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The Hamster Games

[Blind Gossip] This Hollywood couple is divorcing.

You already know that.

What you may not know is just how manipulative one of them is being about the children.

The custody arrangement is pretty much worked out… but that doesn’t mean that Mom is happy about it!

While she can’t some straight out and say nasty things about Dad to the children, we found out she is using a rather subtle way of manipulating the child/ren’s feelings about their father.

She will play one child off against him at a time.

How does she do that?

She knows what each child wants but she is careful not to give them absolutely everything they want. Then she uses it to stir up some negative emotions about the father.

Let’s say their daughter says she really wants a hamster.

The mother will stall on getting the hamster.

On the day that the daughter is scheduled to spend with her father, the mother will say, “Oh, it’s too bad you’re not going to be here, because I thought today would be the perfect day to go get that hamster! But you go with your father.”

Basically, the child is then reluctant to go with Dad – and maybe even a little resentful of him or cranky around him – because they associate being with Dad with missing out on something else they wanted.

Both members of this former couple are actors.

We’re going to call this little game of psychological warfare…. The Hamster Games!

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Couple:

[Optional] Is Mom being clever or nasty? What custody arrangement would be best for the children?

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  2. HWeasley says

    It’s Kim and Kanye. Jennifer Lawrence said Kim’s last divorce was like watching the hunger games so that’s the clue.

  3. manatee007 says

    Kim Kardashian. This is a very elementary childish manipulation that would really only work on young children. For some reason Kim’s children like hamsters. There were a few episodes in their show that had to do with getting the children hamsters and replacing a dead one, something like that. Angelina has more advanced manipulation tactics for children.

  5. spoofbyrd says

    Kim K has never struck me as being this mean spirited . Angelina Jolie has a long trail of it . AJ is definitely mental and foolish . She probably is so far gone that she can’t dial it back but if she continues with stuff like this , scrutiny like she has never seen before could be coming . Sometimes results of this is jail time and humanitarian awards being yanked

  6. montrealaise says

    I have no idea who the couple is, but as a lawyer who practices family law, I can tell you this is a classic maneuver for parents who practice parental alienation.

  10. Daisy27 says

    As soon as I read it i though Angelina and Brad. She is pretty vicious. I am sure she acts the same way with the kids, having epic tantrums if they do not do what she wants. When the kids grow up they probably will gravitate towards their dad. cant wait to see that.

    • El Materdor says

      I wonder why people are saying AJ & BP as their kids are not that small and impressionable any longer. It seems like this is more recent, so I will say this is KK and KW.

    • IamnotMe says

      Agreed. I thought it was Angie and Brad, as well, but only because I haven’t paid attention to pop culture these last few years.
      It’s difficult for me to envision AJ as her character in Malificent but indeed, she seems to be an evil witch that lives an evil life but has a touch of humanity when it counts. Ugh. She’s so beautiful but appearances are deceiving!

  11. MaisyDaisy says

    Since we’re talking “hamsters” I assume we’re talking about young or youngish children. I’ll go with Kim and Kanye West, though part of me thinks Kim is not smart enough to be so manipulative. Does her mother tell how to do it? Also, I feel sorry for the hamster.

    • noinin says

      I don’t think it’s them. The kids are too small and I don’t even think Armie has visitation rights at this point, or if he has they must be heavily supervised and I don’t think his ex wife needs to manipulate the kids.

    • ItsBouquet says

      That was my first guess. She already made her daughter run away crying by saying something negative about the dad.

    • Poppycorn144 says

      This, because rn, Alice’s tweets sound a little… eek!

      And her girls are 7 and 11, so ripe for this sort of emotional manipulation.

      It’s not Kim & Kanye because they’re not actors, and I don’t think it’s Brangelina because that separation’s been happening for years and this hamster thing sounds like the batty stuff someone does when the hurt is new – 3 years in Angelina’s already gone through the petty stuff and is ready to finalise somewhat amicably.

      Don’t know the hunger games…

  14. porsche says

    Angelina and Brad. That is awful of her. I think it is them because the kids already have hamsters.

  15. thekatsclaws says

    Idk which couple this is but Mum is playing a silly game. Children aren’t stupid, a lot of adults don’t give a child’s intelligence half the credit they should. It won’t be long before these kids work out that Mum is aware they want X, is saying no, yet suddenly picking a day they are visiting their Dad as the day they could have got X. They will start to ask themselves why they can’t get X, once they return = more excuses, Mum will be the one with the negative association.

  18. Bunnie says

    Angelina, of course. When he left his wife for her she had a rep of being mentally unstable. Yet, he went forward and danced with the devil.

  19. tadadurocher says

    Angelina, nasty woman. She’s trying to turn her kids against their father like her mother did. What a shame

  20. lila8245 says

    I know the blind is Tarek and Christina, but they’re already divorced (and now she’s getting divorced again. Ha.) They’re also not actors.

    Brad and Angelina. I’ll say that just because it sounds like something she would do. I feel like this is the divorce/custody battle that will never end until all of their kids are over 18. Maybe Kanye and Kim, if not Angelina and Brad.

  22. deliajones says

    Angie’s an awful person and I can’t wait for Shiloh’s massive tell-all in 2035.

    You guys remember that old Helen Reddy song Delta Dawn? That’s what AJ reminds me of the last 5 years…

    “Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on
    Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
    And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
    To take you to his mansion in the sky?”

  24. Melvin says

    Angie and Brad.
    [Optional]: She’s being both clever and nasty.
    No idea about custody.

  25. Whisper says

    Pitt/Jolie. Nastry. Reluctant to say this because I’m not of fan of either of them, I don’t think they should have been parents. But here goes—- If thats the case he should asked the kids on arrival what do you really want, then go out and buy a hamster, vinyl records, etc But to be honest kids are pretty smart, hard to believe they aren’t on to mom’s game.

  27. phandabox says

    Sam Claflin and Laura Haddock. Just a wild guess since their divorce is a bit old (2019), but they have two children and Sam played Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games.

    • lila8245 says

      I thought at first it was someone from The Hunger Games too, but the main male and female leads from those films either aren’t married or don’t have children, and Sam Clafin and his wife wouldn’t exactly be considered “Hollywood” would they?

  30. kitkatk885 says

    This is so whole heartedly evil, cruel and dysfunctional…. i don’t even have the energy to attempt to understand this level of emotional abuse against kids.

    For the guess was going to say AJ and BP because I’m not up on the gossip these days 😂🤷‍♀️😩

  32. blessed1 says

    Angie & Brad?

    The mom isn’t behaving well but maybe she has her reasons. Best custody agreement is one where kids are loved and safe

  33. letmetellyou says

    This sounds like Angelina. It’s sick! I can’t stand parenting like this!

  36. JoshuaTree says

    Brangelina. Man she’s cruel. By the time they get the custody in place and the divorce settled, the kids will all be past 18 at the rate this has gone.

  38. Sixtine79 says

    I’m going to say Brad and Angelina. I absolutely despise people who abuse their kids like that – yes, it’s abusive to hurt your kids and their feelings on purpose, and for what??! Absolutely disgusting.

  40. keenobserver says

    Brad and Angie.

    I can’t speak to what arrangement is best, but Angelina Jolie sounds like a sociopath.

  41. thisisfun says

    Never one clever or nasty, she’s manipulative and emotionally abusive. I’m not sure who she is, but she’s unfit to be a mother. I hope he wins primary custody.

  42. amagod121 says

    Brad and Angelina. Better name would be Devilina, though.

    Optnl: Mom is being nasty. How can she keep it going for so long? Lady, please get a few outside interests that don’t involve your children or moving to London and forget about making Brad miserable. It’s bad on you, on the kids and on Brad.

  44. PieLies says

    Brangelina? Sounds like something she’d do…however their kids seem a bit old for this

    • Searon says

      Angelina. Her behavior regarding custody has been vile. Dad’s attorney needs to file a petition for a mental health evaluation. She’s always had serious issues.

  46. Someone6251 says

    Miss Angie?
    Honestly, she shouldn’t have custody of those kids. This is child abuse.

    • IamnotMe says

      *As if* this reaches the depravity that child abuse encompasses. This is nothing that a few years of intense therapy can’t clear up. Unlike 99.9% of the population, they have every resource at their fingertips. They’re as privileged as they come, evil Mother and messed up Father included. I wish every child of Angie & Brad’s the best but they still have immense opportunity to heal which is more than most could ever hope for.

  47. taupeantlers says

    Angelina Jolie? Clever? Hardly. Its hard to imagine a mother trying to turn her children against their father. It’s despicable and petty.

  48. zappy2050 says

    My guess is Angelina Jolie. She is a good mother in many respects but VERY manipulative.

    Yes, definitely her.

  51. Sleepyandconfused says

    Brangelina

    Nasty! Good luck Brad! How much do you regret leaving Aniston for this?

  54. Texas Gal says

    Angelina and Brad.

    She is evil. What a cruel woman. To intentionally scar her kids like this will eventually come back to haunt her.

    • Whisper says

      That may be closer to justice but its possible the kids will be so indoctrinated and riddled with guilt because “mommy needs me” that they’ll take out their anger and frustration on people close to them. No doubt there is repressed resentment when kids are made to feel responsible for their parents emotional well being.

  58. RockinRoniRose says

    My guess is Kim K. I’m sorry … it sounds like something she might do. And say it’s because of His mental health. Because hers is so perfect, right? (insert eye roll)

  61. Steffy44 says

    This screams of the ever nutty Angelina and Brad. She’s nasty. What is best for the kids is two parents who will fight for them…not one try trying to destroy the other one. St Angelina will lose in the long run. Stay tuned for the books.

  63. Monysmom says

    Gotta be Angelina Jolie (and Brad Pitt) – she is not a good woman, I think

  65. gc02ef says

    Sounds like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
    She is a piece of work!
    She is causing irreparable harm to her kids

  66. NativeAtlantaGirl says

    Angelina & Brad
    Most of those kids are going to hate her one day – it may not be immediate, but eventually they will see her true colors.

  67. Maureen0810 says

    Brad and Angie

    Mom is nasty. It would be best if mom acted like an adult.