Angelina Jolie claims that the physical abuse suffered by her ex-husband Brad Pitt began long before the 2016 plane crash that ultimately led to their divorce.
The actress's legal team made the controversial claims in an attempt to release communications that would prove that Brad Pitt refused to allow his ex-wife to sell her stake in French winery Chateau Miraval unless she signed a “more difficult agreement” and “extensive secrecy.” .
Angelina Jolie, through her lawyer, claims in a new lawsuit that her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, was abusive to her before the 2016 plane crash that prompted her to file for divorce.
“While Angelina Jolie's history of physical abuse at the hands of Brad Pitt began long before the family's 2016 trip from France to Los Angeles, this trip was the first time physical abuse was directed at children,” the document states. I left him immediately.
According to the document, Brad Pitt suggested that Angelina Jolie cover up his personal misconduct, whether it involved the actress or not, in an attempt to discourage her from speaking out about her alleged mistreatment.
Angelina Jolie's lawyers also claimed that Brad Pitt wanted to be contractually obligated to remain silent after it was discovered in 2021 that he had submitted a sealed dossier consisting of emails, summaries of the expected family's testimony and other evidence to settle their child custody dispute.
At the time, Brad Pitt had agreed to buy Angelina Jolie's stake in the French winery, but reportedly backed out because he feared his ex-wife's sealed documents would eventually be made public.
The actress's lawyer indicated in a statement to Page Six that “Brad Pitt refused to buy Angelina Jolie's share when he realized that she would not remain silent about his ex-wife.”
“By refusing to buy out her stake and then suing her, Brad Pitt directly challenged why the deal was so important to him and what he hoped to bury. “His abuse of Angelina Jolie and their family,” he added, referring to Brad Pitt’s lawsuit against Angelina Jolie over Selling its share in the winery to another interested party.
The document also claims that Angelina Jolie never pressed any charges against Brad Pitt because she believed the best course of action was for Brad Pitt to take responsibility and help the family recover from the post-traumatic stress this caused.
“He wants to distract”
A source close to Brad Pitt told Page Six that Angelina Jolie is constantly trying to distract from legal defeats by providing irrelevant or inaccurate information.
“There's a pattern every time he loses. He keeps coming back to it, and there's nothing new here,” he noted.
According to documents obtained by Page Six from June 2023, Brad Pitt claimed that his vengeful ex-wife sold her stake in Chateau Miraval after gaining joint custody of their six children (a decision that was later reversed).
In his testimony, he claimed that it was Angelina Jolie who presented a broader clause, while Brad Pitt presented a standard confidentiality agreement with the sole purpose of protecting the company.
“The clause also made clear that there would be no restrictions on Angelina Jolie’s ability to speak regarding divorce or child custody proceedings,” the documents read.
It is reported that the glamorous former couple bought Chateau Miraval together in 2008. The property operates as a vineyard known for its award-winning sparkling rosé wines. In addition to generosity, the dispute continues between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie over the custody of their children.
The two glamorous actresses, who split in 2019, have six children: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, and 15-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
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