A Family Fractured - Brad's Bittersweet Win

The Actor Trumps On Paper, But Not In His Heart

- Amber Bramble

While Brad Pitt seemed to have scored a big win in his divorce settlement and custody agreement with Angelina Jolie, he’s still got a long way to go when it comes to fixing his relationship with his kids.

After two years of fighting and almost $49 million in legal fees, Brad has reportedly been awarded joint physical and legal custody of their six kids. But the worst is not over. Despite the kids now being back in his life, mending fences may be the hardest task of all. ‘It’s not the big win that Brad was hoping for,’ a source tells. ‘He’s getting the joint physical and legal custody he asked for, but there are contingencies.’

Those contingencies are his children. At the forefront of his mind is his first biological child, Shiloh. She had a ‘very special bond with her dad’, and these days the 12-year-old and her father have to undergo therapy to rebuild their relationship.