Brad Pitt Alleges Angelina Jolie Wanted to 'Inflict Harm' on Him by Selling Winery Stake to Russian Oligarch

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Brad Pitt is accusing his ex of intentionally trying to «inflict harm» on him and his interests in their Chateau Miraval Winery.

In new legal docs filed in Los Angeles on Friday, Pitt's lawyers claim Angelina Jolie sold her stake in their winery to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in an effort to damage Pitt's involvement in the company.Pitt first sued Jolie over the sale of her shares of Miraval back in February and was seeking monetary damages, legal fees and for Jolie's sale of Miraval to Shefler to be voided.In these latest docs, Pitt's attorneys claim that «Jolie sought to inflict harm on Pitt» and allege that she «knew and intended that Shefler and his affiliates would try to control the business Pitt had built and to undermine Pitt’s investment in Miraval.»«The vineyard became Pitt’s passion — and a profitable one, as Miraval, under Pitt’s stewardship, has grown into a multimillion-dollar global business and one of the world’s most highly regarded producers of rosé wine,» the docs claim. «Jolie, meanwhile, contributed nothing to Miraval’s success.

Instead, she allowed Pitt to pour money and sweat equity into the business in reliance on the consent right she owed him and a right of first refusal her business entity owed his.»The new docs claim that, since obtaining a stake in Miraval, Shefler — the owner of SPI Group, an international alcohol sales consortium — has allegedly, «launched a hostile takeover of the wine business, destabilizing Miraval’s operations and seeking access to Miraval’s confidential and proprietary information for the benefit of his competing enterprise.»«In violation of the parties’ agreement, Jolie has sought to force Pitt into partnership with a stranger, and worse yet, a stranger with.