Why Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie's Divorce Still Isn't Final

Since announcing their separation in September 2016, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been immersed in a very messy legal battle. While the former couple refrained from listing an exact reason at the time, an anonymous source revealed to People that their separation stemmed from a "verbal and violent" altercation on a private plane. They also claimed that Pitt was physically assaulted with their child Maddox — prompting the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the FBI to investigate. "I'm not the kind of person who makes decisions like the decisions I had to make lightly," Jolie told The Guardian in 2021. "It took a lot for me to be in a position where I felt I had to separate from the father of my children."

While details about the investigation were kept private for six years, Rolling Stone obtained a leaked copy of the FBI report in August 2022. In the document, the "Girl, Interrupted" star accused Pitt of injuring her after he "grabbed" her by the head and shoulders and shook her. Jolie also accused the "Bullet Train" actor — who was said to have been drinking at the time — of pushing her into the private jet's bathroom wall and verbally abusing their children. Following the leak, a source close to Pitt accused Jolie of using the report — which they claimed was made available to the actors in 2016 — to "inflict pain."

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