“LAPD is not handling any report of allegations of child abuse for Mr. Brad Pitt, LAPD Officer Jenny Houser told CNN”.
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“This kind of a thing routinely gets sent over to LAPD by DCFS because that’s the protocol whenever there’s any allegation of child abuse”.
U.S. news reports cited anonymous sources as saying Pitt is under investigation by a child welfare agency because of an airborne incident on September 14.
“We have no criminal investigation that we are actively pursuing”, said Sgt. Barry Montgomery.
Several media outlets, using anonymous sources, have reported that the actor is under investigation by a child welfare agency because of the incident.
Brad Pitt is being investigated after being accused of verbal and physical abuse against his children, according to multiple reports early Thursday.
The DCFS told TheWrap that due to confidentiality laws they are unable to confirm or deny whether they are now investigating Pitt. In documents filed in court on Monday, Jolie cited irreconcilable differences in ending their marriage of two years.
Sources say the incident was anonymously reported to child protection authorities by either someone on board the plane or a member of the tarmac ground crew.
Pitt and Jolie share six children together, 15-year-old Maddox, 12-year-old Pax, 11-year-old Zahara, 10-year-old Shiloh and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. TMZ reports Pitt will fight for joint custody of the kids, and will not settle exclusively for visitation rights. We’ve also reached out to reps for both Jolie and Pitt for comment. It is the third for Jolie Pitt, who was previously married to Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.
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A person close to Pitt told TMZ that the star of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” has taken the matter very seriously and claimed that he had never abused any of the couple’s children. “I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time”.
