The countdown is on for one of Hollywood’s most complicated family sagas.
As twins Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt approach their 18th birthdays next month, a major chapter in the long-running fallout between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is poised to close.
When the twins reach adulthood, the custody arrangement that has shaped the former couple’s post-split relationship for years will effectively end.
Behind the scenes, sources claim the milestone stirs up difficult feelings for Pitt, whose relationship with several of his children has been strained since the couple’s much-publicized breakup in 2016.
According to insiders, Pitt’s girlfriend, Ines De Ramon, has become one of his biggest sources of support.
While she reportedly has no involvement in the ongoing legal disputes between Pitt and Jolie, there is growing speculation that she is hoping to help rebuild bridges in the divided family.
“Brad is absolutely devastated that one by one the kids are formally disowning him, it’s the definition of soul-destroying and almost impossible for him to understand,” a source shared. Heat magazine..
The insider added: “Brad has leaned on Ines a lot through all of this and she’s done an amazing job of helping him hang on, keep the faith and focus in the meantime on the many positive things he still has in his life.”
One reported focus is daughter Shiloh, who has long been thought to share a particularly close bond with her father.
“Brad has always had such a special bond with Shiloh,” the source said, adding that Ines thinks she “may be more open to reconciling or at least listening.”
Whether a reconciliation is possible is still unclear. But as the legal clock winds down, the emotional story behind Hollywood’s most famous family feud seems far from over.
