What is your take on the Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt divorce saga? What happened on the plane?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And she's continuing the fight, putting 3 of her kids in the middle. Parental alienation is real. The judge had plenty of evidence from objective professionals, was right not to put the kids through that.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/angelina-jolie-says-3-kids-wanted-to-testify-in-brad-pitt-case/

Does Pitt not see his children these days?

He apparently sees (most of?) them but on a limited basis. The judge ordered something closer to 50-50 (exact ratio not disclosed) but Jolie doesn't want him to have that, and apparently the three oldest children are alienated from him and willing to testify on her behalf. I don't think the judge's ruling takes effect until she gets through her appeal in July.

Their almost grown. They know what he's done and should be able to see him or not see him if they want. As they age out so will the court nonsense.
All the kids are at the age to decide imo.

Huh? They're still under their mother's influence.

[Anonymous]

Do his three bio kids still love him?

If I were Brad, I would be super fun dad whenever I had them. I would welcome all the kids, but I wouldn’t force the older adopted ones to visit.

“Kids, I love all of you and my door is always open. Unconditional love and support until my dying breath. Know that I’ll always be here whenever you are ready.”

And be present and supportive without making demands. Let her be on top of them with rules and expectations.

His kids will come back as soon as they can. I’m sure they’re over her wacky antics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I worked with her briefly and had a good experience. It’s hard to reconcile these stories with the woman I worked with.

She’s a good actress.

That hasn’t been my experience behind the scenes. They ( actors) don’t put on a show for the help, unless they are ALWAYS putting on a show. If they are always acting, then that IS who they are.

My boss met her through some of her charity work and thought Angelina was smart and kind. She said Brad (who was still married to her at the time) was dim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do his three bio kids still love him?

If I were Brad, I would be super fun dad whenever I had them. I would welcome all the kids, but I wouldn’t force the older adopted ones to visit.

“Kids, I love all of you and my door is always open. Unconditional love and support until my dying breath. Know that I’ll always be here whenever you are ready.”

And be present and supportive without making demands. Let her be on top of them with rules and expectations.

His kids will come back as soon as they can. I’m sure they’re over her wacky antics.

The problem with that is that she has always been the fun mom. They have had an ultra-permissive unconventional upbringing and Pitt has tried for years to give some rules and structure. Not very successfully.

Of course they're not going to like their dad. Just look at their childhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do his three bio kids still love him?

If I were Brad, I would be super fun dad whenever I had them. I would welcome all the kids, but I wouldn’t force the older adopted ones to visit.

“Kids, I love all of you and my door is always open. Unconditional love and support until my dying breath. Know that I’ll always be here whenever you are ready.”

And be present and supportive without making demands. Let her be on top of them with rules and expectations.

His kids will come back as soon as they can. I’m sure they’re over her wacky antics.

The problem with that is that she has always been the fun mom. They have had an ultra-permissive unconventional upbringing and Pitt has tried for years to give some rules and structure. Not very successfully.

Of course they're not going to like their dad. Just look at their childhoods.

This. But he did win on the schooling point, and I'm sure some of them do appreciate having more stability and local friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do his three bio kids still love him?

If I were Brad, I would be super fun dad whenever I had them. I would welcome all the kids, but I wouldn’t force the older adopted ones to visit.

“Kids, I love all of you and my door is always open. Unconditional love and support until my dying breath. Know that I’ll always be here whenever you are ready.”

And be present and supportive without making demands. Let her be on top of them with rules and expectations.

His kids will come back as soon as they can. I’m sure they’re over her wacky antics.

The problem with that is that she has always been the fun mom. They have had an ultra-permissive unconventional upbringing and Pitt has tried for years to give some rules and structure. Not very successfully.

Of course they're not going to like their dad. Just look at their childhoods.

Angelina was living with a boyfriend at age 14 so her kids upbringing looks tame in comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And she's continuing the fight, putting 3 of her kids in the middle. Parental alienation is real. The judge had plenty of evidence from objective professionals, was right not to put the kids through that.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/angelina-jolie-says-3-kids-wanted-to-testify-in-brad-pitt-case/

Does Pitt not see his children these days?

He apparently sees (most of?) them but on a limited basis. The judge ordered something closer to 50-50 (exact ratio not disclosed) but Jolie doesn't want him to have that, and apparently the three oldest children are alienated from him and willing to testify on her behalf. I don't think the judge's ruling takes effect until she gets through her appeal in July.

Their almost grown. They know what he's done and should be able to see him or not see him if they want. As they age out so will the court nonsense.
All the kids are at the age to decide imo.

Huh? They're still under their mother's influence.

The oldest one has been living in South Korea for at least a year no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked with her briefly and had a good experience. It’s hard to reconcile these stories with the woman I worked with.

She’s a good actress.

That hasn’t been my experience behind the scenes. They ( actors) don’t put on a show for the help, unless they are ALWAYS putting on a show. If they are always acting, then that IS who they are.

My boss met her through some of her charity work and thought Angelina was smart and kind. She said Brad (who was still married to her at the time) was dim.

I’ve also met Brad briefly. He is friendly but agree that he’s dim. Like a toned down, human golden retriever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And she's continuing the fight, putting 3 of her kids in the middle. Parental alienation is real. The judge had plenty of evidence from objective professionals, was right not to put the kids through that.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/angelina-jolie-says-3-kids-wanted-to-testify-in-brad-pitt-case/

Does Pitt not see his children these days?

He apparently sees (most of?) them but on a limited basis. The judge ordered something closer to 50-50 (exact ratio not disclosed) but Jolie doesn't want him to have that, and apparently the three oldest children are alienated from him and willing to testify on her behalf. I don't think the judge's ruling takes effect until she gets through her appeal in July.

I think the fact that Brad had so little custody for so long and for the first year had supervised visitation means there must have been something (bad) there that the public was unaware of. This judge seems pretty fair so I don’t think he would do that without cause. Either way I think the writing is on the wall in terms of him getting closer to 50/50 and Angelina should be working on accepting that fact as opposed to wrangling her kids into testifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And she's continuing the fight, putting 3 of her kids in the middle. Parental alienation is real. The judge had plenty of evidence from objective professionals, was right not to put the kids through that.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/angelina-jolie-says-3-kids-wanted-to-testify-in-brad-pitt-case/

Does Pitt not see his children these days?

He apparently sees (most of?) them but on a limited basis. The judge ordered something closer to 50-50 (exact ratio not disclosed) but Jolie doesn't want him to have that, and apparently the three oldest children are alienated from him and willing to testify on her behalf. I don't think the judge's ruling takes effect until she gets through her appeal in July.

Their almost grown. They know what he's done and should be able to see him or not see him if they want. As they age out so will the court nonsense.
All the kids are at the age to decide imo.

Huh? They're still under their mother's influence.

The oldest one has been living in South Korea for at least a year no?

Mostly home 2020 due to COVID.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And she's continuing the fight, putting 3 of her kids in the middle. Parental alienation is real. The judge had plenty of evidence from objective professionals, was right not to put the kids through that.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/angelina-jolie-says-3-kids-wanted-to-testify-in-brad-pitt-case/

Does Pitt not see his children these days?

He apparently sees (most of?) them but on a limited basis. The judge ordered something closer to 50-50 (exact ratio not disclosed) but Jolie doesn't want him to have that, and apparently the three oldest children are alienated from him and willing to testify on her behalf. I don't think the judge's ruling takes effect until she gets through her appeal in July.

I think the fact that Brad had so little custody for so long and for the first year had supervised visitation means there must have been something (bad) there that the public was unaware of. This judge seems pretty fair so I don’t think he would do that without cause. Either way I think the writing is on the wall in terms of him getting closer to 50/50 and Angelina should be working on accepting that fact as opposed to wrangling her kids into testifying.

Parents can be horrible to their kids, foster care steps in, they do all their assigned “classes” and usually get the kids back. Doesn’t mean they are any better parents, just they know what can and cannot be done to the kids. If Brad is a drunk it’s not enough to keep the kids away from him (legally) as long as he’s not violent to them or denying them their basic needs. It’s either all BS regarding the kids or he really was abusive. Take your pick.

[Anonymous]

realtalk - Brad likely never wanted those kids and is just keeping up the legal custody battle for PR reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked with her briefly and had a good experience. It’s hard to reconcile these stories with the woman I worked with.

She’s a good actress.

That hasn’t been my experience behind the scenes. They ( actors) don’t put on a show for the help, unless they are ALWAYS putting on a show. If they are always acting, then that IS who they are.

My boss met her through some of her charity work and thought Angelina was smart and kind. She said Brad (who was still married to her at the time) was dim.

I could have told you that. He was always a pot head and alcoholic. She thought he was cute, but never looked down the road to see if he was a stable partner. The older kids remember how he acted. The youngest I believe is 13, even at that age they should get a say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:realtalk - Brad likely never wanted those kids and is just keeping up the legal custody battle for PR reasons.

Nonsense. He’s made no secret of the fact that he badly wanted children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:realtalk - Brad likely never wanted those kids and is just keeping up the legal custody battle for PR reasons.

Nonsense. He’s made no secret of the fact that he badly wanted children.

+1. It seemed like that's what eroded his marriage to Jen Aniston.