Brad Pitt wants access to Angelina Jolie's private conversations to prove his case

News24

6 days ago

Brad Pitt is not backing down when it comes to the sale of half of Château Miraval, the winery he owned with ex-wife Angelina Jolie.
The F1: The Movie actor recently filed court documents requesting to see private conversations between Angelina and Alexey Oliynik, who works for Stoli Group, which bought out her stake of the winery.
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In 2021, the Salt actress sold her 50% stake to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of the Stoli Group and Brad felt sidelined when the news broke because he claimed they'd had an agreement that they both had to give consent before selling. The following year, he sued Angelina (50), claiming he'd been 'waging a vindictive war' against her since she filed for divorce in 2016.
In the new filing, Brad (61) claims Alexey had firsthand knowledge of the sale of the French winery and that he was refusing to hand over relevant documents.
'These requests go directly to key allegations about Pitt's objections to the sale,' the Oscar winner's legal team wrote in his filing.
His lawyers say the documents will prove Brad's claims that Angie 'acted with malice' in selling to Stoli, a move 'she knew Pitt opposed'.
The former couple haven't commented on the new filings, but Angie's legal team has previously said that Brad declined to buy her out of the winery business because she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement he wanted from her.
The actress claimed that Brad's non-disclosure agreement was 'designed to force her silence about his abuse', referring to a private jet flight in 2016 in which Brad was allegedly verbally and physically abusive with his family.
An insider shared that the events leading up to the divorce are what 'turned the kids against him' but adds that Brad 'doesn't blame [Angelina] for everything'.
'The divorce is something that had been controlling his life for so many years,' the insider says. 'He loved her and he knows he made mistakes.'
The Babylon actor recently opened up on a podcast about facing obstacles with perseverance and said that he's ready to put the past behind him as he's learned from his mistakes when it comes to parenthood and marriage.
'No matter the mistake, you know, you just learn from [it] and move on,' he said at the premiere of F1.
Brad, who is now dating Ines de Ramon (32), said that at his age he sees 'how important it is to surround yourself with the people you know, the people you love, the people that love you back'.
'Friends, family, and that's it,' he said. 'From there, we get to go make things. It's a pretty simple, I think, equation.'
A source close to the mom of six said that Angelina hopes Brad can 'move on'. However, they point out that she feels this will be impossible until he calls off his lawyers.
'Sadly, until he drops his lawsuit, this family will not have the peace and healing they so very much desire and deserve,' Angie notes in legal documents her team has filed.