Brad Pitt Is ‘Devastated’ After Angelina Jolie Sells Her Chateau Miraval Winery Stake: It Was Done to ‘Hurt’ Him
usmagazine.comStill reeling. Brad Pitt was caught off guard when Angelina Jolie sold her stake in Château Miraval winery amid their ongoing legal battle.The Fight Club actor, 58, tried to purchase Jolie’s stake in the company, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly, but the Maleficent actress, 46, “made the negotiations difficult and was not being fair.”While Pitt was hoping they’d come to an agreement, he was “blindsided” when he learned in October 2021 that Jolie sold her share in the winery allegedly without his knowledge.“He assumed they’d work it out because she knows how important the winery is to him,” the insider says, noting that when the Kung Fu Panda actress sold it “out from under him” allegedly “out of the blue,” Pitt was “devastated.”The Ocean’s Eleven star — who shares Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 15, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 13, with Jolie — had a “passion for the business,” which is why he held out hope that he could purchase the California native’s shares without going to court.“It’s been a part of his life and she had no interest,” the source tells Us of the winery, claiming that Jolie sold her part of the establishment “just to punish him.
She did it to hurt him.”Earlier this month, Us confirmed that the Oklahoma native is suing the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider actress for allegedly selling her winery shares to a third party without giving him any warning.
Pitt further accused Jolie of attempting to gain profits that she did not earn and breaching their initial agreement to only sell their stakes with mutual consent, according to court documents obtained by Us on Thursday, February 17.The Salt star allegedly stopped contributing to the Château Miraval loan in 2013, while Pitt continued to put money into
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