Brad Pitt's 'Desperate' Message to Estranged Kids Amid Angelina Jolie's Battle

Ever since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s explosive and years-long divorce battle first erupted, the couple’s six children have appeared to side with their mother.

Many have dropped their dad’s last name, and their son Pax memorably went as far as calling Pitt a ‘world-class a**hole’ on Father’s Day in 2020.

But now, according to a source close to the actor, 61-year-old Pitt still hopes he can ‘make amends’ with their youngest – twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.

The insider said Pitt is ‘desperate’ to reunite with the twins ahead of their 17th birthday this weekend.

He has allegedly reached out to them and is ‘praying’ they’ll ‘give him another chance.’

‘Brad’s desperate to give it one final shot to get together with them and make amends, even though he knows the chance they’ll agree to spend time with him is remote to say the least,’ the source told the Daily Mail.

‘So far there’s been no word back from the twins or their reps.’

According to a source close to the actor, 61-year-old Pitt still has hope he can ‘make amends’ with his youngest children – twins Knox and Vivienne, 16

Ever since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s explosive divorce battle erupted, the couple’s six children have appeared to side with their mother

‘When Vivienne dropped Pitt from her name, he got the message loud and clear,’ the source added, saying the move left him ‘totally devastated’.

But a ‘glimmer of hope’ emerged, because Vivienne’s brother Knox ‘has kept Jolie-Pitt as his surname.’

The Daily Mail has reached out the Pitt’s representative for comment.

A second insider explained that while Pitt has ‘accepted’ he and Jolie, 50, will always be ‘at odds,’ he is still holding out hope for future relationships with his children.

‘Brad is a family man,’ the second source said, adding that the love he had for Jolie and all their kids is something that’s still ‘very important to his life’.

‘Now that he and Angie are at odds, and have for years, he has accepted that is the way it is going to be with her. But when it comes to their children, he will always want to be an anchor in their lives,’ the insider said.

‘There is a bond that parents have with their kids, and Brad would be very happy to have them all back in the fold of his life.’

The source added that Pitt has no plans to ‘give up’ on any of his children and will ‘always’ keep his door open to them.

‘He will always believe and always hope there is a chance to be back with all of them, and he doesn’t want to think otherwise,’ they added.

‘He doesn’t want to give up, he’s not that kind of guy, he’s not that kind of father. He is a proud father, and he would be happy to have them see that eventually.

‘Now they have to make the move because he has tried over and over again to get back in their good graces.’

Pitt and Jolie shocked the world when they announced they were splitting in 2016 – having dated since 2004.

In the years that followed, the couple became locked in a nasty legal battle over the custody of their children – Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, Knox, 16, and Vivienne, 16 – and their shared winery in France.

While the divorce battle was only finalized in December 2024, the legal fallout is still ongoing, with Pitt requesting to see Jolie’s private messages in a legal filing as recently as June 30.

In the filing, the actor said he’s struggled to acquire his ex-wife’s communications, which he thinks could provide critical evidence in their continued clash over their French winery Château Miraval.