Kiley s did not specify which parts of Jolie's account Pitt denies, and which he takes responsibility for, and representatives had no further comment when asked.
The FBI and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services investigated the allegations but decided not to take any action against Pitt. They were also aired in testimony at the couple's divorce trial after a judge found Jolie and Pitt should have 50-50 custody, though that result was nullified when the judge was disqualified by an appeals court.
The various public authorities that the other side has tried to use against him over the past six years have made their own independent decisions, Kiley said. Brad will continue to respond in court, as he has always done. Jolie representatives had no immediate on-the- record comment.
Neither Pitt nor Jolie has publicly spoken about what happened on the flight, but she has publicly advocated for strengthening domestic laws and revisiting abuse allegations through legal moves like Tuesday's cross-complaint to a lawsuit that Pitt filed over the home and winery in France, which they were leaving for Los Angeles on a private flight when the incidents occurred.
Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him. To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself back into the airplane's seats and injured Jolie's back and elbow, Jolie's court filing said. The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face before it was over. The FBI investigation began in the days following, and included a report that included many of the same details as Jolie's latest court filing, which was made public in heavily redacted form earlier this year.
The FBI said at the time that it had reviewed the circumstances and would not investigate further, and federal prosecutors said they opted not to pursue criminal charges.
Pitt and the 47-year-old Oscar-winning actor and director Jolie were among Hollywood's most prominent couples for 12 years.
When they married in 2014, they had been romantic partners for a decade. Jolie filed for divorce soon after the 2016 flight, and a judge declared the two single in 2019, but the divorce case has not been finalized with custody and financial issues still in dispute.