Actress Angelina Jolie says her ex-husband Brad Pitt forced her to “sign an $8.5 million confidentiality agreement to hide his violent past”.
According to People, information collected from the court on July 25, Angelina Jolie’s lawyer said that Brad Pitt once refused to buy back Jolie’s shares of the Château Miraval estate (France), unless she signed an extended confidentiality agreement (NDA).
In the latest filing, Jolie’s representatives said the star “did not act maliciously or intentionally to hurt Brad Pitt in response to any custody judgment” when selling shares of the French vineyard to someone else in 2021. At the same time, Jolie’s side once again asked Pitt to publicly disclose the content he provided to third parties about the incident on a flight from France to the US in 2016.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the exhibition “The World of Maleficent” in London in 2014. Photo: AP
Previously, Pitt’s legal team refused because they believed that Jolie’s request violated her privacy. According to them, the information Jolie requested was not related to the estate but contained “sensitive issues” of the actor after the incident on the plane, such as Pitt voluntarily receiving self-improvement therapy, reports on his alcohol addiction level, and the relationship between him and his trusted advisor.
In response to Pitt’s argument, Jolie’s attorneys argued that the actor had waived all privacy protections since he sued their client. “While Pitt has advanced an outdated argument to conceal his violent behavior, his opinion is not the law, at least not in this century. Pitt has not cited any authoritative document that would grant him such unreasonable privacy protections,” the representative said.
Angelina Jolie’s legal team also said that the star did not want to sue and had not publicly discussed the dispute for many years. “Instead of appreciating Jolie’s caution, Brad Pitt sought to authorize and enforce the contract between him and his ex-wife. Because Jolie refused to sign the NDA, he sought to punish her, demanding $67 million in compensation. While Jolie sincerely wanted Pitt to stop suing to heal the family, he continued to pursue the lawsuit,” the representative added.
A source told People that in the nearly eight years since filing for divorce, the two sides are still in the process of negotiating a settlement. “They are still in discussions but nothing has come of it,” the source said.
The dispute began in mid-2016, when Angelina wanted to sell the Château Miraval vineyard to move to England, but her ex-husband objected. Pitt said he loved the place so much, had spent a lot of time renovating and renovating it, so he didn’t want to sell it.
In 2022, the actor sued his ex-wife for the first time for secretly selling ownership rights to a Russian tycoon for $67 million. The dispute has not yet come to an end, leading to the two continuously “disgracing” each other in court. Many international news sites commented that the NDA became the main issue in the conflict between the star couple.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt first met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005), when the actor was married to Jennifer Aniston. After Mr. and Mrs. Smith , Angelina and Pitt went public with their relationship, got married in 2014, and raised six children together, including three adopted and three biological. In 2016, Angelina Jolie filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences. Both fought for custody of the children, but Brad Pitt lost.
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