Brad Pitt's mom, Jane Etta Pitt, dies at 84
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Brad Pitt’s mom and occasional red carpet plus-one, Jane Etta Pitt, has died. She was 84.
The matriarch, who formerly worked as a school counselor and appeared alongside her husband, William, and their Oscar-winning son at the 2012 Academy Awards, died earlier this week, according to TMZ.
Representatives for the 61-year-old Oscar winner — who was also photographed with his parents at the 2014 premiere of ex-wife Angelina Jolie’s premiere for “Unbroken” — did not immediately respond to the Daily News’ request for comment.
Jane was remembered for having “the biggest heart” and having “cared deeply for everyone and everything, no questions asked,” said Sydney Pitt, who People identified as Brad’s niece.
“She could keep up with all 14 of us grandkids without missing a beat. There was no limit to the love she gave, and everyone who met her felt it,” Sydney said. “I don’t know how we move forward without her. But I know she’s still here in every brushstroke, every kind of gesture, every hummingbird. She was love in its purest form.”
Pitt fans got a closer look at three generations of the family during the “Unbroken” premiere, which he attended with both his mom and three of the six children he shares with 50-year-old Jolie.
It’s unclear how close Jane was to the A-listers’ children in recent years, amid their nasty eight-year divorce and legal battle over their French winery.
At least three of the exes’ kids — daughters Shiloh and Zahara as well as son Maddox — have filed to drop Pitt from their surname.
The movie star said “hi to my mom” during a mid-June screening for the blockbuster “F1,” telling “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, “She watches you every morning.”
He then blew a kiss to the camera, adding, “To Jane Pitt, I love you.”
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