Brad Pitt cancels all press commitments for new film Allied in wake of divorce shock

BRAD PITT has pulled out of all press commitments for upcoming movie Allied after his wife Angelina Jolie filed for divorce.

The actor, 52, has refused to do any interviews, press junkets or chat show appearances and may still pull out of red carpet premiere of the film next week.

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It comes as it was revealed he will fight Angelina, 41, for custody of their six children despite still being investigated by FBI for an instance where he is alleged to have struck eldest son Maddox, 15, on a flight.

A source said: “This was supposed to be the start of a big campaign push for Brad to finally win an acting Oscar but there’s too much controversy for him to risk any publicity.

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“It also doesn’t help that there were rumours he had an affair with his co-star Marion Cotillard, which both deny.

“Loads of chat show studios are gutted as they had him booked to come on and dozens of journalists have had their interviews scrapped.

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"They are also being briefed not to ask anybody else associated about the film about Brad’s personal life.

“His team look very likely to pull the plug on him even walking the red carpet in LA.

"They know it’s important he been seen to support the film but this is a huge crisis for him and the current tactic is to lie low.

“If he does appear, he’ll not say a word to any media and sneak in a side door.”

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