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Brad Pitt is demanding $35 million in damages from his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, as their long-running legal battle over the Château Miraval winery intensifies. New court filings submitted on October 29 include email exchanges between the former couple's legal teams, shedding light on the ongoing dispute surrounding Jolie's 2021 sale of her stake in the French estate to the Stoli Group's Tenute del Mondo division.
In one of the documents, Jolie's lawyers directly referenced Pitt's financial demands, writing, "The burdensome nature of any production is a matter of Mr. Pitt's own creation—he is suing Ms. Jolie for $35 million in damages." The correspondence further states, "As a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages."
An additional email from October 2023 revealed that Pitt was "seeking ongoing damages for alleged harm to Miraval's ongoing operations." Jolie's attorneys also accused the actor of withholding documents related to a four-year nondisclosure agreement that allegedly covered his "personal misconduct," saying the records are "at the heart of our case and must be produced."
Pitt initially filed suit in 2022, claiming that Jolie sold her Miraval shares without his consent, violating an alleged agreement that neither could sell their stake without the other's approval. Jolie denied the existence of such an agreement, arguing that her former husband had refused to buy her out unless she signed a non-disclosure agreement that would prevent her from speaking about both the winery and their personal history.
The dispute has also revisited the 2016 private jet incident, during which Jolie accused Pitt of verbal and physical aggression toward her and their children. While authorities investigated the claims, Pitt was not charged, and Jolie chose not to press charges.
Jolie's legal team has argued that Pitt's ongoing legal action is part of a continued effort to maintain control over her. They maintain that his filings rely on speculation and are aimed at accessing her private communications with her lawyers, describing the lawsuit as a reflection of his prolonged attempts to exert influence over her.
The next public hearing in the Miraval case is scheduled for December 17, as both sides continue to battle over control of the estate and claims of financial damages.
