The judge’s latest ruling has been dubbed ‘by far the most impactful ruling in the case to date’. But what does it mean for Angelina Jolie?<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Words by Nikki Peach<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2181753370.jpg” alt=”Brangelina” title_text=”Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt At Academy Awards” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Where it was once \u2018Team Aniston\u2019 versus \u2018Team Jolie\u2019, for nearly eight years now it has been \u2018Team Jolie\u2019 versus \u2018Team Pitt\u2019 \u2013 at least in court. Last week, Brad Pitt scored a legal win in his and Angelina Jolie’s long-term battle over the rightful ownership of their French winery, Chateau Miraval, which is holding up their now eight-year-long divorce.<\/p>\n A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled in favour of the case heading to trial and all of Pitt\u2019s remaining claims against Jolie have been allowed to proceed. The judge reportedly upheld that there was \u2018an implied contract regarding shares in the company\u2019, and Pitt\u2019s outstanding claims were valid on two counts of interference.<\/p>\n From Jolie\u2019s perspective, this means she may have to wait until 2026 to take the stand in what has already been an emotionally and financially draining and highly publicised legal battle.<\/p>\n This week, however, the tables have turned again. A judge has ruled that Pitt must disclose documents that Jolie\u2019s lawyer claims will prove \u2018communications concerning abuse, lies to authorities, and years of cover up\u2019 on Pitt\u2019s part.<\/p>\n This includes emails, texts and other written communications, but nothing between Pitt and his attorneys or therapists. Pitt\u2019s team reportedly sought for Jolie\u2019s motion to be denied, calling the request \u2018wide ranging and intrusive\u2019 as well as a \u2018sensationalist fishing expedition\u2019.<\/p>\n Jolie\u2019s lawyer, Paul Murphy, thinks otherwise. He has described the documents as \u2018crucial evidence\u2019 that Pitt has \u2018fought for years to hide\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018His actions harmed Angelina and their children and are central to this case. But I want to again emphasise that Angelina never wanted any of this. She never pressed charges, she left all their properties, and she is the one who tried to sell him the business in the first place.<\/p>\n \u2018To this day, Mr. Pitt has never been held accountable for his actions and has at all times controlled Miraval and the winery, yet he still demands more. She wants this to end, the children want this to end, and Mr. Pitt should focus on healing their family, not pursuing lawsuits.<\/p>\n \u2018If he does not,\u2019 Murphy concluded, \u2018Angelina will defend herself in court by presenting the evidence necessary to demonstrate that Pitt\u2019s allegations are demonstrably false.\u2019 Pitt\u2019s team have not yet responded to the statement.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”] So what exactly is the sticking point here? For Pitt, it is the rightful ownership of a 50% stake of Chateau Miraval, which comprises of a winery, a 35-room chateau, vineyards and several olive groves. It is estimated to be worth more than $160 million. When the couple bought the land in 2008, Pitt owned 60% and Jolie owned 40%. After their wedding in 2014, Pitt gave Jolie 10% as a wedding gift so that they had equal shares. After their separation, Jolie sold her shares to Russian vodka magnate Yuri Shefler. It is the validity of this sale that is holding up the divorce.<\/p>\n For Jolie, while her lawyer has reinstated that she would rather leave the entire saga behind her, she previously made serious claims of abuse which are likely to resurface following the judge\u2019s latest ruling.<\/p>\n Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016 days after their family flew from France to LA on a private plane. The\u00a0Maria<\/em>\u00a0actress alleges that Pitt became abusive towards her in front of their six children while he was drunk on the flight. Her lawyer has since claimed Pitt\u2019s \u2018history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before\u2019 the plane incident. Pitt has denied all allegations of abuse and was cleared of charges following a federal investigation.<\/p>\n A date for the trial has not yet been set, but there is a lot at stake. Jolie must uphold her claims that she attempted to sell her shares to Pitt first and only refused after he allegedly insisted she sign an $8.5 million non-disclosure agreement that would prevent her from speaking out against ‘years of abuse’. Pitt’s documentation, then, has a lot to answer for.<\/p>\n While Pitt must prove that Jolie sold her shares without his approval and that they agreed to never do so without the other’s consent. He must also refute her claims that he refused to buy her interests until she signed an NDA.<\/p>\n His relationship with their six children \u2013 Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox \u2013 also hangs in the balance. All of whom have, publicly at least, stood by their mother. Four of them have even dropped \u2018Pitt\u2019 from their surnames. While they have been accompanying Jolie on the press run for her latest film,\u00a0Maria<\/em>, for which she is tipped to receive an Oscar nomination. Pitt is reportedly somewhat estranged from his children.<\/p>\n The fact the case is going to trial might be considered a win for Pitt \u2013 albeit a huge loss for the family \u2013 but sources say the latest development is \u2018an enormous win\u2019 for Jolie.<\/p>\n \u2018This is, by far, the most impactful ruling in the case to date,\u2019 a source told\u00a0Us,\u00a0\u2018all of this evidence is now fair game in discovery.\u2019 It seems that while both sides are weary and drained, Jolie and Pitt’s teams remain full of resolve. Now in their ninth year of legal tumult, all eyes will be on the Miraval case when it finally reaches court.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Photo: <\/b>GETTY<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A judge has ordered that Brad Pitt must disclose years’ worth of potentially damning documentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5480"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5496,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5480\/revisions\/5496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘She wants this to end, the children want this to end, and Mr. Pitt should focus on healing their family’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]