Angelina Jolie claims ‘corrupt’ choose favored Brad Pitt in little one custody case

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By Marjorie Hernandez

Angelina Jolie alleged the choose who oversaw her child custody case was “biased” and favored her ex-husband Brad Pitt— and now the “Maleficent” actress is utilizing her expertise to push laws to examine “corrupt” officers of the court docket.

In a two-page letter dated Sept. 29 and obtained by The Put up, the actress and former Goodwill Ambassador urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to assist “Piqui’s Regulation,” which might require home violence coaching for judges, mediators and different court docket professionals on the consequences of kid abuse and trauma.

A supply near Jolie advised The Put up the actress is pushing for the laws after the trauma she encountered below Los Angeles Choose John W. Ouderkirk, who refused to allow her kids to testify about home violence they skilled by the hands of their father.

“That is private to her, and for good cause,” a supply near Jolie advised The Put up. “Have a look at what she confronted from a biased choose who was eliminated by the appellate court docket for his corrupt and secretive monetary dealings with Brad Pitt’s staff that violated judicial ethics in her household’s case, and who refused to evaluate proof of home abuse.

“It’s no shock she has taken on this particular concern. Their entire household is a sufferer of system failure. She has been combating privately for her household and publicly for different households for years.”

Sources near Brad Pitt, nonetheless, advised The Put up Jolie is utilizing “her typical ways” to “misrepresent the reality” and injury the status of the choose and different professionals who’ve testified in opposition to the actress.

Ouderkirk, a retired non-public choose who really officiated the previous couple’s nuptials, dominated in Could 2021 that the couple would keep 50/50 custody of their youngsters.

The couple have 5 youngsters— Maddox, 22, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shilo, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, who’re 15. The actress mentioned Ouderkirk denied her youngsters the chance to testify although California regulation allowed youngsters 14-years outdated and older to take action.

Jolie challenged the choose’s tentative custody resolution and filed a petition within the appellate court docket to take away Ouderkirk from the case.

The appellate court docket in July 2021 ruled Ouderkirk should be disqualified from the case as a result of the retired choose didn’t sufficiently disclose enterprise relationships with Pitt’s attorneys.

Nonetheless, sources near Pitt’s authorized staff advised The Put up the 2021 appellate court docket ruling was primarily based on a “technical process,” and had nothing to do with the details associated to the custody case.

“Choose Ouderkirk was not in enterprise with anybody,” sources near Pitt’s authorized staff mentioned. “Like different non-public judges, he was engaged by each Ms. Jolie’s and Mr. Pitts attorneys on different circumstances, which he disclosed.

“It’s disappointing however not shocking that she would proceed to control the media and the general public with [Donald] Trump-like distortions and to intentionally make misrepresentations with none regard for the injury it causes to harmless third-parties simply making an attempt to do their jobs.”

Sources near Pitt’s staff added, “Whereas the laws she is supporting is probably very viable, it has nothing to do together with her custody case. It’s inexplicable why she would use her advocacy for an additional defamatory effort to ignore all the target details as a way to advance her personal curiosity.”

If handed, Piqui’s Regulation— named after a 5-year-old boy who was killed by his father in 2017— additionally would stop abused youngsters from being separated from their non-violent mother or father, in addition to block youngsters from going into reunification camps.

Through the practically five-year custody battle, Jolie fought to take care of custody of the youngsters after a 2016 incident that in the end broke the household aside.

The 59-year outdated “Combat Membership” star allegedly flipped out throughout a Sept. 14, 2016 flight the place Jolie claimed her then-husband, who had been consuming, took her to the restroom, “grabbed her by the pinnacle, shaking her,” according to an FBI report obtained by Page Six.

The report additionally mentioned Pitt additionally shook Jolie by the shoulders as they argued over certainly one of their youngsters.

She alleged that he punched the ceiling of the aircraft 4 occasions after telling her, “You’re f—ing up this household.”‘ When the youngsters requested, “Are you OK, Mommy?,” Pitt allegedly replied: “No, she’s not OK, she’s ruining this household, she’s loopy.”

One of many youngsters — whose identify was redacted from the report — yelled, “It’s not her, it’s you, you p—okay!,” in accordance to the report. Pitt then allegedly ran towards the kid, however Jolie held him again, struggling accidents to her again and elbow within the course of.

Six days after the flight, Jolie filed for divorce. Nonetheless, the FBI in the end didn’t pursue fees in opposition to Pitt.

A supply near Jolie mentioned the choose’s resolution to not enable her youngsters to testify shouldn’t occur to different youngsters, and Piqui’s Regulation would defend that proper.

“As a reminder, to this date, Pitt has nonetheless not ever denied his abusive conduct,” the supply mentioned. “New coaching for judges is totally essential. If this occurred to Jolie in her court docket case, simply think about what is going on everywhere in the nation.”

A supply near Pitt mentioned the “Bullet Prepare” actor has acknowledged he was improper regarding the aircraft incident, however pointed no fees had been filed in opposition to him.

“Brad has acknowledged he was improper regarding his conduct on the aircraft and authorities who reviewed the matter determined to not press fees,” the supply mentioned. “These FBI experiences had been launched into proof within the custody listening to, the place he was nonetheless granted 50/50 custody.

“Anybody who testified or argued in opposition to her, she has tried to destroy. These defamatory feedback in opposition to Choose Ouderkirk are demonstrably false, and she or he has even gone after a toddler evaluator who testified within the case.”

The authorized battle between the 2 stars is much from over as they proceed to combat over the French winery they as soon as shared. A listening to in Los Angeles is scheduled for that civil case this week.