Angelina Jolie is being sued by her ex, Brad Pitt, for allegedly selling her shares in their Château Miraval winery without his consent. The Maleficent star, who filed for divorce from the Fight Club alum in 2016 after two years of marriage, is now entangled in a heated civil suit. Pitt alleges that Jolie sold her stakes in their once-shared French estate and vineyard without his agreement.
Recently, Jolie called for Pitt to drop his lawsuit against her. As part of the ongoing legal proceedings, Jolie asked the court to order Pitt to turn over any third-party communications regarding their 2016 plane incident. In an earlier court filing, she alleged that the Bullet Train actor had choked one of their six children: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 16.
Legal Battle Intensifies Over Winery
In a filing obtained by E! News on July 17, Pitt’s attorneys dismissed Jolie’s request as a “sensationalist fishing expedition” into “some of the most deeply personal aspects of her ex-husband’s life.” Jolie’s legal team responded:
“We are not at all surprised Mr. Pitt is afraid to turn over the documents. While Angelina again asks Mr. Pitt to end the fighting and finally put their family on a clear path toward healing, unless Mr. Pitt withdraws his lawsuit, Angelina has no choice but to obtain the evidence necessary to prove his allegations wrong.”
Pitt’s representatives declined to comment, though his attorney Anne Kiley previously told E! News, “Brad has owned everything he’s responsible for from day one—unlike the other side—but he’s not going to own anything he didn’t do. He has been on the receiving end of every type of personal attack and misrepresentation.”
Dispute Over Château Miraval Shares
In previous court filings, Pitt accused Jolie of violating an alleged verbal agreement by selling her Château Miraval shares to a third party without his consent. Jolie’s legal team contended that she sold her shares because Pitt presented her with a last-minute, restrictive non-disclosure agreement (NDA) as part of his deal to buy her out.
“Although Jolie was not obligated to sell to Pitt, she nevertheless offered to sell her interest to him and negotiated with him for months,” a filing from the Girl, Interrupted alum’s legal team read. “Nearing a deal, Pitt’s hubris got the better of him: he made an eleventh-hour demand for onerous and irrelevant conditions, including a provision designed to prohibit Jolie from publicly speaking about the events that led to the breakdown of their marriage.”
Countersuit and Allegations
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s youngest daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, has asked to drop Pitt from her name on the playbill of Broadway musical she’s working on, ET reports.
This comes after their other daughter Shiloh filed to legally drop Pitt on her 18th birthday. pic.twitter.com/IZjNCe22AA
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 5, 2024
In 2022, Nouvel—a holding company founded by Jolie that she sold to an international beverage company in 2021 as part of the winery deal—countersued Pitt. The complaint alleged that Pitt attempted to “usurp” power and obtain sole ownership of Château Miraval.
“In retaliation for the divorce and custody proceedings, Pitt embarked on a multi-faceted, years-long campaign to seize control of Château Miraval,” the complaint stated, “and appropriate the company’s assets for his benefit and that of his own companies and friends.” At the time, a source close to Pitt told E! News that the countersuit was “yet another rehash and repackaging of old material to try and distract from the other party’s own behavior.”
Dispute Over Family and Business Issues
In the latest court filing from Pitt’s side, his attorneys argued against relitigating family law issues in the context of this business dispute. They stated, “There is no valid reason to relitigate family law issues in this forum” by granting Jolie’s request to see Pitt’s communication about the plane incident.
“The truth is that it is a business dispute about a family estate and winery,” they wrote. “For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court deny the Motion.” As the legal battle continues, both parties remain entrenched in their positions, with Jolie seeking to defend her actions and Pitt aiming to protect his interests in Château Miraval.
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