FBI starts investigation into Brad Pitt child abuse allegations

Mumbai: The news of Angelina Jolie filing for divorce from her husband Brad Pitt had led to several speculations related to the reasons behind her decision. While there were reports of Pitt’s growing proximity to his ‘Allied’ co-star Marion Cotillard being the reason for the split, the actress denied it in a strongly worded Instagram post.

One of the other reasons cited has been a recent incident where Pitt, reportedly drunk, was physically and verbally abusive to one of his children on an aircraft when they were traveling from France to Minnesota, prompting Jolie to take this step.

And now the FBI has started a probe into these allegations. In a statement, FBI has stated that they are probing the incident in the aircraft. They also added that they are in the process of collecting more information into the incident and will evaluate if an investigation at the federal level will be pursued.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department has stated that they won’t be conducting investigations into any incident involving Pitt as they have no report of any filings in his name.

Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, her partner of 12 years, on Monday, citing irreconcilable differences and has asked for joint custody of their six children.