Embattled actor Brad Pitt's effort to seal documents regarding the details of Brad Pitt and ex-wife Angelina Jolie's child custody arrangements has been denied by a judge in a hearing on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Brad Pitt filed documents on Dec. 6 requesting an emergency hearing to ask a judge to seal all documents regarding their child custody case.
Brad Pitt, 52, filed the motion to request after Angelina Jolie filed court papers detailing the arrangements of their child custody case. Under the agreement, Angelina Jolie will have custody of the six children and that an assigned therapist will decide when and where Brad Pitt can visit the six children. Sources say that Angelina Jolie filed the documents because she feared Bard Pitt was planning to change their temporary agreement so that he can have solo and unmonitored visits with the six children.
According to sources, Brad Pitt's intention of requesting to seal all documents was to protect the six children, Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8. Brad Pitt wants all details regarding the family private and not to be made public as this would hurt the six kids.
"I am extremely concerned that if court records regarding custody are not sealed, information contained therein will cause irreparable damage to our children's privacy rights," Brad Pitt wrote in a sworn declaration that was filed Wednesday.
In a brief written order, Superior Court Judge Richard Burdge, Jr. denied Brad Pitt's request. According to the judge, Brad Pitt did not meet the necessary requirements for sealing details at of this time. Based on an expedited basis, Judge Richard Burdge, Jr. also declined to hear the petition. Brad Pitt's lawyer, Gary Fishbein declined to comment after the hearing.
Laura Wasser, Angelina Jolie's Lawyer, told reporters that the 41 year old actress does not oppose sealing the details of their child custody arrangements. The problem was that Brad Pitt's attorney did not consult with them before filing the motion tom request on Wednesday.
When asked if an end to this custody battle is in sight, Laura Wasser said, "My hope is that with the upcoming holidays, things will come down a little bit in all of our cases."
