Brad Pitt skips film premiere to focus on 'family situation'

September 28, 2016 at 5:32 p.m. | Updated September 28, 2016 at 5:45 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, actors Brad Pitt attends the premiere of "The Big Short" in New York. Pitt is skipping his first public appearance after his split with Angelina Jolie. He says he won’t attend the premiere of Terrence Malick’s new documentary Wednesday night as scheduled. Pitt, who narrates “Voyage of Time,” said in a statement Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, that he’s grateful to have been part of the project, but is “currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film.”(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, actors Brad Pitt attends the premiere of "The Big Short" in New York. Pitt is skipping his first public appearance after his split with Angelina Jolie. He says he won’t attend the premiere of Terrence Malick’s new documentary Wednesday night as scheduled. Pitt, who narrates “Voyage of Time,” said in a statement Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, that he’s grateful to have been part of the project, but is “currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film.”(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Pitt is skipping his first public appearance after last week's split with Angelina Jolie Pitt. He says he won't attend the premiere of Terrence Malick's new documentary Wednesday night as scheduled.

Pitt, who narrates "Voyage of Time," said in a statement Wednesday that he's grateful to have been part of the project, but is "currently focused on my family situation and don't want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film."

Pitt has yet to file a response in the divorce case. Jolie Pitt cited irreconcilable differences in her Sept. 20 filing to end their two-year marriage. The couple share six children.

The FBI has said it is gathering information about allegations Pitt was involved in a fight aboard a private plane carrying his family on Sept. 14.

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