The Brad Pitt vs Angelina Jolie legal drama continues with the actor now suing his ex-wife for $35 million in damages. In the latest twist in a long-standing legal battle over their French winery, Chateau Miraval, new court documents obtained by PEOPLE reveal an email exchange from November 2023 that confirms that Pitt filed the multi-million-dollar claim. The filing submitted on October 29 reportedly details his ongoing push to obtain previously undisclosed communications from Jolie related to the sale of the property.
Pitt sues Jolie for $35 million
“The burdensome nature of any production is a matter of Mr Pitt’s own creation – he is suing Ms Jolie for $35 million in damages,” read an extract from the correspondence. “As a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages.”The newly surfaced emails allege that tensions escalated late last year. Jolie’s legal team warned Pitt in an October 2023 message that he appeared intent on seeking damages for alleged harm to ongoing operations at the winery. They also referenced “Pitt’s continuing refusals to produce documents relating to the reasons why he needed his four-year NDA covering his personal misconduct.” A public hearing on the matter is scheduled for December 17.
About Pitt and Jolie’s rocky divorce
Pitt and Jolie, who met on the set of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ in 2005, share six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox. They purchased the Chateau in 2011 for an estimated $60 million. The couple jointly managed the estate and its wine business before their fallout. They ended their 11-year relationship in 2016 and ultimately divorced in 2019. Since then, the former Hollywood power couple has been locked in a bitter legal dispute.
Pitt’s previous suit against Jolie
Pitt previously sued Jolie in 2022, accusing her of ‘violating their agreement’ by selling her share of the winery without his consent. Jolie, on the other hand, has maintained that there was no binding pre-sale agreement and later countersued.
