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Angelina Jolie deride Brad Pitt nella disputa sul vino: "E' un bambino petulante e... ridicolo!"
Presentati nuovi documenti giudiziari nella battaglia legale per il vigneto di Château Miraval in Provenza
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Angelina Jolie deride Brad Pitt nella disputa sul vino: "E' un bambino petulante e...ridicolo!". Così lo definisce la star, come si evince dai nuovi documenti presentati dagli avvocati dell'attrice in tribunale nell'ambito della battaglia legale per il vigneto di Château Miraval in Provenza, di cui era co-proprietaria con l'ex marito. La star di "Ad Astra" è accusato di aver "saccheggiato" la tenuta francese e di aver speso milioni di profitti per ristrutturare la piscina e per costruire uno studio di registrazione. Nella causa intentata all'attore hollywoodiano sono stati chiesti adesso 350 milioni di dollari di risarcimento.
Le accuse
Nei nuovi documenti giudiziari, stando a quanto riportato dal Financial Time e da Hollywood Life, Angelina Jolie avrebbe letteralmente deriso, senza pietà, l'ex marito per le sue affermazioni di aver "costruito" la loro attività vinicola francese, dipingendolo al contrario come un dilettante di Hollywood che, nonostante si definisse "un produttore di vino", al massimo "si è occupato di illusioni, non di terra e uva". L'attrice ha rincarato la dose affermando che l'ex marito avrebbe "al massimo visitato i vigneti per ammirare il lavoro dei lavoratori francesi che hanno effettivamente realizzato l'affare".
Pitt l'agricoltore
Negli ultimi anni la superstar si è definita in realtà spesso una specie di agricoltore gentiluomo, più interessato al terroir della loro tenuta di Château Miraval che alle debolezze del mondo dorato dello showbiz.
“Sono un agricoltore ora”, aveva detto Pitt, 59 anni, a Wine Spectator nel 2014: "Adoro imparare a conoscere la terra, quale campo è più adatto per coltivare l'uva, decidere se raccogliere a settembre o ottobre, quali sono i livelli di zucchero, l'acidità dell'uva, imparare a prevedere se sta per piovere... tutto questo è stata una scuola per me".
L'affondo di Angie
Ma Angelina Jolie ha smontato tutto il bel castello del suo ex: "Durante gli anni in cui presumibilmente ha 'costruito' l'attività, ha lavorato incessantemente sul set ed è apparso in dozzine di film, per non parlare delle innumerevoli apparizioni promozionali, del jet set in giro per il mondo per le anteprime dei film e la sua partecipazione alle feste di Hollywood. Pitt è titto fuorchè un 'vigneron'".
La storia del vigneto
Château Miraval è un vigneto in Provenza, nel sud della Francia, che Pitt ha acquistato con l'allora moglie Jolie per 25 milioni di euro nel 2008. I due sono diventati proprietari 50/50 della proprietà, così come dell'azienda vinicola connessa.
Angelina ha poi venduto la sua quota della proprietà multimilionaria nel 2021, e Brad, 59 anni, l'ha citata in giudizio nel febbraio 2022 per aver presumibilmente ceduto illegalmente la sua quota a un uomo d'affari russo. Brad ha accusato Angie di "arricchirsi" mentre lo "danneggiava intenzionalmente", come si legge nei documenti del tribunale depositati all'inizio di giugno 2022.
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Petulant’ Brad Pitt accused of ‘looting’ Provence vineyard he owned with Angelina Jolie
Divorced Hollywood stars’ legal battle over Château Miraval heats up
Joe Miller in New York yesterday
Brad Pitt “looted” the Château Miraval vineyard he co-owned with ex-wife Angelina Jolie in Provence, spending millions of dollars on swimming pool renovations and a recording studio, lawyers suing the actor have claimed.
Nouvel, a company through which Jolie previously owned a stake in the French winery, said in a filing to a court in California on Monday that it was owed more than $350mn by Pitt and his partners. The company alleged they “engaged in increasingly outrageous actions to retain control” of Miraval, while allegedly “stripping [the rosé producer] of its assets”.
The allegations that Pitt acted like a “petulant child” while engaging in a “blatant money grab” are the latest salvo in a bitter legal feud between the Hollywood stars. They filed for divorce in acrimonious circumstances in 2016, with Jolie accusing Pitt of a drunken attack on her and the couple’s children while on a private flight to the US.
The 59-year-old has denied the assault allegations, and accused Jolie in previous court filings of attempting to damage his reputation by selling Nouvel, which contained her share of Miraval, “behind [his] back” to Russian-born billionaire Yuri Shefler’s Stoli Group, for $64mn in 2021. Pitt said in previous filings that the two had agreed “that they would sell their interests separately only with the other’s consent”, a claim Jolie has denied.
The depth of the duo’s domestic dispute has been laid bare in the lawsuits over the vineyard, which the couple bought for €25mn in 2008, after touring properties on France’s Mediterranean coast. The rosé brand they established with the help of famed Rhône winemaker Marc Perrin went on to generate more than €15mn in profits in 2022, according to the filings.
Since the divorce, Pitt has “masterminded a so-far-successful plan to seize de facto control of Château Miraval”, Nouvel’s lawyers claimed on Monday, alleging that he had frozen Shefler’s Stoli out of running the company by refusing to appoint neutral directors to the board of the Luxembourg-based entity through which the vineyard operates.
Pitt’s lawyers declined to comment. Perrin’s team did not respond to a request for comment. People briefed on Pitt’s strategy called the claims “absurd” and said the investments into the property had been “to the benefit of the business”. They pointed to the fact that Miraval’s rosé had recently been ranked the best in Provence by Le Figaro magazine.
Lawyers for Pitt had previously accused Shefler and Stoli of attempting a “hostile takeover” of the vineyard, where the two actors were married. Pitt also maintains he still owns 60 per cent of the estate, claiming he only “nominally” transferred 10 per cent to Jolie in 2013.
Nouvel’s legal team said Jolie had initially tried to sell her share of Miraval to Pitt but walked away because he made the deal contingent on her signing a non-disparagement agreement.
They further alleged that Pitt has wasted “millions on vanity projects, including more than $1mn on swimming pool renovations, building and rebuilding a staircase four times, and spending millions to restore a recording studio”. They added that Pitt spent “nearly a million euros a year constantly rebuilding stone walls using stone masons from Croatia”, and close to €3mn on unspecified expenses such as “garment work”.
In Monday’s filing, Shefler’s company accused Pitt’s team of launching a “xenophobic, untrue smear campaign worthy of [Vladimir] Putin himself” against the Russian-born entrepreneur, who they said had been forced into exile by his criticism of the Kremlin and had stood up for LGBT+ rights. Pitt’s lawyers had previously alleged that Stoli’s ownership “threatens harm to Miraval’s carefully honed reputation and brand” due to his alleged links to Russian and Saudi Arabian state actors.
Nouvel claimed Pitt also turned over half the value of Miraval’s trademarks to Perrin, without the express permission of Jolie’s former holding company, which is a joint owner. The trademarks were originally registered ahead of a potential joint venture with luxury goods group LVMH, Nouvel said in court documents, although no such deal ever went ahead.
Earlier this year, LVMH purchased a majority stake in Château Minuty in Provence, after acquiring a controlling interest in another local rosé winery, Château d’Esclans, in 2019.
Responding to claims that Jolie “did none of the work necessary for Miraval’s success”, but instead “stood by as Pitt invested money and sweat equity into the home and business”, Nouvel’s lawyers said: “Jolie’s and Pitt’s endorsement is what made the Miraval brand successful — more successful than Famille Perrin’s competing rosés.”
They disputed that Pitt, who has won Academy Awards as a producer and actor, had been deeply devoted to viticulture. “Pitt is an actor, not a winemaker. He deals in illusions, not dirt and grapes,” they wrote.
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Una rettifica importante da fare: i documenti a cui si riferiscono gli articoli sono stati presentati dagli avvocati di Stoli e Shefler, i nuovi proprietari di Miraval, e non da Angelina.
P.S.: la vedo proprio brutta per Brad...una bella accusa di diffamazione da parte di Yuri Shefler ci sta tutta...far passare un dissidente, oppositore di Putin, in esilio da 20 anni, per un "oligarca" suo amico e tutto questo per sporcare l'immagine di Angelina, "sfruttando" la notizia, orribile, dello scoppio della guerra in Ucraina...credo si sia davvero passato il limite...
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Angelina Jolie’s Former Company Rips Brad Pitt for His Past Friendship With ‘Notorious Predator’ Harvey Weinstein in Bitter $250 Million Court Battle
By:Ryan Naumann - Jul. 10 2023
Angelina Jolie’s former company attacked the actress’ ex-husband Brad Pitt in the ongoing battle over a $165 million French estate, RadarOnline.com has learned.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Nouvel, the company once owned by Jolie, has filed an amended complaint against Pitt demanding $250 million in damages.
As we previously reported, Pitt and Jolie purchased the estate/winery named Chateau Miraval in 2008 while married. The actor said they planned on creating a family business to hand down to their children.
Last year, Pitt sued Jolie accusing her of breaking a promise to not sell their individual stakes in the company without the approval of the other.
In his suit, he claimed Jolie approached him in 2021 telling him she wished to sell her interest. Pitt said he agreed to work on finding a third party to buy her stake or he would find funding to purchase it.
The negotiations eventually fell apart.
The actor said his ex went behind his back and sold her stake, which was held in her company Nouvel, to a third-party company called Tenute del Mondo which is owned by Stoli Group.
Pitt said Tenute del Mondo is “indirectly owned and controlled” by a Russian oligarch named Yuri Shefler. Pitt said his “vindictive” ex-wife “collaborated in secret” with Shefler to ensure he was “kept in the dark.”
Further, he believed Jolie made the deal with the man with ties to Putin to ruin Chateau’s reputation.
Nouvel filed a countersuit accusing Pitt of attempting to “seize control” of the winery to ensure Jolie “would never see a dime” of its profits.
Further, the company accused Pitt of attempting to force Jolie to sign a “hush-clause” that would prohibit her from speaking about the divorce as part of the negotiations over the winery. It said Jolie was ready to sell her stake to Pitt before he presented the clause.
"Pitt has frozen Nouvel out of Château Miraval and treats it as his personal fiefdom," the countersuit read.
Nouvel accused Pitt of wasting millions of the company’s assets on vanity projects and even accused him of secretly moving assets to companies owned by him and his friends.
"Pitt wasted its assets, spending millions on vanity projects, including more than $1 million on swimming pool renovations," the suit read.
In the amended lawsuit, Nouvel attacked Pitt for suggesting Stoli Group and its founder Shefler “are somehow tied to Vladimir Putin.” They called the allegations “categorically false.”
“This is a desperate effort to deflect attention from Pitt’s toxic media coverage—ranging from his construction of unlivable homes for Hurricane Katrina victims, to his close association with the notorious predator Harvey Weinstein, to the recent disturbing revelations of alcohol-fueled abusive behavior towards his family. Pitt is also wrong. It is not Stoli Group or Shefler whose reputation poses commercial risk to Chateau Miraval—it is his own,” Nouvel said.
The company explained, “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Pitt founded the “Make It Right Foundation”, an effort to provide victims with homes. But that initiative devolved into lawsuits and recriminations when it was revealed that the homes Pitt’s foundation built used faulty designs and materials, and now have major issues with water infiltration, mold, structural damage, and gas leaks. Only six of the 109 homes built are in reasonably good condition.”
In regard to Weinstein, Nouvel said, “Pitt also worked with disgraced predator and rapist Harvey Weinstein, even though the press has reported that Jolie disclosed to Pitt that Weinstein had assaulted her in the late 1990s and had urged him not to associate with Weinstein. Pitt has also publicly acknowledged being aware of Weinstein’s sexual misconduct toward Pitt’s ex-girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow. But Pitt ignored these warnings. He starred in a film co-produced by Weinstein in 2009 and even asked Weinstein to produce his own movie in 2012, which Weinstein later distributed. Pitt’s close association with Weinstein added to his media woes.”
In the past, Paltrow praised Pitt for standing up to Weinstein in 1995. She claimed the actor confronted the producer after Paltrow told him Weinstein had sexually assaulted her. She claimed Pitt told Weinstein "If you ever make her feel uncomfortable again, I’ll kill you.”
Nouvel said while Pitt accused Shefler and his company of being tied to Putin — that wasn't the truth.
“In reality, Stoli and Shefler have been fighting a well-publicized and well-documented battle against Putin for decades. The fight between Shefler and Putin is so well-known that it must be that Pitt simply decided to intentionally misrepresent the facts,” the lawsuit read.
Further, Nouvel denied Pitt’s claim that Shefler had attempted a “hostile” takeover of Chateau.
The company accused Pitt and his associates of misusing Chateau’s assets. “Pitt’s bullying tactics started with Jolie. She would not be bullied by them, and neither will Nouvel. Instead, Nouvel will pursue all remedies it has against anyone, including Pitt and his co-conspirators, who should be subjected to civil and criminal liability for their actions,” the suit read.
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Brad Pitt accusato di “saccheggio”: la disputa legale sull’azienda in compossesso con Angelina Jolie
By Andrea Fontana - Luglio 12, 2023
Si intensifica una disputa legale in corso su una tenuta e un’azienda vinicola francese, precedentemente composseduta da Brad Pitt e Angelina Jolie.
In un nuovo deposito giudiziario ottenuto dalla CNN, l’ex società di investimento della Jolie, Nouvel, accusa Pitt e “cospiratori” di aver tentato di mantenere il controllo di Château Miraval “spogliando” e “saccheggiando” i suoi beni. Nouvel chiede almeno $ 350 milioni di danni.
Brad Pitt e Angelina Jolie, i contrasti sulla proprietà comune
“Pitt ha sprecato i beni dell’azienda, spendendo milioni in progetti di vanità, tra cui più di $ 1 milione per ristrutturazioni di piscine, costruendo e ricostruendo una scala quattro volte e spendendo milioni per ripristinare uno studio di registrazione”, afferma il documento depositato lunedì, come riferito dalla CNN.
Gli avvocati di Nouvel affermano che la “cattiva condotta” di Pitt si è intensificata dopo che Jolie ha venduto Nouvel nell’ottobre 2021 a Tenute del Mondo, una sussidiaria di Stoli Group, controllata dall’oligarca russo Yuri Shefler.
“Infuriato dal fatto che Jolie ha venduto Nouvel a Stoli piuttosto che a lui, Pitt si è comportato come un bambino petulante, rifiutandosi di trattare Nouvel come un partner alla pari nel business”, afferma il deposito.
Pitt ha inizialmente intentato una causa per la vendita della tenuta e della cantina da parte di Jolie nel febbraio 2022, definendola “illegale”. A suo dire, infatti, i due avevano concordato, quando hanno acquistato la proprietà, che nessuno dei due l’avrebbe venduta senza il consenso dell’altro.
La Jolie, a seguire, ha intentato una causa legale, sostenendo che non c’è mai stato alcun accordo del genere e che ha venduto la sua parte dell’azienda vinicola nel tentativo di avere “indipendenza finanziaria” da Pitt e di “avere una qualche forma di pace e chiusura a questo capitolo profondamente doloroso e traumatico della vita sua e dei loro figli”.
La vendita di Angelina Jolie definita “vendicativa”
L’ex coppia ha acquistato la tenuta di campagna e la cantina nel sud della Francia nel 2008. Nei documenti del tribunale del mese scorso, gli avvocati di Pitt hanno definito la vendita della Jolie “vendicativa” dopo una “sentenza di custodia sfavorevole”.
Paul Murphy, l’avvocato di Jolie, ha risposto in una dichiarazione alla CNN all’epoca, e ha fatto riferimento alle accuse di abuso da parte di Pitt durante un volo aereo del 2016, che facevano parte di un altro deposito giudiziario di Jolie nel caso lo scorso autunno.
“Ancora oggi e nei sette anni trascorsi da quel fatidico viaggio in aereo, personalmente non ha mai negato pubblicamente che sia successo. La realtà è che Pitt ha rifiutato di completare la vendita di Miraval con Jolie a meno che lei non abbia accettato di essere messa a tacere sull’abuso”, ha detto Murphy.
Un rappresentante di Pitt ha contestato i dettagli nel deposito di ottobre in una dichiarazione alla CNN all’epoca. “Brad ha accettato la responsabilità di ciò che ha fatto, ma non lo farà per cose che non ha fatto”, ha detto il rappresentante.
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Dal momento che si continua a leggere nei tanti articoli scritti (per modo di dire) con il copia e incolla, anche su siti, in teoria, "seri", che Angelina avrebbe venduto segretamente e senza permesso la sua parte di proprietà di Miraval, sotto: il documento legale in cui il tribunale autorizza Angelina a vendere le sue quote. 
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Pubblicate 98 pagine di accuse a Brad per il suo comportamento fraudolento nei confronti della società Nouvel, venduta da Angelina a Stoli. Per saperne di più:
https://it.scribd.com/document/665561556/NFAC.
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