Security Guard Says Angelina Jolie Encouraged Children To Avoid Brad Pitt During Custody Visits

In a recent court filing, a security guard who worked for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt claims that Jolie allegedly urged their children to “avoid” their father during visitations.

The revelation emerges amidst the ongoing and increasingly contentious legal battle between the ex-couple over their French winery, Chateau Miraval. Tony Webb, the owner of a security company, submitted a 12-page statement to the L.A. Superior Court which stated that he was previously employed by Jolie from 2000 to 2020 but continues to work for Pitt.

Webb’s declaration asserts that he received a call from one of Jolie’s aides, Michael Vieira, who sought assistance to dissuade two bodyguards who had previously worked for Jolie through Webb’s company, from testimony in her custody battle with Pitt.

The two contractors were expected to testify in the family court case about their children, some of whom have now reached adult age: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15.

Webb alleged that Vieira requested that he not testify and claimed that they had signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with Jolie. Webb clarified that he had no authority over the contractors as they were independent and not employees. Vieira then reminded Webb about the NDAs and warned that Jolie would sue them if they testified in the family law case.

Webb further stated that one of the contractors, Ross Foster, expressed his intention to testify regardless of the NDA if he received a court subpoena. Foster claimed that he overheard statements made by Jolie to the children, in which she allegedly encouraged them to avoid Pitt while at custody visits.

Pitt’s lawyers presented Webb’s declaration to demonstrate that Jolie herself employed NDAs, despite her objections when Pitt sought to buy her out of the wine business in 2021. They argued that Jolie’s reliance on NDAs would undermine her claim that their proposal of a standard NDA was unconscionable. Pitt’s attorneys accused Jolie attempted to divert attention from the business dispute when she involved family matters in court.

In a previous motion filed by Jolie’s legal team in April, they suggested that Pitt’s concerns about sealed documents being made public without an NDA were the reason for his objections. The motion referenced an alleged incident that occurred in 2016, the day before Jolie filed for divorce, which claimed that Pitt had exhibited a history of physical abuse towards her and the children.

The incident was investigated by the FBI, but Pitt was not charged. The legal battle between Jolie and Pitt continues as they navigate the complexities of their custody arrangements and property disputes.