Hollywood star Brad Pitt has initiated fresh legal proceedings against actor Angelina Jolie in the ongoing dispute over their jointly owned French estate, Château Miraval. The new filing challenges Jolie’s 2021 decision to sell her share of the winery, with Pitt’s legal team submitting updated court documents to contest the transaction.
Pitt and Jolie arrived at a settlement to their divorce after eight years of legal battle in December 2024.
Although their split is official, Angelina and Brad are still in a bitter battle over the French winery Chateau Miraval, which they used to own together.
Brad Pitt first sued Jolie in 2022 for selling her stake in the business to Tenute del Mondo, the wine division of the Stoli Group.
The actress previously claimed she wanted to sell her stake to Brad. However, he demanded she sign a restrictive non-disclosure agreement, which would have prevented her from speaking out about his alleged abuse during their relationship.
Brad Pitt has denied being abusive to Jolie or their children.
The former spouses share six children, Maddox Chivan, 23, Pax Thien, 21, Zahara Marley, 20, Shiloh Nouvel, 18, and twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline,
The pair finalised their terms and signed off on the split on December 30, 2024, reported ‘Variety’.
At that time, the actress’ lawyer James Simon had said, “More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family”.
He further mentioned, “This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over”.
Also according to the statement, the ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ co-stars requested a 10 to 15-day jury trial and agreed to a settlement conference or mediation session as an alternative method of quelling any outstanding disagreements.
As per ‘Variety’, in 2016, the two made headlines when an alleged physical altercation occurred on a private plane where Pitt reportedly “choked” one of his children and “struck another in the face”.
The news was first reported by ‘People’ magazine.
It was also claimed that he “grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her”. A filing was made against Pitt anonymously after the fact, but the subjects of the lawsuit were revealed to be Pitt and Jolie in 2022.
In April 2024, the actress’ lawyer filed a claim that alleged Pitt’s physical abuse “started well before” the 2016 incident.
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