New allegations have surfaced in the ongoing legal battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. According to court documents filed by Tony Webb, a former security guard who previously worked for the couple, Jolie may have influenced her children to “avoid” spending time with their father during visits.
Webb, who was employed by Jolie from 2000 to 2020, alleged that he was contacted by a Jolie aide named Michael Vieira, who attempted to prevent two bodyguards from testifying in Jolie’s custody dispute with Pitt.
According to Webb’s statement, Vieira asked him to dissuade the bodyguards from testifying, emphasizing that they had signed 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, encouraging the children to avoid spending time with Pitt during custody visits, as per People magazine.
Responding to these allegations, Paul Murphy, an attorney for Angelina Jolie, dismissed Pitt’s attempts to equate common NDAs with an attempt to cover up his actions.
Murphy emphasized that the case was about power and control, with Jolie seeking separation and health for the family.
In their defense, Pitt’s lawyers submitted Webb’s declaration to illustrate that Jolie herself had utilized 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 feud between Jolie and Pitt has been fraught with accusations and counter-accusations, with each party attempting to sway the court in their favor.
Pitt’s lawyers accused Jolie of turning the business dispute into a sideshow about family court matters, while Jolie’s lawyers suggested that Pitt feared the release of sealed documents related to their custody battle.
(Inputs from ANI)