New Delhi/California, November 17, 2020: Angelina Jolie has lost her battle to remove Judge Ouderkirk from her divorce case with ex-husband Brad Pitt after claiming that she wasn't aware of the ongoing business and professional relationships between the judge and Pitt's legal team.

As per the court documents, acquired by Daily Mail, the Superior Court of the Start of California denied Angie's statement of disqualification, which means Judge Ouderkirk will remain on the case. "This was the judge who was originally brought in by Angie's team. He married them, for heaven's sake. It's a prime example of someone who tried to get the referee removed late in the game because they weren't going to like the outcome," a source close to Brangelina shared with Daily Mail.

The actress had claimed that Ouderkirk failed to disclose ‘ongoing business and professional relationships’ that he had with Pitt’s legal team, thereby causing a conflict of interest. She had said that it wasn’t ‘fair’ for him to preside over the divorce proceedings.

The Sources claimed Angelina had attempted to remove Ouderkirk because she wasn't "going to like the outcome" of her four-year divorce battle with Brad - who recently split from model girlfriend, Nicole Poturalski.

Angelina and Brad split in 2016 after 12 years of dating and two years of marriage. They have six kids - Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12.
Angelina previously hit back at claims that she was trying to "delay" the divorce case.

"All my client is asking for is a fair trial based on facts, with no special favors extended to either side," her lawyer, Samantha Bley DeJean, told UsWeekly last month.

"The only way litigants can trust the process is for everyone involved to ensure that there’s transparency and impartiality."

DeJean also added a comment from Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, who believes that Judge Ouderkirk is "biased in Brad's favor" due to their personal connections.

The Daily Mail quoted another source as saying, “Angelina has fought tooth and nail to get what she wants in this divorce, when it comes to her kids she won’t back down. She’s paying her legal team a fortune, so if she believes one of her lawyers needs to go she won’t hesitate to pull the trigger.”

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