He wants to keep this out of the public eye!

Brad Pitt reached out to Angelina Jolie to plead with her to settle their custody case out of court, Us Weekly reports.

"He reached out hoping to persuade Angie that the hearing will cause lasting psychological damage to their children. There will be no winners, no matter what the judge decides," a source dished to the mag.

They are allegedly “working together to reach a settlement outside of court,” but Angie is “not backing down.”

Their main point of contention? The Oscar-winning actress wants primary custody of their six children, while the War Machine star wants 50/50 legal and physical custody.

“Brad continues to be disappointed and disapproving of Angelina’s actions with their children during their custody war. Brad feels like Angie manipulates the kids, trots them out in public to make it look like she is an amazing mother in an attempt to win the divorce war in the court of public opinion, which is upsetting to Brad," a source dished to Hollywood Life.

"While Brad continues to nurture his relationship with the kids privately, behind closed doors, he is bothered every time Angelina puts the kids on display in public, something Brad is working hard to avoid while the divorce war rages on. He thinks the kids’ privacy is most important during this time and it makes him sad that Angelina does not protect the children the same way," the source added.

Jennifer Aniston must be loving this!