the time and sue him, which again supports the fact she wanted to keep it private. The report by her and investigation by the fbi was kept private. Even this suit was well under the radar From what I’ve read and heard so far, I’m in Angie’s corner

[@GC2024_]

Personally, they both need to grow up and stop fighting. They've spent their whole adult lives bickering, like 7 yr olds. Must be nice to have money for attorney fees. Just stupid!!

[@jakestroll6518]

I would agree except that would mean him being stuck at the current custody arrangements. Also, you never want your kids believing you gave up on them, it alienates them for life.

[@bethanychatman9531]

Well it is their lives and the lives of their children. And to be fair they're doing this in as much privacy as they can. We're the one's paying attention.

[@jacksonpeterson6899]

Hi there you've a gorgeous picture on your profile! Just decided to stop by and say Hi! I hope you're having a great day

[@danadaneb.5779]

Based on the context, I suspect the “parties” that agreed not to prosecute are the AUSA, FBI, and related individuals, not AJ and/or BP.

[@wolfgangshuman]

Thanks Emily, I’ve been away on a ten day Vipassana and now playing catch up. Great coverage as always. Big respect from Australia xx

[@kellykelley2649]

I feel like this is to distract us from her selling half of the vineyard to a Russian Oligarch - not great for a human rights ambassador Angelina. As a child of divorce - my opinion - because of the age of the children NOW - damage has been done. Both Brad and Angela should have done that better - the children - this will all haunt them. These two should end it and move on. If there was ever a point where Brad could have just signed something over to end this - I wish he would have. If Angelina is fighting for blood - the children are the losers. A sad messy situation. I hope this resolves soon.

[@EyeGlassTrainofMind]

Yeah it's interesting because she seems to be so interested in human rights but then she owns multiple real-estates that the water bills alone are not eco-friendly. It just seems (and I recognize my own limited perspective) that there are 2 Angelina Jolie's--the international human rights advocate/eco advocate and filmaker/saint mother and the image obsessed, cutthroat businessperson who appears to use her family as social and financial capital. Why else would you sell their (the children's)* baby pictures for millions for example?

[@CluelessClozie]

While I understand that Brad signing something over would have made things go faster, I (my opinion only) would have felt completely abandoned if my dad didn’t fight to have shared custody with me. This whole situation is lose/lose. If Brad doesn’t fight, kids will feel abandoned. If he does fight, the ordeal lasts longer and the healing takes longer, too. At the end of the day it’s the kids who hurt the most, and I hope they come out of this as best as they can (I am happy that we all seem to be on the same page as far as “screw the parents, think of your kids” mentality)

[@nika21nika89]

Why now? After 5 years? Could something have happened in France recently when she was SO HAPPY that he visited her twins in France on their birthdays? Did he take a woman with him? It does not make sense that she welcomed him and then digs up info to use. I saw him at the RHCP concert with a pretty young woman dancing next to him that weekend.

[@nika21nika89]

Title of this Emily session? Just going on her words. That's all.

[@bethanybouley6679]

Brad seems to have got his crap together, Angelina must never have done a single thing wrong in her whole life that required someone else to forgive her. This is ridiculous.

[@gimletrose1985]

"didn't rise to a level" it happens all too often in child and spousal abuse. so sad.

[@kathyotoole4608]

I read many times throughout the years that he has issues with her parenting. She believed in letting them do anything they wanted, no formal education, no real meals, etc. He wanted them to have a normal life, the way he had been raised.

[@s.8045]

Meanwhile she raised all her kids to go to college and none of them are in the news for acting out and he is the absent father. Who’s parenting was the problem here? Maybe the alcoholic

[@rop888]

@@s.8045 Or maybe the drug addict Angelina

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

@@s.8045 All those children are in college? Wow. So young most of them. Why isn't this front page news?

[@kathyotoole4608]

@@s.8045 He is NOT an absent father! He hasn’t been allowed access to them! One day I am sure his kids will be back in their lives!! And they may be very angry at Angelina like she is at her father.

[@gimletrose1985]

there are a community of un- schoolers. doesn't necessarily mean that they don't have morale or the discipline. alcoholism might have been worse an impact, honestly

[@DonnaV411]

This is BS on Angie's part IMO. The pc statement was rejected internally by the federal prosecutors so A just wants to second guess why they thought no federal crime had been committed and thus divert the attention back to Brad -- Oh look some FBI agents thought he committed crimes so he does not deserve custody, the children should get more psych treatment and the court needs to protect them more???? It's been more than 5 years since this incident and there have been no others as far as I know -- this is just A's inability to leet Brad have any relationship with his kids IMO and shows how sick A is IMO

[@theConquerersMama]

Agreed

[@tinaleeseberg7250]

Money and privilege at work here! Throw power and money long enough to get the answers you want. It is so sad that this is the way our system works.

[@RhomanysRealm]

I'm not taking sides here, but I have to wonder why so many people are claiming she's looking to have things made public for the press by 'filing anonymously'. Surely if she wanted it publicised she would have filed publicly but requested under seal? Seems to be a bit of a red herring from the 'familiar with the case' person to me.

[@therealdeal3672]

I think that Angelina Jolie is doing much more damage to the family by trying to play this out in the public eye. She's just trying to fan the interpersonal vitriol and lash out at Brad. I agree that it's possible Brad lost control. I don't think anyone got hurt because there is no evidence of such. Okay so there's these pictures of Angelina's arm and or hand that she claims were injured. But the evidence hasn't proven conclusive, it would seem. I would highly suspect that Angelina is engaging in parental alienation against Brad. You don't have to be a perfect father to be a worthwhile father. I understand that the altercation was with Maddox the oldest. Apparently Maddox has quite the fixation on his adoptive mother and it might not be the most healthy one. Brad has shown dedication to his family by becoming a sober. And I'm sure he's mostly been a good dad. Angelina has previously proven herself to be quite the drama queen and what could be more compelling for a drama queen than a custody battle? Nobody's perfect. I'm sure Brad Pitt is not, and I'm very sure that Angelina Jolie is not perfect either. Psychological warfare in the family is at least as destructive as a momentary loss of control, even one leading to a slight injury. Obviously any kind of physical violence is unacceptable. We don't know the story. We don't know Brad's side we do know that Angelina is all about drama and this is not necessarily the right approach to help her kids at all! And besides, with regard to what it would appear refers to getting the children mental health care, if there's anyone that can afford that, it's certainly Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. It will be interesting to see how this case plays out. I look forward to hearing Brad's side. Actually everybody's side, if it turns out to be one of those.

[@Texas_Painter]

I wasn’t notified! The horrors!

[@theConquerersMama]

Meanwhile, every day victims are not notified when their convicted abuser, rapist or attacker is up for parole, gets paroled, or transfered. (Some jurisdictions and individual workers do really well in this area)