While his daughter Vivienne celebrated with her mother Angelina Jolie nearly 3,000 miles away at the 77th Annual Tony Awards in New York City on the night of June 16, Brad Pitt was left alone in Los Angeles. And now the veteran actor is “ready” to make up with Jolie.
The Father’s Day snub was particularly painful because it was followed by a legal setback for his other daughter, Shiloh. On her 18th birthday on May 27, Shiloh filed paperwork to officially remove “Pitt” from her surname, after which her sisters Vivienne, 15, and Zahara, 19, also decided to drop their father’s last name.
an insider told in contact“Brad’s kids” no longer “want anything to do with him.”
“He’s sorry about what happened and he knows he wasn’t the perfect husband or father while they were together,” the source added.
The child custody battle with Jolie began in 2016. The couple, who share six children – Maddox, 22; Pax, 20; Zahara, 19; Shiloh, 18; and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15 – have been embroiled in a bitter feud that has led to Brad becoming estranged from his kids.
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A source close to Brad has revealed that the ‘Bullet Train’ star is now ready to patch things up with Angelina. “Brad never imagined that this fight and rivalry would go on for years,” the source said. They also mentioned the ongoing dispute over the sale of Angelina’s share in the winery, Chateau Miraval.
“He’s willing to raise his hands and surrender.”
The tension between Brad and his kids is palpable
At the same time that Shiloh legally changed her name, Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie for the Broadway musical “The Outsiders,” which she produced with her mother.
Zahara also introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie at a sorority initiation ceremony at Spelman College in November 2023.
Pax reportedly called Brad a “world-class a**hole” in an Instagram post on Father’s Day 2020.
In 2021, Maddox testified against Brad in a custody dispute after an alleged physical altercation on a private plane. Recently, it was also reported that Jolie-Pitt’s eldest son now wants to break all ties with his father and become his mother’s “protector”.
“The kids removing Brad’s name is just a minor thing,” the source said. in contact,
“Brad spent a lot of time and money doing what he thought was right for his kids, but now he’s wondering if it was worth it,” the source said.
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“Miraval was something for the kids to keep even after he left, but if they don’t want it then it’s a moot point.”
The source added, “Brad knows he can’t force the issue and he can’t force his kids to see him,” adding, “It has to be on their terms, but he will be there when they’re ready.”
