Brad Pitt is going through a challenging period in his life. From the outside, it seems like everything is going well for him. He’s starring in a new film about Formula 1 racing, which is expected to be a blockbuster. And in his personal life, things also seem to be going well, as he has found new love in his girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, after a long break. However, he can’t fully enjoy these positive aspects due to a troubling issue: his deteriorating relationships with his children.

According to an insider who shared information with *In Touch*, Pitt is deeply troubled by the worsening relations with his children. The situation has escalated to the point where his four older children—Maddox, Pax Thien, Zahara, and Shiloh—do not want to see or talk to him at all. Furthermore, even the younger ones—15-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne—are likely to follow the example set by the older siblings.

There’s worse that could happen to Brad soon. The insider reveals that Pitt is haunted by a secret fear: he worries that Angelina Jolie will follow through on her long-standing threat to let all six children publicly air their grievances about him and his behavior during their marriage. Considering that, for nearly eight years since the start of their divorce, Jolie has been systematically turning the children against Brad, it is terrifying for him to imagine the negative picture they might have of him.

The insider reports that Jolie has not yet decided on her course of action and is currently considering two possible plans. One option is to involve the children in giving public testimony during the ongoing court case she is pursuing against Brad, allowing them to “reveal the truth about Pitt.” If that doesn’t work out, Jolie, who enjoyed her role as a producer after her recent successful attempt at directing a musical, plans to make a documentary.

In it, she intends to give the children a platform to publicly share everything she has instilled in them. Either way, this situation does not bode well for Pitt.