Angelina Jolie’s older brother, James Haven, has stepped in as the family "manny" while she and Brad Pitt work out the details of their divorce and custody arrangements, Us Weekly is reporting.
According to the magazine, Haven's brotherly duties include taking care of Pitt and Jolie's brood which includes Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10 and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8.
“He took on a more active daily role in June,” an insider close to Jolie told the magazine. “The kids call him ‘Uncle James.’”
Also an actor, the 43-year-old doting uncle has had small roles in Jolie's films such as "Gia" and "Original Sin" but is best known for smacking lips with his younger sister at the Golden Globes and Oscars in 2000.
Jolie, who won a Golden Globe and Academy Award for best-supporting actress (for "Girl Interrupted) that year, gushed that she was "so in love with my brother right now” during her acceptance speech. Naturally, fans poked fun of their seemingly incestuous relationship.
But Pitt, 52, doesn't mind Haven stepping in as the man of the house.
“Brad thinks highly of James,” an insider told Us. “He’s always been incredible to the kids and is welcome in his home.”
Jolie, who filed for divorce last month, is reportedly living with her kids and Haven in an 8,284-square-foot estate in Hollywood Hills.
Meanwhile, she and Pitt struck a temporary custody deal that includes drug testing for the “Allied” actor and a supervised visit with his kids.
Pitt is allegedly under investigation by the FBI and the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services for boozing and reportedly getting physical with Maddox while the family was aboard a private jet on Sept. 14.
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