Amid his legal battle with his ex, Brad Pitt finds comfort with Ines de Ramon after Angelina Jolie news breaks. de Ramon has strongly supported her partner’s legal battles with his ex-wife.

Just days after his ex-wife filed a request for more communication during their protracted legal battles, Brad Pitt “finally feels happy again” with de Ramon “by his side,” a source told People. “Although he was always surrounded by trusted friends, there were still years when he felt very lonely. Sharing his life and living with Ines now makes him very happy. Ines is great. She doesn’t bring any baggage and can just support him.”

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Other friends close to Pitt told the site that they “just [want] he should be happy. He’s certainly not perfect. He will be the first to tell you. [But] He will continue to take legal action against it.”

On April 4th the Maleficent The actress’ lawyers filed a motion to release communications that they said would prove Pitt would not allow Jolie to sell her share of the winery to him. Jolie’s lawyers also claimed that Pitt rejected the deal unless it was tied to the NDA, noting that the actor feared that sealed documents contained in their separate, year-long custody battle would be released without the NDA could become.

“Jolie’s sealed file, which included emails, summaries of the family’s expected statements and other evidence, caused Pitt to fear that the information might eventually become public,” her lawyers wrote in court documents obtained by People. It went on to say that Jolie did not want to “contractually commit to this silence” about his alleged “personal misconduct, whether related to Miraval or not.”

“While Pitt’s history of physical abuse of Jolie began long before the family’s plane ride from France to Los Angeles in September 2016, that flight marked the first time he also directed his physical abuse toward the children. Jolie then immediately left him,” the filing continues. “Pitt’s relentless attempts to control and punish Jolie continue to take a tremendous emotional and financial toll on her and her family. Jolie longs for her family to heal and for her children to be spared further pain and trauma, and she truly wants Pitt to want the same.”

de Ramon and Pitt were first seen backstage at a Bono concert in December 2022. A source confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the two were together at the time: “Brad and Ines recently started dating. “Brad is enjoying spending time with Ines and getting to know her better,” says a source. “It’s still new, but they see where things are going and like each other. They’re having a great time together.” Another source added that “Brad and Ines are together and things are new between them.” Another source told People at the time that Brad is “obviously very in love with her, considering he brought her to his premiere”. refers to his Babylon Premiere in Los Angeles.”

“Ines said that Brad is very sweet,” the source says, noting that the two “plan to spend New Year’s Eve together.” As rumors continued to swirl about the couple’s status, a source told Us Weekly: “Brad is smitten with Ines, but they are not officially together. They spend time together as friends and enjoy each other’s company.”