Actress Angelina Jolie has claimed she feared for the safety of her "whole family" during her marriage to Brad Pitt.
Jolie has previously alleged her ex-husband was verbally and physically abusive with their children – Maddox, 20, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and 13-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – including an incident on a private plane involving eldest son Maddox.
In a new interview with The Guardian, Jolie suggested she was scared for her children's wellbeing while married to Pitt but now hopes they can "heal and be peaceful" in the future.
Asked why she had written her upcoming book on children’s rights, the 46-year-old actress said she "can’t speak about" it because of her own legal situation.
The newspaper then asked her to clarify and reported that the actress "confirmed by nodding that she was alluding to her divorce and the allegations of domestic abuse she made against [Brad]".
Asked if she feared for the safety of her children, Jolie replied: "Yes, for my family. My whole family."
She added that the issues in her marriage were "much more complicated" than just the plane incident with Maddox.
She said: "It doesn’t start with the violation. It’s so much more complicated than that.
"It took a lot for me to be in a position where I felt I had to separate from the father of my children.
"I mean, in some ways it’s been the last decade. There’s a lot I can’t say."
However, the star also said she’s hopeful for the future, and wants herself, Brad, and their children to "heal and be peaceful".
She told The Guardian: "[I want] all of us, including their dad, to heal and be peaceful. We’ll always be a family.
"I’m realising that sometimes you can survive things, but not know how to feel and live in the same way. So, it’s more about being open. I’m really trying to be open as a human being again."
