Brad Pitt's 'biggest regret' after Angelina Jolie divorce is his 'irreparable' relationship with his kids
The actor, 61, is still haunted by his 'biggest regret' in the wake of his divorce from Angelina Jolie, a source told Us Weekly on Thursday.
The insider said: 'The divorce is something that had been controlling his life for so many years. He loved her and he knows he made mistakes.'
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Among those is his damaged relationship with his children, which the source claimed is unrepairable.
DailyMail.com has contacted Brad's representative for comment but hasn't yet received a response.
The insider went on to describe Brad and Angelina's eight-year-long divorce proceedings as 'such a divisive, toxic situation'.
The former couple have six children: Maddox, 23; Pax, 21; Zahara, 20; Shiloh, 19; and 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Brad and Angelina began dating after shooting the 2005 film Mr & Mrs Smith together, and they tied the knot years later in 2014.
But Angelina filed for divorce in 2016, just days after an infamous incident aboard a private jet in which she accused Brad of being physically and verbally abusive toward her and her children while intoxicated.
In the wake of their separation and divorce, Brad's relationship with his children began to suffer
The source indicated that events preceding the split and the subsequent court battle 'turned the kids against him,' though they noted he 'doesn't blame [Angelina] for everything'.
Although Brad reportedly hopes to save his relationship with his children, a source previously revealed to DailyMail.com why he sees his relationship with his children as 'unfixable '.
Us Weekly's source said his 'biggest regret is he can't repair [his relationship with his kids],' adding: 'The case is over but there are no winners.'
While it was a 'relief' to finally be done with the divorce proceedings, the source added that its 'lasting impact is something he's going to live with forever'.
Putting the divorce behind him was also an imperfect consolation, as it has 'been hard for him because he doesn't have a great relationship with his kids'.
Brad's strained relationship with his children was epitomized by his daughter Shiloh's petition in court to drop his last name in August 2024.
His daughter Zahara has also referred to herself since going to college only by her mother's last name, and his daughter Vivienne used only 'Jolie' for her last name when she was credited in Playbill for her work assisting her mother in producing the Broadway musical The Outsiders.
The oldest two, his adopted sons Maddox and Pax, have been particularly vocal about their distaste for their father.
Brad still has visitation with his youngest twins as part of his custody agreement with Angelina because they are under 18, but he reportedly rarely sees his adult children.
Despite his damaged relationship with his children, Brad has reportedly managed to find a new balance thanks to his focus on sobriety, which he turned to after his split from Angelina.
'Ever since he stopped drinking, everything has changed,' the source claimed.
But they also noted that his ex-wife 'is still not in a place where she is going to forgive him or ever will'.
Brad previously admitted that he 'needed rebooting' after his marriage came crashing down, which led him to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
He said on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast in June: 'I was trying anything and everyone, anything anyone threw at me. It was a difficult time. I needed to wake the f*** up in some areas.'
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