Angelina Jolie has filed proof of domestic abuse allegations against estranged husband Brad Pitt.
The Lara Croft franchise star has filed papers as evidence in court in support of the allegations, indicating she and her children are willing to offer “proof and authority in support” of their claims against Pitt.
The 45-year-old actress and filmmaker has agreed to provide testimony, along with the “testimony of minor children”, a report in the US Weekly said.
An American family law expert told the publication: “If Angelina has more documentation to prove domestic violence towards her or the children, she can submit it as a supplemental offer to prove in trial.
“She can say these are the documentation in addition to what she already presented.
“This could mean it’s a more recent instance (of domestic violence), or further documentation related to what was presented before.”
According to the report, all six of the former couple’s children – Maddox, 19, Pax, 17, and Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 14, and 12-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – could freely speak in court in their divorce hearings.
Meanwhile, a source close to Brad told the US Weekly the filing is an attempt to merely “hurt” the 57-year-old actor.
The source said: “Over the past four-and-a-half years there have been a number of claims made by Angelina that have been reviewed and not substantiated.
“The children have been used by Angelina to hurt Brad before and this is more of that behaviour.
“This leaking of documents by her fourth or fifth set of lawyers has been done to hurt Brad.”
Angie filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce has still not been finalised.