Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 'happy' to be 'talking to each other' again

For several months it appeared as if Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were at war with each other.

Both accused the other of doing bad things after she filed for divorce from the actor in September when he was accused of getting into a fight on an international flight that allegedly involved an altercation with one or more of their six kids. He has since been cleared by the DCFS of any wrongdoing.

But in the new issue of People, a source revealed that the two are now getting along much better and even speaking directly to one another without intermediaries. "He’s much happier," a source said of the 53-year-old Troy star. "He’s very relieved that things are not playing out in public anymore."

Indeed the Allied star has seemed to be in better spirits as he works on his massive sculpture in Los Angeles. On March 13 he looked healthy as he headed into a studio alone.

Jolie has looked radiant in recent photos like when she was seen with Knox and Shiloh in Colorado in early January.

In January the two superstars agreed to take their very public spat private and work out the custody issues with a judge. 

"It was a rough time, but they were able to resolve it," added the source. "This is a work in progress."

The custody negotiations are "ongoing," it was claimed.

The actor has been able to spend more time with his children, which include Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. 

"He’s been able to see his kids more regularly than he did right after the split," said a source.

"He is spending more time with the kids when they are in L.A. He has even spent some time with Maddox and Pax. Things are definitely calming down."

Last month Jolie said the Legends Of The Fall actor was a "wonderful" father. 

And the People source said 'he’s always been extremely positive about how Angie’s a good mother, and the goal was to resolve everything for the kids and the whole family, and they’re working toward that.' 

This article was first published on Daily Mail and is republished here with permission.