Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie former bodyguard says they had ‘low level of common sense’
By Marriska Fernandes on October 17, 2016 | 3 Comments
Brad Pitt
and Angelina Jolie‘s former bodyguard Mark Billingham, 51, recently told the Sun that he was basically like a father for the star couple’s kids. This news comes almost a month after Angelina filed for divorce.
Mark was their head of security for 18 months and prior to that, he spent 27 years in the British Special Forces. His main priority was the safety of their six kids – Maddox, 13, Pax, 11, Zahara, 9, Shiloh, 8, and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. He said: “The biggest concern for them was the kidnapping of the kids, it’s all about money. Angie and Brad are very worried about who goes near the children.”
He shared that the Hollywood couple trusted him and that he was one of the few people who was allowed close to the children. “It was clear from the start we had a great chemistry and they trusted me with the kids. We got very close, I was living with them all the time. I could take the kids anywhere I wanted to on my own. No one else was allowed to do that.”
He revealed that even if he had friends with him, they weren’t allowed in close proximity to the kids. “I took them swimming. I fathered them, basically.”
Aside from his security duties, Billingham was also responsible for making the couple look presentable. He said: “What surprised me was their low level of common sense. I found it crazy when they would ask me questions like, ‘How do I go down to that bar?’ and ‘What do I need to do to get there?’ They’re not stupid, but because of the world they live in they just haven’t done something like that for so long. I found that weird.”
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If they were so “close,” why would he talk sh*t about them like that?
for 18 months he became father figure? Why did it end then? Odd that they’d trust the British security officer and nobody else. They are in the movies for gosh sakes! Everyone knows it’s the guy with the British accent that will end up kidnapping them and being the bad guy lol.
It’s not a lack of common sense to ask how to get to the bar or what they need to do to get there. If they were asking that in a foreign country, maybe they don’t know the directions sheesh. Or maybe they are asking their head of security so he can tell them the possible risks and if it’s necessary to wear a baseball cap with fake moustache and glasses or not..
I don’t think the security man was being miserable to the couple. I’m sure he could have said much worse. Celebrities lead such an isolated existence, routine activities to become a challenge.
I agree with you, Kris. I think this guy tried his best. Fucking idiots!