US EditionJudge Grants Brad Pitt Win in Legal Battle with Angelina Jolie
Jolie must provide private communications about the 2021 sale to Stoli Group, key evidence in Pitt's claim of breach of agreement, with 45 days to comply.
- On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Judge Lia Martin granted Brad Pitt's motion to compel, ordering Angelina Jolie to produce non-redacted communications identified on Jolie's Feb. 14, 2025 privilege log within 45 days.
- Brad Pitt alleges Angelina Jolie sold her share to the Stoli Group without his approval, breaching the alleged agreement not to sell shares without consulting each other.
- Discovery targets exchanges with non-attorney advisers including Terry Bird, Jolie's business manager, publicists Chloe Dalton and Arminka Helic, and two financial consultants; Jolie produced only one email mentioning sale terms.
- The ruling represented a clear win for Brad Pitt, described as a major legal victory in the Château Miravel dispute, while Angelina Jolie's attorney Paul Murphy vowed to appeal, saying the decision violates her right to a fair trial.
- The court's reasoning narrows privilege for `brainstorming sessions between non-lawyers`, rejecting an automatic shield and shaping evidence for the Feb. 1, 2027 trial in the Château Miravel dispute.
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The legal confrontation between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie over the property of the vineyard Château Miraval, in the south of France, has taken a significant turn in favor of the actor. A judge has decided that Jolie must deliver all emails and text messages related to the sale of her participation in the property, acquired by the couple in 2008 and stage of her wedding in 2014.According to the court decision, the actress has a 45-day deadline…
Stage victory for Brad Pitt in a dispute with his ex-wife about the Miraval winery: A US judge obliges Angelina Jolie to disclose previously blackened communication.
A court in Los Angeles made a decision.
'F1' star Brad Pitt scores major victory in ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie over their French winery
Amid the legal battle, a source was quoted saying, "Emails would prove Jolie has been disingenuous since the start regarding her true intentions about selling her share of the business."
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