Brad Pitt will not drop his lawsuit against ex-wife Angelina Jolie after she tried to portray herself as a “victim” in a desperate bid to get him to end their bitter legal battle over Chateau Miraval, sources close to him have claimed.
Pitt, 60, and Jolie, 49, have been embroiled in a dispute over their co-ownership of the idyllic French winery, which they bought in 2008, with the actor suing his ex-wife for selling her half without his consent for $67 million in October 2021.
They later entered into a heated dispute over confidentiality agreements, which have become a key battleground in their fight.
Jolie is now asking Pitt to “end the feud” and drop the lawsuit against her to allow her family to “heal.”
But sources have exclusively told DailyMail.com that the Fight Club star has “no intention” of stepping down, claiming Jolie only made the statement after realising she doesn’t have as strong a case as she previously thought.
Brad Pitt will not drop his lawsuit against his ex-wife Angelina Jolie, who asked him to end their bitter legal ‘fight’ over Chateau Miraval
Pitt, 60, and Jolie, 49, have been embroiled in a dispute over their co-ownership of the French winery, with the actor suing his ex for selling him half of it without his consent in October 2021.
Sources told DailyMail.com that Pitt has “no intention” of stepping down, claiming that Jolie only made the statement after realising she didn’t have a strong case (pictured, Miraval in 2008).
“Brad is not going to drop this lawsuit, why would he? This was a very common business dispute, but unfortunately Angelina has constantly introduced personal elements that should be resolved in divorce court,” said a source close to the matter.
‘Angelina is asking him to end the fight as if she were a peacemaker. This is nothing more than a way of portraying herself as the victim. This is not a fight. This is a business dispute over the sale of a property that was ultimately going to go to her children. It was their inheritance, and she knows it.
‘She is realizing that she no longer has a strong case and also knows that she will probably have to fork over the money by court order.
“Bringing highly personal issues into a commercial process is backfiring. He has exposed weaknesses in his case and made things more complicated for both sides. He didn’t have to do that.”
An independent source close to the matter refuted claims that it is a “simple business dispute” and added: “Pitt is the one suing Angelina, but somehow he thinks he can say she is fighting him. She is the one saying they should focus on healing their family and that he should stop relentlessly attacking her, but he refuses.
‘Suing her for $67 million because she refused to sign a confidentiality agreement to cover up his abuse is not a “simple business dispute.”
‘All Angelina wants is peace, but he is determined to continue fighting against it and blaming everyone but himself for the situation he finds himself in now.’
The estranged couple, who met in 2004 while filming Mr. And Mrs. Smith before marrying in 2014, share six children: sons Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Knox, 16, and daughters Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and Vivienne, 16. They filed for divorce in September 2016.
The estranged couple, who met in 2004, have been embroiled in a dispute over their co-ownership of the winery since 2021 and have entered into a dispute over confidentiality agreements.
“Angelina is asking him to stop the fighting as if she were a peacemaker. This is just a way of portraying herself as a victim,” the source said.
Pitt accused Jolie of breaching their purchase agreement not to sell to a third party without offering the other party a right of first refusal when she sold her 50 percent stake in Chateau Miraval to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021.
The actor, who is now dating model Inés de Ramón, requested that the sale be annulled and sought monetary damages and legal fees, but it was finalized on October 5, 2021.
When the couple purchased the winery and 1,200-acre estate, Pitt acquired a 60 percent stake, while Jolie acquired 40 percent.
Pitt invested millions in the estate, rode the rosé wave and expanded the business in an effort that saw sales grow 300 percent.
Soon the property they purchased for an estimated $60 million was worth about $164 million.
By the time of her wedding, Jolie had “stopped investing,” according to previously filed court documents, something she has denied.
Still, Pitt transferred 10 percent of his share to her via a wedding gift in December 2013 “for the sum of £1 (never paid)”, so that by the time of their marriage in August 2014, they were equal 50/50 partners.
Jolie claims she backed out of the deal because Pitt asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement as part of their business deal, which would supposedly prevent her from speaking out about the abuse allegations, including the September 2016 incident aboard the private jet. Her team described this as an “unconscionable” attempt by her ex-partner to “control” her following their split.
A source close to Pitt later told People: “Brad requested a mutual NDA and non-disparagement clause strictly related to Miraval due to concerns about sensitive financial information and brand protection, which is standard in these types of transactions.”
Pitt, who is now dating Ines de Ramon (pictured), is not only angry about how Jolie sold her share, but that the house was “ultimately going to go to their children.”
The exes have six children: sons Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Knox, 15, and daughters Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, and Vivienne, 15 (pictured in Tokyo in November 2011).
Her legal team claimed Jolie used the NDAs as a “weapon” and asked Pitt to sign a broader NDA just six months later as part of divorce settlement negotiations.
In a ruling made public in May, Judge Lia Martin ordered the actress to produce all confidentiality agreements that she proposed or that were proposed to her by others, regardless of whether they had been finalized or agreed to.
Earlier this week, Jolie’s attorney Paul Murphy said: “When Angelina again calls on Mr. Pitt to end the feud and finally put her family on a clear path to healing, unless Mr. Pitt withdraws his lawsuit, Angelina will have no choice but to obtain the evidence necessary to prove his allegations wrong.”
Recent documents filed on Pitt’s behalf in objection to Jolie’s latest request list the pieces of evidence she would obtain.
These include “any therapy he voluntarily agreed to participate in from September 14, 2016, through December 31, 2018, his alcohol use from 2008 through 2021, his random post-flight drug and alcohol testing, communications with various government agencies regarding the flight, and confidential files from the parties’ divorce case.”
“These requests are not designed to uncover relevant evidence but rather to embarrass Pitt and/or prejudice the trier of fact, which is not permitted under California discovery statutes,” the documents read.
The couple, who have been separated for eight years and have been fighting over custody of their children, have not yet been finalised. They are legally single.