Pitt shuns limelight amid divorce turmoil
BRAD Pitt skipped his first public appearance after last week’s split with Angelina Jolie Pitt.
He didn’t attend the premiere of Terrence Malick’s new documentary on Wednesday night as scheduled.
Pitt, who narrates Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience, said in a statement he was grateful to have been part of the project, but is “currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film”.
Producer Sophokles Tasioulis said he understood Pitt’s absence.
“Right now, he’s in a very difficult situation personally. And we want people to come here for the movie, not for what is going on behind the scenes in Brad’s personal life,” Tasioulis said. “So I think it was a good decision.”
Pitt has yet to file a response in the divorce case initiated by Jolie Pitt to end their two-year marriage. She is seeking sole custody of the couple’s six children.
The FBI says it is still deciding if it will investigate Pitt’s reported involvement in a fight aboard a private jet carrying his family this month.