'Vindictive' Angelina Jolie has used dispute with Brad Pitt over winery to mount 'disinformation' campaign against him – rehashing claims of abusive behavior despite her proposal they NOT trash each other in public
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- Published on Friday, 07 October 2022 05:50
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Brad Pitt's allies say vengeful Angelina Jolie is mounting a 'disinformation' campaign against the actor by using their ongoing business dispute to dredge up her claims of domestic violence.Sources close to the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star, 58, say he's saddened – but not shocked – that Jolie has once again publicly accused him of terrorizing their kids on a 2016 private jet ride.Jolie, 47, pressed authorities to investigate the mid-flight bust-up that led to the Hollywood couple's divorce but the FBI decided not to pursue criminal charges.That hasn't prevented her from weaponizing the 'ever-evolving' allegations at every possible opportunity, according to Pitt's pals, who have slammed the Tomb Raider actress for repeating them yet again this past week – this time in a dispute over a French winery, Miraval.They also accuse Jolie of hypocrisy for complaining about Pitt's request for a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) while privately proposing the exact same thing to Pitt's lawyers in separate divorce negotiations.The former couple – once known as Brangelina – are locked in a protracted legal battle over the celebrated Chateau Miraval business they jointly owned before Jolie 'secretly' offloaded her half to a 'Russian oligarch' in 2021.Responding to Pitt's claims she had no right to sell, Jolie's latest filing counters with a lengthy account of the incident on board a flight from France to California that triggered the breakdown of their five-year marriage and joint business ventures.Jolie's filing claims Pitt flew into a rage, grabbing her by the head, shaking her, and shoving her into a bathroom wall before punching the ceiling numerous times.When one of their six kids, then-aged between eight and 15, came to their mom's defense, the two-time Oscar-winner is alleged to have 'lunged at his own child', prompting Jolie to grab him from behind.'To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane's seats injuring Jolie's back and elbow,' the countersuit states.'The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face,' she claimed. But sources close to Brad are fighting back.
Brad's lawyer Anne Kiley told DailyMail.com: 'Brad has owned everything he's responsible for from day one – unlike the other side – but he's not going to own anything he didn't do.''He has been on the receiving end of every type of personal attack and misrepresentation. Thankfully, the various public authorities the other side 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.' The FBI and reportedly the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services both declined to take further action against him in the wake of the spat.Sources close to the actor point out that a judge listened to Jolie's accusations during their months-long, closed-doors child custody battle which involved doctors, therapists and child services professionals.Judge John Ouderkirk rejected the notion Pitt was an unfit father by awarding him joint custody in May 2021, although Jolie later succeeded in having the judge disqualified over his business relationships with Pitt's attorneys. One insider told DailyMail.com: 'The FBI concluded there was no basis for charges and the judge effectively sided with Brad because he would not award joint custody if he felt a father was a danger to his children.'Quite what an argument onboard a private plane in 2016 has to do with a property dispute involving a 19th century French chateau is anybody's guess.'This is just about Jolie trying to rehash everything and tear Brad down at every opportunity. Her story continues to evolve every time she tells it.'The abuse allegations resurfaced in April of this year when a mystery 'Jane Doe' sued the FBI for files connected to 'an incident of domestic violence that occurred several years ago involving plaintiff and minor children as victims and witnesses.'That episode took place on board a private jet and bore numerous similarities to the Pitt-Jolie dust-up, according to NBC news, prompting intense speculation that Jolie was the Doe.
The suit, filed under Freedom of Information law, is intended to 'better understand the FBI's investigation and obtain information necessary for her children to receive medical care and trauma counseling.' Pitt and Jolie were ruled legally single in 2019 – but are still sorting out their labyrinthine financial affairs and custody arrangements to this day.The latest skirmish involves Chateau Miraval, a 35-room estate and celebrated vineyard in the south of France that Pitt and Jolie bought for $60 million in 2011.Pitt claims Jolie illegally sold her shares last year to companies linked to Stoli vodka billionaire Yuri Shefler, potentially tarnishing the image of Miraval's highly-regarded rosé wine in light of associations with Russia and the invasion of Ukraine.'Through text messages sent in January 2022, Shefler made various threats against Pitt,' the suit adds.'Even after Pitt's counsel advised Shefler's counsel that all communications must go through counsel, Shefler has continued to personally message Pitt.'Responding to the suit filed in Los Angeles County, Jolie claims she was 'growing increasingly uncomfortable with continuing to participate in an alcohol-related business, given the impact of Pitt's acknowledged problem of alcohol abuse on their family.''Resigned that Pitt would not share control of the winery or distribute any profits, concerned about participating in a business that was associated with such painful and traumatic memories for her and their children, and seeking financial independence, Jolie concluded that she needed to sell her interest in Chateau Miraval,' she says.Jolie claims a $54.5 million deal was struck to sell her share to Pitt but he angrily backed out after she submitted claims of domestic violence in their child custody case – a claim he refutes.She also maintains that the deal was contingent on her signing a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) 'that would have contractually prohibited her from speaking outside of court about Pitt's physical and emotional abuse of her and their children.' Sources close to Pitt say he's never tried to stop his wife from speaking, nor has he ever disparaged her in public.
In fact, they reveal that it was Jolie who suggested an NDA in February of this year when lawyers for the two stars finally tried to negotiate a settlement in their years-long divorce proceedings.The measure would have prevented either party from making derogatory remarks about the other in 'a public forum' but DailyMail.com understands that Jolie's team never followed up on the idea – leaving her free to say what she liked.That revelation was significant enough for the New York Times to quietly amend its 'exclusive' scoop, published Tuesday, rehashing the six-year-old allegations and prominently featuring Jolie's NDA complaint.The Grey Lady slipped in a paragraph confirming the actress had proposed her own non-disparagement proposal to Pitt's divorce lawyer, Anne Kiley, earlier this year – but did not publish any sort of note explaining its editorial update.'Ironically, she's the one that wanted to suppress the divorce proceedings,' added our insider.'Brad requested a mutual NDA and non-disparagement strictly related to Miraval over concerns around sensitive financial information and protecting the brand; it had nothing to do with the divorce or the children.'She used the FOIA and Chateau Miraval to bring up all the dirty laundry and denigrate Brad yet again.'What kind of person files a FOIA request for information they've had in their possession for nearly six years? It serves no purpose other than to inflict pain.'And how on earth does it help their children to continually drag them into this?'Pitt and Jolie met in 2005 on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith, playing a bored married couple who discover they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill one another.They married at Chateau Miraval in 2014 and parented six kids – three biological and three adopted – who are now aged between 14 and 21.Pitt has not shied away from his flaws, telling GQ magazine in the wake of their split that he was quitting booze and seeking therapy.'It's hit me smack in the face with our divorce: I gotta be more. I gotta be more for them. I have to show them. And I haven't been great at it,' he said.DailyMail.com reached out to Jolie's representatives for comment.
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Now Angelina Jolie steps out with daughter Vivienne in LA after Brad Pitt brands abuse accusations 'completely untrue'... as it's revealed he has 'no relationship' with any of his kids
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- Published on Friday, 07 October 2022 05:19
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Angelina Jolie was seen with daughter Vivienne at the Los Angeles grocery store Lassens Wednesday amid her ongoing divorce battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt.The Oscar-winning actress, 47, was clad in a long white dress with a sheer gray shawl over her shoulders and sandals. She had her brown locks pulled back and wore tinted glasses on the fall outing in Southern California.The Maleficent actress carried a purse as she walked alongside her 14-year-old daughter, who wore an off-white T-shirt promoting artist Ben Platt, with her brown locks in a ponytail. The teen wore a protective face mask on the outing. Jolie and ex-husband Brad Pitt, 58, are parents to six children: Maddox, 21, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 16 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 14.The former A-list couple are engaged in a heated legal battle, as Jolie has been alleging for six years that her ex got physical with at least one of their children during a 2016 altercation on board a private jet. She also claimed Pitt poured beer on her during this altercation.A representative for Pitt told The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday that Jolie 'continues to rehash, revise and reimagine her description of an event that happened 6 years ago by adding completely untrue information each time she fails to get what she wants. Her story is constantly evolving.'On Tuesday, a TMZ report alleged Angelina had been embarking on a smear campaign against Pitt which has taken an extreme toll on the children and has poisoned them against their father. Pitt denied the accusations yet Jolie has continued to pursue the issue with authorities, urging them to prosecute him, according to TMZ.Their six children, according to sources close to Brad, are now all but estranged from Pitt. The actor has a 'limited and strained relationship, because of her campaign of alienation,' a source told the site.An FBI investigation was conducted but did not move forward after they deemed the accusations insufficient. TMZ sources also claim an investigation was conducted by the Department Of Children & Family Services, but that too was closed due to a lack of evidence.In addition, Angelina attempted to persuade a judge that Pitt was an unfit parent who should not be granted any custody of their children. Ultimately, after hearing evidence, the judge essentially shot down Jolie's abuse claims by granting the exes 50/50 custody.She then attempted to make her private jet allegations public by filing what she believed was an anonymous freedom of information lawsuit against the FBI.On Tuesday, Angelina went into great detail about the private jet incident when she filed legal documents over the winery she and Pitt own, Chateau Miraval.According to insiders, Angelina's behavior indicates that all she wants is revenge against her ex.Insiders claim Angelina has 'won' as she has allegedly poisoned their children against Pitt with the actor having zero, if any, relationship with the kids. According to sources, the entire family is the victim.Sources also noted that Pitt has never said anything bad publicly about his ex out of respect for their children, however he is incredibly hurt by what he perceives to be a horrible attack on him.
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Brad Pitt 'choked' one of his children and 'slapped another in the face' during spat on private jet - where he also 'grabbed ex-wife Angelina Jolie by the head', new lawsuit by the actress claims
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2022 05:59
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Angelina Jolie filed explosive court documents on Tuesday as part of her long-running separation battle with actor Brad Pitt, accusing her ex-husband of having 'choked' one of their six children during a violent dispute on a private jet, hitting another in the face, and slamming the actress against a wall while grabbing her hair.Jolie said Pitt's behavior on the September 2016 flight from France to California left the children crying and traumatized, and left her with injuries to her back and elbow.Five days after the flight she filed for divorce, and in September 2021 she sold her stake in the French winery she co-owned with Pitt. He sued her over the sale, and on Tuesday she counter-sued, blaming him for sparking the highly-public mud slinging.'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 write.'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.'Jolie spelled out in detail the violent altercation in September 2016, which she said led to their divorce and the current dispute over the winery.The couple, first linked up in 2005, bought the winery, Chateau Miraval, in 2008.Jolie said that, when they bought the property, their respective representatives discussed signing an agreement, setting out the terms of how the property would be split if the couple separated.But she said Pitt did not want any such agreement.Jolie's lawyers say that Pitt's financial manager wrote in an email: 'Early in the process I raised the issue of a buy / sell agreement between A & B but was told by Brad it wasn't necessary for two reasonable people to have such an agreement.'The idea was dropped, and the pair were married at the chateau in August 2014.In the court documents, she said she considered it an investment for their family, plus a home.Jolie accused Pitt of failing to consult her on the development of the estate and installing a fifth swimming pool at a cost of one million euros.But she said she did not object at the time.'Jolie had always taken an active role in design for any home she had lived in (and those she has since lived in), and when she and Pitt purchased the chateau, initially expected to do the same for their new home,' her lawyers write.'But Pitt pushed for creative control consistent with his own taste and vision.'While Jolie would have preferred a more collaborative approach, she acquiesced to Pitt's desire to take control over the project, although she sometimes questioned why, for example, the chateau needed a fifth pool at the cost of one million euros, or why the same staircase needed to be rebuilt four times.'If Jolie ever questioned such expenditures, Pitt defended them as critical to his vision for the chateau.' Jolie said that the marriage 'came to an end' on the September 14, 2016, flight.'Throughout the long, overnight flight, Pitt was physically and emotionally abusive to Jolie and their children, who were then between the ages of 8 and 15,' the court documents claim.'After that flight, for her family's well-being, Jolie decided to file for divorce.'
She said that Pitt 'had a confrontation' with one of the children before arriving at the airport, and when Jolie asked him on the plane what was wrong, he 'accused her of being too deferential to the children and verbally attacked her.'Jolie alleges that Pitt, 90 minutes later, sought Jolie out and reprimanded her for her actions.'He pulled her into the bathroom and began yelling at her,' the court documents state.'Pitt grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, and then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her into the bathroom wall.'Pitt then punched the ceiling of the plane numerous times, prompting Jolie to leave the bathroom.'As she exited, one of their children asked, 'Are you ok, mommy?''Pitt yelled back, "No, mommy's not ok" and started deriding Jolie with insults.'Jolie claims that when one of the children spoke up in her defense, Pitt 'lunged' at the child, and Jolie grabbed him to stop him.'To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane's seats injuring Jolie's back and elbow.'The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other.'Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face.'Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop. They were all frightened. Many were crying.' For the rest of the flight, 'to avoid Pitt's wrath', Jolie and the children 'sat still and silent under blankets.'The lawyers write: 'Nobody dared to go to the bathroom. Pitt periodically emerged from the back of the plane to yell and swear at them.'At one point, he poured beer on Jolie; at another, he poured beer and red wine on the children.'After many tense hours, Pitt finally fell asleep.'On landing, Jolie woke him up and told him she and the children were going to a hotel instead of to their home.'He shouted that nobody was getting off the plane and prevented the family from deplaning for about 20 minutes,' the court documents state.'After a child intervened and demanded to leave, Pitt finally relented.'But once outside the plane door, Pitt again physically abused one of their children.'He also grabbed and shook Jolie by the head and shoulders, causing one of the children to beg, 'Don't hurt her.''He let Jolie go, but then called her a 'b****,' before adding, 'F*** you, f*** you all.''An investigation was launched, but no charges were ever filed.Seven months later, in April 2022, Jolie under the alias 'Jane Doe' sued the FBI, seeking to know why the inquiry was dropped.Her actions were only revealed in August this year when Rolling Stone magazine obtained a copy of the FBI report.
Jolie's anonymous suit alleged that she'd filed countless requests for a copy of the department's investigative file to gain a 'better understanding the FBI's investigation and obtaining information necessary for her children to receive medical care and trauma counseling.' 'With Chateau Miraval now her most important asset, Jolie began to seek a more active role both in understanding the chateau and winery's various projects and in understanding and overseeing its finances,' the court documents state.'As disputes and complications arose in the related divorce and custody proceedings, Pitt's conduct hardened as he attempted to cement his control over the winery.'She accuses Pitt of attempting to freeze her out of the business and using the revenue from the business to fund his own projects.'Pitt's refusal to distribute profits alone gave him substantial leverage and control over Jolie in their ongoing disputes,' she said.By 2019, Jolie was growing increasingly uncomfortable with continuing to participate in an alcohol-related business, given the impact of Pitt's acknowledged problem of alcohol abuse on their family.'Resigned that Pitt would not share control of the winery or distribute any profits, concerned about participating in a business that was associated with such painful and traumatic memories for her and their children, and seeking financial independence, Jolie concluded that she needed to sell her interest in Chateau Miraval.'Pitt has argued that Jolie unilaterally sold her stake to multinational drinks giant Stoli, but Jolie on Tuesday argued she offered Pitt the chance to buy her out.She said a $54.5 million deal was reached to sell her share to Pitt, but he backed out when she filed allegations of violence.'In the couple's child custody case, Jolie submitted under seal (meaning no member of the public could see any portion of it except the document title) an 'Offer of Proof and Authority re Testimony Regarding Domestic Violence.''This filing apparently enraged Pitt, and in response to that submission, on March 26, 2021, Pitt's team notified Jolie's team that Pitt was 'stepping back' from the Miraval deal.' She sold her stake to Stoli in September 2021 and is now seeking a judge's final approval for the sale.
'After failing to bully Jolie into agreeing to a non-disparagement clause in exchange for her economic freedom and security, Pitt now claims that Jolie was not authorized to sell her interest in Chateau Miraval and is asking the Court to unwind the sale,' Jolie's lawyers write.'Again, Pitt's entire case against Jolie is premised largely on his supposed unwritten, unspoken agreement to always give the other a consent or veto right over any sale of the other's interest in the chateau and winery no matter the circumstances and no matter whether they even remained a couple.'But the first time Jolie ever heard of this supposed consent right was when she was alerted to press reports that Pitt had sued her and later read Pitt's complaint.'The court documents conclude: 'Jolie requests that the Court declare that no such agreement exists and that Jolie's sale of Nouvel to Stoli's subsidiary is final.'With these declarations, Jolie can finally have what she thought she had when she sold Nouvel to Stoli in 2021: To move on from the winery and chateau, to have financial independence from her ex-husband, and to finally have some form of peace and closure to this deeply painful and traumatic chapter of her and their children's lives.'A source close to Pitt told DailyMail.com: 'She continues to rehash, revise and reimagine her description of an event that happened six years ago by adding completely untrue information each time she fails to get what she wants. Her story is constantly evolving.'The source added: 'She had the chance to share this during the lengthy custody trial, which resulted in the judge granting 50-50 custody to Pitt following in-depth observations and analysis by doctors, therapists, and other experts. 'Her and her team go back to the same thing month after month with new and false information.'
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Angelina Jolie, 47, is seen with her daughter Zahara, 17, in rainy New York City... after the teen started college in Georgia two months ago
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2022 05:52
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Angelina Jolie was spotted out in a rainy New York City with her daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt on Tuesday morning.The 47-year-old activist bundled up in a warm, black coat as she braced the inclement weather with Zahara, 17. The mother-of-six let the teenager walk in front of her as she followed closely behind. This comes two months after the actress dropped the teen off at Spelman College in Georgia. Zahara is likely enjoying a quick break with mom in Manhattan.The Tomb Raider star looked glamorous as she sported a pair of onyx black aviator sunglasses, despite the lack of sunshine.Underneath the frames her face was fully made up, with her cheeks dusted in a soft pink hue, coordinating with her lipstick. Angelina, who was married to Brad Pitt for five years before legally divorcing in 2019, looked typically svelte and stylish.She dressed in loose-fitting satiny black trousers, punctuating her look with black platform sandals.Meanwhile, Zahara was more casual and colorful in light wash blue jeans and a pair of cream-colored Reebok sneakers.She wore a textured, cream and brown patterned jacket over a crew neck black t-shirt and carried an oatmeal-hued blanket.Her hair was glossy and voluminous, styled in a side part and tucked behind her ear as the strands fell over her shoulders in loose curls.Jolie-Pitt wore multiple earrings and carried a black leather backpack with a white graphic print over her shoulder.Angelina visited Pakistan to support flood victims in the wake of the storm's devastation, taking to social media afterward to share her findings.'Last week I was in Pakistan with the local organizations, to witness the devastation caused by severe flooding which submerged 1/3 of the country’s land,' the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ambassador penned.'I've never seen anything like this and I have been to Pakistan many times,' she wrote to her audience of millions.'I am absolutely with you in pushing the international community to do more. I feel that we say that often... we speak of aid appeals, relief and support but this is something very, very different.' She concluded, 'Push governments to understand that lack of fair trade, rising emissions and failure to address conflicts are causing more death and suffering to millions of families around the world.' 'I think this is a real wake-up call to the world about where we are at,' she told a meeting of civil and military officials in the capital Islamabad.
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Angelina Jolie shares photos from her trip to Pakistan after the devastating floods as she tries to help victims: 'The level of trauma is severe'
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- Published on Friday, 30 September 2022 06:33
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Angelina Jolie visited Pakistan to support flood victims in the wake of the storm's devastation last week. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ambassador, shared her experience on social media. 'Last week I was in Pakistan with the local organizations, to witness the devastation caused by severe flooding which submerged 1/3 of the country’s land,' the actor penned.'I've never seen anything like this and I have been to Pakistan many times,' she previously shared.'I am absolutely with you in pushing the international community to do more. I feel that we say that often... we speak of aid appeals, relief and support but this is something very, very different,' she added.She concluded, 'Push governments to understand that lack of fair trade, rising emissions and failure to address conflicts are causing more death and suffering to millions of families around the world.' 'I think this is a real wake-up call to the world about where we are at,' she told a meeting of civil and military officials in the capital Islamabad.The Hollywood star has also shown her support for the women and protesters in Iran.On Wednesday, the actress and humanitarian shared a series of photos from the wave of protests in the country following the death of Masa Ammini at the hands of morality police. 'Respect to the brave, defiant, fearless women of Iran,' Jolie wrote in the caption. 'All those who have survived and resisted for decades, those taking to the streets today, and Mahsa Amini and all young Iranians like her.'Women don't need their morals policed, their minds re-educated, or their bodies controlled. They need freedom to live and breathe without violence or threats,' Jolie, 47, continued. 'To the women of Iran, we see you #WomanLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini,' Jolie added. Iranian women have been burning their hijabs or cutting their hair in protest. Jolie is still in the middle of a custody battle with her ex-husband Brad Pitt. He is reportedly dating model Emily Ratajkowski.
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