Angelina Jolie’s Relationship With Brad Pitt’s Mother Before Her Death Was Far From Pleasant

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce and his subsequent estrangement from the kids affected his mother Jane Pitt’s relationship with her grandkids.

Angelina Jolie and Jane Etta Pitt, Brad Pitt‘s late mother, weren’t reportedly having a cordial relationship before their death.

After her son’s divorce from Jolie, Jane was reportedly estranged from the former couple’s six children.

A resurfaced photo obtained by Globe showed that the family was tight before things went bad between Jolie and Pitt (posted via Daily Mail).

The photo showed a pic of the Pitt family, where Jane was seen together with Jolie and her six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.

The big happy family didn’t last when Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt after an alleged incident of abuse on an airplane.

Jolie and Pitt’s children went with their mother after the divorce, and currently remain estranged from their father.

However, the divorce also brought about the “heartbreaking” separation between the grandparents and the kids.

An insider told the Daily Mail that Jane was a part of the children’s lives before the divorce.

The source shared, “Prior to the separation, they were a part of the kids’ lives and they all spent a lot of time together.”.

 The source further shared that Jane and Bill Pitt didn’t have any contact with their grandkids, sharing that it was a sad situation.

The insider told the outlet:

It is just heartbreaking to see that this is no longer the case.

It is one thing for the kids to not see their father, but for Jane and Bill to not have any contact with their precious grandkids is sad.

They are in their 80s and to think that they would never be able to spend time with the kids again is just unbelievable.

Jane Pitt passed away at the age of 84 (via TMZ).

The sad news hit the Pitt family after Brad Pitt gave a shoutout to his mother at the special screening of his film, F1, in June (via Today).

He shared, “To Jane Pitt.

Love you, Mom,” blowing a kiss to her.

Brad Pitt’s Niece Opened Up About Jane Pitt’s Relationship With Her Grandkids

Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden in a still from Fight Club | Credits: 20th Century Fox.

Brad Pitt’s niece, Sydney Pitt, paid a heartfelt tribute to her “Grammy” on @pidney/Instagram on Wednesday.

Sydney is the daughter of Pitt’s younger brother, Doug Pitt.

She shared that Jane Pitt had the “biggest heart,” adding, “She cared deeply for everyone and everything, no questions asked.”.

She shared that the family was “not ready for you to go yet” but shared that it made it easier on them knowing that Jane would be “finally free to sing, dance, and paint again.” She further opened up about Jane’s relationship with her grandkids.

Sydney wrote:

She could keep up with all 14 of us grandkids without missing a beat.

There was no limit to the love she gave, and everyone who met her felt it.

I don’t know how we move forward without her.

… We were truly blessed to have her to love on growing up and I know she lives on through each of us.

In 2009, Brad Pitt and his siblings helped with a $1 million donation to a Missouri hospital and named a wing in the hospital after their mom: Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center (via CBS News).

Jane was a happy mom about the philanthropic works of Pitt and her other children.

She shared in a video, “I’m very proud of all my children.

They see a need and try to step in and fill it.”.

Brad Pitt’s Relationship With His and Angelina Jolie’s Kids

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Credits: 20th Century Studios.

Reports largely suggest that Brad Pitt and his six children have “virtually no contact” (via Hello!).

According to RadarOnline’s insider source, Pitt was devastated when Vivienne recently dropped Pitt from her name.

The source shared, “When Vivienne dropped Pitt from her name, he got the message loud and clear.”

Before Vivienne, the former couple’s other daughter, Shiloh, also dropped the surname Pitt from her name.

However, Pitt still has a “glimmer of hope,” according to the insider, as Knox “has kept Jolie-Pitt as his surname.”.

Vivienne’s move to remove her surname became news when she was listed as Vivienne Jolie in the Playbill credits for the Broadway musical, The Outsiders.

RadarOnline’s source shared that Pitt is reportedly hoping to reconcile with Knox and Vivienne.

It was reported that the F1 actor reached out to his two kids, hoping that they would “give him another chance.” The insider shared that he wanted to make amends with his children.

The insider shared that Pitt is desperately trying to get together with the kids despite knowing that he might not get to spend time with them.

The insider shared:

Brad’s desperate to give it one final shot to get together with them and make amends, even though he knows the chance they’ll agree to spend time with him is remote, to say the least.

So far there’s been no word back from the twins or their reps.

Jolie continues to be focused on her six children, while Pitt is busy with his film promotions and new, younger girlfriend Ines de Ramon.

Do you feel sad that Jane Pitt had to bear the consequences of Brad Pitt’s strained relationship with his kids?