Brad Pitt & Kids Over The Years: Photos Of Shiloh, Maddox & The Rest With Their Dad

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Brad Pitt’s Best Moments With His Kids Over The Years: Photos With Shiloh & More

Brad Pitt’s Best Moments With His Kids Over The Years: Photos With Shiloh & More — While Brad Pitt is an accomplished actor, producer, and creative professional, there’s no doubt his most important role is being a father to his six children with former wife Angelina Jolie. He adopted Maddox in April 2005 after marrying Angelina, who had adopted him in 2002. The couple next adopted daughter Zahara the next year, and in 2007 adopted son, Pax. By 2006, they welcomed their first child together, Shiloh, and finally, Angelina gave birth to the couple’s twins Knox and Vivienne in 2008.

Although Angie and Brad have gone through a difficult separation and custody battle, maintaining their children’s privacy has always been a major priority for the couple. In fact, Brad has kept his relationship with his kids out of the spotlight since splitting from Angelina in 2016. He has not been photographed with any of the children in the years since the split, although he spends time with them.

Here, Brad Pitt poses for a photo with three of his children Pax Jolie-Pitt, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt at the ‘Unbroken’ film premiere in Los Angeles on December 15, 2014.

Whether they are traveling together or out on the red carpet, Brad has shared some special moments with his kids over the years. Click through to look back at some of the actor’s sweet moments with the children.

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Brad Pitt & Zahara Holding Hand

Brad Pitt & Zahara Holding Hand — Brad Pitt holds hands with his daughter Zahara as they arrive at LAX airport in July 2015. He was joined by the rest of his children and Angelina Jolie, who followed behind.

Brad and Angelina began dating in 2005 after falling in love on the set of the movie ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’. They wouldn’t officially be married until 2014 but started a family quickly after getting together. They adopted three kids between 2005 and 2007, while welcoming Shiloh in 2006 and the twins in 2008.

Joking about the big brood with The Telegraph in 2015, Brad said, “Listen, Angie and I were aiming for a dozen, but we crapped out after six.” He added, “Everyone talks about the joy of having kids –- blah, blah, blah. But I never knew how much I could love something until I looked in the faces of my children.”

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Brad Pitt Takes Maddox To A Mariners Vs. Yankees Baseball Game

Brad Pitt Takes Maddox To A Mariners Vs. Yankees Baseball Game — Brad Pitt watches the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners with Maddox on his lap during a Jan. 2007 game. The two looked so into the game the whole time.

Though private with the kids, Brad was always open to talking about how much he loved parenting. “I feel like the richest man alive since I’ve become a father,” he told Psychologies magazine in Oct. 2014.

“Being a father has changed me on so many levels and made me more generous and alive. I see my children as an essential part of my life, and it means so much to be able to educate them and help them make their way in the world as they grow up. I love being a father and all the responsibilities that entails.”

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Brad Pitt & His Sons In Italy

Brad Pitt & His Sons In Italy — Brad Pitt arrives in Venice with two of his children, Maddox, left, and Pax, right, in Venice, Italy for the 65th Venice Film Festival in Aug. 2008. It was such a bright and beautiful day, Maddox had to squint while they walked!

Brad explained how he and Angelina try to give kids a “normal childhood” in a Dec. 2015 interview with The Telegraph, saying, “Our life is their normal.” He continued, “Because we’re migratory workers in a sense, they have this wonderful thing where they get to be students of the world.”

“They have memories of being in Vietnam, or that time in Paris, or over in Calgary,” Brad said, adding, “The downside is friends, sleepovers, team sports — these have been the challenges that we’ve had to work out.”

“We do those things, but we really have to go out of our way. And Mom is a matador about it all — she’s fantastic. We get their friends to us a lot. And then when we set up in one place for any length of time I get on the team sports, because I really want them to have that understanding of being on the team.”

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Brad Pitt & Pax Get Ice Cream At The Venice Film Festival

Brad Pitt & Pax Get Ice Cream At The Venice Film Festival — Brad Pitt and his son Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt enjoy some ice cream during the 2008 Venice Film Festival. Brad looked super comfy and casual while his sweet little guy enjoyed his ice cream.

Angelina adopted Pax in 2007 when he was 3 years old. At the time Reuters reported the Oscar-winning actress wrote in the visitors’ book of the Tam Binh orphanage where Pax was living at. Her message said, “Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my son. I am sure he will miss your beautiful, caring staff as much as you will miss him.” Angelina initially filed adoption papers along, as an unmarried couple cannot adopt a child under Vietnamese law, while a single person can.

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Brad Pitt & Pax Explore Italy

Brad Pitt & Pax Explore Italy — Brad Pitt and his son Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt wander around Italy in August 2008. The duo was there for the 65th Venice Film Festival.

Brad’s ex Angelina Jolie said she never expected to get pregnant before falling for Brad. Talking to W Magazine in Oct 2008, she said, “One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do.”

“He stopped talking about having other kids in the other way. So I suppose in my heart I realized he was happy with them as his children, completely. I knew he would never see them as different, and that gave me a certain peace. I suppose I just looked at him and loved him and just felt open to (getting pregnant). I suddenly wanted to. It’s one of those things you can’t explain.”

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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Take The Kids To LAX Airport

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Take The Kids To LAX Airport — Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, and Zahara Jolie-Pitt at LAX Airport in Los Angeles on June 14, 2014. The family unit kept close while walking through the airport, with Zahara holding tight to her mom’s hand.

While things were blissful for years, things reportedly came crashing down in Sep. 2016 when Angelina filed for divorce. Through a representative, she explained she was making the move “for the health of the family.”

Brad replied with a statement through People, saying, “I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the wellbeing of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.”

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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie at LAX airport with their children

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie at LAX airport with their children — Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie are photographed with kids Pax, Shiloh, and Vivienne at LAX on Feb. 5, 2014. The rest of the children were behind them.

The split became even more tense as divorce filings revealed 2016 allegations Brad got into a physical altercation with their eldest son, Maddox. LA’s Department Of Children & Family Services got involved but found no wrongdoing. Later a source told E! News of the altercation, “This comes down to the kind of disagreements that sometimes occur between teenage boys and their father. This is where the situation has spiraled from. And Angelina as a mother can be very protective.”

Maddox and Brad remained estranged for years, with his son even reportedly testifying against dad in the celeb couple’s custody battle, which remained going through 2021. Still, sources exclusively told HollywoodLife in March 2020 that Brad and Maddox’s relationship had “improved”.

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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Guide Their Kids Through LAX

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Guide Their Kids Through LAX — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie guide their six children through LAX in 2014. Brad led the way as the rest of the family followed.

Angelina has remained tight-lipped about the divorce but in Sep. 2021 opened up to The Guardian, saying the split was not a decision she made “lightly”. “I’m not the kind of person who makes decisions like the decisions I had to make lightly. It took a lot for me to be in a position where I felt I had to separate from the father of my children,” she explained.

Angelina added, “You want to make sure there is support for the children in your life,” saying she feared for her “whole family” but “can’t speak about” because of ongoing litigation.

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Brad Pitt With Angelina Son Maddox

Brad Pitt With Angelina Son Maddox — Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on the red carpet at the 2013 Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governor Awards, in Los Angeles on Nov. 16 2013. They beamed beside their oldest son.

Brad and Angelina hired a private judge to deal with their divorce negotiations in an effort to keep the proceedings completely private. In Aug. 2019 she accused him of failing to pay any “meaningful” child support. He countered, saying she was trying to “manipulate media coverage”. In July 2021 the judge was dismissed over conflicts of interest and in Sept. Angelina wiped her hands clean when she sold her stake in the exes’ 164 million Château Miraval estate in France.

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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie With Maddox & Shiloh In Venice

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie With Maddox & Shiloh In Venice — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bond with their kids, Maddox and Shiloh, in Venice, Italy in Feb. 2010. The pair kept a close watch of the young kids on the trip.

Brad and Angelina were declared legally single in 2019. Since, Brad is still said to be wary about dating again. In Nov. 2021 sources told Us Weekly, “Brad is working hard and staying as positive as he can be right now,” and that dating wasn’t “a priority.” “He’s just not mentally ready and doesn’t know when he next will be,” they said.

Angelina, on the other hand, has been dipping her feet back in the dating pool, linked to The Weeknd in 2021. “Angelina is having so much fun right now, and she’s making up for lost time,” an insider told Us Weekly in Oct. 2021. “There’s no pressure or expectation at this point, just a lot of fun, and Angelina’s really enjoying it. Her friends haven’t seen her this up and energized in forever.”

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