September 08, (THEWILL) – Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie, is suing her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, for the sum of $250 million through a company she owns.
In her suit, she claims that ‘Benjamin Button’s actor purposely tried to seize control of their shared French winery in retaliation to her divorce filing.
According to Page Six, in the legal paperwork, which was filed in a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday, September 6, Jolie’s firm Nouvel claimed that the pair originally bought the 1,300-acre Chateau Miraval back in 2008, and they both invested tens of millions of dollars to establish a business out of the costly investment.
But Jolie’s large stake was said to have been controlled by Pitt when Jolie pulled the plug and called it quits with the actor, which she believes was a move to ensure she “would never see a dime” from any of the profits.
Furthermore, Jolie putting up a vigorous battle against Pitt regarding custody of their six children since their split in 2016 apparently also contributed to Pitt’s alleged decision to stop Jolie from getting her cut from the winery earnings.
“Appointing himself the rightful owner of Chateau Miraval, his twin objectives were to usurp the value of Jolie’s company, Nouvel, and to obtain sole ownership of Chateau Miraval,” the lawsuit reads.
Pitt is alleged to have secretly moved assets from the winery to his own private companies, which consequently devalued Jolie’s interest as she was allegedly kept out of the loop on business matters since the pair broke up.
In February, Brat Pitt had sued his ex-wife for the unlawful sale of her stake in the winery.
