Brad Pitt has spilled extra particulars on the after results of Angelina Jolie’s vineyard sale amid the couple’s divorce.
Although Jolie and Pitt have finalized their long-running divorce, their authorized battles proceed, with the Château Miraval vineyard dispute on the heart of the drama.
According to a supply near Pitt, Jolie’s 2021 determination to promote her share of Château Miraval was a deliberate try to “punish” her ex-husband.
“Brad constructed a unprecedented, more and more invaluable enterprise, and he or she selected to intentionally disregard their settlement,” the insider informed PEOPLE.
Pitt’s 2022 lawsuit alleged that Jolie bought her 50 p.c stake within the French property to Tenute del Mondo, the wine division of Stoli Group, with out his approval — a transfer he claims violated their mutual understanding.
The supply additional acknowledged, “Instead of finishing negotiations for him to purchase her out, she bought to a complete stranger not aligned with the corporate’s imaginative and prescient, taking the cash for herself and punishing him.”
Jolie has denied the existence of any such settlement, sustaining in her countersuit that the couple didn’t have “a secret, unwritten, unstated contract” requiring mutual consent earlier than promoting their shares.
She has additionally accused Pitt of waging a “vindictive conflict” in opposition to her by his authorized actions.
The Château Miraval case took a major flip in November 2023 when Jolie’s motions to dismiss Pitt’s lawsuit had been rejected, with the courtroom discovering potential proof of a written settlement between the previous couple.
A supply near Pitt known as the ruling a win that “demonstrates the legitimacy of his claims.”
Jolie’s actions across the sale have reportedly prompted “large collateral harm to these in and across the household,” in keeping with one other insider near Pitt.
Meanwhile, a supply from Jolie’s camp acknowledged that she hopes Pitt “can now transfer on,” including that the continued lawsuit prevents the household from reaching peace and therapeutic.
Pitt and Jolie, who share six kids, separated in 2016 after 12 years collectively. While their divorce is settled, the Château Miraval battle highlights how their authorized and private disputes stay removed from resolved.
