In the ongoing legal battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, fresh allegations have surfaced suggesting that Jolie may have influenced her children to “avoid” spending time with their father during visits. These claims were made in court documents filed by Tony Webb, a former security guard for the couple, as reported by People magazine.
Webb, who worked for Jolie from 2000 to 2020, alleged that he was contacted by a Jolie aide named Michael Vieira, who tried to prevent two bodyguards from testifying in Jolie’s custody battle with Pitt. According to Webb, Vieira asked him to discourage the bodyguards from testifying, citing their non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with Jolie.
Despite the NDAs, one of the bodyguards, Ross Foster, expressed his intention to testify about statements he allegedly overheard from Jolie, in which she purportedly encouraged the children to avoid spending time with Pitt during custody visits.
In response to these allegations, Paul Murphy, an attorney for Angelina Jolie, rejected Pitt’s attempts to equate common NDAs with an attempt to conceal his actions. Murphy argued that the case was about power and control, with Jolie seeking separation and health for the family.
Pitt’s lawyers, on the other hand, submitted Webb’s declaration to show that Jolie herself had used NDAs in the past, undermining her objections to signing them in the context of their legal dispute over their French winery, Chateau Miraval.
The legal dispute between Jolie and Pitt has been filled with accusations and counter-accusations, as each party tries to sway the court in their favor. Pitt’s lawyers accused Jolie of turning the business dispute into a distraction from family court matters, while Jolie’s lawyers suggested that Pitt feared the release of sealed documents related to their custody battle.
These allegations of Jolie allegedly influencing the children to avoid Pitt during visits add a new layer of complexity to the already contentious legal proceedings between the former Hollywood couple.