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'If this had been ANYONE else': Brad Pitt compared to Johnny Depp after allegations of abuse by Angelina Jolie

After the explosive allegations came to light, the Internet started comparing this incident to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard weeks-long trial

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's legal battle over their formerly shared winery continues to get nastier. In a cross-complaint filed by Jolie, the 'Maleficent' actress accuses the 'Bullet Train' actor of forcing her to sign an NDA "that would have contractually prohibited her from speaking outside of court about Pitt's physical and emotional abuse of her and their children." The countersuit also highlights the instances where Pitt became physically abusive. After these explosive allegations came to light, the Internet took no time in comparing this incident to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard weeks-long trial. 

The cross-complaint filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 4 and obtained by The New York Times states that both the parties were in negotiations to sell Jolie's share of the winery to Brad Pitt. However, the deal fell through when the actor urged the 47-year-old actress to sign the NDA. The particular incident mentioned in the NDA took place in 2016 when the family was coming back home in California from France. The filing states, "When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him. To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane's seats injuring Jolie's back and elbow." The filing further explained Pitt's physical abusiveness with the children.

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TMZ got in touch with Pitt's source who have remained their original statement that Pitt did not harm or choke anyone. The source claims that Pitt took responsibility for his actions years ago, but did not commit the newly surfaced allegations. The source relayed that Jolie is "adding inaccurate information for attention, it hurts the family." This new celebrity case has divided the people on social media who are now comparing Pitt's case to Johnny Depp's, calling the latter someone who got away.

Depp's highly publicized trial with ex-wife Heard earlier this year was talked about for months, with Depp's fans claiming Heard was out to vilify Depp and that it was she who physically abused the actor and not the other way around. Heard lost the defamation trial as well. However, at the time supporters of Heard had rallied and condemned the treatment of the actress on social media who had complained about being abused by a powerful man like Depp. Pitt and Jolie's case also have shades of the same. While Pitt's fans claim it is a made up allegation against their idol, Jolie's fans on the other hand are furious that Pitt has been able to get away with so many allegations of abuse in the past years despite her complaints. 

Brad Pitt compared to Johnny Depp after allegations of abuse by Angelina Jolie

After the entire Depp and Heard feud led to an exhausting trial, people are taking their time to hear each side of the story. One user wrote, "After Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's saga, imma sit this one out as I wait for Brad Pitt's side of the story . Sorry Angelina Jolie, lying Amber messed it up for all genuine victims of domestic violence!" Another user compared Pitt's case to Depp's saying, "Getting so fed up with the continued dismissiveness by Hollywood and way to many women when it comes to Brad Pitt’s - on record - abusive behavior on that plane. If this had been ANYONE else (accept maybe Johnny Depp) this shit wouldn’t fly."

One opinionated user believes that both Depp and Heard were wrong, saying, "Ok after hearing about the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie thing, and seeing people bring up comparisons, just wanna serve a reminder Johnny Depp AND Amber Heard were in the wrong. Both are bad. There’s no “one was worse” bullshit. They both did shitty things." Another user believes that the outcome in the Pitt-Jolie case would be the same as the Depp-Amber trial saying, "Just watch. Brad Pitt's well-financed PR / social media team is going to do to Angelina Jolie what Johnny Depp's team did to Amber Heard."

One user called out people who are accusing Pitt of the allegations when they supported Depp saying, "If you canceled Johnny Depp but support Brad Pitt, you're trash. And claiming that they're just "allegations" against Pitt, is BS!" Another user tweeted, "Both Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt share the same publicist which happens to be convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein’s publicist using the same methods of Smear campaigns against the women they abuse, & in Brad Pitt's case is abusing his own children as well to save his precious image." 

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