Angelina Jolie Slammed For ‘Painting Herself As The Victim’ In Legal Dispute

Brad Pitt has reportedly refused Angelina Jolie‘s plea to drop his lawsuit against her. The previous couple have been embroiled in a heated legal battle over their French winery, Chateau Miraval.

Pitt sued Jolie for selling her 50 percent stake without his consent, searching for to void the sale and claiming it violated an agreement they made.

Now, in accordance with a source, Brad Pitt doesn’t intend to drop his lawsuit because Angelina Jolie allegedly realizes she doesn’t have a powerful case.

Pitt and Jolie have been in a heated dispute over their shared French winery, Chateau Miraval, which they bought in 2008.

The “Fight Club” actor sued Jolie for selling her 50 percent stake within the winery to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler for $67 million in October 2021 without his consent, violating their agreement to supply first refusal to one another.

Pitt wants the sale voided and is searching for monetary damages and legal fees. The case has now escalated right into a contentious battle over NDAs.

Nevertheless, Jolie has reportedly asked Pitt to stop the legal fight to permit their family to heal, but insiders claim Pitt is set to proceed his lawsuit against Jolie, who allegedly portrayed herself as a “victim” in a bid to finish their legal conflict.

An insider told the Each day Mail, “Brad shouldn’t be going to drop this lawsuit – why would he? This was a really standard business dispute but unfortunately, Angelina has consistently introduced personal elements which might be meant for a divorce court.”

In line with the news outlet, the insider claimed that Jolie is attempting to present herself as a “peacemaker” and a “victim” of their “business dispute.”

The insider said, “Angelina is asking him to place an end to the fighting as if she is a peacemaker. That is nothing greater than to color herself because the victim. This shouldn’t be a fight. It is a business dispute over the sale of property that was ultimately going to be for his or her kids. It was their inheritance, and she or he knows this.”

They continued, “[Jolie] is realizing that she doesn’t have a powerful case anymore and she or he also knows that she may likely must shell out the cash by order of the courts. Bringing very personal issues right into a business lawsuit is backfiring on her. It has exposed the weaknesses in her case and has complicated matters for each parties. She didn’t need to do that.”

A unique source denied that it is a “easy business dispute,” claiming that Pitt is suing his ex-wife for refusing to sign an NDA covering his alleged “abuse.”

“Pitt is the one suing Angelina yet he one way or the other thinks he can say she’s fighting him,” the source told the news outlet. “She’s the one on the market saying they need to give attention to healing their family and he should drop his relentless attacks on her, but he’s refusing.”

“Suing her for 67 million dollars because she refused to sign an NDA covering up his abuse shouldn’t be a ‘easy business dispute,'” the source added. “All Angelina wants is peace, but he is set to proceed fighting her and blaming everyone but himself for the situation he’s now in.”

When the estranged couple first acquired the 1,200-acre winemaking estate, Pitt took a 60 percent stake, while Jolie held 40 percent.

The “Bullet Train” actor invested thousands and thousands into the estate, capitalizing on the recognition of rosé wine and expanding the business. This led to a 300 percent increase in sales. Soon, the estate’s value grew from $60 million to roughly $164 million.

Court records indicate that by the point they tied the knot in 2014, Jolie had stopped investing, although she denies this claim.

Despite this, Pitt reportedly gifted the actress 10 percent of his share in December 2013 for “the sum of 1 Euro [never paid],” making them equal partners by their August 2014 wedding.

In line with the Each day Mail, the “Maleficient” actress asserts that she withdrew from their agreement because Pitt insisted she sign an NDA as a part of their business deal, which she claims would have prevented her from discussing abuse allegations, including the September 2016 incident on their private jet.

Her team has labeled this demand an “unconscionable” effort by Pitt to “control her” after their separation.

A source near Pitt later explained to People magazine, “Brad requested a mutual NDA and non-disparagement strictly related to Miraval over concerns around sensitive financial information and protecting the brand, which is standard with these kind of transactions.”

Although Pitt appears to be winning the legal fight over Chateau Miraval, the Hollywood star is losing the battle at home, as several of his children are slowly cutting ties with him by dropping his last name.

In June, the actor’s daughter, Shiloh, took legal steps to drop “Pitt” from her name, requesting to be often known as “Shiloh Nouvel Jolie.” She also took out an ad in The Los Angeles Times newspaper, announcing her decision to now not bear her father’s last name.

Pitt’s youngest daughter, Vivienne, also seemingly cut ties with Pitt by listing her name as “Vivienne Jolie” within the Playbill for the Broadway musical adaptation of “The Outsiders,” where she worked as her mother’s assistant.

The actor’s other daughter, Zahara, introduced herself as “Zahara Marley Jolie” when she joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Spelman College last yr. Pitt and Jolie’s oldest sons, Maddox and Pax, have reportedly not publicly used their father’s last name in years and have been openly critical of him.