Angelina Jolie is said to be ‘exhausted’ about son Pax’s recovery after an e-bike accident.
August 21, 2024, published at 7:30 PM ET
Angelina Jolie doesn’t hang out with son Pax‘s recovery well after being involved in a horrific e-bike accident.
It’s going to be a long road back to normal for 20-year-old Pax – and insiders revealed his protective mother is feeling ‘exhausted’ and ‘worried’ over his extensive injuries. RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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Pax crashed his electric bicycle into the back of a car in Los Angeles on July 29.
Pax was released from the hospital after him his e-bike crashed in a car on busy Los Feliz Boulevard in Los Angeles on July 29.
Sources said: “He is out of the ICU, but not from the woods. Pax has suffered serious head trauma and a hip injury, so he still has a long way to go.”
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Sources revealed that an ‘exhausted’ Angelina remained by her son’s side ‘throughout the ordeal’.
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At the time of his accident, Pax – who had been working on her film with his famous mother Without Blood – was not wearing a helmet. Reportedly shocked onlookers thought he was dead.
Witness Lola Cavalli recalled: “He was hit on the head. His mouth was filled with blood.”
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According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a majority of the 80,000 bicycle-related head injuries treated in emergency rooms each year are brain injuries – and 54 percent of cyclist fatalities occur when cyclists are not wearing helmets.
The insider added: “Pax was beaten up. Doctors diagnosed him with a small brain bleed and a hip injury.”
“He’s going to have to go through a lot of physical therapy to get back to where he was.”
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Angelina had to be ‘brave’ for her son as he suffered a minor brain haemorrhage and hip injury.
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Angelina, 59, is said to have “panicked” when she heard the extent of her 20-year-old son’s injuries.
A source said: “Head injuries are so scary but she had to be brave for his sake. She stayed by his side throughout the whole ordeal.”
Apparently the Maleficent star was the only parent Pax wanted to be there amid the terrifying ordeal.
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As RadarOnline.com reported: Pax’s relationship with father Brad Pitt is more than tense. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Pax called his father a “a world class hole“- and apparently wants nothing to do with him during his recovery.
Sources revealed: “Brad has been trying to reach Pax, but Pax isn’t taking his calls.”
“All Brad can do is wait and just worry. He is deeply concerned and heartbroken.”
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Insiders said Pax refused to take calls from father Brad Pitt after the accident.
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Meanwhile, another source said Pax has had the support of his siblings who have “visited and helped” during his recovery.
The source added: “They are all very close.”
A testament to their strong bond, even during their parents’ nasty divorce, was the decision by some of Angelina and Brad’s children to drop their father’s surname.
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Shiloh Jolie reportedly dropped her father’s last name in the wake of ‘painful eventsShe began the process of legally changing her name on her 18th birthday on May 27.
Her lawyer said: “The media needs to be more careful in their reporting, especially when reporting on a young adult who has committed abuse an independent and important decision after painful events, and only follows a legal process.”
She’s not the only sibling to have seemingly distanced themselves from their father through a name change. Sister Zahara introduced herself as “Zahara Marley Jolie” at a 2023 sorority event.
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