Brad Pitt reportedly cuts ties with sons Pax and Maddox amid ongoing family feud
Brad Pitt is reportedly stopped trying to fix his relationship with his two eldest sons, Maddox (23) and Pax (21), as his bitter divorce from his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, continues to take its toll.
A source close to the 61-year-old actor has revealed that Brad feels his relationship with his adopted sons is broken beyond repair.
Last month Pax was spotted in an inebriated state, needing support from friends as he exited an hotel before making his way to a strip club in Hollywood.
In response to the incident, an insider revealed that Brad has had enough of Pax's antics.
'He has zero concern with what Pax does or doesn't do,' the source said.
'Brad honestly considers his relationship with Pax unfixable.'
The Fight Club star reportedly believes there's nothing more he can do.
'They're old enough to make their own choices and their choices include drama, that's all on them,' the source said.
It's believed Brad is convinced Angelina (50) has encouraged the rift between him and Maddox, who was born in Cambodia, and Pax, who hails from Vietnam, but sources close to the actress say she's devastated about how things have unravelled.
The tension between Brad and Maddox dates back to a September 2016 incident on a private plane, where Maddox was reportedly involved in a physical confrontation with his father.
It was this altercation that seemed to lead led to Angie filing for divorce.
In 2019, when asked about their relationship, Maddox, who studied biochemistry at Korea's Yonsei University and served as a production assistant on his mother's 2024 movie, Maria, said, 'whatever happens, happens'.
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Since the plane incident Maddox and Brad have struggled to see eye-to-eye, while Pax has been openly showing his resentment towards their father.
In 2020 Pax, who since finishing high school has had various behind-the-scenes roles in the film industry, including set photographer and assistant director, took to Instagram on Father's Day to call Brad a 'world-class ass**'.
He accused Brad of causing his four youngest children – Zahara (20), Shiloh (19) and twins Knox and Vivienne (both 16) – to 'tremble in fear' and of showing 'no regard or empathy' towards him and Maddox.
'You have made the lives of those closest to me a constant hell,' Pax said, adding, 'you will never understand the damage you have done because you are incapable of doing so'.
PHOTO:It's not only the older boys who have pulled away from their father. Zahara, Vivienne and Shiloh have also distanced themselves by dropping the Pitt surname.
Zahara introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie at a university sorority event, Vivienne was credited as Vivienne Jolie in a Broadway show and on her 18th birthday Shiloh filed paperwork to legally drop Pitt from her surname.
A source close to Angelina says Brad should stop playing the victim and admit that his estrangement from his kids isn't due to their mother but rather how he treated them.
'He should stop blaming others. If he wants to rebuild a relationship with the kids he should acknowledge his own actions and make amends,' the source said.
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