Brad Pitt appears for the first time in public after his separation from Angelina Jolie

Actor Brad Pitt was first seen in public after ex-girlfriend Angelina Jolie filed for divorce in court in September.

The 52-year-old American artist gave a private screening of the movie Moonlight in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Pitt was accompanied by his friend Julia Roberts, with whom he shared credits on the action film Ocean.

Dressed in a black jacket and matching pants, the actor, who is reportedly being investigated by the Los Angeles Department of Children's Affairs for alleged verbal and physical abuse of his 15-year-old son Maddox, was portrayed very Smiling together the actress of Pretty Woman, 49 years.

On Nov. 7, Pitt filed a joint child custody petition with Angelina. A day later, a representative of the American actress issued a statement saying that the couple had reached a custody agreement.

After twelve years of relationship, Jolie requested the divorce to Pitt the past 20 of September. According to judicial documents obtained by People, the couple had been separated since last September 15 and cited as cause "irreconcilable directives."