Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Relationship Update: How They Raise Kids Together

Goes well. After they were spotted at the same location, many fans are wondering what Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s relationship is like in their court battle? The two were seen apart celebrating the birthday of their twins Knox and Vivienne in Italy.

A source close to the ex-couple told HollywoodLife on July 13, 2022 what Angelina thinks of her ex-husband’s parenting skills. “Angelina has a tight shooting schedule [on Without Blood] So she’s relieved that Brad was able to come to Rome to see the kids and be there for Knox and Vivienne’s birthday, it means a lot to her that he made the trip,” the source said. Two days before Brad’s arrival in Rome, Italy, Angelina was spotted with her twins at a Måneskin concert together. “She always bends over backwards to make sure the kids have time with their dad, especially on special occasions like birthdays and holidays. But in that situation she was concerned about how this was all going to work, so the fact that Brad stood up and made the journey took a huge load off her shoulders, his efforts didn’t go unnoticed.”

The source also mentioned that the two have been out of touch throughout their court battle. “They have virtually no contact, everything between them including the kids’ dates is handled by a third party because they’re still fighting in court,” the insider explained. “But Angelina protects the kids from that as best she can because she wants them to have a healthy relationship with their father, regardless of how she feels about him.”

Angelina filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016 after he had a fight with her eldest son Maddox on their private jet. A source told People at the time that Brad was reportedly “drunk,” the insider claimed, “and there was a falling out between him and Angelina.” According to the source, the eldest son stepped in and “there was a parent-child dispute that wasn’t handled properly and escalated more than it should have.”

Brad and Angelina are engaged in a custody battle over their six children: Maddox, 20, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 13. In May 2021, a judge ruled in Brad’s favor of custody to share with Angelina. However, the decision was remanded in court in July after the judge responsible, Judge John W. Ouderkirk, was removed from office due to his past professional ties with Brad.