Angelina Jolie turned heads Wednesday night in New York City when she stepped out dressed in black as her ongoing legal battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt drags on.
The 49-year-old actress and filmmaker was meticulously dressed, less than a week after a setback in her court fight with Pitt over her French winery, Château Miraval.
The Oscar-winning star donned a long, tailored coat that complemented her statuesque figure, layering the outerwear over a black ensemble, which she finished with a pair of black pointy-toe heels.
The big screen siren looked gorgeous with glowing skin and subtle makeup as she greeted fans in the Big Apple.
Her bright blonde locks were parted down the middle and styled with a sleek texture as they fell over the side of her chest.
Angelina Jolie, 49, turned heads Wednesday night in New York City when she stepped out dressed in black, amid her long-running legal battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt, 60.
The 49-year-old filmmaker was meticulously dressed in a long, fitted coat that complemented her statuesque figure.
The Maleficent actress’s legal setback centers on Jolie’s sale of her ownership interest in the winery and estate in the Provence region of southern France to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lia Martin on Friday dismissed three dismissal motions that Jolie’s lawyers had filed regarding comments Pitt had made in court last April, alleging that Jolie’s actions They violated a pact they had made. People informed after reviewing legal documents.
Pitt’s legal team said earlier this year that both he and Jolie agreed, both verbally and in writing, to obtain the other’s permission if they intended to sell their share of the winery, the outlet reported.
The deal was struck in 2013 through his companies Mongo Bongo and Nouvel, Pitt’s lawyers told the court, according to the outlet.
The organizations ‘entered into a written agreement… to give each other a right of first refusal over any sale of their respective interests in Miraval’ which ‘prevented (both parties from) selling their interests without the consent of the other’.
The Fight Club actor’s lawyers said Pitt and Jolie had also explicitly agreed to the agreement orally, People reported.
Jolie has 30 days to file a response to the latest ruling in the long-running case, according to legal documents.
A source close to Pitt described the judge’s recent ruling as “a clear victory” for Pitt, who is currently dating jewelry executive Inés de Ramón, 31.
Jolie layered her outerwear over a black ensemble, which she accessorized with a pair of black pointy-toe heels. The silver screen siren looked gorgeous with glowing skin and subtle makeup.
The silver screen siren looked gorgeous with glowing skin and subtle makeup as she waved.
Her bright blonde locks were parted down the middle and styled with a sleek texture as they fell over the side of her chest.
Judge Martin’s dismissal of the three motions Jolie’s team pushed to remove the agreements as an element of the case “demonstrates the legitimacy of their claims and demonstrates once again that the other side’s narrative is not supported with substance.” the source told People.
A source close to Pitt described the legal battle as “a simple business dispute” for the New York Post Monday.
“Unfortunately, the other side has constantly introduced personal elements that have exposed weaknesses in their case and complicated and lengthened the process,” the source said.
The Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood actor filed the lawsuit in 2022 over the sale of the winery to the Stoli Group’s wine division, Tenute del Mondo, which Pitt’s lawyers previously said Shefler presides over.
Jolie and Pitt’s romance began while making the 2005 film Mr. And Mrs. Smith during his former marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston, which spanned from 2000 to 2005.
After nearly a decade together, the former couple exchanged vows in a chapel on the estate on August 23, 2014, and Jolie filed for divorce about two years later, on September 20, 2016.
They are parents to Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.
Jolie has been promoting her upcoming biopic, Maria, in which she plays Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas. The film, directed by Pablo Larraín, will be released in select theaters on November 27, followed by the premiere on Netflix on December 11.
In addition to Angelina, the drama also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
The legal standoff between Jolie and Pitt centers on the sale of their ownership stake in the winery and estate (pictured in 2012) in the Provence region of southern France in 2021.
Pitt’s legal team said that both he and Jolie agreed, both verbally and in writing, to seek the other’s permission if they intended to sell their share of the winery, photographed in 2008.
A source close to Pitt described the judge’s recent ruling as “a clear victory” for the actor, pictured in Italy in September.
The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in August and the first trailer was released in October; It’s already the subject of Oscar buzz and some critics have described it as Jolie’s best work.
An IMDB synopsis reads: “Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris as she confronts her identity and her life.”
In an interview with Entertainment WeeklyLarraín recalled filming a specific part of the feature film with Jolie that made him cry.
He said they saved the particularly demanding scene, in which Jolie had to sing, for the last day of filming.
We save it until the end. We had six to eight hours to do it. I handled the camera, so I was always close to her,” he explained.
He continued: ‘Angelina had to sing it out loud, with all her power and humanity. As I did so, I asked her to feel the emotion and how broken she was in this moment of joy.”
Upon witnessing the award-winning actress’ work, he recalled: “I was shocked. I was moved to tears when I saw her burn to the point that I think it concludes the film in an operatic way.’