Angelina Jolie encouraged her children to «avoid» their father, Brad Pitt, claims a security guard who worked for the couple, reported by PEOPLE.

The accusation emerged amid the ongoing and increasingly contentious legal battle between the former spouses over their French winery, Chateau Miraval.

Pitt’s attorneys filed a statement from the owner of a security company, Tony Webb, who worked for the 48-year-old Jolie from 2000 to 2020; he alleges that he was fired by Jolie but still works for the 60-year-old Pitt.

In his 12-page statement, Webb claimed that Jolie’s assistant, named Michael Vieira, called him and attempted to enlist his help to dissuade two bodyguards who worked for Jolie through Webb’s company, SRS Global, from testifying in her separate custody battle with Pitt over their children.

«During Mr. Vieira’s conversation with me, he informed me that he had heard that two contractors providing personal security to Ms. Jolie through SRS Global may be testifying in family court,» Webb reported. «He asked me to prevent these two individuals from testifying.»

«One of the two individuals, Ross Foster, clarified that he intends to testify irrespective of any non-disclosure agreement, if he is subpoenaed to court,» Webb continued. «Foster said that if asked, he will testify about overheard instructions given by Jolie to the children, encouraging them to avoid spending time with Pitt.»