Angelina Jolie Addresses Claim She Sold Stake in Winery Out of 'Malice' Against Brad Pitt, Accuses Him of Trying to 'Silence' Her With NDA
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s legal standoff over their shared winery continues.
If you were unaware, the A-list exes have been going back and forth for years over the actress’ attempts to sell her stakes in the winery that they own together in France.
Last month, Angelina asked Brad to end the legal battle. However, they are still going back and forth in court documents.
In the latest filing, her lawyers defended a request for Brad to share personal communications stemming from an alleged incident that occurred during a 2016 flight that their family took. They also accused the actor of trying to stop her from discussing incidents of abuse by making her sign an NDA.
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The latest court documents were filed on July 25 in Los Angeles. In them, Angelina‘s lawyers deny that she was “acting with malice and intent to hurt Pitt in response to any custody ruling” by selling the winery.
They said it was Brad who “refused to buy her interest unless he received his newly expanded NDA, enforceable by an $8.5 million holdback specifically designed to force her silence about his abuse and cover-up.”
“In any event, he waived any privacy protections when he sued Jolie,” they said in regards to claims that their request for documents invades the actor’s privacy.
The documents continue, stating, “Jolie has no desire to litigate these issues and for years never publicly discussed any of it. Rather than appreciate her discretion, Pitt sought to contractually mandate and enforce it. Because she refused, he seeks to punish her, demanding $67 million plus punitive damages. In so doing, Pitt placed his conduct squarely at issue. While Jolie sincerely wishes Pitt would end this litigation and finally put their family on a clear path toward healing, that cannot happen while Pitt relentlessly pursues her.”
We’ll update you as we learn more.
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