In a new twist in former couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie`s ongoing legal battle, the `FI: The Movie` star has sued Jolie over their shared Chateau Miravel winery.
According to People, Pitt`s legal team has submitted new documents in court, including evidence communications to and from Jolie`s team regarding the 2021 sale of her stake in the winery, which the former couple co-owned.
The documents included an exhibit from an email from November 2023, where Angelina Jolie`s lawyers responded to a lawsuit from Brad Pitt, allegedly involving millions in damages. “The burdensome nature of any production is a matter of Mr Pitt`s own creation–he is suing Ms Jolie for $35 million in damages. As a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages,” Jolie`s lawyers wrote at the time, as quoted by People.
Her team also mentioned that Pitt sought “ongoing damages for alleged harm to Miraval`s ongoing operations.” They also cited the actor`s continued refusal to produce documents to substantiate why he needed his four-year NDA covering his personal misconduct.
Pitt had first filed a lawsuit in 2022, claiming that his ex-wife sold her share of the winery despite a prior agreement that neither would do so unless the other person approved.
After Jolie`s recent claim of attorney-client privilege in refusing to provide the contested documents, which Pitt has claimed to be improper withholding of information, the `Once Upon A Time In Hollywood` star doubled down on requesting 22 of the documents.
The case`s next hearing has been scheduled for December 17.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who share six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox- parted ways in 2016 after 12 years together and two years of marriage. The Oscar-winning actors finalised their divorce in December 2024.
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