Brad Pitt cleared in child abuse investigation as Angelina Jolie admits she’s ‘relieved’
Brad Pitt has been cleared of child abuse allegations as the investigation against him has been dropped.
The same day that the A-lister made his first public appearance at the Allied premiere in LA, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services cleared him of any wrongdoing.
The investigation stemmed from allegations of an incident that occurred on a private plane back in September, involving his 15-year-old son Maddox.
Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from the actor just one day after the alleged incident took place.
A representative for the actress said: “Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal.”
Pitt was on the red carpet in LA on Wednesday night for the premiere of his new film, alongside Marion Cotillard, in which he broke his silence on the split for the first time.
Speaking to E! News he said: “It's really sweet, everyone has been really kind out here.
“It's really nice to have all the support.”
During a Q&A session he chose only to talk about the film, in which he plays a Canadian officer who goes undercover in Morocco during the war and teams up with a French spy — played by Cotillard — to assassinate a Nazi ambassador.
He said: “I don’t know much about the espionage world and what it took to get behind enemy lines and to plant your characters, so that was really interesting.”
Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard at Allied Los Angeles Premiere
His appearance came amid the news that Jolie has been awarded full custody of children Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
They will remain in the sole care of Jolie, while Pitt will be allowed “therapeutic visits”.
A representative for the actress said in a statement: “We can confirm that childcare professionals have encouraged a legal agreement accepted and signed by both sides over a week ago.
“In accordance with this agreement, the six children will stay in their mother's custody, and the children will continue therapeutic visits with their father.
“This has been determined by childcare professionals to be in the children's best interest.”
