Taken aback According to a press release, Brad Pitt discovered that his ex-wife Angelina Jolie had sold part of their renowned French vineyard to a “Russian oligarch,” as DailyMail.com can exclusively disclose.
With regard to the $160 million Chateau Miraval company, the ex-couple made a “mutual and binding commitment,” wherein they each promised never to sell their stake without the other’s consent.
According to the actor’s attorneys, Pitt,59, was shocked to learn that his ex-wife had “secretly” sold her 50% share when a news release in 2021 revealed he had new business partners.
Even worse, according to a recent filing, the buyer was a member of a vodka corporation that was “affiliated” with Russia and was led by a millionaire oligarch who planned to utilize his Hollywood connections to hide his identity.
As per the paperwork filed in LA Superior Court and exclusively acquired by DailyMail.com, “Jolie’s actions were unlawful, severely and intentionally damaging Pitt and unjustly enriching herself, as will be demonstrated at trial.”
Despite their 2016 breakup, Pitt and 47-year-old UN human rights champion Jolie are still figuring out their complex financial situation and child custody plan.
The current feud started as a drawn-out legal battle over Chateau Miraval, the $35 million estate and winery they bought together in 2011 and used as the venue for their wedding three years later.
This current drama has gradually turned into a nasty mudslinging fight, with Pitt becoming enraged that Jolie has repeated unsubstantiated claims of domestic abuse against him using privileged court records, just as the sparkle has faded from their A-list marriage.
She also claimed that Pitt misappropriated money for gaudy projects including a swimming pool and an elaborate stairway that required four rebuilds, and that he concealed assets.
‘The only point that Jolie’s Cross-Complaint corrects is that she and Pitt bought Château Miraval to provide a ‘loving home for their six children,’ argue Pitt’s attorneys in their most recent hit piece.
Pitt and Jolie had a mutual and binding commitment, as stated in the Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint, that they would keep Miraval together and, if the time came, that they would sell their interests separately only with the other’s consent. This commitment was demonstrated by their actions and statements to one another over time.
Pitt “devoted his time and his resources to renovating the estate and building a highly successful wine business,” according to the complaint, because he trusted his then-wife.
The lawsuit continues, “Jolie did none of the work necessary for Miraval’s success, despite her support of Pitt’s efforts on behalf of the family.”
‘On the strength of her pledge to keep Miraval afloat and the contractual rights her holding company Nouvel owed him, she instead let Pitt to invest both cash and labor into the firm. By the time of their divorce, Pitt had invested over $50 million more than Jolie had.