Since their 2016 divorce, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been locked in a fierce legal battle over shares in their Château Miraval wine estate in France, which was supposed to be a European haven for the couple and their six children.
A situation that the famous ex-partner could have avoided if they had signed a contract, as recently revealed by the US edition of Vanity Fair after dismantling new details of the legal battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt following allegations of domestic violence that occurred in September 2016.
The duo who proudly wore the title of Hollywood’s most beloved couple are reigniting hostilities over the sale of shares in their former domain of Miraval, a Provencal-style castle they both bought in 2008, just before the birth of their twins. Knox and Vivienne, and where they got married in 2014.
Following Angelina Jolie’s sale of her share of the property in 2021, the 59-year-old actor accuses his ex-wife of “retaliation” for having sold her shares in the wine estate to the Tenute del Mondo company, a controlled subsidiary, without her consent. by a Russian oligarch.
Vanity Fair notes that prior to the purchase of the property, the executor of Angelina Jolie’s estate had proposed a clause stating that in the event the couple divorced, each would have the right to purchase the other’s share in Miraval.
“In love” and convinced that they would never be involved in a battle like the one they are currently waging, both rejected the proposal. According to a complaint filed by the 48-year-old actress, during her legal battle, Brad said it was “not necessary for two reasonable people.”
Later, he would state that they both promised each other never to sell their respective shares in Miraval without the other’s consent, but Angelina now denies this claim.
Private emails between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
as revealed Vanity Fair, In January 2021, Angelina Jolie sent an emotionally charged email to Brad Pitt to inform him of her decision to sell her stake in Miraval.
The reason, he said, was in part that the property was “an alcohol-focused business,” which is believed to be a reference to the ugly incident that allegedly occurred on the plane in 2016 that led to their divorce.
According to Angelina’s version of events, Brad was drunk and assaulted two of her children while the entire family was traveling on a private jet. Allegedly, according to Jolie, Pitt attempted to “strangle” one of her children and then “squashed another in the face” before pouring even more alcohol on her and the rest of the children. The actress filed for divorce just a few days later.
Even now it is impossible to write this without crying. More than anything, it’s where we brought the twins home [después de su nacimiento] and where we got married A place where I thought I would grow old. But it is also the place that marks the beginning of the end of our family.
– Quote Angelina Jolie email to Brad Pitt
Today, from Miraval to the plane crash, Brad and Angelina are still fighting in court. According to sources close to the ex-partner and her families, the protracted legal battle is “nothing short of a tragedy.” Unfortunately, the chances of reconciliation seem to be fading.