Angelina Jolie's lawsuit comes after Brad Pitt sued her for "deliberately damaging the reputation of her wine company" in France.
Actress Angelina Jolie sued her ex-husband Brad Pitt, asking for compensation of $250 million, for damages allegedly caused by the wine production businesses that they both shared in France, CNN reported.
The actress's lawsuit comes after Pitt, whom she divorced six years ago, sued her for deliberately damaging the reputation of her wine company in France and selling her stake in it to a "stranger."
The couple had acquired the Chateau Miraval vineyard in 2008 for 45 million euros, with its corresponding mansion, in Provence (southeast France), where years later they married and enjoyed family vacations with their six children.
In the countersuit filed this week by the actress, and to which CNN has had access, Jolie accused her ex-husband Brad Pitt of "waging a vengeful war against her" and of "hijacking" control of the lucrative winery business that he once they shared.
Arguments of the lawsuit
After initiating divorce proceedings against Brad Pitt in September 2016, following a tumultuous in-flight argument investigated by the FBI, Angelina Jolie is reportedly seeking $250 million in compensation from her former spouse, according to the network.
In a lawsuit filed on behalf of her previous venture, Nouvel LLC, Jolie alleges that Pitt and those aligned with him engaged in illicit and malevolent activities with the deliberate aim of causing harm to both the actress and her company. These actions are purported to have devalued their investments and wrongfully deprived Jolie of her rightful role in the management of Chateau Miraval, the renowned producer of rosé wine.
She also says Pitt "embarked on a multifaceted campaign over the years to seize control of Chateau Miraval and appropriate the company's assets for the benefit of himself and his own companies and friends."
The Defense of Brad Pitt
Faced with this, Brad Pitt's legal team, which is in charge of the legal case opened by the sale of this property, accuses Jolie of intentionally harming her ex-husband by selling her share in the company without her consent.
The actor's defense also maintains that Jolie not only did not contribute "anything" to the success of Miraval, a project that the actor was passionate about but that she completed the sale "secretly" and knowingly violating the conditions she had agreed upon with her ex-husband, according to which neither of them could sell their interests in that business without the consent of the other.
