Brad Pitt has seemingly unveiled startling financial revelations surrounding the sale of Château Miraval, the French winery that he co-owned with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. According to court documents obtained by In Touch Weekly, it has been revealed that Jolie received an eight-figure sum from Pitt after selling her share of the winery, which they had purchased together in 2008 with the vision of turning it into a family business.
However, their idyllic vision took a tumultuous turn following their highly publicized split in 2016, with the winery business quickly becoming a source of contention. Over the years, the former couple’s legal battles have centered on the ownership and sale of the property, with Jolie allegedly attempting to sell her share several times.
In the latest development, Brad Pitt has filed legal documents requesting that the court revisit a specific deal tied to Jolie’s sale of her stake in the winery. According to sources, the deal had previously been deemed invalid by the court. In the court filing, Pitt asserts that during their divorce negotiations, Jolie had suggested selling her stake to him. Brad reportedly offered her $54.4 million, which was to be paid over six years. The deal would have seen an initial payment of $46 million, with the remaining sum to be settled in installments.
However, Brad’s legal team claims that after this offer was made, Angelina stopped responding to negotiations and ceased cooperating with the legal process. “This was the pretext,” Brad’s lawyer said. “In reality, [Jolie] and Nouvel, her business entity, had already covertly negotiated a deal with a third party: the Stoli Group, a Russian-owned company controlled by billionaire Yuri Shefler, and its subsidiary, Tenute del Mondo.”
The lawyer further revealed that, while discussions with Brad were still ongoing, Terry Bird, acting as Jolie’s representative, signed a confidentiality agreement with Stoli Group. This agreement reportedly kept the details of their negotiations under wraps, including the mere fact that any discussions had taken place.
This latest twist in the ongoing legal saga between the former Hollywood power couple reveals a web of financial and business maneuvers. Since their separation in 2016, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been embroiled in a series of disputes, with the winery sale being just one of the many issues that has kept their legal battle in the headlines. As this contentious chapter continues to unfold, the details of their complicated business dealings only add more fuel to the fire.
