The judicial war between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has opened a new chapter, but it has soon ended in favor of the actress. Apparently, the former couple was in the middle of a legal battle over the French winery Chateau Miraval that they bought in 2008 and where they got married in 2014. Since they acquired the castle, the couple lived there for a few years with their children and, little Later, they continued to expand their fortune by buying the Provencal vineyards on the land.
After this great purchase, Brad Pitt has been dedicating himself to reforming and improving the land and buildings that make up these French lands. However, Angelina Jolie decided to distance herself from this investment after her divorce and sold her part of her purchase to the Stoli liquor company. She said that her ex-husband did not like her at all and that she caused this legal battle in the courts, taking the case to several judges in the United States, France and Luxembourg.
Brad Pitt accuses Angelina Jolie of having sold her part of the land without consulting him and without him having given his consent. Accusations that the actress completely denies, so she has had to defend herself with her team of lawyers.
The first victory in this legal battle occurred when Angelina Jolie requested a series of documents from her ex-husband and the actor’s legal team. Given the refusal of the protagonist of ‘Troy’, the California judge in charge of the case has forced Brad Pitt and his team of partners to deliver this series of documents immediately and without the possibility of appeal.
The reactions of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
After the judge’s reaction was made public, the reactions between both parties were not long in coming. According to the news portal ‘Page Six’, sources close to Angelina Jolie assure that this legal battle is only based on the hatred that Brad Pitt has for his ex-wife and mother of his children.
“Any rational human would be happy and content that Stoli is their business partner. They have top-notch marketing and sales. He just can’t see past his hatred for Angelina,” says the source close to the actress.
For its part, the circle closest to Brad Pitt assures that the actor does not want to sell his part of the winery since when the marriage was still together he did not want to get rid of the land because they saw that it was an investment for their children.
“The best way to retain value for their children is for parents to retain full ownership of this expanding and increasingly valuable asset,” say sources close to Brad Pitt.
The only thing that is known at the moment is that in this long legal battle, Angelina Jolie has taken another step towards victory.