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On February 17, 2022,Brad PittsuedAngelina Jolieover their once jointly owned idyllicvineyardin the south of France.
They had purchased a controlling interest in this vineyard, Chateau Miraval, in 2008.
The famous exes are locked in a battle over Jolies selling her portion of the property without Pitts approval.
The suit has since devolved from an acrimonious business conflict into a sort of international mudslinging contest.
Pitt insists the alleged transaction harms the brand after Russias unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
On October 4, 2022, Jolie filed a cross-complaint against Pitt detailing alleged abuse that involved their children.
The fight described in Jolies complaint happened only days before their divorce filing.
Things have only gotten stickier since the initial lawsuits.
The company sued Pitt for at least $350 million in damages.
Heres what you should probably know.
This company was composed of a home and vineyard in the South of France.
Although its a business, Miraval seemed to hold sentimental value for the actor.
They agreed they would never sell their respective interests in Miraval without the others consent.
The couple spent the holidays at Miraval with their children.
Pitt and Jolie even wed there in 2014.
Pitt alleges that he wound up being far more involved in Miraval than Jolie.
Pitt contends that Jolie, meanwhile, contributed nothing to Miravals success.
Pitt alleges that Shefler made various threats against him, according to court papers.
When Jolie unloaded her share in Miraval last October, she ignored that agreement, Pitt alleges.
His suit describes Tenute del Mondo as a hostile third-party competitor bent on taking control of Miraval.
Remember: Pitt is arguing that the sale isnt valid, hence his couching the transaction as purported.
Then theres the Russia discourse.
The U.S. Treasury DepartmentdesignatedShefler as an oligarch in the Russian Federation.
Does this lawsuit relate to the Pitt-Jolie divorce?Somewhat.
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on September 19, 2016.
Jolie allegedly said she had bought Miraval as a family business where they would grow old.
Jolie said their buyout discussions were off the table.
Pitt said Jolie actually had another buyer waiting in the wings.
Is this lawsuit getting personal?Yes, and its even messier than before.
On September 6, 2022, the New YorkPostreportednew allegations against Pitt related to the ongoing winery litigation.
These documents dive deeply into their marital woes.
Pitt did not face criminal charges, per reports.
Jolie left the bathroom, and at one point, one of their children tried to defend her.
Pitt, the cross-complaint alleges, lunged at his own child.
The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other.
Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop.
They were all frightened.
Sometimes Pitt would approach them to shout and curse at them.
He poured beer on both Jolie and his children.
When Pitt finally let them leave, he again physically abused one of their children.
Pitt, the documents allege, grabbed and shook Jolie by the head and shoulders.
One of their children pleaded, Dont hurt her.
Jolie filed for divorce five days after that fateful flight.
Her story is constantly evolving.
Jolies excuses will not be borne out.
Her decision to terminate negotiations with Pitt was intentional and pretextual.
Jolie then immediately left him.
Nouvel accused theBabylonactor of vineyard-related misconduct that escalated after Jolie sold the company to Stoli Group.
Nouvel accused Pitt and co-conspirators of stripping and looting assets, seeking $350 million in damages.
Shefler and Stoli have repeatedly and publicly denounced the Putin regime and its reprehensible invasion of Ukraine.
Putins people once even tried to kidnap Shefler.
This is a developing story.
