Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in 2016. And while their separation had been finalized, the couple was locked in a legal battle of the ages that spanned years.
The couple has been involved in a legal battle since then. Now, court documents have revealed that Pitt is suing for $35 million in damages over the winery dispute, which has carried forward from the couple’s divorce proceedings.
The lawsuit was revealed from emails exchanged in November 2023.
Lawyers representing Jolie said on a previous occasion, “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.”
It went on, “As a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages.”
In an email dated October 2023, Jolie’s team said that Brad Pitt was ‘seeking ongoing damages for alleged harm to Miraval’s ongoing operations’.
Jolie’s legal team went on to refer to ‘Pitt’s continuing refusals to produce documents relating to the reasons why he needed his four-year NDA covering his personal misconduct’.
Lawyers representing Pitt in the case said that, less than six months after Jolie sold her Miraval shares, her legal team suggested a broader mutual non-disparagement clause to accompany their divorce.
When Pitt said that he and Jolie had agreed they would not sell their shares without the other’s approval, the actress denied they ever had such an arrangement.
The next public hearing for the case is on 17 December 2025.
Jolie’s lawyer, Paul Murphy, issued a statement to PEOPLE magazine which said, “Mr. Pitt’s reply brief does not address our arguments and continues to rely on conjecture and speculation — all for the purpose of invading her privileged communications with her lawyers.”Continue reading…
