The couple, who were married from 2014 to 2019, have been in court over their joint property — Chateau Miraval — for months; however, the deal was announced in September 2021.
However, it seems things have gotten worse as Jolie’s former company has filed a $250 million lawsuit against her ex-husband based on how the deal was reached. Here’s what we know about the ongoing legal war!
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Nouvel Makes Heavy Claims Against Brad Pitt
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While it appears Jolie and Pitt have moved on from their legal battle last year, legal documents obtained by ET prove otherwise in a different dynamic. Papers filed by Jolie’s former company, Nouvel, claim that the “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” actor is waging a “vengeful war as a way to seize control of Chateau Miraval – which he and Jolie bought in 2008.
The document added that Pitt “masterminded a so far successful plan” to seize control of the French wineries, using the business as his “personal power.” It goes on to mention that the former lovers are trying to revive the winery’s “modest” business by investing “tens of millions of dollars in real estate improvements” through their investment companies — Mondo Bongo (Pitt) and Nouvel (Jolie).
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The former couple also agreed that the day-to-day running of the winery was “left in Pitt’s hands” while his ex-wife focused on their humanitarian projects, including the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. While Chateau Miraval enjoyed a bit of a boom, things between Jolie and Pitt soon went downhill.
Nouvel mentions in the lawsuit that “Pitt developed a publicly acknowledged alcohol abuse problem.” It also brought up the infamous fight on a private flight in September 2016, claiming that “after a serious and internationally publicized incident between Pitt, Jolie, and the couple’s children, Jolie filed for divorce.”
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The press further claimed that Pitt ran the 1,300-acre country estate after the divorce filing without Jolie’s input and that when the actress tried to get information and more control, her ex-husband “pushed” her. It claims that since their divorce, Pitt — with the help of Chateau Miraval directors — has “squandered tens of millions of Chateau Miraval money on pointless projects that have little, if any, business justification,” including more than a million dollars on a swimming pool.
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It states, “at Pitt’s direction, Chateau Miraval also commissioned a staircase in the chateau to be built and rebuilt four times after he was not satisfied with the first three attempts.” All this and more prompted Jolie to try to sell her interests. However, that didn’t turn out the way the “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” star had planned.
In fact, the suit alleges that in October 2021, “after Pitt ignored Jolie’s final offer to sell her interest in the winery on the same terms that Pitt proposed, but without the hush-hush clause,” she sold it to Russian oligarchs and Stoli. group owner, Yuri Shefler on the other hand.
Despite Jolie’s removal from the picture and Stoli’s willingness to put his experience and total distribution weight behind Chateau Miraval, Pitt remained “unwilling to share control” and “refused to work with [Stoli] as equal partners.” While Pitt and Jolie have been locked in various legal dramas over the property for months, this latest filing is a countersuit to papers filed by Pitt’s legal team.
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The former couple bought the large farm three years after they started dating. They also had their wedding in a chapel on its grounds in 2014. It is also worth noting that Jolie founded Nouvel to retain her stake in the winery then sold the company to Stoli.
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Angelina Jolie Tries to Sell Winery After Negotiations Fail
In September 2021, The Blast reported that Jolie and Pitt’s eternal battle over the winery was over. The report states that although the couple is still fighting over custody of their child, a judge has given Jolie the nod she needs to sell her share of the property to a third party.
The judge signed off on an agreement drawn up with the couple, overturning an earlier restraining order placed on the estate. The gag was placed on the vineyard early in their divorce proceedings to prevent either party from transferring assets.
The couple who owned shares in the wine business and vineyard before they walked down the aisle became equal owners after Pitt took 10% of his 60% share to add to Jolie’s 40%. Trouble started after Jolie decided to sell her shares to a third party following failed negotiations with the “Fight Club” actress.
The move prompted Pitt to file a lawsuit, accusing his ex-wife of trying to cut him out of a lucrative deal on the winery.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
