Angelina Jolie would have filed a million-dollar lawsuit against the actor accusing him of having taken control of the winery.
The divorce between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was finalized in 2019, however, the legal dispute between the former couple is far from over. The most recent dispute involves the fight to control the winery located in the South of France that they had acquired in 2008.
In the last few hours, it was learned that a company founded by Jolie filed a lawsuit for $250 million against her ex-husband, arguing that Pitt launched a strong offensive to try to "take control" over the winery located in the region. of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The lawsuit was filed by Nouvel, the company Jolie founded to retain her stake in the winery, which she recently sold to liquor giant Stoli.
Court papers argue that Pitt tried to use Jolie's large financial holdings at the winery to force her to film a "gag clause" to prevent her from discussing the circumstances that led to the divorce and the fact that Pitt spent millions of the company's dollars. on "vanity projects," including more than a million dollars for a swimming pool.
Papers filed Tuesday in a Los Angeles court claim that after the couple acquired the property, they jointly invested millions of dollars to improve it. Although Jolie and Pitt owned 50% of the company, the actress would have invested a large part of her personal fortune.
It is also argued that after the divorce proceedings and request for custody by Angelina, the Oscar winner embarked on a campaign to try to take control of Chateau Miraval. He even alleges that the actor operated the winery without consulting his ex-wife, leaving her out of all operations and blocking her access to any type of information.
It should be remembered that in October 2021, Jolie sold her share of her winery to Tenute del Mondo, which is owned by Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler, who controls the Stoli Group. This came about after Pitt made an offer to the actress to try to acquire her share. Although the negotiation was very close to reaching a successful conclusion, it did not prosper.
