Brad Pitt is 'heartbroken' over leaked abuse allegation from Angelina Jolie... after Maddox gave less-than 'flattering' testimony amid contentious custody battle

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Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00

Written by Daily mail

           Brad Pitt is saddened it was leaked that Angelina Jolie is now 'prepared to provide proof' of domestic abuse in the couple's contentious custody battle. An alleged altercation between son Maddox, 19, and Brad, 57, in 2016 was said to have been the final straw for Jolie, 45, who filed paperwork indicating that both she and her children are willing to offer testimony and 'proof and authority' in support of her allegations, according to documents obtained by The Blast.Now Pitt is 'heartbroken that Angelina has gone that route. There’s a lot of emotion left after their marriage,' a source close to the actor told Page Six.'He has taken responsibility for his actions and owned up to his past issues, he's stopped drinking, the source added.'The marriage was very passionate and toxic at times and — like all couples — they had fights, but also shared many good times together. He has talked about his drink and drug problems during the time they were together,' they continued.The Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood star has never been arrested or charged for any offense during the couple's marriage, nor have any police reports been made. Soon after the couple filed for divorce in 2016, it was revealed that Brad was being investigated by the FBI and social services in LA amid reports he got 'verbally abusive and physical with his children' on a private jet, yet he was cleared.  'Brad and his camp has never attacked Angelina. But his camp feels this leak was calculated to sway opinion ahead of the conclusion of their trial,' the source said.'Brad feels like he’s being more and more isolated from his children, and he’s devastated about it.'The pair share Maddox, Zahara, 16, Pax, 17, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12, and are hashing out custody and financial arrangements in the trial, which will see their youngest children provide testimony if they give permission. Sources tell the publication that the kids have been interviewed by court-appointed therapists. Maddox has 'already given testimony as [an] adult in the ongoing custody dispute and it wasn't very flattering towards Brad,' according to reports. 'He doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie,' the source told US Weekly. 'Maddox wants to legally change his last name to Jolie, which Angelina has said she doesn’t support.   A source told MailOnline: 'She has made similar allegations in the past which were investigated by the authorities and not substantiated.'The source added: 'This is the latest sad and desperate attempt to advance a false narrative at any cost. 'These have been the same attacks repeated for the past 4 ½ years and anyone who is perceived to be standing in the way can expect to have their credibility challenged.' MailOnline has contacted representatives for the couple for comment. 

 source : Daily mail