It’s a hard pill to swallow, but Brad Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt’s “nonexistent” relationship doesn’t seem like it will be getting better anytime soon.

Years after Brad, 56, and ex-wife Angelina Jolie, 45, got their divorce, the messy fallout of their separation has still left behind some major wounds for their eldest son to heal.

According to a source with Us Weekly, Brad and 18-year-old Maddox continue to have a strained relationship.

“That relationship continues to be nonexistent,” a source told the outlet, adding that Brad’s relationship with his other son, 16-year-old Pax, also remains difficult.

Apparently, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star is not speaking to either child at the moment.

Rumors of a strained relationship between Brad and his children began in 2016 prior to Brad and Angelina’s divorce, when a heated incident on a plane became a major topic of media scrutiny.

The Hollywood couple and their children were reportedly flying home from France on a private-chartered flight when an argument broke out between Brad and Angelina. A source told People at the time that Brad “was drunk, and there was an argument between him and Angelina,”

which led to Maddox stepping in to break things up. According to the source, “there was a parent-child argument which was not handled in the right way and escalated more than it should have,” while others allege that the argument itself turned into a physical altercation.

The incident is what reportedly caused Angelina to file for divorce from Brad in 2016. In an interview with Vogue, the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil star said, “I separated for the well-being of my family.”

“It was the right decision. I continue to focus on their healing,” she added at the time. “Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds.”

For now, that healing is still taking its time. Sources suggest that Brad has since been hoping for things to change with his children.

A Us Weekly source told the outlet that while Maddox “hasn’t been receptive” to Brad’s attempts at fixing their relationship, the Ad Astra star was still remaining “hopeful”—especially in the case of his younger son, Pax.

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