The bitter fallout between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is back in the spotlight, with the actor’s friends reportedly challenging the idea that he alone is responsible for the family’s fractured relationships.
The latest claims come after the couple’s daughter Vivienne, 18, revealed she had been hospitalized for an eating disorder earlier this year.
In a statement for her Los Angeles art exhibition, The Tulip Field, she described feeling “angry, sick, and very alone” and thanked fellow patients and hospital staff for helping her through the experience.
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Now, a source told Rob Shutter that people close to Pitt believe both parents have a role to play in the family’s painful history.
“Angelina has made Brad the villain in this family, but his friends believe she needs to accept responsibility for her part in what has happened. The children have been exposed to years of hostility and have been encouraged to see their father through a negative lens. Brad knows he has made mistakes, but this damage cannot all be put on him. It didn’t have to get this ugly,” the source said.
The insider also claims the ongoing conflict has left the children feeling caught between their parents.
“The children have paid the highest price for two parents who could never put their differences aside. Brad’s friends believe Angelina’s anger has helped deepen the divide, leaving the children feeling they have to choose sides. They needed two parents, not two opposing camps,” the source added.
The family rift has played out in public for years. Vivienne has dropped Pitt from her professional name, while her sister Shiloh legally changed her name in 2024.
Jolie and Pitt separated in 2016, but the allegations and counterclaims surrounding their family remain deeply personal.
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The latest comments are claims from a source close to Pitt, not an account confirmed by either parent.
