Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been waging legal wars on one another ever since they split in 2016—that’s right, 8 years ago! The latest battle is over their once-shared French winery, Chateau Mirval.
While Jolie seemingly thought she could get away with selling her shares of the castle to an outsider, Pitt claims she violated a verbal agreement they had to turn to one another for the sale first. The actress then tried to have her ex-husband’s claims thrown out, but a judge just recently ruled in his favor. Keep reading to learn more about what this means for the ex-power couple.
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Battle Over Chateau Miraval
Angelina Jolie sold her shares of the castle to Stoli Group back in 2021, which Brad Pitt claims violates the verbal agreement they had to sell shares to one another before going to an outsider. Jolie fired back that she did in fact try to sell her shares to the actor, but that he refused to accept unless she signed a non-disclosure agreement that she claims was intended to cover up his abuse of her and their kids.
Pitt, however, denies any abuse allegations, and Jolie said that a renegotiation of sale terms during that particular legal battle legally allowed her to back out of their previous verbal agreement. Pitt then fired back that it was actually Jolie that wanted an NDA, which then prompted Jolie to ask a judge to throw out the case entirely.
Judge Throws Out Angelina Jolie's Dismissal Request
Unfortunately for the Maleficent actress, a judge seemed to find basis in Pitt's claims that she wrongfully sold her shares of the winery to Stoli Group, because her motions were thrown out by the judge.
"The judge found credibility in Brad’s case, paving the way for the matter to proceed to trial," a source close to the battle revealed to NY Post. "This latest ruling represents another pre-trial victory for Pitt, adding to his momentum in the ongoing legal battle." Now the case may have the momentum it needs to bring the whole thing to trial—which is just one step closer to ending the endless legal battle between the former favorite couple in America.
