In their ongoing legal battle over their $500 million winery, Angelina Jolie has declined to turn over all of her past NDAs to Brad Pitt, insisting that it is an invasion of privacy. Jolie’s lawyers argue that Pitt’s request to see her NDAs with third parties is unreasonable, wasteful, and abusive. Jolie claims that Pitt asked her to sign a broad NDA in relation to their Miraval deal to prevent her from speaking out about allegations of abuse against him and their family, including an incident on a flight in 2016.
Jolie’s lawyers have also stated that disclosing other NDAs she has entered into would potentially reveal private information about other parties involved, such as movie studios, brands, and employees. Pitt allegedly wanted Jolie to sign an onerous NDA that covered personal misconduct, even if it was unrelated to the Miraval deal, in order for her to sell her stake in the winery to him. When the deal fell through over the NDA, Jolie sold her shares to a Stoli Group subsidiary, which Pitt has opposed.
Pitt’s legal team has filed documents requesting disclosure of other NDAs Jolie has with third parties, including her personal staff, to determine if the NDA he proposed was truly the reason for the deal falling through. Jolie’s lawyers respond that gathering and producing all of this documentation would be costly, unreasonable, and an invasion of privacy for both Jolie and the third parties involved. They argue that Pitt’s request is not relevant to the case.
The legal battle over the winery has been ongoing since Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, with the exes fighting over the estate in courts in California and Luxembourg. Jolie’s team claims that Pitt’s motion to review her NDAs in the context of allegations of abuse is an attempt to humiliate victims of domestic violence in court. They argue that the case should be focused on the dealings between Pitt and Jolie regarding Miraval and not on unrelated matters involving third parties.
Despite the legal disputes, Jolie has stated that her family has not returned to the chateau since 2016, shortly before she filed for divorce. The couple shares six children and was married in 2014. In response to Pitt’s allegations that Jolie sold her shares of Château Miraval out of vindictiveness, Jolie’s attorney has defended her actions, stating that all she wanted was separation and health. The source familiar with Pitt’s side of the case claims that the dispute is a simple business matter regarding the winery, which has been complicated by personal matters injected by Jolie. Pitt’s representative did not provide a comment on the matter.
