Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s legal battle over French winery Château Miraval is still ongoing — and getting even messier.Pitt, 59, was accused of “looting” and “stripping” Château Miraval’s assets in an effort to take over the property, according to court documents obtained by CNN on Monday, July 10.
In a new complaint filed by Jolie’s former investment firm Nouvel — which holds her 50 percent stake in the company — Pitt was called out for a “so-far-successful plan” to “seize” majority control of the winery.Nouvel reportedly claimed that Pitt froze them out and has wasted the company’s money with “millions on vanity projects, including more than $1 million on swimming pool renovations, building and rebuilding a staircase four times, and spending millions to restore a recording studio.”According to attorneys representing the firm, Pitt’s “misconduct” got worse after Jolie, 48, sold her share in October 2021. “Incensed that Jolie sold Nouvel to Stoli rather than him, Pitt has acted like a petulant child, refusing to treat Nouvel as an equal partner in the business,” the legal documents read.In response to the drama, a source close to the litigation exclusively told Us Weekly that the “looter” claims against Pitt are “absurd” following his history with the winery. “It’s public knowledge that Brad has poured millions more into this business, building it from the ground up over the last decade,” the insider said.In February 2022, Pitt filed a lawsuit claiming Jolie illegally sold her shares after they previously agreed only to do so with each other’s approval.
In court documents obtained by Us last month, Pitt accused Jolie of “vindictively” giving up her share since he was never given the chance to match or outbid her
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