Everything Angelina Jolie Has Said About the Brad Pitt Plane Incident, Alleged Abuse

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt called it quits in 2016, but the incident that led to their split has remained contentious years after their divorce.The Girl, Interrupted star filed for divorce from the Seven actor in September 2016, shortly after the pair flew from France to California with their six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.

After the plane landed, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated Pitt for child abuse because of an incident that allegedly happened during the flight.Jolie didn’t initially reveal what occurred, but she hinted that the couple’s split had something to do with the incident when she announced her plans to divorce the Oscar winner. “Angelina Jolie Pitt has filed for dissolution of the marriage,” a rep for the actress told Us Weekly in September 2016, less than one week after the flight. “This decision was made for the health of the family.

She will not be commenting at this time, and asks that the family be given their privacy during this difficult time.”Two months later, the DCFS cleared Pitt in their investigation — as did the FBI, who investigated the case because the flight was international — but speculation about the incident continued.The Thelma & Louise star addressed his split from Jolie in a May 2017 interview with GQ Style, though he didn’t comment on what allegedly happen during the flight.“I was really on my back and chained to a system when Child Services was called,” the Oklahoma native said at the time. “It’s just very, very jarring for the kids, to suddenly have their family ripped apart. … Our focus is that everyone come out stronger and better people — there is no other outcome.”The Unbroken director, for her part,