Brad Pitt demands Angelina Jolie's private messages in new legal filing

Metro

10-07-2025

It's been almost nine years since Hollywood's golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announced their divorce, but legal issues are still rumbling in.
While their divorce was officially finalised in December 2024, the Mr & Mrs Smith stars are still wrangling over their jointly-owned French winery, Chateau Miraval.
Now, the Daily Mail reports the F1 actor, 61, has logged documents – seen by the publication – laying out his attempt to acquire the 50-year-old's communications, which he thinks could provide evidence in the ongoing battle which will support his 'core claims' in the case.
In a 2022 suit, Pitt claimed the Tomb Raider selling her $64million stake to SPI Group owner Yuri Shefler was in violation of their previous agreement to not sell up without the other's approval.
Meanwhile, Jolie alleged that Pitt secretly manoeuvred to take control of Château Miraval and in a counter-suit claimed he'd been 'waging a vindictive war against' her since she filed for divorce in 2016.
Documents filed in the Superior Court of California show the Fight Club actor has now demanded private communications between Jolie and Stoli Group's Alexey Oliynik, who Pitt claims has firsthand knowledge of the sale.
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Oliynik has refused to turn over the documents, arguing that he is a resident of Switzerland so should not be forced to do so.
'These requests go directly to key allegations about Pitt's objections to the sale,' Pitt's legal team wrote in the documents, per People, and 'easily meet the standard for discoverability given Pitt's allegations that Jolie acted with malice in selling to Stoli, a counterparty she knew Pitt opposed'.
Jolie filed for divorce after two years of marriage and more than a decade together following alleged abusive behaviour from Pitt on a private flight, which he denies.
The Maleficent actress accused her husband of being drunk and aggressive. She claims he grabbed her by the head, injured her back and elbow, choked one of their children, and struck another.
The altercation was said to have started between him and one of his children, which escalated into a physical fight, in which he poured beer and wine over his family, Jolie claimed.
Five days later Jolie filed for divorce.
This claim triggered investigations by the FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Child and Family Services.
Pitt was not charged, but the accusations cast a long shadow and fuelled a contentious custody battle over their family of six adopted and biological children.
Pitt has always denied all the claims made against him, and previously responded to them via a statement from his lawyer, which read: 'Brad has owned everything he's responsible for from day one – unlike the other side – but he's not going to own anything he didn't do.'
'He has been on the receiving end of every type of personal attack and misrepresentation.'
Jolie adopted Maddox Chivan, 23, in 2002 from an orphanage in Cambodia, before Zahara Marley, 20, who was born in Ethiopia. Pitt adopted them too in 2006 after arriving on the scene.
That same year, the couple welcomed their first biological child, Shiloh Nouvel, 19, before adopting Pax Thien, 21, from Vietnam. In 2008, they welcomed twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, 16.
While Pitt was awarded joint custody of their children in 2021, it was reported last year he has visitation rights for the younger kids, but 'virtually no contact' with his adult children, as per People.
Indeed, the eldest children appear to be distancing themselves from their famous father, with 18-year-old Shiloh filing to drop Pitt from her last name.
Meanwhile, Vivienne dropped her dad's last name on the playbill for her musical The Outsiders, appearing just as Vivienne Jolie.
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In 2020, Brad's friends flocked to support him after a then 16-year-old Pax shared a scathing Father's Day message, written on top of a picture of the actor collecting his Oscar for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
'Happy Father's Day to this world-class a**hole,' he said.
'You time and time again prove yourself to be a terrible and despicable person.'
In the post, unearthed by MailOnline, Pax went on: 'You have no consideration or empathy towards your four youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence. More Trending
'You will never understand the damage you have done to my family because you are incapable of doing so.'
Pax concluded: 'You have made the lives of those closest to me a constant hell. You may tell yourself and the world whatever you want but the truth will come to light someday.
'So Happy Father's Day, you f*****g awful human being.'
Those in Brad's inner circle branded the allegations a 'depressing smear'.
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