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[Blind Gossip] This pair of famous actors are divorced. They are trying to keep things civil because they have a child/ren together.

There’s a problem.

It’s supposed to be joint custody, but [the child/ren is] uncomfortable spending time with [Dad]. Not sure if it’s a sobriety issue or if it’s because [Mom] rarely has nice things to say about [Dad]. Anyway, if [the child/ren] says, “I don’t want to see Dad this week,” they don’t have to.

He is working a lot and puts aside time each week just for the child/ren, so it’s distressing for him when the child/ren balks and stays away.

Although they are not bad-mouthing each other in public, the ex-couple is finding it hard to be friends.

Similar: Not A Normal Custody Battle

Couple:

[Optional] Do you think this avoidance is coming from the child/ren or Mom?

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Comments

  1. morenojaime says

    Brad and Angelina.

    Angelina has been paying the media to shame Pitt and put him on a bad light. While paparazzis take pictures of her with the kids at whole foods acting all smiles. Im sure she influenced the kids too. She can act all humanitarian with foreign kids, but she can be a snake when she want too. Some of us have not forgotten her wicked ways.

  2. jodie99 says

    I agree. I don’t believe Jennifer Garner nice and only cares about her children’s well being because she’s in the tabloids nearly every day. If she cared, she’d protect their children from public scrutiny. Sobriety issue” = jab at Ben Affleck.

  3. Kellikopter says

    I wonder if this could be Jon and Kate, since the related blind is about them. I could see it being about Brad and Angie as well, but I thought he’d finally found a way to level the playing field with Angie. I’m going with Jon and Kate on this one.

  4. kellyp says

    I agree. I think there’s a hint in the little girl having pig tails because Violet always seems to wear them. I think it’s a little of both, if I was Jennifer I would worry about what the man child would do/drink. It can’t be fun for a little girl to take care of Dad (think David Hasselhoff and his kids).

  9. Jthenurse says

    Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. It’s only a matter of time before his alcohol dependence kills him. I think the avoidance probably comes from both to an extent, but more so from the children. Though not frequently photographed, their eldest daughter looks pretty pensive and sad in many pictures….hard enough being a tween/teen without your father’s irresponsible antics.

  10. cawatt says

    I’d guess Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner.

    I think the kids just don’t want to see their Dad. Jen seems as if she has done everything she can to help Ben and is a good Mom so i cant imagine her denying access just because she thinks it’s a good idea.

  13. SilverLining says

    Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie

    Her wanting to reconcile with him romantically is probably her quick fix to the problem that’s been created/exasperated by at least one of the “adults.” They both need to do a lot of work on their selves before being with anyone else on any level. Supposedly, that’s what Brad has been doing but I don’t see Angie doing the same. I do feel that she has involved their children in their messy divorce. She needs to sort that out before being with anyone again, esp…

  16. PeachTea says

    Could be Ben Affleck oldest kid. He’s still seen out with the littles two. Maybe oldest has read the real truth about him and her mom and Shookus and the Sexton and the nanny. There’s nothing worse than that look of disappointment and loathing on your kids face when they finally uncover the truth of your darkest secrets

    Optional: I think its the result of Jen making up truth to cover for Ben and keeping the kids away from social media, until Violet got to high school and got into the web.

  17. Whisper says

    Hard to say the dynamics seems to be complex. I don’t question Brad has substance abuse issues. On the other hand Angie has also been linked to similar abuse, even more extreme. Also temperament issues, I don’t believe the Sony leaks reveal came out of nowhere.

    To complicate more -an eating disorder, I wonder if its been life threatening. Given all this I think it’s possible the children may be in the unfortunate position of feeling responsible for mom. The judge clearly saw…

  18. spoofbyrd says

    Well Number 1 guess is the Cruise/Holmes connection. Before I even knew about BG I always said that Katie Holmes had that look of get me outta here please. 2nd would be Jolie /Pitt connection .

  19. smrrtcookie says

    David Arquette and Courtney Cox
    Kids aren’t stupid- it’s not coming from her mother

  20. janedobe says

    Jen and Ben. However, I do not think you have to be friends with your ex. Such Hollywood BS. You can be cordial with your ex for the sake of your kids, but, “friends?” Such PR crap lol .

  21. howdywiley says

    Angelina and brad.

    I don’t think Jennifer Garner would ever say a bad thing about Ben Affleck to their kids. But Angie would.

  22. GretaGuesses says

    Brad and Angelina

    She’s toxic and engaging in Parental Alienation, imo, just like her mom did to Jon Voight. Except for the oldest boy (who seems to have an oddly close relationship with Angie), I believe that the avoidance is all coming from Angelina.

  28. Sleepyandconfused says

    Sounds like Pitt/ Jolie

    She definitely ‘helps’ them to ignore their Dad

  29. Raoul Duke says

    Brad
    Angie

    I think it’s Angie’s influence that attributes a lot, it’s a shame for the kids. It puts them in a tough unfair position of walking a tight line of neutrality that they shouldn’t even be worried about. She should want all the kids to have a relationship with their father, and especially if the father is trying.

  30. ILUVCA4evr says

    Couple: Brad and Angelina

    [Optional] Do you think this avoidance is coming from the child/ren or Mom? Angelina the whole way. She couldn’t control Brad, so she does it through the kids. Mark my words, they’re going to grow up, then look out! A tell all book will happen and it will astound everyone just how awful she was.

  38. pancakephanny says

    Jennifer Gardner and Ben Affleck? There were pictures of Ben with two kids but Violet was missing. She’s the oldest so she’s probably more aware of the going-ons then her younger siblings

  40. nycmadam says

    Brad and Angelina

    Angelina has, by all accounts, been bad-mouthing Brad since they split. A judge even had to get involved to make sure the kids had free access to him. Her bitterness and vindictive behaviour has poisoned at least some of the impressionable children against him. Those poor kids are going to end up as neurotic as Angie herself.

  41. LizardQueen says

    Angie and Brad, me thinks!

    I don’t what to think besides that they’re both narcissists.

  42. zappy2050 says

    Angelina is never going to be friends with Brad. She is pissed!!! It is sad because kids should have a relationship with both parents – unless there is abuse going on and I don’t think that is the case. In the past, he had a drinking problem and he smoked pot (I don’t think he does hard drugs) but you can tell he sobered up after they separated. Hopefully his relationship with his kids can be repaired – he seems like a cool guy. She is a good mother, but vindictive – not good.

  43. VegasMike says

    Brad & Angie

    [Optional] Hard to say. I often didn’t want to visit Dad on his weekends because it was a pain, and I didn’t feel at home at his place. Also, I think I just didn’t like leaving Mom all alone when everyone else was at Dad’s.

    Hard to say what goes through a kid’s mind in those sorts of situations….

  44. parkland45 says

    Ben Affleck & exwife. Probably the kids realized finally that he doesn’t really enjoy kid time.

  49. amagod121 says

    Couple: Bradd Pitt and Angel(???)ina Jolie.

    Optional: Probably from Angelina, since the FBI and DFS found no abuse from Brad but she kept squawking about the issue for many months. (I think he cheated on her, maybe with Aniston or else Cotillard, and THAT’S where her rabid fury came from.) And it’s sad because once the kids are grown, they’re grown. No going back for redo’s.

  50. GooglyMoogly says

    I think any time a parent bad mouths the other parent it will affect how the young children feel about that parent. So yes, I think this is Angelina causing the issue.

    • melrose71 says

      After their bitter divorce, my mom bad-mouthed my dad for years which made me defend him all the more. Since he didn’t say anything negative about her it made me resentful of her. It wasn’t until adulthood I recognized how amazing she is, they’re both just human and even though he cheated and she had every right to be resentful, you complain to your friends/therapist about your ex, not your children. Lesson learned before my own imminent divorce – speaking bad about your ex only hurts your kids.

  51. badgerette85 says

    Gut instinct says Brad Pitt/Jolie
    Could be multiple Hollywood families.
    Op- tough to say but I’m sure mom prefers them to stay away from dad.

  56. Swells says

    Brad and Angelina? If she wants him back so bad she isn’t encouraging him with her * and psycho behavior.

  58. Pinkieswear says

    Brad and Angelina?

    The avoidance is from Mom. Eventually, the kids will see with their own eyes who each parent really is, and they will decide who each parent really is, regardless of what the other parent has said about them.

    It’s truly hard to know what the truth is, though. Professional actors know how to lie and make others – and the public – believe what they want them to. (So do sociopaths.)

    • anarchistlibrarian says

      you’re probably right with the guess, but i also wanted to say the rest of your comment is so spot-on! my abusive ex & his new partner badmouthed me when our child was young & were more “fun”; now, as an adult, our kid lives with me and avoids their dad (i wish the avoidance wasn’t the case, but truth will out.) kids need love and guidance, not vindictive garbage. :/

    • chalupacabra says

      Cosign. I once read that kids see themselves as half one parent and half the other. When you speak ill of your ex, you do a lot more damage to your child than their other parent. And yes, time passes and the kids always figure out who their parents really are.