They were a power couple in Hollywood at one point and had been married for five years. But as of right now, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s union is in ruins.
The A-listers, who the media dubbed “Brangelina,” are known for their on-screen romance that began on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and garnered international attention.
But Jolie announced her intention to get divorced in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. Additionally,
she moved for sole custody of the couple’s six kids: Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne, and Knox.
Now, years later, controversy still surrounds Pitt and Jolie’s contentious divorce.
The pair is reportedly fighting over a French winery valued about $164 million, and Jolie recently gave a private email to the courts as proof to support some claims.
According to RadarOnline, Jolie informed Pitt through email of her desire to sell her interest in the Chateau Miraval estate in 2021.
The famous faces from Hollywood bought the company while they were still married and apparently intended to bequeath it to their children.
Pitt, however, took legal action against Jolie after she transferred her ownership to Stoli. Pitt claims that Yuri Shefler,
a Russian oligarch, was the owner of Stoli and that his ex-wife made a vow to him not to make any sales without his approval.
Jolie’s former business Nouvel, which she sold in the agreement, then filed a $250 million lawsuit against Pitt. Pitt was charged with squandering Chateau’s resources by Nouvel.
Jolie has now presented a number of documents to support her allegation that she never agreed to such an agreement in response to Pitt’s assertion that she had vowed not to sell her stake without his approval.
Among the papers is an email that Jolie wrote to her ex-husband on January 21, 2021, expressing her desire to sell her ownership of the Chateau company.
According to RadarOnline, the email begins, “I am writing this so that I don’t get emotional.”
‘I want to share with you a difficult decision that I’ve made with a heavy heart. You are aware of how eagerly I wanted to purchase Miraval for our family company,
as a destination for our family vacations, and as a venue for international conferences. Above all, it is the location of our
wedding and the spot where we brought the twins after leaving them there. A location where I imagined growing old and one
that offered the promise of what might be. It is still difficult to write this without crying. My memories of a decade ago will be cherished.
‘But it is also the place that marks the beginning of the end of our family—and a business that is focused on alcohol,’ the eminent actress continued.
‘I have tried to be optimistic about the company, to see it as something that may be good for our family,
and I haven’t given up on it. I had thought that it would somehow become something that brought us closer and
helped us find joy and serenity. I can see how much you wanted to get rid of me, and I think you’ll like this email.
‘Over the past four years, I have witnessed a lot of irresponsible behavior, money being spent in ways I would not have approved of,
and decisions being made without my input,’ the email adds. Decisions that were made that showed little desire in sharing the
business or fundamentally altering it into something that would be beneficial for our children have devastated me.
‘Most of all, the recent imagery that was made public to promote the booze left me scared. I think
it’s reckless and something I wouldn’t want my kids to watch. It brought back bad memories for me.
‘All of this makes it very evident to me that I cannot share the goal that you and the other business owners have.
Given how severely alcoholism affected our family, I don’t believe I can participate in an alcohol-based business, either publicly or privately.
Jolie affirmed that she was in favor of Pitt selling the business and closing that chapter of their lives.
She added that she would consent to a buyout of her portion if the Troy star didn’t like that idea.
In either scenario, she concluded, ‘I think we need to go forward to heal and concentrate on where our family comes together, and where we have wonderful associates.
‘And to act swiftly. I’m hoping we can decide on this in private since I don’t want to jeopardize the businesses of the families involved or expose personal matters.
‘I struggle to put into words how upsetting it is for me to get to this stage. You’ve painfully stated that your vision for your interaction with the business and booze is your own.
I wish you well in your endeavors and really hope that the kids will have a different opinion of Miraval when
they are older and come to visit you there. But all I have witnessed since September 2016 has regrettably proven that Miraval passed away for me.
Jolie concluded by saying: ‘I hope to receive an answer from you both within the next two weeks, as I have been
very patient up until this point in continuing to invest and support the business, and would prefer not to have to pursue other routes to divest myself or my share in it.’
RadarOnline claims that Pitt isn’t concerned about his wife’s activities in court.