Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fight over $164M French estate
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce was finalized in 2019, but the former pair are still at odds over a lavish estate they co-own in France, according to a court filing obtained by Fox News.
The complaint, which was filed on Tuesday in Luxembourg, accuses the “Maleficent” star, 46, of attempting to offload her 50% share in the 1,000-acre, $164 million Chateau Miraval in Correns, France without allegedly allowing Pitt, 57, the first option to buy her out.
The sprawling property is owned by separate limited liability corporations that both parties control, according to the court papers, which state that Miraval is owned by Quimicum – a company Pitt originally held a 60% stake through his company Mondo Bongo. Meanwhile, while Jolie held 40% through her company Nouvel.
“It is worth mentioning that, for the last four years, Nouvel [Jolie’s company] did not act in the best interest of Quimicum by systematically delaying the approval of the annual accounts and the renewal of the manager,” the suit states.
An aerial view taken on May 31, 2008 in Le Val, southeastern France, shows the Chateau Miraval, a vineyard estate owned by companies helmed by exes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
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“We understand that behind this systematic obstruction, the real purpose of Nouvel and its shareholder [Jolie] is to sell its stake in Chateau Miraval SA in a way that would circumvent Mondo Bongo’s right of first refusal (as provided in Quimicum’s articles of approval), taking, as a result, a capital gain raised thanks to Mondo Bongo’s investment and to which Nouvel did not contribute.”
Pitt and Jolie got married at the posh abode back in 2014 in a super-secret ceremony only attended by their six children. The documents reveal that three years before they got the ball rolling on their years-long divorce proceedings, Pitt transferred 10% of his share over to Jolie in a move that made them both 50/50 co-owners in the nine-figure landmark.
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Sources relayed to Fox News on Tuesday that Jolie’s alleged dealing with the property is the actress’ attempt to move the goalposts and avoid her obligations to Pitt as the parties supposedly agreed to give the other the option to purchase the estate outright should one of them decide they wanted out of the arrangement.
Meanwhile, Jolie’s camp is pointing the finger at Pitt for allegedly using his celebrity in a bid to garner sympathy in the ongoing custody battle of the exes.
Brad Pitt filed a complaint with the court alleging Angelina Jolie is attempting to sell her stake in their Chateau Miraval estate without giving him first option to purchase it outight.
(Michel Gangne/AFP via Getty Images)
“This sort of gamesmanship, a last-ditch effort by a celebrity litigant seeking special treatment, is not what this Court’s limited review resources are for,” Jolie’s attorneys told Page Six on Tuesday.
“There is nothing to see or review here. There is no issue meeting this Court’s rigorous…
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