Brad Pitt 'pulls out of promotional commitments' for his WWII epic Allied with Marion Cotillard following his split from Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt has pulled out of all of his promotional commitments for his new movie Allied following his split with Angelina Jolie.
The 52-year-old actor - who portrays the lead role Max Vatan in the forthcoming romantic thriller - is reportedly refusing to do any interviews, press junkets or chat show appearances following his public divorce with the By The Sea actress, 41.
A source told The Sun newspaper: 'This was supposed to be the start of a big campaign push for Brad to finally win an acting Oscar but there's too much controversy for him to risk any publicity.'
No thanks: Brad Pitt has pulled out of all of his promotional commitments for his new movie Allied following his split with Angelina Jolie
Soon: The film is due to come out in the US on November 23
It was added: 'It also doesn't help that there were rumours he had an affair with his co-star Marion Cotillard, which both deny.'
Cottilard is pregnant with her second child. The father is her partner since 2007, actor Guillaume Canet.
And there were plenty of appearances on the calendar.
'Loads of chat show studios are gutted as they had him booked to come on and dozens of journalists have had their interviews scrapped,' it was claimed.
'They are also being briefed not to ask anybody else associated about the film about Brad's personal life.
Over: The estranged couple - who got married last year - are currently locked in a bitter legal battle. This is the last time they were on the red carpet together, in November 2015
Hot stuff: In Allied Pitt and Cotillard have many steamy scenes. They have denied an affair
So romantic: In the film the actors play a married couple, but then he is told she's a spy
'His team look very likely to pull the plug on him even walking the red carpet in Los Angeles.
'They know it's important he been seen to support the film but this is a huge crisis for him and the current tactic is to lie low. If he does appear, he'll not say a word to any media and sneak in a side door.'
The estranged couple - who got married last year - are currently locked in a legal battle as Angelina has requested full physical custody of their six children; Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, while he has asked for shared guardianship.
Sad end: Angelina filed for divorce after Brad was allegedly 'verbally abusive' and 'physical' towards their son Maddox while under the influence of alcohol during a flight on September 14. Here he is seen with Pax, Shiloh and Maddox as well as his parents in 2014
TMZ reports that Brad gave the same separation date as Angelina, 41, did, September 15, and neither star has mentioned spousal or child support in their filings.
Angelina and Brad previously agreed on a parenting plan, giving the brunette star temporary physical custody over the kids, with Brad allowed to visit them under the supervision of a therapist.
Angelina filed for divorce after Brad was allegedly 'verbally abusive' and 'physical' towards their son Maddox while under the influence of alcohol during a flight on September 14.
However, it was later reported that Maddox suffered no injuries and some witnesses on the jet say Brad's contact with the boy was 'inadvertent.'
Short marriage: The two wed in 2014 in the South Of France. Here they are seen in 2012
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