Judge rejects Angelina Jolie's motion Brad Pitt's lawsuit over French vineyards dismissed — A big win for the A-lister could pave the way for the former couple's messy lawsuit to go to trial.
Jolie, 49, filed a motion to dismiss Pitt, 60,'s claim against her regarding a 50-50 oral agreement for ownership of Chateau Miraval, which she said was not part of the marriage. She claimed that the non-disclosure agreement regarding the matter was void.
However, on Friday, a judge rejected Jolie's motion, court documents show. The judge may have found basis in Pitt's argument that the original oral agreement was valid, and that Jolie may have violated that agreement when she sold the winery's shares to Storey Group. suggests. 2021.
“The judge found Brad's case to have credibility, paving the way for the matter to proceed to trial. This latest ruling marks another pre-trial victory for Pitt and continues its ongoing legal battle. “It's going to increase momentum,” a person close to the case told The Post.
Pitt and Jolie, who split in 2016, have been sparring for years over lucrative French vineyards, with Pitt claiming they breached an agreement to sell their shares to each other before offering them to outsiders. claims.
He filed suit in 2022 seeking at least $67 million, alleging that she breached that contract with the sale to Story.
But in the spring, Jolie claimed she first tried to sell to Pitt, but Pitt refused unless she signed a non-disclosure agreement aimed at covering up allegations of abuse against her and her children.
Pitt's lawyer denied the abuse allegations, but said Jolie had renegotiated the terms of the sale during the alleged dispute, freeing her from a previous verbal agreement.
He then responded with his own claims, claiming that it was Jolie who wanted the NDA.
Jolie had previously called on her ex-girlfriend (with whom she has six children) to end her legal battle for the sake of her family through her lawyer, but a source close to the case said she was actually He said he was trying to use his family for his own gain.
“This is a simple business dispute, but unfortunately the other side consistently brings in a personal element, which exposes weaknesses in the case and complicates and prolongs the proceedings. “There is,” the official said.
The couple are also embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their children, with Pitt appearing to have “virtually no contact” with his youngest children, 15-year-old twins Knox and Vivian, Page Six reported. are.
Her 18-year-old daughter Shiloh has also stopped using Pitt's name, following in the footsteps of Vivian and her 19-year-old daughter Zahara.
