Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reach deal on asset sale as sale of his cellar shares looms

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agree on a recent decision to lift a “standard temporary restraining order” on their assets, which was put in place during their divorce proceedings

According to ET, this allows the former couple to sell property owned for the duration of their two-year marriage, which apparently opens the door for Jolie to get rid of her 50% stake in their French vineyard and estate, Miraval Castle.

But earlier this week, Brad filed a lawsuit accusing Jolie of having a “vindictive” plan to sell her stock, bypass her right of first refusal and profit from the “incredible amount of work, time and money” invested. by the actor and his company. partners, according to proprietary legal documents obtained by DailyMail.com

Château Miraval is valued at 164 million dollars (140 million euros).

Originally, when the former couple bought their shares in Quimicum, the company that owns Chateau Miraval, in 2008, Pitt and his company, Mondo Bongo, held a 60/40 majority stake in Jolie and his company, Nouvel. .

But that majority was equalized when Mondo Bongo transferred 10% to Nouvel, according to the lawsuit.

Legal documents claim that Pitt sold the shares to Jolie for a token price of $ 1 in 2013, a year before their marriage and three years before Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt.

The new lawsuit filed by Pitt’s legal team tries to overturn this 10% transfer, with the aim of restoring his majority of 60/40 shareholders in the estate, on the grounds that the price of 1 euro does not is not a “serious” amount as required by Luxembourg law.

Sources said Sixth page that as part of their deal, Pitt and Jolie agreed to ask permission if they ever wanted to sell their shares.

This new trial also alleges Jolie has tried to sell her stock without giving Pitt the right of first refusal and take advantage of the “incredible amount of work, time and money” that Pitt and his business partners have invested in growing the brand.

‘He [Pitt] does all the work; she didn’t do anything, “a source said.

“It should be mentioned that for the past four years, Nouvel [Jolie’s company] did not act in the best interest of Quimicum by systematically delaying the approval of the annual accounts and the renewal of the manager ”, indicates the lawsuit.

Jolie’s actions are yet “another example of someone trying to bend the rules and avoid their obligations,” and this latest move “is fairly consistent” with her past behavior, a source familiar with the former litigation We.

Before reaching a deal, Pitt’s company alleged that it had made numerous good faith attempts to settle the matter out of court, but was forced to take legal action to overturn the transfer of Quimicum shares and reduce their respective ownership rights to the company to a 60-40 split.

The chateau and the 1,000-acre estate near Aix-en-Provence in which it sits were once the couple’s getaway. It also has sentimental value, as it is the place where Pitt and Jolie got married, in front of their six children, in 2014.

Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in 2019, but they continue to fight for custody of their six children: Maddox, 20, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 13. .

Just three months ago, in June, Pitt, 57, was awarded joint custody – a move Jolie, 46, vowed to fight “with everything she has.”