The legal problems between the most famous former couples in Hollywood seem not to end. And that is how we saw it with Johnny Depp Y Amber Heardis now Brad Pitt who sues his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. He accuses her of trying to harm him by Secretly selling his stake in a French vineyard which they both own. What are these accusations about and what is the actor asking for?
Before getting into the matter, let’s remember that Brad and Angelina have been in family and legal conflicts for several years. Since Jolie filed for divorce in 2016five days after a altercation on a plane between him and his son Maddox, who was 15 years old at the time. At that time, the actress revealed that this incident was not the only one for which she had decided to end her marriage.
For its part, Pitt admitted to having problems with alcohol and yelling at one of his sons, but he always denied having physically abused him. After an investigation carried out by none other than the FBI, Pitt was cleared of alleged child abuse related to the plane affair.
However, the bitter divorce process between these two celebrities has already lasted almost 6 years, in which the 58-year-old actor has requested that they review the shared custody agreement, which was annulled in September 2021. Jolie, on the other On the other hand, she has made harsh accusations against her ex-husband, even stating that during their relationship “He came to fear for the safety of his entire family”.
Why is Brad Pitt suing Angelina Jolie?
Now, going back to the pitt vs jolie lawsuitaccording to the actor, his ex would have sold his share of the vineyard they had together to “a russian oligarch“ with “poisonous intentions”. It was a perverse plan to allegedly take full control of his millionaire wine business, according to legal documents obtained by the magazine. People.
The suit describes Jolie, 47, as having sold half of the thriving winery. Chateau Miraval to a company led by the Russian businessman yuri sheflerwho also owns the company that makes Russia’s iconic Insignia Stolichnaya vodka, known as Stoli.
As if this were not enough, Pitt went a little further and declared that “Stolichnaya has been subject to boycotts around the world” due to its close ties to the regime of Vladimir Putin.
“The US Department of the Treasury designated Shefler as an ‘oligarch in the Russian Federation’ in an unclassified report to Congress made pursuant to the 2017 Act to Counter America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions,” according to is based on papers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 3.
Similarly, the lawsuit specifies that the castle in the south of France where the vineyard is located and in which, by the way, the ex-partner married in 2014, has become a true “passion” for Pitt, because under his direction has managed to grow the business and become one of the most respected rosé wine producers in the industry. When they divorced it was said that the estate was valued at $164 million.
According to court documents, Jolie had previously tried to sell Pitt’s stake to tenute of the worlda competitor of Miraval, with the sole motivation of “inflict harm on your ex-partner”. What Brad demands is a jury trial and is accusing his ex-partner of two charges: breach of contract and violation of good faith and interference in contractual relations.
According to sources consulted by Peoplethe sale decision is related to the fact that a judge issued a ruling in favor of Pitt in which they shared custody of their 5 children on a 50/50 basis. “Jolie was furious and vindictive”An anonymous person told the media.
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