Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of being 'physically abusive' towards her BEFORE that infamous 2016 row on plane in latest bombshell lawsuit
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- Published on Friday, 05 April 2024 05:46
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Angelina Jolie's legal team says Brad Pitt was physically abusive to her before their 2016 row a on plane, in newly-filed legal documents linked to the former pair's battle over their French winery.Attorneys on Thursday for Jolie, 48, filed papers in a motion in Los Angeles County Superior Court, saying that Pitt, 60, had a history of being physically aggressive with Jolie before the well-documented September 14, 2016 row during a flight from Nice, France, to Los Angeles.Pitt has denied all of the allegations of physical abuse, and was not charged amid an FBI probe into the incident; Dailymail.com has reached out to Pitt's reps for comment on the story. 'While Pitt’s history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family’s September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles, this flight marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well,' Jolie's legal team said in court docs about the ongoing legal proceedings. A source close to the Maleficent actress said that Pitt declined to enter into counseling for domestic violence, and disregarded severe family problems by seeking partial custody of their six children: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15.'Pitt never came to this understanding and not only sought 50-50 custodial time - including with children with whom he had not had a stable relationship in years - but also sought sole custody if the children did not sufficiently bond with him,' Jolie's lawyers told the court in legal docs. Jolie's legal team said in their court filing Thursday that 'despite this distressing request, Jolie still did not seek sole custody' of the children, as 'instead she advocated that the children’s wishes and needs be prioritized, based in part on what the children felt they could do, and for a custody plan formulated in the children’s best interest to heal.'
Jolie's attorneys said in the court motion that the Academy Award-winning actor was required by to address his abusive conduct amid their efforts to procure more information from Department of Children and Family Services in regards to a safety plan and drug and alcohol testing in the wake of the flight; as well as the actor's communications with the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office, DCFS, and the Los Angeles Police Department regarding the flight.Jolie's lawyer Paul Murphy told Dailymail.com in a statement that the information released in Thursday's filing is revealing of why the Fight Club actor wanted Jolie to sign a non-disclosure agreement amid the parting.'Mr. Pitt refused to purchase Ms. Jolie’s interest when she would not be silenced by his NDA,' Murphy said. 'By refusing to buy her interest but then suing her, Mr. Pitt put directly at issue why that NDA was so important to him and what he hoped it would bury: his abuse of Ms. Jolie and their family. After eight months of delays, this motion asks the Court to force Mr. Pitt to finally produce that evidence.' An insider close to the situation told Dailymail.com that the Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood actor has caused himself problems with his long-running litigation over the French winery.'Pitt is drawing all of this out of Angelina,' the insider said. 'She does not want to be here, she does not want to be raising any of these facts, and she is doing it only because Pitt’s lawsuit against her is forcing her to defend herself.'The insider described the situation as 'incredibly sad,' adding that Jolie 'just wishes' Pitt 'could move on and let her be.' By prolonging the legal battle over the winery - which the former couple purchased in 2008 for $28.4 million - Pitt has left himself more exposed to further problematic allegations that could circulate through the court system, and subsequently, to the public, the insider said.
A source close to Pitt said that the latest accusations raised by Jolie and her legal team mark what has been a recognizable pattern of obfuscation, in terms of how the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider has reacted to adverse developments amid the court case involving the winery.'This is a pattern of behavior - whenever there is a decision that goes against the other side they consistently choose to introduce misleading, inaccurate and/or irrelevant information as a distraction,' a friend of Pitt familiar with the litigation over the years told Daily Mail.com on Thursday. 'There was a lengthy custody trial that involved the entire history of their relationship and a judge who heard all the evidence still granted him 50/50 custody.'Pitt and his team have sought to bury details related to the flight and other matters raised in the legal docs, Jolie's legal team told the court.The children were not allowed to testify even though they wanted to, and should have been permitted to do so by law, Jolie's attorneys said.'Some of their children over 14 years old sought to testify on their preferences on child custody, which they have the right to do per Family Code section 3042, but Pitt objected to allowing their input,' Jolie's legal team said in court docs.Jolie's attorneys added that 'despite the legal relevance and obvious importance of Pitt’s physical abuse of his own children and the children’s preferences on custody,' then-Judge John Ouderkirk 'sided with Pitt and refused to allow any children to give their testimony, even in a closed hearing and despite their wish to speak.' Jolie's legal team has been seeking records of the actor's communications with third parties, in regards into Pitt’s abusive behavior both before and aboard the flight, Jolie's attorneys said in court docs.Jolie's attorneys told the court that that records disclosing Pitt's third party communications would qualify as highly relevant evidence in terms of illustrating his behavior toward his family, and the measures he took to convince those agencies not to bring charges against him.
Jolie's legal team said in the court filing that the A-list actress said in a May 30, 2021 text message that she has sought to sell her share of the winery to Pitt, 'but he’s really not being fair and also [including] a lot of punishing restrictions.' Jolie's legal team said in the court filing that Pitt and his team asked for a new expanded NDA in a June 2, 2021 proposal.Pitt's team now demanded 'an even more onerous NDA,' Jolie's lawyers said in the court filing, in which he asked for a four-year period of both parties refraining from speaking about the other; or make comments or take actions that could impact that could impact the winery, its product or its shareholders.In a legal complaint filed in June 21, 2023 in Los Angeles Superior Court, attorneys for Pitt said the actor and Jolie 'were on the cusp of striking a deal on a buyout' of the winery, until Jolie withdrew amid concerns about the NDA terms laid out.Jolie's legal team told Pitt's lawyers that the actress was 'stepping back from all aspects of negotiations regarding the sale of her stake in Miraval' due to the 'restrictive language' requested in the mutual non-disparagement clause, attorneys for Pitt said in the complaint.Jolie claimed the clause was "designed to limit [her] freedom to speak," Pitt's legal team said in the court filing. Pitt's legal team said in the 2023 filing that Jolie's withdrawal in 2021 'was clearly pretextual,' as Jolie, 'through divorce counsel, proposed an even broader non-disparagement clause' within a year's time 'in connection with the former couple’s divorce proceedings.'Jolie requested that other 'than in court pleadings or testimony, neither party shall directly or through a party’s representatives make in a public forum any derogatory remark about the other party,' Pitt's lawyers said in the 2023 filing.Pitt's legal team said in the 2023 court filing that the actor's NDA requests were 'narrower' and 'intended to protect the business.'Pitt's lawyers said in the 2023 court filing that the terms he laid forth 'made clear that there would be no limitation on Jolie’s ability to speak in connection with Pitt and Jolie’s divorce or custody proceedings.'It specifically provided: This commitment shall however not limit the ability, for any Party, to make any claims, filings or testimony in any legal proceedings.'
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Angelina Jolie poses with mini-me daughter Vivienne, 15, during preview of their stage version of the Tom Cruise movie The Outsiders as Matt Dillon stops by
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- Published on Saturday, 06 April 2024 15:26
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Angelina Jolie's new musical The Outsiders is now in the preview stages in New York City with an opening night of April 11.On Wednesday the Oscar-winning actress was seen at a showing of the production with the cast.Also with the Eternals star was her mini-me daughter, 15-year-old Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, whose father is Brad Pitt.Angelina and Vivienne have been working together on the project as the teen has become interested in theater, said her mom last year in a statement.Also seen was Matt Dillon, who was one of the stars of the Francis Ford Coppola 1983 coming-of-age drama.The film also featured the top talent of the day: Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, C Thomas Howell and Ralph Macchio.Angelina wore black tinted glasses with a black outfit as her hair was down. She was beaming with pride.Vivienne was seen in one of the photos as she wore a blue Nike top. The new cast includes Sky Lakota-Lynch, Kevin William Paul, Brent Comer, Joshua Boone, Joshua Schmidt and Brody Grant. Jolie is one of the lead producers on the musical.Vivienne chose the project after seeing a production of The Outsiders in San Diego, Jolie explained last year.'Viv reminds me of my mother in that she isn’t focused on being the center of attention but in being a support to other creatives,' Jolie said in a statement. 'She’s very thoughtful and serious about theatre and working hard to best understand how to contribute.' 'I hope to be able to contribute while continuing to learn from this amazing team, who I have been working with since my daughter brought me to see the show at La Jolla Playhouse,' Jolie said. 'I can't begin to express how excited I am for this musical to make its Broadway debut and look forward to sharing this new adaptation of The Outsiders with the world.'
The synopsis for The Outsiders film reads: 'A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. 'When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding. 'Soon Ponyboy and Johnny, along with the intense Dallas (Matt Dillon) and their other Greaser buddies, must contend with the consequences of their violent lives. 'While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.' Jolie has a total of six kids: In addition to Vivienne she has daughters Shiloh and Zahara, as well as sons Knox, Maddox and Pax. This comes after DailyMail.com reported that Brad and Angelina's battle is finally nearing the end as the actor has now reportedly dropped his pursuit seeking shared custody of the children he has with his ex. A source told DailyMail.com that the couple, who have been embroiled in a nasty courtroom showdown since they split in 2016, are currently in negotiations and are finally approaching the finish line in their epic legal war, with an end expected by the summer. While Brad had originally sought a 50/50 arrangement relating to their six kids, an insider has now revealed that he is no longer contesting the matter.That means that Angelina will retain primary physical custody of the children and he will have visitation rights.One factor in that decision is that much of their brood has 'aged out' - only Shiloh, 17, Knox, and Vivienne, both 15, are still under 18 - and Shiloh will pass that milestone in May.The older children - Maddox 22, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19 - are thought to have difficult relationships with Brad; and as adults, in the eyes of the law, are now not covered by any custody agreements.Adopted son Pax allegedly hasn't spoken to the Fight Club alum since the now-infamous private plane fight which ended the marriage, and is said to not even regard Brad as a parent anymore.A source from Brad's camp described what has gone on between him and the kids as 'textbook parental alienation' and claimed it was Angelina's intention to draw out the divorce until the children were 18. Her friends, though, have insisted: 'Brad has nobody to blame but himself. All Angelina wants is to heal their family and move on.'DailyMail.com has reached out to both Angelina and Brad's representatives.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's years-long bitter divorce battle FINALLY nears the end - as the actor drops his pursuit seeking shared custody of their children
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- Published on Friday, 29 March 2024 06:21
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's years-long bitter divorce battle is finally nearing the end - as the actor has now reportedly dropped his pursuit seeking shared custody of the children he has with his ex.A source told DailyMail.com that the couple, who have been embroiled in a nasty courtroom showdown since they split in 2016, are currently in negotiations and are finally approaching the finish line in their epic legal war, with an end expected by the summer.While Brad, 60, had originally sought a 50/50 arrangement relating to their six kids, an insider has now revealed that he is no longer contesting the matter.One factor in that decision is that much of their brood has 'aged out' - only Shiloh, 17, Knox, and Vivienne, both 15, are still under 18 - and Shiloh will pass that milestone in May.The older children - Maddox 22, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19 - are thought to have difficult relationships with Brad; and as adults, in the eyes of the law, are now not covered by any custody agreements.Adopted son Pax allegedly hasn't spoken to the Fight Club alum since the now-infamous private plane fight which ended the marriage, and is said to not even regard Brad as a parent anymore.Back in 2020, on his private Instagram account, he called Brad a 'world class a**hole' and 'despicable person' who made his four youngest children 'tremble in fear,' as previously revealed by DailyMail.com.He added in the scathing post, shared on Father's Day: 'You time and time and again prove yourself to be a terrible and despicable person. 'You have no consideration or empathy toward your four youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence. 'You will never understand the damage you have done to my family because you're incapable of doing so.'
In addition, Zahara now goes by 'Zahara Jolie' rather than 'Zahara Jolie Pitt,' which is her legal name. A source from Brad's camp described what has gone on between him and the kids as 'textbook parental alienation' and claimed it was Angelina's intention to draw out the divorce until the children were 18. Her friends, though, have insisted: 'Brad has nobody to blame but himself. All Angelina wants is to heal their family and move on.'DailyMail.com has reached out to both Angelina and Brad's representatives.The two stars first started dating in 2005 and from the start, their romance was controversial. They met on set of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith - while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston - and almost immediately, rumors erupted that he had cheated on the Friends alum.It was a love triangle that captured the entire nation - and while Brad started dating Angelina almost immediately after he and Jennifer split, he has furiously denied that he was unfaithful to his ex. The couple, dubbed 'Brangelina,' quickly became Hollywood's It couple.They tied the knot in August 2014 during a secret ceremony in the South of France, and welcomed three children together - Shiloh in 2006, and twins Vivienne and Knox in 2008.They also adopted two more, Zahara and Pax, and Brad legally adopted the son that Angelina had adopted before they got together, Maddox. But in 2016, it came to an explosive end after the pair got into an alleged physical altercation while on a private flight with their six kids. Angelina later claimed that Brad 'choked' one of the children during the horrifying dispute and 'struck' another in the face, leaving her and the kids feeling like 'hostages' and cowering in fear under a blanket for hours until they landed.
She also alleged that he grabbed her by the head, slammed her against a wall, and violently shook her at one point during the flight - which resulted in her injuring her back and elbow.Brad's rep called Angelina's account 'completely untrue' to CNN at first, but then released an amended statement to the publication that read: 'Angelina's story continues to evolve each time she tells it. 'Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did but will not for things he didn't do. He has been on the receiving end of every type of personal attack and misrepresentation.'Thankfully, the various public authorities she has tried to use against him over the past six years have made their own independent decisions. Brad will continue to respond in court as he has consistently done.'In May 2021, after years of duking it out in court, Brad and Angelina were officially granted joint custody of their kids - but one month later, the judge's decision was thrown out, which meant they had to start all over again.But in early February, the first signs that the divorce proceedings were finally nearing the end emerged when the pair filed their Final Declarations of Disclosures. Since they split, the two stars have also been fighting in court over the vineyard that they once owned together. After Angelina sold her share of their French winery, called Chateau Miraval, to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in October 2021, Brad sued her for breach of contract, and has since accused Yuri's company of 'attempting a hostile takeover of the wine business.'Angelina's investment company Nouvel then filed a $350 million lawsuit against Brad, claiming that he 'wasted the company's assets' and 'spent millions' of dollars on 'vanity projects' like swimming pool renovations and building a recording studio on the property. During a hearing earlier this month, the judge ruled in favor of the Oscar-winning actress 'and dismissed five of the seven claims Brad had asserted against her.'She 'truly harbors no ill-will toward' her ex, her lawyer said afterwards, adding that he 'hopes he will now release her from his frivolous lawsuit, stop his relentless attacks, and join her in helping their family heal in private.'
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Angelina Jolie gets legal win over ex-husband Brad Pitt in court battle over French winery Chateau Miraval... as her lawyer says judge shot down five out of seven claims Pitt made
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- Published on Thursday, 21 March 2024 07:28
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Angelina Jolie's lawyer says the actress recently scored a series of courtroom wins amid her legal battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt over Château Miraval, the French estate and winery they bought in 2008. Litigation between the A-list stars - who wed at the Provence, Southern France estate in 2014 and split in 2016 - centers around Jolie's sale of her ownership share to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021. The judge ruled in favor of the Oscar-winning actress, 48, 'and dismissed five of the seven claims Pitt asserted against her' in a complaint he filed, during a hearing in Los Angeles last week, an insider told Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday.'The judge dismissed most of Mr. Pitt's claims because they don't have a legal basis,' Jolie's lawyer Paul Murphy told the outlet in a statement Wednesday. 'Mr. Pitt's lawsuit has never been about a business dispute; instead, it is about his attempts to cover up serious abuse, and we are gratified the judge has thrown out so much of Mr. Pitt's complaint.' The Maleficent actress 'truly harbors no ill-will toward' Pitt, her lawyer said, adding that Jolie 'hopes he will now release her from his frivolous lawsuit, stop his relentless attacks, and join her in helping their family heal in private.' The Mr. & Mrs. Smith stars have been entangled in the legal system amid battles on multiple issues over the past six years, including custody of their six children - Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15. Jolie's legal victory came after Pitt, 60, made progress during a hearing over the estate last week in France as he 'racked up a win in a French court last week' in connection with a ruling over documents authorities seized in a March 2022 raid, according to legal documents reviewed by The U.S. Sun Monday. 'There’s a long way to go in this litigation, but at the moment, the momentum is certainly with Brad,' an insider close to the Moneyball leading man told the outlet after the Thursday ruling in an appeals court in the the Aix-en-Provence.
The source said last week's ruling marked the third consecutive time Pitt has made progress in the case. 'In recent months, he’s landed three courtroom wins across three different jurisdictions: Luxembourg, the United States, and now France,' the source said of the Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood actor. 'From the moment this hostile takeover bid began, he made it clear that he wasn’t going to be bullied - and he meant it.' The Fight Club actor 'has stood his ground and will continue to do what is right.' The recent ruling was linked to a March 2022 raid on the winery, in which officials brandishing search warrants took possession of documents and computer in connection with accusations toward Shefler's firm Nouvel of 'malfeasance and misuse of company assets,' according to the outlet, citing documents in the case. Under French law, companies involved in lawsuits can be given clearance by the court to procure evidence from the parties they are suing, in conjunction with court-appointed officials.The outlet reported that in the case, a separate court subsequently reversed the aforementioned ruling, ordering the items collected from Shefler to 'remained locked and sealed' pending further orders from the court. On Thursday, according to the outlet, Judge Valerie Gerard blocked Shelfer and his company Nouvel from gaining access to the materials acquired in the raid. The judge said that as 'an indirect shareholder,' Nouvel 'had no legal standing' to request access to the documents, which are in the custody of officials with Pitt's French firm SA Chateau Miraval. Nouvel was also ordered by the judge to remit a sum around $21,000 in legal fees; and the documents will be placed back in a safe at Chateau Miraval under the purview of Pitt's firm, the outlet reported. The latest development on the case comes weeks after Jolie was unsuccessful in convincing a Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss the case altogether. The legal clash has been far flung, as a Luxembourg court in November restricted Shefler from power over a portion of his shares, with Pitt becoming majority shareholder as a result.
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Carol Burnett, 90, says she wants Angelina Jolie, 48, to play her in a biopic: 'I think she's perfect'
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- Published on Sunday, 17 March 2024 16:48
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Carol Burnett is eager to see Angelina Jolie portray her in a potential biopic. The legendary comedian, 90 — whose eponymous variety show collected 25 Emmys from 1967 to 1978 — envisions a film about her illustrious life starring the one and only Oscar-winning beauty. During a recent interview with E! News, Burnett enthusiastically affirmed her choice of the 48-year-old actress, exclaiming, 'I think she’s perfect.' Her Palm Royale costar Kristen Wiig chimed in with a resounding, 'Yes.'Burnett also revealed that she agreed to her part in the AppleTV+ series Palm Royale without reviewing the script, basing her decision solely on the esteemed cast involved. Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, and Leslie Bibb join Burnett and Wiig in the period comedy about an 'ambitious woman scheming to secure her seat at America's most exclusive table: Palm Beach high society circa 1969,' per the show's website. Burnett remarked, 'When they called me about doing it, I didn't even have to read a script. I said, "I'm in,’"because of who I would be working with, and that was it. 'And then I read the script and that was the icing on the cake.'Looking ahead to her 91st birthday on April 26th, Burnett expressed her wish for a second season of the series to keep her occupied. She stated, 'Well, I hope there's a second season, you know, then that'll keep me working, which I like. Yes, as long as I have fun, and that's what I want. 'I always approach it as something new that I've never done before, so I'm just happy to be working and that I've got all my parts. I have my hips and my knees — and I think my brain — so as long as I can keep that up and work, then I want to work.'Burnett changed the landscape of television by becoming the first female to lead a comedy variety show. After the debut of The Carol Burnett Show in 1967, Carol’s eponymous program collected 25 Emmys over its 11-year run. It launched the careers of her hand-picked castmates Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Harvey Korman. Burnett enjoyed an illustrious career as well, having won five Golden Globe Awards, six Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award and a Grammy.Jolie, meanwhile, rose to fame with her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), which earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her career spans a range of roles in notable films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), and Changeling (2008), showcasing her versatility as an actress.
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