By Eileen Kramer
First Hollywood dream couple, now constant quarrels … Angelina Jolie (47) and Brad Pitt (58) have been fighting in court for years. And there is no end in sight. Jolie’s lawyers are said to have even ambushed her ex at an awards ceremony!
They once wrote THE love story: In 2004, the former Hollywood dream couple met while filming the action flick “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”. Ten years later, they finally tied the knot at their vineyard in Provence, France. At least that was the plan. Then in 2016 the shock: Jolie filed for divorce. A War of the Roses has been raging ever since.
Still one of the big points of contention between the two: their once common winery Château Miraval.
Desperate, Jolie’s lawyers are said to have “Page Six” tried to get the actor served with a subpoena. Apparently, they didn’t mind publicly embarrassing him and ambushed Pitt at the SAG Awards in late February 2022.
Brad won Best Supporting Actor in Los Angeles at this 2020 film and television awards gala. That’s why it was assumed that the 58-year-old would appear on the red carpet again this time! But puff cake.
The actor decided not to attend the event. Probably because he wasn’t nominated that year. At least he unknowingly avoided a possible embarrassment.
According to an insider, the lawyers didn’t exactly have an easy time serving Brad Pitt with the papers. And that, although it would actually be his duty to respond to the court’s requests.
Out of desperation, the lawyers were therefore forced to wait for the actor in public. They didn’t succeed at the SAG Awards.
It’s all about this former love nest of the two: the Château Miraval winery in Provence. Pitt has even received several awards for his wines Photo: picture alliance / abaca
► A next attempt should then be started at the famous Oscars in March. But Jolie’s lawyers are said to have backed out beforehand, having been stopped by Pitt’s own lawyers. Brad himself didn’t even show up at the awards ceremony. In the end, the court papers probably reached him by the classic, less dramatic postal route.
Dispute over winery Château Miraval not yet resolved
The dispute over the Château Miraval winery has still not been resolved. Brad Pitt filed a lawsuit against ex Angelina in February of this year for selling her stake to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler without consultation. But things are looking better for Jolie at the moment.
A Los Angeles judge recently ruled that Brad Pitt had to hand over winery business records to his ex. So far he had tried to hold them back because he didn’t want to give up the reins of the winery.
But even if that has been clarified, there will certainly be a new point of contention…