Los Angeles-California actress Angelina Jolie is now considered the “Jane Doe” who filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband Brad Pitt. She reportedly filed a lawsuit seeking an investigation into allegations of verbal and physical abuse in 2016. Pitt and Jolie separated in 2019. Jane Doe’s identity, however, was unclear. The star couple are currently embroiled in a contentious divorce battle.
Angelina Jolie Files Anonymous Complaint As ‘Jane Doe’ Over Brad Pitt Assault Allegations
Puck News reports that the actress has now been identified as the unidentified plaintiff in the lawsuit. Following Jolie’s allegations that she was physically and verbally abused in 2016 while the ex-couple and their children were traveling on a private jet, the lawsuit demanded that the FBI turn over documents relating to its investigation of Pitt. “This is the agency’s investigation of an incident of domestic violence that occurred some years ago involving the complainant and her minor children as victims and witnesses,” said Jane Doe’s justification for the lawsuit. .
The lawsuit filed by Doe said: ‘Several years ago, when the plaintiff, her then-husband and their children, who were all minors at the time, were traveling by private plane, the husband allegedly physically assaulted and verbally the plaintiff and the children,” according to the Puck News article. Additionally, the case was brought in order to “better understand the FBI’s investigation and to gather the information necessary for its children to receive medical care and trauma counseling.”
Doe filed the lawsuit anonymously to “preserve the family’s privacy,” according to the plaintiff’s prominent attorney, Amanda Kramer. In an effort to better understand the FBI investigation, Doe also submitted repeated requests for a copy of the department’s investigation file. Brad Pitt and Pitt got into a fight on a private jet, but the FBI cleared Pitt of any involvement. According to Jolie’s lawsuit, Pitt touched Jolie throughout the robbery and poured alcohol on her. You’re ruining this family, he reportedly shouted as he led her to the back of the plane, grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her. He was also reportedly intoxicated.
According to the Puck report, Jolie complained of a lack of candor surrounding why the investigation was concluded so quickly. Later, the FBI said Pitt would not be charged. However, the officer investigating the incident “drafted a probable cause statement” before the announcement. It was turned over to the head of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. The head of the criminal division, however, made the decision not to press charges against Pitt. Another physical assault was allegedly committed during the same trip. Jolie, meanwhile, claimed to be injured and emailed a picture of her elbow to her agency to prove it. It is reported that Brad punched the couple’s eldest son, Maddox, on that particular trip. The actor, however, refuted this.
Jolie allegedly filed a lawsuit simply to bring media attention to the charges against Brad, claiming she had received all the necessary information for years, according to people close to the couple, according to TMZ. Jolie, however, reportedly protested the lack of transparency in the investigation. The two fell in love and dated for almost ten years after meeting on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2005. This eventually led to the couple getting married in September 2014. Although they became officially single in 2019, Jolie filed for divorce. in 2016, and their custody dispute has been ongoing ever since.
