Hollywood star Brad Pitt has demanded private messages from ex-wife Angelina Jolie amid their ongoing legal battle over Chateau Miraval, the French winery that the former couple co-owned once. The actor, 61, asked for records and a deposition from Stoli Group employee Alexey Oliynik, according to court documents dated June 30, as obtained by PEOPLE. Pitt thinks Oliynik knows important details regarding Jolie's 2021 sale of her winery share to Tenute del Mondo, Stoli's wine business. The actor alleges that Angelina violated a previous agreement that neither of them would sell their part without the other's consent, by making the deal without his authorisation. He filed a lawsuit against Jolie in February 2022, and she filed a countersuit in September 2022, alleging that Pitt had been "waging a vindictive war" against her since their 2016 breakup.
Did Angelina Jolie act with malice as Brad Pitt's lawyers claim?
According to PEOPLE, Oliynik has declined to sit for interrogation or produce papers in Pitt's recent filing in the Superior Court of California, claiming that he cannot be made to do so because he lives in Switzerland. These documents, according to Pitt's lawyers, are crucial in demonstrating that Jolie "acted with malice" when she sold her part to a buyer Pitt had long opposed.
What did Angelina Jolie's legal team has previously claimed?
According to earlier claims made by Jolie's legal team, Pitt would only pay her to leave if she agreed to a non-disclosure agreement that would prevent her from discussing the alleged assault. This includes an alleged 2016 private plane incident in which Pitt allegedly used harsh language and physical force. According to PEOPLE, Jolie did not seek legal action at the time, and authorities looked into the matter but did not file charges.
When did Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie part ways?
The legal dispute over Chateau Miraval is still pending, despite the two, who have six children together, finalised their divorce in December 2023. In 2024, a judge ordered Jolie to turn over eight years' worth of NDAs she gave to others as part of the disagreement over the restrictions Pitt allegedly asked her to commit to. A source close to Jolie told PEOPLE that she hopes the family can reconcile.
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