Angelina Jolie claims Brad Pitt was abusive towards her and her children in 2016

Angelina Jolie claims Brad Pitt was abusive towards her and her children in 2016 (Justin Tallis/PA)

Angelina Jolie has claimed that her former husband Brad Pitt was “emotionally and physically abusive” towards her and their children, which resulted in her filing for a divorce.

In new legal filings, lawyers representing the actress detailed a series of alleged violent incidents, which took place on an aeroplane in September 2016.