Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's legal battles continue. In court documents filed on June 1 and obtained by ET, Pitt accuses Jolie of «secretly» selling her share of their Chateau Miraval Winery, which Pitt remains part owner of, in order «to seize profits she had not earned and returns on an investment she did not make.» Calling Jolie «vindictive,» Pitt's legal team claims that she «also sought to inflict harm on Pitt.»As ET previously reported, Jolie is accused of selling her share of the winery to Yuri Shefler, billionaire who owns the conglomerate Stoli Group, amid contentious divorce negotiations with Pitt.
According to the newly-filed court docs, Shefler is designated as an «oligarch in the Russian Federation» by the U.S. Treasury Department.«By 2019, Pitt and Jolie were finalizing their divorce, and Jolie wanted out of Miraval.
In recognition of the contractual rights she and Nouvel owed Pitt and Mondo Bongo, and the promises she made Pitt even after their separation, Jolie acknowledged that there were only 'two ways forward.' Pitt and Jolie could sell Miraval jointly, or Pitt could buy her out.
The former couple thus began exclusive buyout negotiations,» the new docs claim.Moreover, the docs allege that Angelina «stood by as Pitt invested money and sweat equity into the home and business in reliance on her promise to hold Miraval together, as well as the contractual rights her holding company Nouvel owed his.
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