A countersuit filed Tuesday by actress Angelina Jolie in opposition to her ex-husband Brad Pitt consists of extra details about an alleged bodily altercation between the previous couple that passed off on a aircraft in 2016.
In a press release to CNN, a consultant for Pitt known as the newest allegations “utterly unfaithful”.
Jolie and Pitt are battling over Jolie’s sale of her stake of their joint French vineyard, Chateau Miraval. Jolie offered her half of the vineyard in 2021 to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Stoli Group, managed by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.
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Pitt sued Jolie in February, claiming that he and Jolie had an settlement that neither would promote with out the opposite’s consent.
Jolie claims in her countersuit that there was by no means any such settlement and that she offered her portion of the vineyard in an effort to have “monetary independence” from Pitt and to “have some type of peace and closure to this deeply painful and traumatic chapter of her and their youngsters’s lives.”
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Within the court docket paperwork, obtained by CNN, Jolie additionally shares extra particulars about an alleged incident on a personal aircraft on September 14, 2016, 5 days earlier than she filed for divorce.
In a bit of Jolie’s counterclaim titled “Why Jolie separated from Pitt,” the doc alleges that, earlier than arriving to the airport, Pitt acquired into an argument with certainly one of their six youngsters, who on the time had been between the ages of 8 and 15. The submitting goes on to allege that on the aircraft Jolie requested Pitt “what was mistaken?” and that Pitt went on to verbally assault her after which an hour and a half later “pulled” her into the toilet, “grabbed Jolie by the top and shook her, after which grabbed her shoulders and shook her once more earlier than pushing her into the toilet wall.”
The declare additionally alleges, “Pitt choked one of many youngsters and struck one other within the face. Among the youngsters pleaded with Pitt to cease. They had been all frightened. Many had been crying.”
In a press release offered to CNN on Tuesday, a consultant for Pitt mentioned: “(Jolie’s) story continues to evolve every time she tells it with new, unsubstantiated claims. Brad has accepted accountability for what he did however is not going to for issues he did not do. These new allegations are utterly unfaithful.”
CNN beforehand reported a few of these particulars from a closely redacted FBI report in August.
Pitt was not arrested or charged in reference to the incident after the FBI accomplished an investigation in 2016.
“In response to allegations made following a flight inside the particular plane jurisdiction of the US which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr. Brad Pitt and his youngsters, the FBI has performed a evaluation of the circumstances and won’t pursue additional investigation. No costs have been filed on this matter,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller mentioned in a press release to CNN on the time.
“All events have had this data for practically six years and was utilized in earlier authorized proceedings. There may be nothing new right here and serves no goal aside from being a media stunt meant to inflict ache,” a supply near Pitt mentioned of the August report.
CNN has reached out to representatives for Jolie concerning the latest court docket submitting, which states that throughout the aircraft incident, Pitt allegedly “lunged at his personal baby and Jolie grabbed him from behind to cease him. To get Jolie off his again, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane’s seats injuring Jolie’s again and elbow.”
The court docket paperwork additionally declare that the kids “rushed in and all bravely tried to guard one another” and that Jolie and the kids “sat nonetheless and silent underneath blankets. No person dared to go to the toilet.”
For that reason, the authorized paperwork state, Jolie and her six youngsters haven’t been in a position to return to Chateau Miraval because of the “ache Pitt inflicted on the household that day.”
Lots of the particulars in Jolie’s countersuit echo these made in a countersuit filed final month by Nouvel LLC, Jolie’s former firm.
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In his earlier declare, Pitt had alleged that Jolie “did nothing to drive (the) development” of the enterprise, which he became a “multimillion greenback worldwide success story.”
In its countersuit, Nouvel disputed this, saying “Pitt refused to grant Jolie or Nouvel equal entry to Chateau Miraval’s data or an equal voice over administration,” successfully “holding essentially the most important a part of her web value hostage.”
Jolie’s countersuit provides that “like different {couples},” the 2 “divided their tasks and customarily cut up prices.”
“Jolie made her profession as an actor and director secondary to her main accountability of elevating the kids. She additionally oversaw the day-to-day working of the Jolie-Pitt Basis, to which she not solely contributed substantial quantities of time but additionally substantial quantities of money (over twice what Pitt contributed),” the doc states. “Pitt continued together with his Hollywood profession and took main accountability for renovating the chateau.”
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She additionally claims that she repeatedly tried to promote her stake within the vineyard to Pitt, as just lately as final 12 months and that Pitt was going to purchase her portion for $US54.5 million ($84.85 million) in February however that Pitt “demanded” she signal a broad non-disparagement clause “that may prohibit Jolie from discussing outdoors of court docket any of Pitt’s private conduct towards her or the household,” inherently together with the allegations of abuse from the 2016 incident.
Jolie claims that she refused to signal this clause and known as it “an abusive and controlling deal-breaker.”
The counterclaim asks the court docket to declare Jolie’s sale of her stake ultimate in order that the actress can “transfer on from the vineyard and chateau.”
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