Will Brad Pitt be successful in suing ex Angelina Jolie over sale of lavish French winery? Expert weighs in
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Brad Pitt might have a fighting chance in court over claims that his estranged wife Angelina Jolie offloaded her stake in the 1,000-acre Château Miraval estate behind his back, without giving him the first crack at purchasing her portion of the lavish $164 million French estate, according to one legal expert.
Brad Pitt sued Angelina Jolie over her portion sale of Chateau Miraval, claiming that when the former pair purchased the property back in 2008, they agreed to never sell their respective interests without the other's consent. (Backgrid) Pitt and Jolie got married at the expansive 1,000-acre estate in 2014 in a super-secret ceremony only attended by their six children. (Backgrid) Chateau Miraval, located in the south of France, is said to be worth a whopping $164 million. (Backgrid) Brad Pitt claims Angelina Jolie breached a contract by selling her interest in Chateau Miraval to a Luxembourg-based spirits manufacturer controlled by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler. (Backgrid) Brad Pitt is set to reopen Miraval Studios – a storied recording space created by French jazzman Jacques Loussier in 1977 but has gone unutilized on the 1,000-acre Chateau Miraval since the early 2000s. (Backgrid) Jolie filed for divorce in August 2016 citing "irreconcilable differences." The divorce was finalized in 2019. (Reuters, File) The ex-pair is pictured here during happier times. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) The former pair is still locked in a custody battle. (Reuters, File) Attorneys for Pitt and Jolie did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment. (Reuters, File)
Now, in a complaint obtained by Fox News Digital, the actor says the palatial abode was an investment buy "as a home to share with their children and the vineyard as a family business" and alleges that Jolie rushed to sell without his authorization.
Pitt and Jolie got married at the expansive estate in 2014 in a super-secret ceremony only attended by their six children.
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