Angelina Jolie's company sues Brad Pitt claiming he took winery ‘in retaliation’

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Brad Pitt is being sued for $250million (£218m) by his ex-wife Angelina Jolie's former company, who claim he stole the couple's wine business from her.

The legal action has come following Pitt's decision to sue Jolie after claiming she had unlawfully sold her shares in Chateau Miraval - the wine brand and French castle that they bought in 2008 and used as their wedding venue six years later.

Jolie sold her stake, which was held by her then firm Nouvel, to beverage behemoths Stoli in October of last year. READ MORE: EastEnders Freddie Slater star's life - tragedy, begging fans for cash and net worthNouvel claim that Pitt tried to "secretly move assets" from Chateau Miraval to his friends and other companies and spent "millions on vanity projects" such as a swimming pool and a recording studio.They also allege that he handed over half the company's trademarks to a friend for free.Nouvel are arguing that Pitt's actions were targeted at ensuring that Jolie would "never see a dime" of Chateau Miraval's "tens of millions of dollars in profits".The lawsuit says: "In retaliation for the divorce and custody proceedings, Pitt embarked on a multi-faceted, years-long campaign to seize control of Chateau Miraval and appropriate the company's assets for his benefit and that of his own companies and friends."Appointing himself the rightful owner of Chateau Miraval, his twin objectives were to usurp the value of Jolie's company, Nouvel, and to obtain sole ownership of Chateau Miraval."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Nouvel also state that Jolie wanted to sell her stake in Chateau Miraval to him when she filed for divorce in 2016, but Pitt allegedly tried to add gag.