Overview

• Pitt sent Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt a purported last-ditch message on July 11 offering to make amends before they turn 17 but has yet to receive any reply.
• Vivienne’s 2024 decision to drop “Pitt” from her surname reportedly left the actor devastated, while Knox’s retention of Jolie-Pitt has given him a glimmer of hope.
• The twin’s estrangement follows a 2016 private-jet incident that prompted FBI and child-welfare investigations and ignited a protracted custody dispute.
• Although their divorce was finalized in December 2024, Pitt filed a June 30 motion seeking access to Angelina Jolie’s private messages in their Château Miraval litigation.
• Insiders say Pitt accepts that he and Jolie will remain at odds but remains determined to be an anchor in his children’s lives and won’t abandon efforts to reconnect.