Angelina Jolie is ordered to turn over every NDA she signed with a third party from 2014 to 2022 after she claimed she walked out of Miraval sale due to Brad Pitt's 'cruel' gag order
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- Published on Thursday, 23 May 2024 03:32
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Angelina Jolie has been hit with another legal blow in her bitter battle with Brad Pitt over their Chateau Miraval estate, DailyMail.com can reveal.The Tomb Raider actress, 48, has been ordered by a judge in LA Superior Court to produce every NDA agreement that she signed with a third-party over an eight-year period from 2014 - the year they married - to 2022.Documents detailing the judge's decision were made public as part of the ongoing 'War of the Roses', with the A-List couple stuck in an acrimonious battle over her rights to sell their French vineyard and home.Jolie sold her $62million stake to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler in 2021, which Pitt argues went against their agreement to offer the other the right of first refusal.NDA's have become a key battleground in the dispute over Chateau Miraval after Jolie claims she backed out of their agreement because Pitt, 60, asked her to sign a one as part of their business deal.She claims that it was an 'unconscionable' attempt by her ex-partner to 'control her' after their split in April 2019, with his lawyers asking LA Superior Court to unwind the sale because of their agreement to not sell to a third party.But Pitts attorneys have argued that Jolie's NDA objection was really just a cover story which she cooked-up to 'rationalize' her betrayal of Pitt by deciding to sell her stake behind his back.The Fight Club star's attorneys also claim that Jolie herself 'weaponized' NDAs, and asked for Pitt to sign a broader NDA just six months later as part of their divorce ttlement talks. Pitt's legal team asked in previous filings that she come clean about NDAs she entered into with third parties including staff.In a ruling made public on Wednesday, Judge Lia Martin dismissed Jolie's objections that her own NDAs had 'no relevance', agreeing with the motion filed by Pitt's team.She ordered the actress to produce all NDAs she proposed, or that were proposed to her by others, regardless of whether they were finalized or agreed.The ruling also obliges Jolie to produce NDAs entered into by companies she controls, as well as documents reflecting the reasons that she or her companies asked for the agreements within 60 days.Paul Murphy, one of Jolie's attorney's, told DailyMail.com the judge's order also opens the window for the actress to demand documents related to Pitt's alleged abuses.'Common NDAs are simply not comparable to Mr. Pitt’s last-second demand to try and cover up his personal misconduct,' Murphy said. 'We are more than happy to turn them over and we are gratified that the Court acknowledged that the only potential relevance is to the unconscionability of Mr. Pitt’s conduct, a now confirmed key issue in this case.'He continued, 'The judge’s ruling completely opens the door to discovery on all issues related to Pitt’s abuse. We welcome that transparency in all parties’ discovery responses, including Mr. Pitt’s. Angelina looks forward to the eventual end of this litigation with its false narratives that continue to hurt the family and interfere with their ability to heal.'
A source close to Brad, however, said Jolie's decision to use the NDA as a strategy 'as backfired spectacularly.''Her defense has been exposed as a house of cards, and she will now have to provide details of all the NDAs she demanded of third parties.'There is no question that this is a huge setback for her. There’s a long way to go, but in the context of the case so far, this is a hugely important and far reaching ruling which will be problematic for her defense,' the source added. It comes less than two weeks after Jolie was accused of trying to drive a wedge between her estranged husband and their six kids in the aftermath of their split, according to court filings lodged at LA Superior Court.In an explosive declaration seen by DailyMail.com, a former bodyguard for the couple was informed by his own contractors that Jolie was pushing for her children to avoid Pitt when she had custody of them.Former British SAS solider Tony Webb worked for the family for more than 20 years, starting in 2000, but claims that Jolie fired him after two of his security personnel sided with Pitt after the split.According to documents lodged by Pitt's lawyers in May, Webb claims that the two colleagues were told by Jolie's personal assistant that she 'would sue' after it emerged that they might give evidence in the couple's custody battle.Documents submitted to the court, seen by DailyMail.com, state Webb's colleague told him he overheard Jolie 'encouraging the children to avoid spending time with Pitt during custody visits.'His declaration accuses Jolie of repeating her threat to sue the bodyguards in a follow up email, with Pitt's lawyers using the claims as part of their motion to force the actress to reveal her use of NDA's.NDAs are not typically used to gag witnesses coming forward to testify in court proceedings, though despite the threats Webb told the hearing that both his colleagues testified under subpoena.His comments make up part of the motion Pitt's team has now won, where Jolie is called a 'hypocrite' for claiming he wanted to use an NDA in the sale of their French vineyard to 'control' her – despite regularly gagging her own staff with similar contracts.Pitt's team argues that Jolie is 'using NDA's in an 'improper manner'. In a separate previous legal filing, Pitt's attorney John Berlinski argued that Webb's evidence shows that Jolie has 'weaponized' NDAs in a bid to keep the couple's 'family issues' under wraps.He added: 'The very thing that Jolie claims was so sacred to her that Pitt's proposed NDA caused her to renege on her deal to sell to him.'Jolie's use of NDAs to silence her security detail and attempt to prevent them from testifying truthfully in court about what actually happened behind closed doors bears a striking resemblance to Jolie's (false) allegations in this case that Pitt improperly used an NDA to 'silence' her.
'The only reason this motion is even before the Court is because of Jolie's ploy to turn this business dispute into a sideshow about family court matters.'In short, establishing that NDAs are a commonplace feature of Jolie's personal and professional life, and entirely routine for her, goes directly to the credibility of her defense— regardless of the precise terms or subject matter of any one particular NDA.'He went on to accuse Jolie of using the NDA proposal to 'introduce into this case the unfortunate circumstances related to the dissolution of the couple's marriage, claiming that the proposal engendered an 'emotionally devastating' reaction in her.'Berlinski added that her timeline 'does not work', claiming that the confidentiality agreement suggested by Pitt was provided after she 'opened negotiations' with the Russian billionaire.The arguments come after Pitt has landed several legal victories in the battle for the winery including a key judgement in Luxembourg which handed him back control of the award-winning vineyard pending further hearings.In March, LA Superior court rejected the allegations that his suit was 'frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern.'A source close to Angelia, however, said Brad only fought to obtain the NDAs as further retribution against the actress.'Pitt and his team know that these NDAs are never going to see the light of day at trial,' a source told DailyMail.com.'They also know that this will force Angie to spend resources tracking all of this information down, which is just another way to drain her resources and punish her for leaving.'
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Angelina Jolie could be ordered to hand over staff NDAs as judge indicates she may side with Brad Pitt in Miraval wine court battle
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2024 05:22
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Brad Pitt is poised to take a big win in court in his ongoing battle with ex Angelina Jolie after a judge said she would grant the actor’s request to force Jolie to turn over nondisclosure agreements she has entered into – including those signed by her staff.The pair continue to fight over her decision to sell her shares of the $500million business to a Russian businessman. Pitt maintains that they agreed, as part of their divorce, not to sell any shares in the company without the other's agreement. In court on Thursday, Pitt’s attorneys argued the NDAs would be ‘highly probative’. Jolie sold her shares in the French winery to a Russian billionaire who controls the Stoli Group.Judge Lia Martin said she was ‘inclined to’ grant Pitt’s motion, which would mean Jolie has to turn over all the NDAs she has entered into with various third parties since 2014 - the year the former Hollywood power couple were married. Judge Lia Martin said the NDAs might help her determine what is or isn't a reasonable non-disclosure request. ‘I don’t see this as a character question,’ Judge Martin said to attorneys on both sides in a Downtown Los Angeles court on Thursday. ‘There maybe agreements that [Jolie] entered into with people that may have terms similar or not. The court is not making any findings today about admissibility of the documents.’ The judge said she could render her final order as soon as Thursday afternoon.Jolie’s attorneys disagreed with the judge’s tentative ruling and said Pitt’s demands for the NDA’s is being weaponized against the actress.Paul Murphy, one of Jolie’s attorneys, said Pitt is seeking access to the NDAs as a tactic to hide ‘years of abuse’ the actor inflicted against his client and their six children.Jolie has made explosive claims that Pitt physically abused her outside of the 2016 flight when their children were present. Her attorneys said Pitt made Jolie sign an NDA as part of an ‘unconscionable’ attempt to control her and her interests in Miraval.
In court documents, Jolie said their Miraval deal was scrapped after Pitt asked her to sign an NDA that barred her from publicly speaking out about the abuse allegations, including the September 2016 incident on a private jet where Pitt allegedly slapped one of their children and choked another.Five days after the flight Jolie filed for divorce, and in September 2021 she sold her stake in the French winery she co-owned with Pitt. 'She has gone to great lengths to try to shield their children from reliving the pain Pitt inflicted on the family that day,' Jolie's lawyers wrote in an affidavit obtained by DailyMail.com. 'But when Pitt filed this lawsuit seeking to reassert control over Jolie's financial life and compel her to rejoin her ex-husband as a frozen-out business partner, Pitt forced Jolie to publicly defend herself on these issues for the first time.'The years of abuse was the reason why Jolie refused to sell her shares of Miraval to Pitt and instead sold her stake to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler in 2021, her attorneys have said in court filings.‘He wanted to cover up his conduct because he could not stomach what he is covering up,’ Murphy said in court on Thursday. ‘Mr. Pitt’s abuse, his cover-up and actions, gaslighting his children - that is what changed.’Murphy asked the judge to consider several factors if she approves Pitt’s request, including to limit the release of NDAs signed by Jolie from 2014 to 2021, and not agreements related to her companies.Murphy also argued Jolie should not be forced to turn over drafts of the NDAs because it would be 'a bridge way too far' and would keep the case from 'blowing up' into 'different sideshows.'Pitt’s attorney, John Berlinski, said they should be allowed to view Jolie’s NDAs related to all of her businesses since actors often use their company names when signing agreements.Berlinski also argued the NDAs would be relevant to the Miraval case since Jolie allegedly made others, including her staff, sign ‘gag orders’ to prevent them from talking about what they witnessed while they were employed at her home, including her treatment of Pitt and their children. ‘She was the one who weaponized the NDA and threatened to sue security guards simply if they testified,’ Berlinski said during Thursday’s hearing. ‘That’s significant.’
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh, 17, shows off her surprise dancing skills in new video - amid superstar parents' ongoing divorce battle
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 06:41
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh showed off her surprise dancing skills again in a fun new video this week. Shiloh, who will turn 18 on May 27, wowed as she pulled off slick freestyle dance moves in a video shared by choreographer Lil Kelaan Carter. In the clip the teen danced to the song Tanzania by Uncle Waffles and Tony Duardo featuring Sino Msolo and Boibizza.Shiloh wore sweats and an oversized tee as she showed off her impressive moves with Carter writing: 'Her movement is crazy. Thank you for your energy.' Shiloh's moves have previously left her Oscar-winning dad Brad, 60 in tears after she was filmed back in 2022 dancing to Doja Cat's Vegas in a video posted on YouTube by Los Angeles-based choreographer Hamilton Evans.Shiloh took center stage at Millennium Dance Complex in Studio City to perform an energetic one-minute routine while flanked by two other girls. Brad later told ET: 'It brings a tear to the eye, yeah' adding his daughter is 'very beautiful." 'I don't know where she got it from. I'm Mr. Two-Left-Feet here.' Another video saw the celebrity offspring don a black tracksuit while busting her best moves to Lizzo's About Damn Time, while the rest of her dance troupe watched on from behind. 'Shiloh loves dancing. She's seriously talented and has been going to these classes for a few years now,' an insider told Us Weekly that yera.'She's made some good friends through the dancing community too, and they're all in chat groups and share their favorite playlists and that type of stuff. 'The teachers are all very impressed with her and say the sky's the limit if she wants to take it to the next level, and Shiloh may just do that.' The source added: 'Brad and Angie are both very proud. They'd have no issue if she wants to turn pro, but they're not pushing it on her by any means.' The video comes amid Brad and Ange's latest battle over their winery. Pitt is being countersued for misappropriating funds from Chateau Miraval by the company his ex-wife Jolie is trying to sell her shares to. The Troy actor and the Maleficent star, 48, have been embroiled in a bitter legal dispute centered around their co-ownership of the $500 million French winery, which they originally purchased in 2008. And now Pitt has been hit with a countersuit by Tenute del Mondo, after he previously sued the company claiming they did not have the right to receive Jolie's shares in the winery.In new court documents, obtained by DailyMail.com, Tenute filed a claim against Pitt and his company, Mondo Bongo, alleging they have been using Chateau Miraval like a 'personal piggy bank' to fund their projects for years.One such project is a swimming pool only used by Pitt, which Tenute claims the actor spent more than $1 million in renovations on. Other ventures include a recording studio, a cosmetics line and a gin brand.
Last month Jolie turned up the heat on Pitt as their war over Chateau Miraval got even uglier as her lawyers have called his request for NDAs 'abusive' just days after she had accused him of trying to 'bleed her dry' in their ongoing bitter legal battle. Pitt had recently filed a motion asking to see Jolie's NDAs with any third parties and now her lawyers have called the move 'expensive,' 'wasteful,' 'unreasonable,' and 'abusive' according to court documents obtained by Page Six on Friday.The publication reports that Jolie had argued in court documents that her ex had asked her to sign an expansive NDA in their 'scuttled' deal for the winery because he was trying to silence her from talking about allegations that he was abusive to she and her children including on a flight from France to California in 2016.Earlier last month Jolie's claims via her lawyers had been reported: '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.' DailyMail.com exclusively reported that the ongoing legal battle - dubbed 'the war of the rosés' - saw Jolie accusing 'controlling' ex Pitt of 'financially draining her,' through the protracted legal battle over the winery that's dogged the couple since their split in 2016. But while she seeks to claim her ex is 'bleeding her dry,' DailyMail.com can reveal that since their ten-year relationship ended in divorce after a two-year marriage, her fortunes have soared.Far from causing her funds to dwindle, a DailyMail.com investigation reveals that Jolie’s relationship with Pitt has helped enrich her by close to $100million.That money has come through loans, child support, gifts and the millions she garnered from the sale of her 50 percent share in the property at the heart of the dispute - Chateau Miraval – ten percent of which was a gift from Pitt.The couple’s former French home, a stunning 1,200 acre estate and vineyard was worth $60million when they bought it in 2008. Now, thanks to Pitt’s effort and investment in the business, it’s worth a staggering $164million.And, while Jolie appears to be crying poverty in her latest court filings, sources close to Pitt point out that the Tomb raider star had sufficient funds to sign a recent deal to take over 57 Great Jones Street, a unique Manhattan space once owned by Andy Warhol and previously rented for $60,000 a month.Jolie has signed an eight-year lease for the 6,600 square-foot property to use as a store to promote her fashion label, Atelier Jolie.Pitt had originally sought to buy Jolie out himself, to keep the winery 'in the family' should she want to opt out. But the deal collapsed amid acrimony.
Pitt accused Jolie of breaching their purchase agreement when she sold her 50 percent stake in Chateau Miraval to Russian oligarch, Yuri Shefler, in 2021, without her ex-husband's consent.According to Jolie the earlier offer to sell it to Pitt for $54million imploded due to his demands.When the then couple bought Miraval in 2008, Pitt took a 60 percent stake in the winemaking enterprise and estate while Jolie took 40 percent. Pitt poured millions into the estate, riding the rosé wave, and expanding the business in an effort that saw sales grow 300 percent.Soon the estate that they purchased for an estimated $60million was worth closer to $164million.By the time of their wedding Jolie had 'stopped investing' according to previously filed court records – something that she has denied.Still, Pitt transferred 10 percent of his share to her by way of a wedding gift in December 2013 'for the sum of 1Euro [never paid]' so that by the time of their marriage in August 2014, they were 50/50 equal partners.Meanwhile, as the war over the sale of the winery plods on, Pitt has landed several legal victories in recent months including a key judgement in Luxembourg which handed him back control of Chateau Miraval's award-winning vineyard pending further hearings.Just last month he scored another win when LA Superior Court rejected Jolie's allegations that his suit was, 'frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern.'
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Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne, 15, is seen in the AUDIENCE of the Today show as mom chats up the musical they have been working on together
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2024 03:46
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Angelina Jolie was a guest on the Today show on Monday. And in the audience was a very special attendee: her daughter Vivienne Jolie–Pitt, 15. The teenager was watching her Oscar-winning mom as she plugged the musical they have been working on together.Angelina and Vivienne are the minds behind the new incarnation of The Outsiders, a musical version of the 1980s film starring Tom Cruise and Patrick Swayze that was based on a book. Vivienne smiled like a proud daughter as her mom talked away on the outdoor set called the Today Plaza about how their play is all about 'family.' Jolie shared Vivienne 'connected' to The Outsiders and suggested that they work on a stage version of their own. 'You mentioned your daughter Vivienne. She’s here today too. She’s working along with the cast but she turned you onto this. Tell us, how this came to be,' Hoda Kotb asked Jolie. That is when the camera zeroed in on Vivienne in the audience. Jolie answered, 'She did. But I think that’s to say for anybody watching and anybody who is going to see this and what they brought forward…this is about family. 'And the same reason it responded to her and the same reason she wanted me next to her watching it and the same reason we all hugged when I came out here is because this is about family.' Jolie shares her six kids with ex Brad Pitt: they are twins Knox and Vivienne, 15, daughters Shiloh, 17, and Zahara, 18, as well as sons Pax, 20, and Maddox, 22.This comes after Jolie said that Vivienne was 'tough assistant' to her on her theatre project.The siren shared on Thursday at the Broadway premiere of the musical adaptation of The Outsiders — which she produced — that Vivienne was the 'biggest theatre head' of the family, according to People.'Viv. Definitely Viv,' she reiterated, while Justin Levine, who wrote the book and score to The Outsiders, chimed in: 'Definitely Viv.' 'Hands down,' the By The Sea filmmaker concurred as she arrived at the premiere with Vivienne and her son Pax.Angelina added that her daughter — a fraternal twin to son Knox — was a taskmaster for her.'She’ll correct me. She’ll say, "Didn’t you read the memo? We have to do this, we have to go through this,"' she recalled.'She’s been a really tough assistant,' Angelina joked. 'She takes it very, very seriously.'
Vivienne, whom she shares with her ex-husband Brad Pitt, took on The Outsiders after it was previously adapted as a critically acclaimed 1983 film by director Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1967 novel by S.E. Hinton.The film featured a number of actors just at the start of their careers who would be labeled as part of the 'brat pack,' a group of rising stars who often acted together, including Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, as well as supplemental members Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Ralph Macchio. Jolie's youngest daughter was primed to work on The Outsiders after she caught another production in San Diego. Jolie was seen walking up to the theater with Pax by her side while wowing in a shimmering metallic gold gown teamed with a rust-hued cape. The star wore her blonde locks in soft waves and sported smoky eye make-up and red lipstick.Pax looked as if he could have been a Brat Pack member himself as he emanated low-key cool. He was dressed in a simple white T-shirt that he used to significantly dress down a black tuxedo jacket with slim notched lapels. He paired it with black pants and added to his relaxed style with a pair of classic white sneakers.The celebrity child sported a thin mustache and wore his shaggy hair slicked back. Vivienne wore a stylish blue boiler suit and styled her long hair with a side part for the event as she joined the cast and her mother on the red carpet. Pax appeared to steer clear of the red carpet while leaving his mother and sister to join the other members of the production. After catching the show, the trio headed out to the swanky restaurant Cipriani for dinner. Pax was seen walking next to his mother, while Vivienne hung back to chat with a friend. In a statement last year, Jolie said that her daughter, '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.' 'She's very thoughtful and serious about theatre and working hard to best understand how to contribute,' the actress continued. '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.' '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.'
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Angelina Jolie is accused of sabotaging her six kids' relationship with Brad Pitt - as ex bodyguard claims the actress was overheard telling the children to AVOID spending time with their devoted dad
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- Published on Friday, 10 May 2024 09:49
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Angelina Jolie has been accused of trying to poison her children's relationship with Brad Pitt by telling them to shun the actor during custody visits, DailyMail.com can reveal. The Hollywood actress is accused of trying to drive a wedge between her estranged husband and their six kids in the aftermath of their split, according to court filings lodged at LA Superior Court. In an explosive declaration seen by DailyMail.com, a former bodyguard for the couple was informed by his own contractors that Jolie was pushing for her children to avoid Pitt when she had custody of them.Documents detailing the explosive claims were made public as part of the ongoing 'War of the Roses', with the A-List couple stuck in an acrimonious battle over her rights to sell their French vineyard and home. The Tomb Raider star sold her $62million stake to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler in 2021, which Pitt argues went against their agreement to offer the other the right of first refusal. Pitt, 60, and Jolie, 48, have been locked in a long-running bitter battle over the Chateau Miraval estate, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé. Former British SAS solider Tony Webb worked for the family for more than 20 years, starting in 2000, but claims that Jolie fired him after two of his security personnel sided with Pitt after the split. According to documents lodged by Pitt's lawyers today, Webb claims that the two colleagues were told by Jolie's personal assistant that she 'would sue' after it emerged that they might give evidence in the couple's custody battle. Documents submitted to the court, seen by DailyMail.com, state Webb's colleague told him he overheard Jolie 'encouraging the children to avoid spending time with Pitt during custody visits.' His comments make up part of the motion lodged by Pitt, where Jolie is called a 'hypocrite' for claiming he wanted to use an NDA in the sale of their French vineyard to 'control' her – despite regularly gagging her own staff with similar contracts. In his statement, Webb claims that two of his contractors were subpoenaed to give evidence at the estranged couple's custody hearings – exposing conversations between Jolie and the children.
He claims in the document that he typically took orders from Jolie's personal assistant Michael Vieira and became aware that the relationship between Pitt and Jolie broke down in 2016. According to Webb, the papers read, 'After their divorce SRS Global and I continue to provide security for Ms. Jolie, Mr. Pitt and their children. 'Shortly before two SRS global contractors testified in a court case that I understood was related to Ms Jolie and Mr Pitt's divorce and the custody of their children Mr. Vieira called me on my cell phone. 'He told me that he had heard that two contractors who provided personal security for Ms. Jolie through SRS Global might be testifying in the family court case. 'Mr. Vieira then asked me to stop the two individuals from testifying. I understood that Mr. Vieira was making this request on the behalf of Ms. Jolie,' Webb alleges in his declaration. Webb went on to say in the document that he had 'no power' to stop the two individuals from testifying because they were 'independent contractors' rather than his direct employees.The filings claim that Vieira then warned Webb that both men had 'entered into NDA's' with Jolie, and if they 'testified in the family law case, Jolie would sue them.' Webb added: 'I communicated this message to the two individuals over the phone and they both told me they planned to testify. 'One of the two individuals, Ross Foster, specified that he intended to testify regardless of the NDA if he received a court subpoena. 'When Mr. Foster told me this he told me also that if asked he would testify about statements he overheard that Ms. Jolie making to the children, encouraging them to avoid spending time with Mr. Pitt during custody visits'.Webb, from England, retired from military service to set up SRS Global Security Ltd before working for Pitt and Jolie. He spent more than a decade with the famous SAS service, and the Falklands veteran now works for Pitt following the pair's acrimonious split. His statement added that the work began with Jolie as 'individual assignments on movie sets', before running her security for the family in 2012 when they left the US.
His declaration accuses Jolie of repeating her threat to sue the bodyguards in a follow up email, with Pitt’s lawyers using the claims as part of their motion to force the actress to reveal her use of NDA’s. NDAs are not typically used to gag witnesses coming forward to testify in court proceedings, though despite the threats Webb told the hearing that both his colleagues testified under subpoena. This led to Jolie terminating SRS in June 2021, with Webb writing to Jolie to thank her for the work, adding: 'I also wrote that I was sad that we had become distant over the past few years and that I knew she blamed me for what my independent contractors had done. 'But that because they were self-employed, I could not control what they did or said as they were not employed directly by SRS Global'. 'Ms Jolie responded take good care as ever, Angie,' according to Webb's declaration. Pitt's team argues that Jolie is 'using NDA's in an 'improper manner'. In a separate previous legal filing, Pitt's attorney John Berlinski argued that Webb's evidence shows that Jolie has 'weaponized' NDAs in a bid to keep the couple's 'family issues' under wraps. He added: 'The very thing that Jolie claims was so sacred to her that Pitt's proposed NDA caused her to renege on her deal to sell to him. 'Jolie’s use of NDAs to silence her security detail and attempt to prevent them from testifying truthfully in court about what actually happened behind closed doors bears a striking resemblance to Jolie’s (false) allegations in this case that Pitt improperly used an NDA to “silence” her. 'The only reason this motion is even before the Court is because of Jolie’s ploy to turn this business dispute into a sideshow about family court matters. 'In short, establishing that NDAs are a commonplace feature of Jolie’s personal and professional life, and entirely routine for her, goes directly to the credibility of her defense— regardless of the precise terms or subject matter of any one particular NDA.'He went on to accuse Jolie of using the NDA proposal to 'introduce into this case the unfortunate circumstances related to the dissolution of the couple’s marriage, claiming that the proposal engendered an “emotionally devastating” reaction in her.'
Berlinski added that her timeline 'does not work', claiming that the confidentiality agreement suggested by Pitt was provided after she 'opened negotiations' with the Russian billionaire. The bodyguards' explosive claims are the latest chapter in the court battle, as Pitt is asking LA Superior court to unwind Jolie's October 2021 sale of her stake over claims she breached and agreement the pair had to offer the other first refusal on a sale if either wanted out. Jolie claims she backed out of selling to Pitt because he asked her to sign an NDA as part of the deal, which she found 'unconscionable'. But Pitts lawyers insist this is a smokescreen to rationalize her betrayal of the Oscar winner, with her proposing her ex-husband sign an NDA just six months later as part of her divorce talks. Part of their motion asks for Jolie to disclose any other NDA's that she entered with third parties – including her own personal staff.They argue that it could 'undermine her defense' and that disclosure of her NDAs will ultimately discredit Jolie's arguments over why she abandoned the talks with her estranged husband. Webb added in his statement that Vieira 'often asked' his company to 'provide hotel staff with NDA's and get signatures from them' on behalf of Jolie. Legal documents obtained by DailyMail.com in April revealed Pitt had branded Jolie a hypocrite for claiming he wanted to use the NDA to 'control' her. The arguments come after Pitt has landed several legal victories in the battle for the winery including a key judgement in Luxembourg which handed him back control of the award-winning vineyard pending further hearings. In March LA Superior court rejected the allegations that his suit was 'frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern.' A hearing on Pitt's NDA motion is to be decided during a hearing on May 16, while full trial over the issues is not expected this year.
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