Speak about sour grapes.
Brad Pitt says he learned of Angelina Jolie’s sale of her half of their shared French vineyard to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler from a 2021 press release that announced the “Babylon” star had latest business partners.
“That was by design: Jolie collaborated in secret with Shefler and his associates to pursue after which consummate the purported sale, ensuring that Pitt could be kept at midnight,” reads the amended criticism filed Thursday in Los Angeles court by Pitt’s attorneys.
Shefler’s Stoli company and Jolie “knowingly violated Pitt’s and [his company] Mondo Bongo’s contractual rights and compelled a stranger into Pitt’s family home,” continues the paperwork obtained by The Post.
The previous couple had an equal stake within the $160 million Chateau Miraval — they purchased a controlling interest in 2008 and used the 1,200-acre estate as their wedding venue in 2014.
The pair, who split in 2016, had a “mutual and binding commitment… that, if the time ever got here, neither could or would get rid of his or her interest individually without the other’s consent,” in keeping with the newly filed court document.
The Post has contacted reps for Pitt, 59, and Jolie, 47, for comment.
Jolie’s attorneys have called Pitt’s claims “frivolous, malicious and a part of a problematic pattern.”
Pitt initially sued Jolie over the vineyard in February 2022, with Jolie’s company, Nouvel, filing a $250 million cross-complaint in the autumn.
This latest paperwork claims the winery business was Pitt’s “passion,” leading him to team up with esteemed winemaker Marc Perrin in 2013.
“Together they’d create one among the primary high-end rosé wines, branded as a family-owned, family-run French wine business. That strategy met with success. Under Pitt’s and Perrin’s stewardship, Miraval has grown right into a multimillion dollar global business and one among the world’s most highly regarded makers of rosé wine,” reads Pitt’s document.
“Jolie, though supportive of Pitt’s efforts on behalf of the family, did not one of the work obligatory for Miraval’s success. As a substitute, she stood by as Pitt invested money and sweat equity into the house and business in reliance on her promise to carry Miraval together, in addition to the contractual rights her holding company Nouvel owed his.”
Pitt alleges Jolie was “unjustly enriched” by the sale.
A Pitt insider told The Post the two-time Oscar winner won’t back down or abandon his winemaking partner during this fight.
“Shefler’s Russia-affiliated spirits conglomerate has been the topic of repeat boycotts in reference to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and homophobic legislative agenda,” Pitt’s criticism argues.
“While Shefler could also be searching for to launder his fame by forcing a partnership with one among the world’s most well-known and popular actors, affiliation with Shefler and Stoli jeopardizes the fame of the business.”
The vineyard sale happened within the midst of the exes’ “heated child custody dispute,” Pitt’s lawyers claim within the paperwork.
Jolie is claimed to have primary physical custody, with Pitt having “custodial time” with their minor children.
The “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” stars met on the set of the 2005 film, sparking controversy as Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston on the time.
They welcomed three biological children, Shiloh, 17, and 14-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, along with their three adopted children, Maddox, 21, Pax, 19, and Zahara, 18.
Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016.
Two months later, Pitt was cleared of kid abuse allegations stemming from an alleged incident involving Maddox, then 15, aboard a non-public jet.
Jolie later claimed she was scared for “my whole family” during their union.