All The Drama Surrounding Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt’s Winery, Explained

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought Château Miraval and its surrounding vineyards for $60 million in 2012. In addition to using the home as a luxurious vacation spot, the stunning French estate was also the site of Pitt and Jolie’s 2014 wedding. It was around this time that Pitt alleges he and Jolie formed their agreement to sell their shares exclusively with the other’s consent. Jolie’s legal team rejected this idea in their countersuit.

In courtroom filings published by People, Jolie’s team retorts, “Plaintiff Pitt’s allegations that he and Ms. Jolie had a secret, unwritten, unspoken contract to a consent right on the sale of their interests in the property is directly contrary to the written record and, among other legal defects, violative of the Statute of Frauds and public policy.” Jolie claimed she sold her shares of Miraval to gain independence from her ex-husband and “to have some form of peace and closure to this deeply painful and traumatic chapter of her and their children’s lives,” per CNN.

Moreover, Jolie’s lawsuit asserts that she did try to sell her half of the winery’s shares to Pitt, but he walked away from the $54.5 million sale after Jolie refused to sign a non-disparagement clause banning the “Girl, Interrupted” actor from discussing Pitt’s accused physical or emotional misconduct toward his family after a heated airplane ride severely damaged his relationship with Jolie and his six children (via CNN).