Brad Pitt has the ‘worst holiday season’ following agonising split from Angelina Jolie
It's believed Brad only had 'four hours' with their children on Christmas Day
BRAD Pitt has had the "worst holiday season" of his life following his acrimonious split and custody battle with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie.
It was reported earlier this month that the Hollywood star would only be "allowed to spend four horus with his children on Christmas Day".
His estranged wife Angelina allegedly agreed for the 'tormented' star to deliver gifts in the morning but said he has to leave by early afternoon.
The couple are parents to Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, ten, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
New reports now reveal the actor "broke down in tears" after giving his children their Christmas presents last week.
He reportedly met all of his children except Maddox, who did not wish to see him.
A close friend added: "Brad’s anguish is palpable right now. He desperately misses having his kids with him at Christmas and New Year.
"These supervised visits are sheer hell on him. He’s broken down in tears so many times – he’s not ashamed to cry any more.
"Brad is like a broken man. He feels betrayed by a woman whom he says he still loves. He misses her despite everything that has happened between them.
"He was blindsided by their divorce – he still believes Angelina made an impulsive decision and can’t figure out how to reverse it and save face.
"He vacillates between being furious with her and longing for her. He thumbs through scrapbooks of photos of better times and wonders how it all went wrong.
"He calls her but she doesn’t return the calls. He sends gifts as peace offerings but she sends them back.
"He’s learned to stay away from the internet rather than risk reading about his situation."
After a miserable Christmas period, Brad, 52, is now determined to have a good 2017.
He wants to "get his kids back, no matter what it takes, [or] what humiliating hoops the legal system makes him jump next."
Brad and Angelina re scheduled to appear before a judge this month but it's going to be many months before the pair resolve their legal battles.
The Fight Club star was cleared of child abuse in an investigation by the LA County Department of Children and Family Services following a mid-air altercation on their private jet in September.
Angelina immediately filed for divorce on the grounds of “irreconcilable differences” and is demanding sole physical custody of the kids with visitation rights only for Brad, whose lawyers have filed a counter-claim.
As part of the Family Services probe, he was ordered to undergo anger management counselling and submit to random drug tests prior to agreed visits with the kids.
claim a source said: “He bit his tongue and suffered through all of that in the hope Angelina would allow him more time with their kids."
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