Angelina Jolie laments the tense legal battle with Brad Pitt over the Chateau Miraval winery in newly released emails.
“I need to get rid of all the stress,” the “Malificent” star wrote in a May 2021 email to his business manager, according to legal documents obtained by USA Today on Wednesday.
In a partially redacted email, she added, “Honestly, I’m starting to feel anxious and sick. That’s why I would like to talk to you about better support. And the inability to continue the relationship that you feel is stressing me out.”
She also seemed to be referring to her brother James Haven, writing: “A financial situation like Jamie’s, where you give and receive no appreciation, is just wrong.”
Another email from November 2023, submitted as evidence by Pitt’s legal team on Oct. 29, was a response from the “Tomb Raider” star’s attorney over a $35 million lawsuit by Pitt, 61, according to People.
“The burdensome nature of all the productions is a problem of Mr. Pitt’s own making, and Mr. Pitt is suing Mr. Jolie for $35 million in damages,” the lawyers reportedly wrote at the time.
“As a result, he must incur the cost of producing documentation showing (or not showing) those damages.”
A third email from Jolie’s team, dated October 2023, appears to support claims that the company is suing Jolie for millions of dollars, saying the “Inglourious Basterds” actor “seeks continuing damages for alleged harm to Miraval’s ongoing operations.”
The email also noted that “Pitt continues to refuse to produce documents regarding why a four-year non-disclosure agreement covering personal misconduct is necessary,” adding that the documents “are critical to the core of our case and must be produced.”
Page Six has reached out to representatives for Jolie and Pitt for comment.
The 286-page filing, made recently in Los Angeles, is reportedly part of an effort by Pitt’s lawyers to obtain copies of Jolie’s email communications surrounding the 2021 sale of Miraval, according to USA Today.
Mr. Joly’s team asserted attorney-client privilege in the matter and refused extradition.
Pitt also asked the judge to deny Jolie’s request that Jolie turn over $33,000 to Pitt. That amount was what she had previously asked the court to order for her attorney’s fees in challenging her initial request for private email.
Pitt originally filed a lawsuit in 2022, alleging that the Oscar-winning actress sold her stake in the winery despite a contract that required the other party’s approval for the sale.
Jolie, 50, denied there was any such agreement and hit back with her own lawsuit, claiming the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star had waged a “war of revenge” against her.
Jolie’s team said Pitt rejected the opportunity to buy her out of the winery because she did not want to sign a non-disclosure agreement that would prevent her from speaking about the alleged 2016 plane incident.
Jolie previously claimed that her ex-husband had abused her and their six children during an alleged incident on a private jet.
Jolie refused to press charges over the incident at the time, and authorities did not press charges against the F1 star.
“Mr. Pitt’s prepared response does not address our arguments and continues to rely on conjecture and speculation, all for the purpose of violating her privileged communications with her attorneys,” the “Girl, Interrupted” actress’ attorney said in a statement to People magazine.
Paul Murphy, Jolie’s attorney, continued: “This lawsuit is yet another confirmation of Mr. Pitt’s long-standing efforts to harass and control Angelina. We look forward to the upcoming hearings.”
The former power couple is scheduled to meet again in court on December 17th.
Pitt and Jolie ended their eight-year divorce in December 2024. The couple wed in 2014 at the ill-fated winery with all six of their children in attendance: Maddox, now 24, Pax, 21, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 20, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 17.
The pair separated just two years later in 2016, with Jolie filing for divorce from Pitt, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
