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Sarah El-Mahmoud

Brad Pitt’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Rumors Swirl That Winery Lawsuit Against Angelina Jolie Stems From Domestic Abuse Claims

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in suits in Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s legal drama isn't over yet, as claims were made this week regarding the separated A-listers’ winery lawsuit. For the past few years, Pitt and Jolie have been engaged in a court battle over their formerly shared property, Château Miraval, which was also the venue of their 2014 wedding. The latest updates the situation involves fresh rumors claiming Pitt decided to pursue legal action over the sale of the property because his ex-wife didn’t agree to an NDA that would've prevented her from speaking up about her physical abuse allegations against him. Now, the Bullet Train star's lawyer is pushing back. 

Brad Pitt sued Angelina Jolie over the sale of Chateau Miraval without his consent before Jolie’s company decided to sue him over the same property and the claims he made on his side of the suit. As a report swirled on Friday that Pitt allegedly pursued the case to begin with in connection to domestic abuse claims, Pitt’s representation shared its own account of the situation. Per People, there was an NDA in the contract for the winery, but it “had nothing to do with the divorce or the children." His lawyer, Anne Kiley, said this: 

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