Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to attend Venice Film Festival but ‘no way’ their paths will cross
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will both attend this year’s Venice Film Festival, but the festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera has said there’s “no way” the former couple will meet as their contentious divorce proceedings continue to rumble on. Brad will arrive only on Saturday, to Venice.” Barbera added: “There is no way that they can cross each other at the Lido.” Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Last month, Jolie asked Pitt via her lawyer to drop a lawsuit against her. In doing so, Pitt placed squarely at issue why he tried to punish and control Angelina by demanding a newly expanded NDA.” The winery dispute is on top of Jolie’s ongoing abuse allegations against Pitt, who is said to have filed for divorce after an incident on a September 2016 private flight from France to Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Jolie’s lawyers claimed that “Pitt’s history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family’s September 2016 plane trip”, but noted that the flight “marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well”, causing the Salt star to leave the relationship immediately.