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Angelina Jolie: Brangelina Bunch Reported Custody Deal in the Works
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's children will stay with mom, with visitation for dad, and the first visitation will be supervised, TMZ reports.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — A deal may have been reached in the custody of the six children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services recommended the pair agree to a deal, as reported by unnamed sources, media outlets including TMZ.com reported Friday.
The entertainment website stated that both Jolie and Pitt will undergo individual counseling. Reports also state that Pitt has agreed to undergo drug and alcohol testing, even though he already voluntarily submitted to one such test and it came back negative.
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TMZ reported that Jolie will get full physical custody of the six children, with visitation rights for Pitt, whose first visit will have to be under the supervision of a therapist who will decide the circumstances of future visits.
Jolie, 41, filed for divorce Sept. 19, citing irreconcilable differences. She and Pitt, 52, have been together since 2004 but weren't married until August 2014.
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“Angelina's decision to file has to do with the way Brad was parenting the children ... she was extremely upset with his methods,” TMZ reported.
The celebrity gossip site reports that there was no “third” person involved in the split, and Jolie is not asking for spousal support. However, Page Six, citing a "well-placed source," reports that Jolie decided to dump Pitt when she learned that he was cheating on her.
The couple has six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.
Jolie will not ask for spousal support.
Various reports circulated after the divorce filing that the split was fueled by an airborne dispute between the couple on a private plane, with Pitt allegedly getting drunk and acting aggressively with the children, sparking a DCFS probe. A spokeswoman for the FBI said the federal agency was aware of the alleged airborne incident and was evaluating the circumstances to determine if a full-fledged investigation was warranted.
"Entertainment Tonight" reported Thursday that Jolie's representatives have hired noted crisis manager Judy Smith — the inspiration for Kerry Washington's character on "Scandal." Pitt, meanwhile, hired a New York-based strategic communications firm, along with Beverly Hills divorce attorney Lance Spiegel, whose past clients include Eva Longoria, "Entertainment Tonight" reported.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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