A rep for Angelina Jolie has denied her lawyer Laura Wasser is quitting her divorce case amid claims the actress had made things too hostile.
A spokesperson for the Oscar winner has revealed that the custody battle is ‘entering a new phase’ and Wasser will continue to be by Jolie’s side.
‘I’ve spoken directly to Laura,’ Jolie’s spokesperson told People. ‘The TMZ story is not true. She’s not quitting now or in the future.’
A source told the website that the ‘the characterization of problems between Laura and Angie is not true.’
New phase: Angelina Jolie’s spokesperson has denied the actress’ lawyer Laura Wasser is quitting. It was claimed Saturday that the actress had made things too hostile amid her divorce battle with estranged husband Brad Pitt
They confirmed that Jolie is hiring another law firm but it’s not to replace Wasser.
‘Someone is misinterpreting bringing in the experts, which is common at this point in the case,’ an insider said. ‘It’s entering a new phase.’
A report on Saturday claimed that things are getting so ugly between Jolie and estranged husband Pitt amid their divorce that Wasser intended on quitting.
Jolie, 43, is allegedly making the divorce negotiations and child custody battle very hostile and has been ‘out for blood’.
A source connected to Pitt, 54, told TMZ that they believe the Maleficent actress wants ‘to kill any relationship he has with his kids’.
They also claim that there has been a lot of screaming on Jolie’s part, adding, ‘She’s fueled with anger and has gotten ridiculously unreasonable.’
It’s become so bad that the mother-of-six’s lawyer Laura Wasser, who has represented many divorcing celebrities over the years, is apparently going to quit and has ‘made it known’ to Jolie because it’s become too ‘venomous’.
‘Someone is misinterpreting bringing in the experts, which is common at this point in the case,’ Jolie has hired a new law firm but will have Wasser by her side, the source revealed
Wasser, who has worked for stars such as Ashton Kutcher during his split from Demi Moore, Heidi Klum and Seal as well as Mariah Carey amid her divorce from Nick Cannon, promotes settlements and co-parenting.
TMZ claims the Wanted actress has already hired another law firm to take over when Wasser officially leaves.
The duo’s divorce is still rumbling on with disagreements about how much time Pitt gets with their six children; Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, Vivienne, 10 and Knox, 10.
Venomous: A source claims that there has been a lot of screaming on Jolie’s part, adding, ‘She’s fueled with anger and has gotten ridiculously unreasonable.’
Getting nasty: A source connected to Pitt, 54, told TMZ that they believe the Maleficent actress wants ‘to kill any relationship he has with his kids’