Maleficent star Angelina Jolie filed a countersuit this week accusing her ex-husband of “waging a vindictive war against her” and “hijacking” control of Château Miraval, a country estate and winery in southern France, purchased by couple back in 2012.

According to CNN, Jolie’s suit, which was filed on behalf of her former company Nouvel LLC, alleges that Pitt, along with his “allies”, took “illegal and malicious actions” to “injure” Jolie and Nouvel, by “devaluing its investments and depriving it of its proper role in management of Chateau Miraval.” It also said that he had attempted to exclude her out of winery in retaliation for divorce and custody proceedings. Suit also includes allegations against Château Miraval directors as well as Pitt’s business partners, which are parties that Nouvel has accused of helping Pitt get Jolie out of Miraval Wine.

Previously, Pitt had sued Jolie over “unlawful” as his suit called it sale of her share in winery. In his claim, actress had alleged that his former wife “did nothing to drive growth” of business that he had turned into a “multimillion-dollar international success story.” However, Jolie’s countersuit disputed claim and according to it, “Pitt refused to grant Jolie or Nouvel equal access to Chateau Miraval’s records or an equal voice over management,” controlling a huge part of her net worth.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 09 2022

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