'She has no self-regulating mechanism': Brad Pitt hits out at Angelina Jolie as he files to get documents sealed in ugly child custody war 

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The custody battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is getting even more contentious.

The 53-year-old actor's legal team on Wednesday asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to seal the records of their six children, claiming that it violates their privacy, noting that information on the children's 'therapists and other mental health professionals' has already wound up in publication, NBC News reports.

The Maleficent beauty, 41, 'appears to be determined to ignore even agreed upon standards relating to the children's best interest,' the actor's legal team said in court docs regarding the six kids: Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, eight.

In the documents, Pitt's lawyer stated: '[Angelina] apparently has no self-regulating mechanism to preclude sensitive information from being placed in the public record, or she has other motives.'

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Standing his ground: Brad Pitt, 53, said through his legal team that he wants his children's records sealed amid his custody battle with Angelina Jolie, 41. Pictured November

Under fire: Jolie, according to Pitt's team in court docs, 'exposed the children by making public the names of their therapists and other mental health professionals' in the ongoing case

Out of step: Pitt and Jolie remain at odds over the custody arrangement with their six kids

The Academy Award-winning actress 'exposed the children by making public the names of their therapists and other mental health professionals,' Pitt's lawyers said; they added that Jolie released the information twice, adding, 'Although she had already made them public, she did it again.' 

It's the first time since Jolie's September 19 divorce filing in Los Angeles that Pitt has gone on the offensive against his estranged wife. At the time of the parting, the Allied actor said that 'what matters most now is the well-being of' the six children, adding, 'I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.'

The Fight Club star was exonerated in November by officials with the FBI and Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services amid accusations he was physically abusive to Maddox during a Europe-bound flight in September.

Push back: Pitt's recent complaint marks the first time he's raised unsavory allegations toward his estranged spouse. The actor was snapped at last month's premiere of Allied in London 

Determined: Jolie 'wants what she wants' in the case 'and nothing is going to stop her,' an insider told In Touch Weekly of the A-list beauty

The ongoing strife has caused tension in the household amid the holiday season, according to an In Touch Weekly report, as an insider said that the children were at odds because Maddox and Pax had 'no interest in seeing their dad' amid the tough time.

'Some of the girls are accusing their older brother of being responsible for their not seeing Brad either,' the source said. Another insider told the publication that some of the kids 'can't understand why they're being kept away' from Pitt.

Pitt and Jolie - whose romance began filming 2005's Mr & Mrs. Smith, while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston - are due back in court next month for a hearing in the ongoing case.

Better times: Jolie and daughters Shiloh and Zahara were snapped in NYC in November 2014

Under fire: Maddox was at odds with his sisters over the situation with Pitt, sources told the magazine 

He is requesting to share joint physical and legal custody of the six kids with Jolie, who wants sole physical custody, with Pitt receiving scheduled visits.

Jolie - who currently retains temporary physical custody of the children - remains undaunted in her attempts to get sole custody of the kids in spite of her advisers have telling her it's an unlikely scenario, the source told the magazine.

'There is just no reasoning with Angie,' the source said. 'She wants what she wants and nothing is going to stop her.'