Angelina Jolie’s Company Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against Brad Pitt: He Attempted to ‘Seize Control’

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The battle continues. A company founded by Angelina Jolie filed a $250 million lawsuit against her ex-husband Brad Pitt over the French winery they purchased during their relationship.According to Page Six, court papers filed on Tuesday, September 6, claimed that Pitt, 58, attempted to “seize control” of the 1,300-acre estate “in retaliation” for the ongoing “divorce and custody proceedings” he and Jolie, 47, are embroiled in.The suit alleges that the estranged duo jointly invested tens of millions of dollars into the property and claims the Ad Astra star squandered funds on “vanity projects” including more than $1 million on a swimming pool.Pitt has yet to publicly address the lawsuit.

A source close to the Fight Club actor, however, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, September 7: “Sadly, this is yet another rehash and repackaging of old material to try and distract from the other party’s own behavior.”The dispute over the winery began in February when Pitt filed a lawsuit claiming that the Maleficent star had illegally sold her shares of Miraval, the French company which includes the chateau and vineyard where the exes tied the knot in March 2013.

An insider told Us at the time that the Moneybag actor had been “blindsided” by his ex-wife’s decision.“He assumed they’d work it out because she knows how important the winery is to him,” the source said.The February suit claims that Jolie “sought to inflict harm” when she sold her stake in the company to businessman Yuri Shefler.“She sold her interest with the knowledge and intention that Shefler and his affiliates would seek to control the business to which Pitt had devoted himself and to undermine Pitt’s investment in Miraval,” the filing alleged.The Mr.