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American actor Brad Pitt has responded to his ex-wife Angelina Jolie in the legal battles of division of assets between the two, saying that “to hurt her” she sold the couple’s French villa and vineyards to an oligarch from Russia.
The two protagonists of the movie ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’ are still in the middle of several legal confrontations since 49-year-old Angelina, filed for divorce from 56-year-old Brad, in 2016.
They seem to have already closed the battle for child custody – Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne, Maddox, Zahara and Knox – but are fiercely confronted over ownership of French Chateau Miraval SA vineyard property, which they bought together in 2008.
The property in the village of Correns in southeastern France, has the villa and vineyard fields, which the former couple bought for about € 25 million.
But Brad’s legal documents state that under his care the property had grown to several tens of millions of dollars, at a time when Angelina ‘had not contributed anything’.
It states that Brad had contributed 60% of the purchase price, while the actress about 40%.
But then Angelina had sold her share of the property to a Luxembourg-based distillery company controlled by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler, without Brad’s approval.
“With this sale, Jolie only wanted to hurt Pitt,” his legal group claimed.
“Jolie knew and wanted Shefler to take control of the business built by Pitt, to undermine his investment in Miraval.”
It added that Scheffler was known for his tough business practices and this endangered the reputation of the business where Pitt had invested and cared for.
“All this is the result of Jolie’s illegal and manipulative practices,” the documents said.
Brad’s lawyers added: “In violation of the agreement between the parties, Jolie sought to force Pitt to enter into a partnership with a stranger, with illicit connections and intentions.”
The legal group said Miraval’s property’s wine business continues to thrive, and Jolie continues to profit even though she has made no effort.
Angelina had informed her husband about the decision to sell her share to Shefler in January 2021, saying that she had made the decision “difficult, with a heavy heart”.
Brad’s lawyers have sought a jury trial on the case.
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