The pair of popular Hollywood actor’s Brad Pitt and his estranged ex-wife Angelina Jolie have both agreed to settle a bitter $£50 million legal war over their French Vineyard out of court.
Recall that Angelina Jolie had filed a $250 million lawsuit against Brad Pitt for trying to seize control of a French winery which they bought together as a couple.
In documents cited by Page Six, Angelina Jolie claimed that her ex-husband and a gang of cronies launched a devious campaign to “seize control” of the French winery.
The documents further alleged that Brad Pitt and his gang made the move to seize control of the French winery “in retaliation for the divorce and custody proceedings” and to “ensure… Jolie would never see a dime” of its vast profits.
The lawsuit filed by Angela Jolie’s counsel also alleged that Brad Pitt tried to use Jolie’s large financial stake in the winery to force her to sign a “hush-clause.
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However, documents filed last week in the vineyard dispute show that both stars have agreed to mediation as an alternative method of dispute resolution over Chateau Miraval rather than the matter going to court.
Jolie has also said that she’s willing to take part in a settlement conference.
It also revealed that Pitt has appointed a ‘provisional administrator’ to Chateau Miraval in a bid to resolve the war between himself and the Russians Jolie sold her share of the vineyard. That transaction sparked the current imbroglio.
A French source also confirmed the move, saying: ‘’In view of the dispute between Nouvel LLC (controlled by Stoli boss Yuri Shefler) and Mondo Bongo LLC (controlled by Brad Pitt), Chateau Miraval and its director have requested and obtained the appointment of a provisional administrator by the Draguignan (France) Commercial Court, to enable the company and its director to continue to grow the business and its essential partnership with the Perrin Family until such dispute is resolved, in the interests of Château Miraval, its directors, employees, partners and subsidiaries.”
