SinceBrad PittandAngelina Jolieannounced in September 2016 they werecalling it quits, Pitt has maintained a relatively low profile. Now, amid acustody battlewith his estranged wife, Pitt prepares to return to set shootingQuentin Tarantino‘sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodabout the Charles Manson murders withLeonardo DiCaprio.
“Brad is doing great,” a source close to the actor tells PEOPLE. “He has his energy back.”
Before filming begins, Pitt is spending time in London with kids Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and 9-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, who alllive full-time overseas with Jolieas she filmsMaleficent 2. “Occasionally, they have a sleepover at Brad’s, but not every week,” the source says.
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A spokesperson for Jolieslammed the release of court documents on Tuesday, saying, “This misleading leak is not in the best interests of the children.”
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“He is a great dad and always loved being with his kids,” the source says of Pitt. “He doesn’t talk badly about Angie, but he feels it’s her fault that the kids don’t want to spend more time with him.”
The actor was spotted on Wednesday taking a bike ride across the Coworth Park hotel property, only a few miles from where Jolie and the kids reside in the U.K.
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Once filming starts later this summer, Pitt will go back and forth between London and Los Angeles, where he has “a very busy schedule,” the insider says. “He often attends dinner parties, socializes with friends and attends events. Brad is dating, but he is very quiet about it.”
source: people.com
