Brad Pitt has been handed the latest victory in the battle to control the French vineyard he owned with ex-wife Angelina Jolie in the latest twist in the so-called ‘War of the Rosés’, EmmanuelsBlog has learned.
Here’s The Gist
The Chateau Miraval estate, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé, is at the center of a long-running court battle between the pair.
Jolie attempted to overturn a preliminary ruling at the Los Angeles Superior Court which allowed her ex-husband’s claims that she sold her stake in their stunning vineyard to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler without his agreement in 2021.
But in another win for the Fight Club star, the court rejected the allegations that his suit was ‘frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern.’
What Will Likely Happen
It now means that Pitt’s legal team has the green light to take the court battle to trial, in which the A-lister is suing Jolie for breaching an agreement that they would give each other first refusal.
Details of Court Minutes
Court minutes seen show that the Hollywood star was given the go-ahead on March 8 to amend one overruled claim relating to breaching an ‘implied covenant’ of fair dealing and good faith.
Judge Lia Martin rejected Jolie’s attorneys attempts to toss out the lawsuit for breaching an implied contract and quasi-contract, which is the latest blow for Jolie and Shefler.
How Pitt Became The Majority Shareholder
Last month, it was revealed that Stoli had been stripped of some shares by a court in Luxembourg, making Pitt the majority shareholder.
The battle over Chateau Miraval’s future has so far been waged in courtrooms in France, Luxembourg and Los Angeles.
Pitt was shocked when his ex-wife sold her half of their stunning Chateau Miraval estate without his agreement to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler in 2021.
How She Breached The Agreement Between Them
After their acrimonious separation in 2016, Jolie sold her stake in the business to Yuri Shefler’s Stoli Group.
Pitt claimed she had breached an agreement that they would give each other first refusal.
Financial papers seen by DailyMail.com in February revealed that the ultimate owner of the shares is a shadowy trust on the isle of Jersey controlled by a company of which Shefler is not a shareholder.
The bewildering business arrangements make it impossible to know who is pulling the strings – but friends of Hollywood star Pitt say he is determined to get to the bottom of it.
