Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may finally be on the other side of their turbulent divorce, but they’re still duking it out in court. Their latest legal dispute deals with ownership of their French vineyard, Château Miraval, which they began leasing in 2008 and bought in 2011. In 2021, Jolie sold her 50 percent stake in the winery to Stoli. Pitt sued her, arguing she didn’t have the right to sell without his permission — and, according to Jolie’s lawyers, attempted to compel her to sign an NDA that would keep her from discussing “Pitt’s personal misconduct, whether related to Miraval or not” in order to get him to consent to the sale. The agreement likely would have prevented her from speaking about verbal- and physical-abuse allegations against Pitt, which she made in court filings when she first filed for divorce in 2016. (He has denied the allegations.)
Now, Pitt is apparently seeking his ex-wife’s private messages with Alexey Oliynik, who works for Stoli Group, whom Pitt claims was involved in the sale. Per People, Pitt filed a motion on June 30 calling for Oliynik to turn over his communications with Jolie. In the filing, Pitt said Oliynik has refused to release the relevant documents or sit for a deposition and has claimed that, as a resident of Switzerland, he cannot be forced to appear for the California-based case.
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A judge has yet to make a ruling on Pitt’s motion. Neither Pitt nor Jolie immediately responded to a request for comment from the Cut.
It’s all very messy stuff, particularly coming from a guy who, last we heard, seemed pretty chill about getting divorced. In a GQ interview in May, Pitt said he didn’t think the finalization of their nearly decadelong divorce battle “was that major of a thing.” French vineyards, on the other hand? That’s a different story. Maybe he needs the cash to buy more crushed-velvet blazers.
