Legal Expert Compares Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Legal Battle to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Case

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The battle wages on. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s ongoing legal fight over their winery stakes could go to trial, according to lawyer Neama Rahmani.“There’s so many allegations,” the legal expert — who is not affiliated with either party — exclusively told Us Weekly. “You’ve got family law, you’ve got custody, there’s allegations of abuse, and obviously, you have a very valuable chateau that the two are fighting over.”In February 2022, Pitt, 59, filed a lawsuit against Jolie, 48, claiming she illegally sold her shares in the French winery Château Miraval after previously agreeing not to do so without each other’s approval.

In court documents obtained by Us earlier this month, the Bullet Train actor alleged that his ex-wife — who filed for divorce from him in September 2016 after two years of marriage — began negotiations for Pitt to buy her stake in the property in 2019 amid their divorce proceedings.Pitt claimed those talks fell apart after the Eternals actress began her fight for the custody of their six children — Maddox, 21, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 14.

She has since decided to sell 50 percent of her share to Yuri Shefler — the owner of the Russia-affiliated spirits conglomerate Tenute del Mondo.

Pitt alleged that Jolie’s decision was made “vindictively” as he was never given the chance to match or outbid her offer.“What Brad is arguing here is there was an agreement — it seems like it’s the handwritten, back of the napkin type agreement — where Angelina said ‘I wouldn’t do it,’” Rahmani explained to Us. “But also, what he’s arguing here is, well, even if Angelina could sell to a third party, he had a right of first refusal.