Angelina
Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached an agreement to keep their divorce and custody
battle out of the public eye, they revealed in a joint statement.
"The
parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights
of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and
engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to
facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues,” according to
the actors’ reps on Monday, January 9. “The parents are committed to act as a
united front to effectuate recovery and reunification."
The
new arrangement comes after TMZ reported last week that Jolie, 41, had agreed
to seal the court documents, one month after Pitt sought an emergency hearing
to keep their legal tussle private.
The
stars have been embroiled in an increasingly nasty divorce battle and fight
over custody of their six children, Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh,
10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8. The children are living with Jolie, and
have seen Pitt only for a few supervised visits since the split.
Pitt,
53, is seeking joint physical custody of the children, and his emergency
request to seal their custody battle was dismissed. Last month, his lawyer
blasted Jolie as having “no self-regulating mechanism” and alleged she was not
considering the welfare of their kids by filing details of Pitt’s custody and
visitation agreement with the court, making it public record. Jolie’s lawyer,
Laura Wasser, in response filed legal documents claiming that Pitt wants to
keep the details confidential because he’s “terrified that the public will learn
the truth.”
Jolie
shocked fans when she filed for divorce on September 19, after two years of
marriage and 12 years together. Pitt, who made a surprise appearance to present
at the Golden Globes on Sunday, was subsequently cleared of child abuse allegations
by the FBI and the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services in
November, in relation to an alleged incident with son Maddox on their private
jet.
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