Brad Pitt to spend '4 hours' with kids on Christmas day

It has been reported that Brad Pitt will be allowed to spend just four hours on Christmas day with his children.

The actor – who turned 53 on Sunday – is said to be in “torment” over his separation from his six kids following his divorce from Angelina Jolie and the news that he will have to leave them after delivering their presents on Christmas morning.

A source told the Daily Star newspaper: “She doesn’t have the heart to refuse to let him see the children over the holidays and they would probably never forgive her if she did. But Brad is going to have to use every ounce of his acting skill when he arrives with their presents and put on a brave face to mask the torment he’s going through over spending so little time with them.”

Angelina has moved to Malibu with Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, and is embroiled in a bitter legal battle with Brad over the custody of their children.

Despite an investigation into the actor and claims of child abuse being dropped by the FBI, the Allied star’s visits with his brood are reportedly supervised.

What’s more, part of the condition of seeing the kids is that he submits to anger management counselling and random drug tests.

The Daily Star source added: “He bit his tongue and suffered through all of that in the hope Angelina would allow him more time with their kids.”