Angelina Jolie has been accused of staging a ‘hate campaign’ against ex-husband Brad Pitt, it has been claimed.The former couple are currently locked in a tumultuous custody battle over their six children, following their split in 2016.On Tuesday, the Changeling actress claimed that her former partner drunkenly attacked her and their kids while travelling on a private plane in that same year – allegations he has denied.An insider has now claimed that Jolie built a smear campaign, attempting to paint her former partner as an abuser, which has impacted his relationship with their brood, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox.He has a ‘limited and strained relationship, because of her campaign of alienation,’ a source told TMZ.They also claimed that she ‘wants revenge’ against Pitt, who has been left ‘deeply wounded’ by the reports.The former couple started dating in 2005 and announced their engagement in 2012, after a seven-year relationship, and tied the knot two years later.Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, with a judge declaring them legally single in 2019.Since their split, they have been embroiled in legal battles concerning the custody of their children, as well as a dispute over Chateau Miraval, a winery they purchased together.New legal documents filed by the Maleficent star – in the ongoing lawsuit over the Chataeu – allege that there was a heated incident during a plane ride in September, 2016, during which the Ocean’s Eleven actor ‘grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, and then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her into the bathroom wall.‘Pitt then punched the ceiling of the plane numerous times, prompting Jolie to leave the bathroom.’After one of their children came to her.
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