{"id":10278,"date":"2024-03-21T18:35:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10278"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:35:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:35:24","slug":"judge-dismisses-brad-pitts-claims-against-angelina-jolie-in-shocking-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10278","title":{"rendered":"Judge dismisses Brad Pitt\u2019s claims against Angelina Jolie in shocking twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie\u2019s decision to\u00a0divorce<\/a>\u00a0shocked people all around the world. The two of them are still locked in an intense battle over the French vineyard they bought together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, it seems like a judge has made a surprising judgment no one expected\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Angelina Jolie and\u00a0Brad Pitt<\/a>\u00a0are still battling it out due to the French vineyard they purchased when they were together. The extended legal battle is over Ch\u00e2teau Miraval\u00a0property and winemaking ventures, which they bought back in 2008 and were 50-50 partners until 2021 when Jolie decided to sell her share.<\/p>\n

On October 5, 2021, the actress proceeded with the sale of Nouvel, the holding company that controlled her Miraval shares. She sold the company to Tenute del Mondo, the wine division of the Stoli group\u00a0controlled by Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler,\u00a0for $67 million. In February of the following year, Pitt was sued by Jolie for selling the winery. The papers stated that Pitt was seeking monetary damages and legal fees and that the sale Jolie made was to be voided.<\/p>\n

In June 2023, Pitt filed more documents with the court in which he accused Jolie of intentionally trying to \u201charm\u201d him and his interests in the winery. Pitt\u2019s lawyers claimed that\u00a0Angelina Jolie<\/a>\u00a0had sold her stake in an effort to damage their client\u2019s involvement in the company.<\/p>\n

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On March 13, it seemed that things were in Pitt\u2019s favor. But now it seems that a Los Angeles court has ruled against Pitt, dismissing five of the seven original claims Pitt made against her.<\/p>\n

Jolie\u2019s attorney, Paul Murphy, said in an interview, \u201cThe judge dismissed most of Mr. Pitt\u2019s claims because they don\u2019t have a legal basis. Mr. Pitt\u2019s lawsuit has never been about a business dispute; instead, it is about his attempts to cover up serious abuse, and we are gratified the judge has thrown out so much of Mr. Pitt\u2019s complaint.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAngelina truly harbors no ill-will toward Mr. Pitt, and hopes he will now release her from his frivolous lawsuit, stop his relentless attacks, and join her in helping their family heal in private,\u201d Murphy added.<\/p>\n

The case, however, will still be moving forward. Pitt\u2019s attorneys have yet to make a\u00a0comment<\/a>\u00a0about it.<\/p>\n

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In the documents for the case, one of the claims Pitt made was brought under Luxembourg law, which was dismissed by the court with prejudice, as it declined to recognize Luxembourg law in this case. The ruling was significant because Pitt was seeking to recover attorney\u2019s fees incurred in this case, and this was the only claim that allowed him to do so. The court sustained this demurrer without the leave to amend, which basically means that Pitt will be unable to recover his attorney\u2019s fees.<\/p>\n

The claim that Pitt should be given the shares for Miraval that Nouvel currently holds was also dismissed with prejudice.<\/p>\n

The court also dismissed three additional tort claims, which means that Angelina Jolie will not have to be liable for any punitive damages.<\/p>\n

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The source that commented on all of this explained that Pitt\u2019s claim was based. on the theory that Jolie and Nouvel were one and the same, and hence, the actress was liable for Nouvel\u2019s misconduct. The court rejected this argument and also one that claimed Jolie interfered with Pitt\u2019s business relationships with Miraval and the Perrin family.<\/p>\n

According to the source, the court has given Pitt time to amend and try to make his claims legally tenable.<\/p>\n

The two claims that have not been dismissed are Pitt\u2019s claim that he had a secret, unwritten, unspoken implied contract with Jolie that she would not sell her interest in Miraval\u00a0without his consent<\/a>\u00a0and also a claim for quantum meruit based over the fact that Pitt did more work for Miraval than Jolie.<\/p>\n

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According to the source, no agreement exists between Jolie and Pitt. But the court found that the existence of the implied contract and the right to quantum meruit are factual matters which Jolie has not been able to resolve.<\/p>\n

Last July, Nouvel (which is now controlled by Stoli)\u00a0filed papers that claimed that Pitt \u201cstripped\u201d and \u201clooted\u201d Ch\u00e2teau Miraval<\/a>\u00a0in his efforts to regain control of the business. The documents claimed that Pitt tried to \u201cseize de facto control\u201d of the winery by wasting millions of the company\u2019s money on some \u201cvanity projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

An additional claim said that Pitt had tried to \u201cto\u00a0turn over half of the value of Ch\u00e2teau Miraval\u2019s most valuable assets\u201d to a friend and business partner of his for no cost. Nouvel also alleged that Pitt had wasted company assets \u201cfor the benefit of his other businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pitt responded by trying to dismiss the pleadings of nearly all of Nouvel\u2019s claims. Apart from dismissing two foreign claims under Luxembourg law and dismissing another one on technical grounds, the court did not dismiss any of the other causes of action, which means that Nouvel can go ahead with its $250 million claim against Pitt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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