Brad Pitt has been alleged to have engaged in “looting” the assets from his vineyard in France and displaying immature behaviors akin to a “petulant child” during his ongoing bitter words attacks with his former spouse Angelina Jolie.
The legal dispute surrounding Château Miraval, the French vineyard formerly possessed by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, is reigniting and intensifying once more. Following their marriage, the former couple jointly purchased Château Miraval, a vineyard located in the southern region of Provence, France, known for its production of rosé wine.
However, since their separation in 2016, the vineyard has become the focal point of an ongoing legal battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
According to recently submitted court documents in California, Brad Pitt has been accused of “looting” the assets of Château Miraval, as reported by CNN and the Financial Times. This incident suggests that Brad Pitt wanted to retain control over the property.
Jolie’s lawyers accused Pitt of spending millions of dollars in profits.
In the most recent submissions, attorneys representing Nouvel, the holding company of Angelina Jolie’s vineyard business, have alleged that Brad Pitt spent millions of dollars in profits from the enterprise for personal projects, like, a recording studio and the renovating of the swimming pool.
These activities have been described by Jolie’s lawyers as an overt attempt to seize funds and described Pitt’s behavior as that of a “petulant child.”
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It is reported that Brad Pitt, 59, and Angelina Jolie, 48, jointly invested $28 million in acquiring the vineyard in 2008, with each of them holding a 50% stake.
In 2021, Jolie sold her share in Nouvel, the company associated with the vineyard, to a Russian oligarch. Pitt expressed his dissatisfaction, claiming that he learned about the transition through a press release, which caused him displeasure.
In the legal filing by Nouvel’s lawyers, they claim that Pitt resorted to extreme steps in his attempt to maintain authority over the vineyard. They also level allegations of assets stripping against him, suggesting that he has been depleting the vineyard’s assets for personal gain.
He is alleged to have spent $1 million on renovating the swimming pool and allocating millions towards the restoration of a recording studio.
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Pitt was accused of seizing de facto control of the vineyard
It is alleged that following his divorce, Brad Pitt has planned out a strategy to effectively gain control over Château Miraval, which has been described as successful thus far. The claim suggests that Pitt has taken calculated actions to assert his influence and authority over the vineyard, potentially surpassing the bounds of his original ownership stake.
According to the reports, Brad Pitt reportedly believed that he had the first right to purchase Angelina Jolie’s share in the vineyard and was angered by her choice to sell it to a company lined with Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler. Jolie, on the other hand, claims that her decision to sell was motivated by her pursuit of financial independence from Pitt.
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In February 2022, Brad Pitt initiated a lawsuit against Angelina Jolie concerning the vineyard, and later that same year, Nouvel, representing Jolie, filed a separate case amounting to $250 million. The legal case involves multiple parties, including Jolie, Nouvel, and Yuri Shefler, and various business entities associated with Shefler, who are all plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Pitt and his company Mondo Bongo.
As Brad Pitt’s case has not yet gone to trial, the argument revolves around the claim that Angelina Jolie has unlawfully, deliberately, and significantly harmed him while unjustly benefitting herself through the sale of her part of the vineyard. He alleges that Jolie’s actions have caused him substantial damage, and he seeks legal redress for the alleged.
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