'She had to take action for the health of the family': Angelina Jolie 'will still fight for full custody of kids' even though Brad Pitt has been cleared of child abuse

  • The actor, 52, has 'been cleared by the DCFS' that found no abuse
  • A rep for the actress, 41, says she is prepared to offer evidence in court he did commit abuse if there's a custody battle
  • Pitt was interviewed for weeks as was Jolie and their six children
  • The DCFS was called after an alleged fight on a private jet in September
  • On Wednesday evening Pitt walked the red carpet at the LA premiere of his new film Allied 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 23:18 EST, 9 November 2016 | Updated: 06:25 EST, 10 November 2016

Angelina Jolie is prepared to fight Brad Pitt in court to win custody of their six children.

Following the news Wednesday that the Ocean's Eleven star has been cleared of abuse allegations by the LA County Department Of Children And Family Services, a rep for the actress told TMZ she's prepared to present evidence to a judge that he did commit abuse.

Jolie doesn't want to share custody with her ex but Pitt shows no signs of backing down from his stated determination to seek joint physical and legal custody of Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8.

Legal battle: Brad Pitt, pictured Wednesday night in LA, has been cleared of child abuse allegations by LA's DCFS but a source claims Angelina Jolie, right in 2015, still plans to fight for sole custody in court as part of their divorce proceedings

Law enforcement sources revealed Wednesday it had been decided that the 52-year-old actor had not committed child abuse when he got into a fight with Maddox aboard a private jet in late September.

Jolie filed for divorce just days after the incident and on Friday Pitt formally filed a response to her petition in Los Angeles.

A rep for the Maleficent star moved quickly to tell TMZ: 'Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal.' 

Back in circulation: Pitt, 52, who walked the red carpet at the LA premiere of his new movie Allied on Wednesday night, had remained out of the spotlight after claims he abused son Maddox, 15, on a private jet in September

Investigation closed: A  rep for the actress told TMZ she's prepared to present evidence to a judge that he did abuse one of the kids if he continues to seek joint custody of their six children

Jolie currently has primary physical custody and Brad has monitored visitation.

Now that the DCFS investigation is closed, the former couple will have to battle it out in court if they can't come to an agreement privately. 

Meanwhile, Pitt has made his first public appearances since news of the divorce broke six week ago.

Support: On Tuesday, Pitt was seen for the first time since the plane incident as he joined pal and Ocean's Eleven co-star Julia Roberts for an LA screening of the movie Moonlight

On Tuesday, the actor, 52, joined pal and Ocean's Eleven co-star Julia Roberts for an LA screening of the movie Moonlight, which he is executive producing for his company Plan B.

Then on Wednesday, he walked the red carpet at the LA premiere for his new film Allied.

He signed autographs for fans and also posed for pictures with his co-star, French actress Marion Cotillard. 

High expectations: Pitt stars with French actress Marion Cotillard in the World War Two spy thriller that opens in theatres the day after Thanksgiving

 

 

 

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