Brad Pitt craves family time this holiday season amid Angelina Jolie tensions: ‘Christmas Won’t Be the Same’

Brad Pitt is facing a somber holiday season this year, as he is reportedly “missing” his children and feeling a void as Christmas approaches. According to an insider speaking to Page Six, the 61-year-old actor feels the absence of his six children, particularly during a time when family is central to the celebrations.

“Brad is missing his kids and wishes he had a closer relationship with them, particularly with celebrating the holidays and his birthday this month,” the source revealed. Pitt shares his children with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie. The couple, who divorced in 2019, have six children: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.

The source explained that Pitt is struggling to find joy in the holiday season without the presence of his children, which has cast a shadow over what is typically a time of togetherness and celebration. This feeling of distance from his children has been building for some time.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Pitt was deeply hurt when his daughter Shiloh legally removed his surname from her name on her 18th birthday in May. The move was seen as a painful reflection of the strained relationship between father and daughter, with the source adding, “They used to have a good relationship but that’s in the past and it breaks his heart.

Brad feels like Angelina has turned his kids against him.” The actor’s strained relationship with his ex-wife is also reportedly affecting his relationship with their children. A source noted, “He feels like Angelina knows exactly what she’s doing,” further adding that the tension between the former couple continues to affect their family dynamics.

In recent months, Pitt was reportedly upset by Jolie’s appearance with their son Knox at the 2024 Governors Awards, which he believed was a purposeful move to provoke him. “Brad finds it a bit coincidental that a judge signed off on the [Château] Miraval trial just days before Knox joined Angelina at the Governors Awards,” a source shared.

As the holidays draw near, Pitt is left grappling with the sense that Christmas “won’t be the same” without the chance to spend it with his children.