Brad Pitt suspects ‘calculated’ Angelina Jolie move amid estrangement from children: ‘Every year she pulls some…’

The endless stream of media coverage surrounding the Jolie-Pitt family estrangement has repeatedly established that Brad Pitt is not a fan of the distance between himself and his children. Alluding to the Maleficent actress and her son Knox’s rare joint red carpet appearance at the 2024 Governors Awards, a source revealed to InTouchWeekly how “very hard” it was for Pitt “to see photos” of the two “because he hardly gets to see him.” The insider pushed that while the F1 actor is “proud” of his 16-year-old son and “has no issue with him getting out there and making a name for himself,” he can’t help but feel that it accounts for a “calculated” move from Jolie’s side to “mess with him.” Brad Pitt and his purportedly severed ties with his adult children Over the year, multiple reports have cited sources voicing Pitt’s heartbreak over how some of his kids have also gone to great lengths in demonstrating extra support for their mother while apparently pushing him to the sidelines. Earlier this year, Vivienne, 16, appeared to have dropped “Pitt” from her name as the playbill for the new musical The Outsiders, which she helped her mom produce, listed her as “Vivienne Jolie" instead of “Vivienne Jolie-Pitt.” In a late November 2023 video shared by Essence, 19-year-old Zahara also introduced herself as merely “Zahara Marley Jolie” while pledging Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Spelman college. In August, it was reported that her name change petition was granted, allowing her to drop “Pitt.” Brad Pitt dealing with “upsetting” tactics possibly employed by Angelina Jolie The 60-year-old Mr and Mrs Smith actor “is pretty much used” to this dysfunctional connection with his children, said the source. Speaking for Pitt, the insider doubled down against the Salt actress, “Every year she pulls some sort of stunt around the holidays that’s so obviously aimed at hurting him.” They further explained, “Whether it’s taking the kids far away for a trip over the holidays to make it next to impossible for him to see them or filing something with the courts to throw a wrench into things.” Even though Pitt would “love to see his kids,” he’s “trying not to get sucked down by it” as “he can’t control” Jolie’s actions.