The war between the former power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is still raging on, according to several documents that leaked online.
This time around, the pair is not fighting over their six children — they are going at it in court for a large sum of money.
Pitt filed a lawsuit against his ex and estranged wife in Los Angeles, California, after she sold her share of their fancy French estate, Château Miraval.
According to the court documents, Pitt was furious to discover that Jolie reportedly went behind his back and sold 50 percent of the estate to Russian businessman Yuri Shefler.
Pitt called the maneuver illegal because Jolie did it without his permission.
In 2008, Pitt and Jolie purchased the estate for more than $28 million with plans to raise their family on the estate and run a wine business.
The estate features 35 rooms, a large pond, and a massive vineyard. The duo had their lavish 2014 wedding in the property located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Jolie and Pitt, who share six children — Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne — filed for divorce in 2019.
According to the lawsuit, in 2013, Jolie sent him a letter informing him that she would no longer invest time or money in the business.
Pitt stated that he poured several millions of dollars into the chateau and the wine company, and Jolie reaped the benefits by selling to the highest bidder.
Pitt explained in the documents: “…by 2013, Jolie stopped contributing altogether for the renovations, while Pitt continued to invest millions of dollars … [funding] roughly 70 percent of the couple’s investment in Miraval.”
The lawsuit went on to say: “Nevertheless, Jolie continued, she could no longer maintain any ownership position in an alcohol-based business given her personal objections.”
Soon after Jolie announced she wanted to completely sever ties with the castle and the winery, Pitt began negotiations to buy out her share.
In October 2021, Jolie surprised Pitt by selling her share to a wine division that belongs to Shefler.
Pitt said he is forced to go to court because he is no longer allowed to live in the chateau and is frustrated by the fact that Jolie cashed in when he was the one who had invested a large amount of money into the project.
Pitt put his ex-wife on blast according to the documents that read: “Jolie consummated the purported sale without Pitt’s knowledge, denying Pitt the consent right she owed him and the right of first refusal her business entity owed his.”
The papers also claimed: “She sold her interest with the knowledge and intention that Shefler and his affiliates would seek to control the business to which Pitt had devoted himself and to undermine Pitt’s investment in Miraval.”
They concluded by more or less claiming that Jolie is an opportunist and added: “Miraval’s success and associated rise in value allowed Jolie an opportunity to capitalize on Pitt’s success and cash out, without ever having lifted a finger to grow the enterprise.”
A source close to Pitt had these harsh words about Jolie’s behavior: “She is seeking a return on an investment she did not make and profits she did not earn.”
The ex-power couple announced their divorce in 2016.
