Editing Brad Pitt (section)

===Abuse allegation===

In September 2016, the [[FBI]] and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated Pitt for [[child abuse]] following an incident on a plane, where Pitt was accused by an anonymous person of being "verbally abusive" and "physical" towards one of his children.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Brad Pitt Investigated for Alleged Child Abuse After Incident on Private Plane|url=https://people.com/celebrity/brad-pitt-investigated-for-child-abuse/|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=March 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317223511/https://people.com/celebrity/brad-pitt-investigated-for-child-abuse/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pitt was not criminally charged for the incident by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, or by the FBI.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brad-pitt-cleared-in-child-abuse-investigation-report-w449619/|title=Brad Pitt Cleared in Child Abuse Investigation|first=Sierra|last=Marquina|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023001528/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brad-pitt-cleared-in-child-abuse-investigation-report-w449619/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, Jolie filed a countersuit against Pitt during a legal battle over their formerly co-owned vineyard. Jolie's lawyers stated that during negotiations, Pitt had asked Jolie to sign "a [[nondisclosure agreement]] prohibiting her from speaking outside of court about his abuse of her and their children."<ref name=jacobs>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Julia |title=Angelina Jolie Details Abuse Allegations Against Brad Pitt in Countersuit |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 4, 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/movies/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-lawsuit.html |access-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004182537/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/movies/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-lawsuit.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Her complaint stated that he grabbed and shook her during the plane ride, [[Strangulation in domestic violence|strangled]] one of their children, and struck another in the face, among other allegations.<ref name=jacobs />