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Brad Pitt‘s demand for $35 million in damages from his ex-wife Angelina Jolie was revealed as the actress’ emails were submitted into evidence in their court battle, Us Weekly can exclusively report. On October 29, Pitt, 61, filed court docs as he fights Jolie’s opposition to turning over a series of private emails she exchanged with her team. He believes the emails could help him build his case against Jolie, 50. Jolie said the emails included legal discussion and, therefore, Pitt had no right to see them. (Pitt sued Jolie in November 2022 over the French winery Chateau Miraval that they purchased while married. He claimed she sold off her stake in the company to a third party without his consent, which he said violated a previous agreement they reached. Jolie denied she needed his approval.) In the new filing, Pitt attached a November 22, 2023, letter that his legal team received from the attorneys representing Jolie. Jolie’s team wrote about the documents they needed Pitt to turn over related to his “claim of ongoing economic damages.” “We note that the burdensome nature of any production is a matter of [Pitt’s] own creation — he is suing [Jolie] for $35 million in damages,” Jolie’s lawyer wrote. “As a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages.” As Us previously reported, in his lawsuit, Pitt said he spent a ton of time and money on building Miraval into a successful winery. Pitt said Jolie sold her stake to a company called Stoli, which then attempted a hostile takeover of Miraval. The new owners, to whom Jolie sold her shares, countersued Pitt, claiming he had mismanaged company assets. Pitt denied all allegations of wrongdoing. Stoli and Nouvel also denied all allegations of wrongdoing brought by Pitt. In court documents, the F1 star said his team offered Jolie $55 million for her share of Miraval but she backed out of talks with him and sold it to Stoli. Jolie claims she backed out because Pitt demanded that she sign a non-disclosure agreement, which would have prevented her from not only discussing the sale but also their personal life. In one alleged email between Jolie’s team members, dated March 23, 2021, and is being used by Pitt as evidence, they noted speaking to “BPs lawyers” who had “raised concern” that Jolie might “continue to disparage BP and that this may have a negative effect on the wine business.” (In early 2021, Jolie’s divorce lawyers filed sealed court docs stating their client was ready to offer “proof and authority in support” of alleged spousal abuse. The details of the filing have never been revealed. The actress has never spoken publicly about the matter. In the civil lawsuit, Jolie filed court docs claiming Pitt abused her on September 14, 2016, on a private plane. The FBI and the Department of Child and Family Services investigated the incident. No charges were ever brought against Pitt. At the time, Pitt’s lawyer Anne Kiley said, “Brad has owned everything he’s responsible for from day one — unlike the other side — but he’s not going to own anything he didn’t do. He has been on the receiving end of every type of personal attack and misrepresentation.”) In the alleged email, a member of Jolie’s team said, “I made it abundantly clear that our client is not involved in the leaks.” As Us first reported, Pitt and Jolie are going back and forth about emails she exchanged with her business manager, Terry Bird, her British publicists, Chloe Dalton and Arminka Helic, and two financial consultants. Pitt asked the court to intervene and force Jolie to turn over the emails. Jolie’s lawyer Paul Murphy previously told Us, “Mr. Pitt’s reply brief does not address our arguments and continues to rely on conjecture and speculation – all for the purpose of invading her privileged communications with her lawyers. This once again confirms that this lawsuit is the manifestation of Mr. Pitt’s years-long effort to harass and control Angelina. We look forward to the upcoming hearing.” If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
