Brad Pitt allegedly decided to call it quits with Nicole Poturalski because of his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. According to National Enquirer, Pitt didn’t like how Jolie criticized his relationship with the much younger model that’s why he decided it’s best if he just split from Poturalski.

A source claimed that the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star doesn’t want to give Jolie any ammo to destroy his image as a loving and caring dad to their kids in court.

Pitt and Jolie are still fighting over the custody of their five minor children. And there was another delay in their proceedings after Jolie decided to part ways with her lawyer.

Prior to this, a source told Entertainment Tonight that Pitt was asking for 50/50 custody of his children. And Jolie also wants to be fair when it comes to the custody of their kids. As such, the Ad Astra actor was feeling confident that they could work out an agreement.

However, Jolie decided to part ways with her lawyer. And this was seen as another one of her attempts to delay their custody battle.

Before the A-listers face each other in court, a source told National Enquirer that Pitt is focused on getting his "dad image" back on track. And this is also allegedly one of the reasons why he decided that it’s best if he and Poturalski end their relationship.

However, other tabloids are saying that Pitt and Poturalski ended their relationship because the model chose her husband, Roland Mary. Prior to their split, Daily Mail published a photo of the model and Mary hanging out in Germany.

But according to Page Six, Pitt and Poturalski broke up a long time ago. And their relationship wasn’t really that serious.

Shortly after their split, the 27-year-old took her thoughts to social media to post a cryptic message to her fans. Poturalski shared a photo of herself lounging on her bed with the sunlight stroking her beautiful face.

In her caption, the model seemingly reminded herself to hang in there.

 
 
 
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Hang in there just for a little bit longer...

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Poturalski has been using her Instagram account to post cryptic messages to her followers. Weeks ago, the model shared a message about hate.

One fan asked Poturalski to practice what she preaches before asking why she and Pitt hate Jolie. The model immediately told the fan that she and Pitt don’t hate the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil star.