Brad Pitt wants to have a closer relationship with his children and misses them a lot this holiday season, a source close to the actor said. Pitt also feels that Christmas “won’t be the same” unless he can spend some time with his children.

“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 told Page Six.

“Brad feels like Angelina has turned his kids against him,” the insider added. Jolie and Pitt share six children, Maddox, 23; Pax, 21; Zahara, 19; Shiloh, 18; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.

Last month, a source told the outlet that Pitt said Jolie deliberately walked the red carpet with their son Knox at the 2024 Governors Awards “to push his buttons.”

Pitt felt hurt when daughter Shiloh dropped his last name

Earlier this year, an insider told People that Pitt missed his children. The statement came after news broke that his daughter Shiloh hired a lawyer and filed legal paperwork to remove her father’s last name.

“Of course, it’s not easy for Brad to remember that he lost his children. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad. He’s still happy with Inés [de Ramón], but the distance from his children hurts. He still loves all of his children very much. This whole process has been very hard on the whole family,” the source said.

On September 20, 2016, Jolie filed for divorce after 11 years of relationship and two years of marriage and the separation process continues.

Initially, Jolie requested physical custody of their children. However, in his response to the divorce petition, Pitt requested joint physical and legal custody of all of their children.

For years, the two have been involved in an intense custody battle, surrounded by accusations of domestic violence against Pitt by the actress and some of their children. The two also continue to be in a legal battle over Château Miraval, the French winery they once jointly owned.