Back in 2008, the now-exes, who share six kids, bought a controlling stake in the South of France vineyard and homeChâteau Miraval, where they later got married in 2014 and spent several family holidays together throughout their relationship.
Jolie did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“Jolie pursued and then consummated the purported sale in secret, purposely keeping Pitt in the dark, and knowingly violating Pitt’s contractual rights,” reads the filing from Pitt’s team.
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Pitt’s lawsuit claims that Jolie’s business Nouvel owed his company Mondo Bongo the right of first refusal, and the sale infringed on that right. Jolie, whofiled for divorce in 2016, was previouslycleared to sellher share of the estate in September.
Pitt’s team says Shefler launched a hostile takeover of Miraval and is trying to get ahold of “confidential and proprietary information for the benefit of his competing enterprise.” The documents accuse Shefler of having “cutthroat business tactics and dubious professional associations,” which in turn “jeopardizes the reputation of the brand Pitt so carefully built.” They add: “Jolie has sought to force Pitt into partnership with a stranger, and worse yet, a stranger with poisonous associations and intentions.”
DailyMail.comwas first to report.
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Jolie previously ran into problems selling her shares in Quimicum, the company that owns and controls Miraval, because of her and Pitt’songoing divorce. In July, she asked a California court to allow the sale despite the fact that they were still finalizing their divorce proceedings.
source: people.com
