Brad Pitt demands $35 million from ex-wife Angelina Jolie in Winery sale case, submits emails from the actress' team as evidence

Actor Brad Pitt has sued his ex-wife Angelina Jolie for $35 million in damages as part of their ongoing fight over their French winery, Château Miraval. According to new court filings dated October 29, Pitt’s legal team submitted several emails exchanged between Jolie’s representatives and his own regarding her 2021 sale of her share of the winery.

For those unaware, Pitt first filed the lawsuit in November 2022, claiming that Jolie sold her stake in Château Miraval to a third party without his consent. He said this violated their earlier agreement that neither of them would sell their interests without the other’s approval. Jolie, however, maintained that she did not need his permission to sell her share.

In one of the court exhibits, a November 2023 email, Jolie’s lawyers addressed the lawsuit and Pitt’s demand for millions in damages. They wrote, “The burdensome nature of any production is a matter of Mr. Pitt’s own creation — he is suing Ms. Jolie for $35 million in damages. As a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages.”

Another email from October 2023 referenced Pitt’s claim that Miraval’s operations were harmed and that he was “seeking ongoing damages for alleged harm to the winery’s business.” US Weekly reported that Jolie’s emails were recently presented in court as part of Pitt’s efforts to access more documents that he believes could strengthen his case. Jolie’s side has argued that some of the emails are privileged communications involving legal strategy and should not be disclosed.