Angelina Jolie 'hopes Brad Pitt will stop attacking her' after 'horrendous' divorce battle
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Angelina Jolie is reportedly optimistic that Brad Pitt will now refrain from 'attacking her' following the conclusion of their grueling eight-year divorce battle. 'Angelina hopes the finalization of their divorce will enable him to move on, stop attacking her, and instead help heal their family,' a source told People on Tuesday, a day after the former Hollywood power couple settled their contentious legal dispute.
![['Angelina hopes the finalization of their divorce will enable him to move on, stop attacking her, and instead help heal their family,' a source told People on Tuesday; (seen in September)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/02/93634221-14240695-image-a-2_1735699034281.jpg)
The insider continued, 'Brad has successfully used his power and his privilege to cover up his conduct at his family’s expense, to punish Angelina for leaving, and even to attempt to paint her as the reason why his relationship is so challenging with the children.'.
![[The insider continued, 'Brad has successfully used his power and his privilege to cover up his conduct at his family’s expense, to punish Angelina for leaving, and even to attempt to paint her as the reason why his relationship is so challenging with the children'; (Jolie and Pitt in 2009)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/02/93629979-14240695-Amid_reports_that_the_61_year_old_Oscar_winner_plans_to_marry_th-a-3_1735699143608.jpg)
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, share six children: three biological—Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16—and three adopted—Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, and Zahara, 19. Another source close to Jolie described the divorce process as a nightmare for her and her family.
![[A source close to Pitt, however, pushed back on Jolie’s claims, telling People, 'Jolie has engaged in one-sided attacks for the past eight years, including a never-ending distortion of facts and projecting their own behavior onto others, causing tremendous collateral damage to those in and around the family'; (seen in September)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/02/93634219-14240695-image-a-5_1735699404545.jpg)
'These last eight years have been such a horrendous time for her and her family,' a different source told the outlet. Angelina Jolie is reportedly optimistic that Brad Pitt will now refrain from 'attacking her' following the conclusion of their grueling eight-year divorce battle; (seen in December).
![[Now that his divorce from Angelina Jolie is finally behind him , Brad Pitt is reportedly happier than ever with girlfriend Ines de Ramon—but wedding bells aren’t in their immediate future; (Ines and Brad in September)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/22/93630009-14240231-image-a-12_1735684416799.jpg)
'Angelina hopes the finalization of their divorce will enable him to move on, stop attacking her, and instead help heal their family,' a source told People on Tuesday; (seen in September). A source close to Pitt, however, pushed back on Jolie’s claims, telling People, 'Jolie has engaged in one-sided attacks for the past eight years, including a never-ending distortion of facts and projecting their own behavior onto others, causing tremendous collateral damage to those in and around the family.'.
