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Writing multiple paragraphs isn't just a casual bystander. Get real. |
You have put WAY too much thought into this! |
I like to think I have a pretty good ability to read toxic people.
I think Brad is a narcissist abuser and Angelina wants him to be held accountable for everything she endured I think the kids are pretty great, and each one is encouraged to be themselves. People talking about Angelina's past have no idea what she's like today. Why even bring it up. |
She put her career before the kids. |
Why even bring the past up indeed. Why is her past irrelevant but his is not? This is such a bizarre post. |
All of this!!! I don't even like Angelina and only know so much about their kids now because this thread made me curious. The kids are doing fine and finding their own paths so I am going defend them. That's rare of nepo kids of that level of fame. It does reflect nicely on her and that obviously we think she's a perfect parent. For goodness sake her daughter had pink hair abd she literally produced her daughter's favorite musical so she can have experience. Can't get anymore permissive and gentle parenting then that, but lots of people have found balance with that so I can't judge since we don't know really how she parents. |
Because his past caused physical harm to the kids.... |
Why were there no criminal charges? |
I AM NOT A FAN OF ANGELINA JOLIE! I thought she was decent in Girl, Interrupted - beyond that, I've seen Maleficent because my little niece asked me to watch it, I watched her in A Mighty Heart which I thought she was decent in - I watched it for the depiction of Daniel Pearl's wife's story, not because of Jolie. I saw her in Those Who Wish Me Dead which I watched because it was set in Montana - but I realized right away it wasn't filmed there, as I've lived in Montana and also New Mexico where it was filmed, and the forests are distinctly different in both states. The film was pretty good and Jolie was pretty good in it - I like films where women are in strong, kick ass roles. Those are the only films of Jolie's I've ever seen - I am not a big fan and don't seek her out. My attitude toward Pitt is the same - I have endured his mediocre acting in several films that would have been better if he'd not been in them, including A River Runs Through It and the otherwise very beautiful film The Tree of Life which would have been so much better with a serious actor in the part Pitt played. I'm frankly shocked by how often he's been nominated because I think he is not a very good actor - but he's pretty so he is box office draw and frankly the awards often don't recognize the most gifted actors. I mean seriously, Brad Pitt has an acting Oscar but Willem Dafoe doesn't? Richard Burton never got one? Samuel Jackson? Cary Grant? Even Bradley Cooper deserves an acting Oscar more than Brad Pitt does. It's laughable. This isn't about fan/stan for me; this is about me being a woman who grew up with an alcoholic abusive father whose mother didn't protect her kids, and having automatic respect for women - Jolie or anyone else - who step up to protect their kids from an abusive addicted parent. And it's about me being sick to death of the shit ton of excuses that are made for crappy husbands and fathers, while women get all the criticism, all the time. Knowing how many of the posters in this thread are more than likely women makes me sick - the internalized misogyny is disgusting, but same as it ever was. This is why we can't defeat patriarchy - we are so busy fawning over loser men and beating each other up to be their biggest fans. ![]() |
Not being charged doesn't mean an incident wasn't committed. I am not surprised the FBI wrote a probable cause and it was dropped at the attorneys office.At the time they said she wasn't forthcoming and was hesitant about him being charged. If she and the kids pulled out then there was no case. I go back and forth about her wanting accountability. I would have moved on but I am also not a public figure and mynEX doesn't have a PR team that is repeating saying nothing happened. I kind of get it. She got the FBI to do an internal investigation and admit they handled it wrongly and that confirmation means something for her. |
before stans freak out i meant *don't think she's a perfect parent |
Ok. Seems like this is all about the feels and not about the facts. Carry on with your multi paragraphs screeds and fan fiction. |
ITA with this. She’s a strong woman and hates it that people think that she suffered abuse because “who would abuse someone so hot/rich/whatever”. She sold herself as a badass woman and ended up with an abuser. Brad’s a narcissist who took what he wanted and preyed on the exact insecurity/ issues posters here are blaming her for- but he did it 20 years ago when she actually acted kind of crazy. Brad probably shamed her because of her public reputation- “who’s going to believe you you’re crazy”- so she feels extra fervent about revealing the truth of who she is and what happened to her. High value high target empaths or women with BPD/unstable childhoods/other mental or addiction issues are a narcs prime target. Makes them look better and they can demean them until they destroy them in private. |
Do you have any idea of the rate of domestic violence in this country? Do you have any idea how little of it gets prosecuted, ESPECIALLY when the perpetrators are well heeled? As a former prosecutor who has met literally hundreds of prosecutors from all over the country, I can attest to how many of them are ambitious gutless wonders who wouldn't touch such a case with a ten foot pole. That doesn't mean for a hot minute that Pitt didn't abuse his wife and kids. Prosecutors nolle prosequi on rape and child and partner abuse investigations with more than adequate probable cause ALL THE TIME because they are the hardest cases to win and most prosecutors care more about their win/loss record than about actually serving victims. Do you know why rape and child and partner abuse cases are the hardest cases to win? Because there are so many people like you, and the others posting in this thread, who end up on juries. Apologists for pretty men. Oh, that pretty man couldn't have beaten and choked his wife. That pretty man couldn't have beaten his child. That pretty man would never rape a child. Makes me SICK. |