Angelina Jolie claims ex Brad Pitt had ‘history of physical abuse’ in new court filing

Angelina Jolie Claims Brad Pitt’s Abuse Started Before Highly Publicized Incident

Angelina Jolie is claiming in a new legal filing that ex Brad Pitt’s abuse “started well before” a highly publicized 2016 incident, in which the actor was allegedly violent toward his then-wife and children while aboard a private jet.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Emphasized:

1. Goal 5: Gender Equality
2. Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
3. Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Background

• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are involved in an ongoing legal battle over Château Miraval, the French winery they once owned and where they got married in 2014.
• Jolie’s lawyers claim that Pitt has been trying to control and financially drain her, as well as hide his history of abuse.

Allegations and Legal Filing

“While Pitt’s history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family’s September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles, this flight marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well. Jolie then immediately left him,” reads a Thursday court filing by Jolie’s lawyers obtained by USA TODAY.

The motion to compel seeks communications from Pitt and his company Mondo Bongo related to a nondisclosure agreement Jolie’s team says Pitt wanted her to sign as a condition of buying her shares.

Angelina Jolie’s Lawyer Statement

“Mr. Pitt refused to purchase Ms. Jolie’s interest in the winery when she would not be silenced by his NDA,” Jolie’s lawyer, Paul Murphy, said in a statement to USA TODAY Thursday. “By refusing to buy her interest but then suing her, Mr. Pitt put directly at issue why that NDA was so important to him and what he hoped it would bury: his abuse of Ms. Jolie and their family.”

What Angelina Jolie Claims Happened on the Family’s 2016 Flight

Pitt and Jolie’s dispute over the winery escalated in 2022 when Jolie opened up about abuse she said she and her children suffered at the hands of her ex-husband on a flight.

In her October 2022 filing, Jolie’s lawyers alleged Pitt “grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, and then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her into the bathroom wall,” during a flight from their Chateau Miraval winery in France to California.

Brad Pitt Was Not Charged After Alleged Altercation on Private Jet

In September 2016, reports emerged of Pitt being under investigation by the FBI and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services for the in-flight altercation. Two months later, the FBI confirmed that the agency had reviewed the allegations and dropped its investigation, and Pitt was not charged. Earlier that month, Pitt was also cleared of child abuse allegations by the LA County Department of Children and Family Services.

Pitt and Jolie share six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox – who were between 8 and 15 years old at the time of the alleged incident.

Resources for Domestic Violence Victims

If you are a victim of domestic violence, you can seek help from the following organizations:

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)
• Safe Horizon’s hotline (safehorizon.org)

Contributing: Morgan Hines and Charles Trepany

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

1. SDG 5: Gender Equality

   • Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
   • Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months.

2. SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

   • Target 16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.
   • Indicator 16.1.2: Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age group, and cause.

Analysis

The article discusses allegations made by Angelina Jolie against Brad Pitt regarding domestic violence and abuse. Based on the content of the article, the following SDGs, targets, and indicators can be identified:

1. SDG 5: Gender Equality

The issue of domestic violence and abuse highlighted in the article is directly connected to SDG 5, which aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The allegations made by Angelina Jolie against Brad Pitt involve violence against women and girls, which is a violation of their rights and a barrier to achieving gender equality.

Targets:

• Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

Indicators:

• Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months.

2. SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

The allegations of domestic violence and abuse also relate to SDG 16, which focuses on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Targets:

• Target 16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere.

Indicators:

• Indicator 16.1.2: Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age group, and cause.

Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

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