BRAD Pitt allegedly punched one of his children in the face and strangled another during a fight with Angelina Jolie on a private plane, according to court documents filed Tuesday in the United States by his ex-wife.
The former couple, once one of Hollywood’s most notable couples, are embroiled in a lengthy dispute over their marriage, custody of their six children and shared assets, including a French winery.
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The allegations against pitt originated in the context of a dispute over the winery.
In documents filed in a Los Angeles court and widely quoted in US media, Jolie describes a prolonged outburst from Pitt when the couple flew with the kids from California to France in September 2016.
“Pitt choked one of the kids and punched another in the face,” the papers say, according to The New York Times, adding that he also “grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her.”
At one point in the fight, “he poured beer over Jolie; at another, he poured beer and red wine over the children,” the file claims.
Jolie claims the confrontation started in the plane’s bathroom when Pitt said Jolie was “too deferential” to the kids.
“Pitt grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her against the bathroom wall,” the suit says.
“When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt jumped at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him,” it adds.
The suit goes on to claim that “the kids rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other.
Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the kids and punched another in the face.
Some kids begged Pitt to stop. They were all scared. Many were crying.”
A Pitt representative, who was not authorized to speak publicly, strongly denied Jolie’s allegations, calling them “another repeat that only harms the family.”