According to a source who gave a copy of an FBI complaint to CNN, Angelina Jolie accused Brad Pitt of physically harming her and verbally assaulting their children during an altercation on a private flight in 2016.
The actress testified to agents in the heavily redacted report that her then husband had been drinking when he asked her to accompany him to the back of the plane after he had a contentious interaction with one of their six children. The report was made available to both parties as a result of a freedom of information act request.
Pitt’s name is redacted in the report, but it refers to her husband multiple times and he was married to Jolie at the time of the alleged incident.
Once there, she said, they were in a restroom which had a privacy door that did not allow their children to see them as she alleged Pitt “grabbed her by her head,” “grabbed her by the shoulders,” shook her, pushed her into the bathroom wall and was yelling various things at her, including “‘You’re f**king up this family,'” according to the report.
Following the conclusion of an investigation by the FBI in 2016, Pitt was neither detained or charged in relation to the event.
In response to allegations made following a flight within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr. Brad Pitt and his children, the FBI has conducted a review of the circumstances and will not pursue further investigation. No charges have been filed in this matter
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a statement to CNN at the time.
Representatives for Pitt and Jolie have been contacted by CNN for comment.
All parties have had this information for nearly six years and was used in previous legal proceedings. There is nothing new here and serves no purpose other than being a media stunt meant to inflict pain
A source close to Pitt said of the report coming to light now
According to the FBI report, Jolie told investigators that two of their children (whose names are not evident in the redacted report, but were noted to be minors at the time) “were outside the door crying and asked ‘Are you ok Mommy?'”
Pitt allegedly yelled in response, “‘No, mommy’s not ok. She’s ruining this family. She’s crazy,'” the report states.
According to Jolie, that prompted one of their children to respond “‘It’s not her, it’s you, you p***k,'” which she said enraged Pitt and she alleged that she saw him run toward one of the children “like he was going to attack,” at which point she said she got Pitt into a choke hold that he tried to break by throwing himself back, pushing her into the chairs behind them, it says in the report.
Jolie said in the complaint that as a result, she sustained injuries to her back and elbow. She also provided the FBI with a photo of the elbow injury.
The report also includes handwritten pages that Jolie gave that reportedly contain details of the alleged occurrence from her children along with black and white printouts of the images. A large portion of the handwritten pages has been redacted.
Pitt continued to consume alcohol throughout the two-legged excursion, according to Jolie, who also claimed that he later poured beer on her. She claimed that after they landed in Los Angeles, the two got into a violent argument, and Pitt forcibly stopped her and the kids from getting off the plane for 20 minutes.
In addition to her back and elbow, the report states Jolie said she also suffered “a rug burn type wound” on her left hand. A photo of the wound is included in the redacted report. She was asked about a reported scratch on Pitt, which Jolie said in the report could have been caused by her though she believed she had him more in a choke hold.
According to the report, after reviewing a probable cause statement related to the incident, a representative from the US Attorney’s Office “discussed the merits of this investigation with the [FBI] case agent.”
It was agreed by all parties that criminal charges in this case would not be pursued due to several factors
The report reads.
The US Attorney’s Office has been contacted by CNN for comment but a representative for the FBI told CNN via email that no charges were filed in connection with this incident and that further comment would not be appropriate.
A California appeals court ruled last year that a retired judge who had been appointed to arbitrate the custody dispute should be disqualified because of a potential conflict of interest. Jolie filed for divorce shortly after the incident, and although their marriage was dissolved in 2019, their legal battle over property and custody of their minor children has continued over the years.
For the benefit of her kids, Jolie told Vogue India in 2020 that she had ended her marriage to Pitt.
I separated for the well being of my family,” she said. “It was the right decision. I continue to focus on their healing.”
Pitt told GQ in 2017 he had quit drinking after having been “boozing” too much that past year.
In a June 2022 interview with British GQ, he talked about finding more peace recently.
“I always felt very alone in my life,” he told the publication “alone growing up as a kid, alone even out here, and it’s really not till recently that I have had a greater embrace of my friends and family.
Source: CNN