Brad Pitt’s latest court filing in his ongoing legal battle withAngelina Jolieover the sale ofChâteau Miravalis sending out a “false narrative,” a source close to the situation tells PEOPLE.
In February, the 58-year-old actorsued Jolie, 47, alleging she unlawfully sold her interests in a winery they purchased together in 2008. Back then, the now-exes, who share six kids, bought a controlling stake in the South of France vineyard and home Château Miraval, where they later got married in 2014 and spent several family holidays together throughout their relationship.
The source adds, “It’s unfortunate that after she properly and legally exited the business, Mr. Pitt is entangling her in multiple lawsuits.”
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However, a source close to Pitt says, “This makes no sense. The best way to retain value for the family would have been for one of their parents to retain ownership of an increasingly valuable asset. He could have bought her out. There’s a lot more value in a family owning 100 percent than 40 to 50 percent.”
In his new filing, Pitt’s lawyers state that the winery became his “passion” project, expanding “into a multimillion-dollar global business and one of the world’s most highly regarded producers of rosé wine” because of his efforts. The actor accuses Jolie of contributing “nothing to Miraval’s success.”
Pitt’s lawsuit claims that Jolie’s business Nouvel owed his company Mondo Bongo the right of first refusal, and the sale infringed on that right. Jolie, whofiled for divorce in 2016, was previouslycleared to sellher share of the estate in September.
Pitt issuingfor breach of implied-in-fact contract; breach of quasi-contract, pleaded in the alternative; breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; abuse of rights under Article 6-1 of the Luxembourg Civil Code; tortious interference with contractual relations; tortious interference with prospective business relations; and constructive trust.
source: people.com
