According to CNN, Brad Pitt’s legal team claims that his ex-wife Angelina Jolie “secretly” sold her portion of their French mansion, Chateau Miraval, to inflict injury on him during their heated custody dispute. According to legal filings filed by the actor’s attorney on Thursday, the actor claimed that he and Jolie agreed that they would never sell their portion of the $30 million property, which they purchased in 2008, without the other’s permission. He has dubbed Jolie’s 2021 stake sale “vindictive.” In 2008, the former couple purchased a country home and winery in the south of France.
A representative of Pitt said, “Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did but will not for things he didn’t do”
The document said, “Her decision to terminate negotiations with Pitt was intentional and pretextual. As will be demonstrated at trial, Jolie’s actions were unlawful, severely and intentionally damaging Pitt and unjustly enriching herself.” Responding to Brad Pitt’s charges, Angelina Jolie’s attorney, Paul Murphy, spoke to CNN about the allegations of abuse by Pitt during a 2016 plane journey that was part of Jolie’s October court filing in the case.
“Still today and in the seven years since that fateful plane ride, he personally has never publicly denied that it happened. The reality is that Pitt refused to complete the Miraval sale with Jolie unless she agreed to be silenced about the abuse,” Murphy said Friday. A representative of Pitt said, “Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did but will not for things he didn’t do.” Notably, Pitt was not arrested or charged in connection with the incident after the FBI completed an investigation.
“In response to allegations made following a flight within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr Brad Pitt and his children, the FBI has conducted a review of the circumstances and will not pursue further investigation. No charges have been filed in this matter,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a statement to CNN at the time. In 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt. They were legally divorced in 2019, but a shared parenting plan for their minor children has yet to be finalized.