Angelina Jolie wants ex-husband Brad Pitt to drop his lawsuit against her regarding the center of their legal drama – Chateau Miraval winery – via her lawyer Paul Murphy.
The actress, 49, wants him to ‘end the fighting,’ after he sued her for selling her half of the winery in October 2021 for $67 million, according to People magazine.
Angelina asked that Brad, 60, disclose any third-party communication he had after their private plane ride in 2016 – during which she said he allegedly became violent and abusive.
Which he has vehemently denied and was cleared of – leading to the demise of their marriage.
During the plane ride, it was alleged that he had an argument with son Maddox – and the FBI investigated the matter and cleared Brad of any wrongdoing.
Brad’s lawyer said her request was ‘intrusive’ and a ‘sensationalist fishing expedition,’ per the outlet.
His lawyer asked the judge to deny it.
In February 2022, Brad sued Angelina for selling their Chateau Miraval Winery, their French winery and the place they tied the knot.
They had 50/50 ownership, and Angelina sold her portion to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler. The holding company in control of her Miraval share is called Nouvel.
He requested the sale to be voided and sought monetary damages and legal fees however the sale went through on October 5, 2021.
In June 2023, Brad filed an amended complaint regarding her sale of her share of the winery.
His lawsuit for the sale of her portion of the winery is still ongoing.
Brad claims that Angelina went against their verbal agreement about their winery, but she claims that didn’t let him buy her out because she didn’t want sign his NDA – which was part of the deal, according to People.
Her lawyer, Paul Murphy, claims that Brad ‘tried to punish and control Angelina by demanding a newly expanded NDA to cover his personal misconduct and abuse.’ per the outlet.
‘Those actions are central to the proceedings. We are not at all surprised Mr. Pitt is afraid to turn over the documents demonstrating these facts,’ Murphy said.
‘When 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,’ Murphy said in the paperwork, per People.
The movie stars, who met in 2004 while filming Mr. And Mrs. Smith, share six children together: sons Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Knox, 16, and daughters Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and Vivienne, 16.
Jolie adopted Maddox in 2002, then Zahara in 2005, a year after she’d met Pitt while the pair filmed Mr and Mrs Smith. He was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.
They then adopted Pax together in 2007, and had biological kids Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne afterwards. Pitt adopted all of the kids before they got married in 2014.
They married in August 2014 after 10 years together but Angelina filed for divorce in September 2016.
At the time, Angelina chose to file ‘for the health of the family,’ according to the Associated Press, and asked for physical custody of the children.
Jolie filed for sole custody after filing for divorce following the alleged incident on the couple’s private plane.
By the end of September 2016, she was granted the full physical custody according to a judge, with Brad having visitation rights.
Two months later, Brad filed his response, requesting joint and physical custody of the children.
By December 2016, Brad filed – but was later denied – a request to seal the custody related documents.
In January 2017, they released a joint statement revealing that they signed an agreement to keep their court documents confidential.
The judge ordered Angelina to help repair Brad’s relationship with their children and he was given more time with them.
However, in August 2018, Angelina accused Brad of not paying any ‘meaningful child support, with Brad’s lawyers filing a response one day later, claiming he’s paid her $9 million since their split.
A judge granted them both legal single status on April 12, 2019, while the couple continued to finalize their divorce.
Brad was granted joint custody by private Judge John Ouderkirk in May 2021 but Angelina challenged it.
A California appeals court disqualified the judge in July 2021, agreeing with Jolie in that the judge, Judge John Ouderkirk, did not sufficiently disclose business relationships with Pitt’s attorneys.
Lawyers for the star filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court after the disqualification of Judge John Ouderkirk effectively voided the joint custody ruling, according to People.
In Pitt’s petition, lawyers claim that elimination of Ouderkirk ‘effectively upended the constitutionally authorized temporary judging system in California’ and subsequently ‘throws open the door to disqualification challenges at any point during a case, even if the party raising the motion has long been on notice about the alleged grounds for disqualification.’
In addition, lawyers for the actor allege that Jolie was ‘made aware of Judge Ouderkirk’s significant professional history with Pitt’s counsel from the very start,’ yet did not seek disqualification until years later.
The joint custody ruling was then vacated after his removal.
Brad is currently romantically involved with Ines de Ramon, the ex-wife of actor Paul Wesley.
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Source: CNN
