Actor Brad Pitt (61) has demanded private messages from his ex-wife, actress Angelina Jolie (50), in connection with their winery equity dispute. The legal battle surrounding the French luxury winery "Chateau Miraval" appears to be escalating.
According to the Daily Mail on the 9th (local time), Pitt claimed in documents filed with the court on June 30 that Jolie's personal messages and emails could be key evidence in the dispute. He alleges that Jolie violated a "prohibition against sales without mutual consent" agreement when she sold her equity for about $64 million (approximately 88.5 billion won) to the parent company of the Russian vodka brand 'Stoli' in 2021.
Pitt has demanded that Alexey Olinik, who is affiliated with the Stoli Group and knows the negotiation process well, submit all messages exchanged with Jolie and her team. However, Olinik stated, "I am a resident of Switzerland and have no obligation to appear in a California court in the United States," expressing his refusal.
The two have been in conflict for a long time over the equity of "Chateau Miraval," which they owned during their marriage and was their wedding venue. Jolie requested Pitt last year to "stop the dispute for the sake of the family," but Pitt's side countered that "this is simply a business dispute, and Jolie's side has dragged in divorce emotions."
Meanwhile, Jolie sold her equity through the investment company "Nouvel," which she co-owned with Pitt in 2022. Pitt’s position is that he was deprived of the opportunity to exercise priority for purchase through his company "Mondo Bongo" during this process.
The two officially divorced in 2019 after separating in 2016. However, since the divorce, conflicts over child custody and property partitioning have continued, and recently some of the children have officially dropped the "Pitt" surname, effectively severing their father-child relationship.
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