Angelina Jolie is accusing Brad Pitt of trying to ‘bleed her dry’ in their ongoing bitter legal battle – despite him helping enrich his vengeful ex by close to $100million
It’s a breakup that lasted almost as long as the relationship that preceded it.
Dubbed ‘the war of the rosés’, Angelina Jolie has now accused ‘controlling’ ex Brad Pitt, 60, of ‘draining her financially’ as the long-running legal battle over the winery has dogged the couple since their divorce in 2016.
But as she tries to claim her ex is ‘bleeding her dry’, DailyMail.com can reveal that since their ten-year relationship ended in divorce after two years of marriage, her fortune has soared.
A survey by DailyMail.com shows that Jolie’s relationship with Pitt has not diminished her fortune, but her relationship with Pitt has enriched her by almost $100 million.
That money comes from loans, child support, donations and the millions she made from the sale of her 50 percent share of the property at the center of the dispute – Chateau Miraval – ten percent of which was a gift from Pitt.
The couple’s former French home, a beautiful 1,200-acre estate and vineyard, was worth $60 million when they bought it in 2008. Now, thanks to Pitt’s efforts and investments in the company, it is worth a whopping $164 million.
And while Jolie, 48, appears to be crying poverty in her latest lawsuits, sources close to Pitt point out that the Tomb Raider star had enough money to sign a recent deal to take over 57 Great Jones Street, once a unique area in Manhattan. owned by Andy Warhol and previously rented for $60,000 per month.
Angelina Jolie has accused ex Brad Pitt of trying to ‘control and drain her financially’ during their ongoing legal battle since their 2016 divorce, new documents reveal
Angelina Jolie looked effortlessly chic as she visited the storefront of her new fashion house, Atelier Jolie
Friends of the actor claim Pitt has done his part to financially support his ex-wife and their children despite their bitter legal battle
Jolie has signed an eight-year lease for the 6,600-square-foot property, which it will use as a store to promote her fashion label, Atelier Jolie.
In newly filed court documents obtained by DailyMail.com, the actress claims: ‘It is extremely painful for Jolie to have to defend herself against Pitt’s lawsuit – yet another example of Pitt’s relentless attempts to control and drain her financially – especially since Pitt’s false accusations What are the reasons why the Miraval deal collapsed can only be proven by doing exactly what Jolie never wanted to do: giving the judge the reason why the Miraval deal failed, namely Pitt’s demand for a non-disclosure agreement to cover up his history of physical and emotional problems. abuse of Jolie and their family.”
A source familiar with the situation said: “Angie says Brad is bleeding her dry, but it looks like she wants to bleed him dry.
“Instead of ruining his ex, it seems like Brad has gone out of his way to support Angie and help her financially, despite her seeming so vindictive,” the source added.
Pitt had initially tried to buy out Jolie herself, to keep the winery “in the family” if she wanted to opt out. But the deal collapsed amid acrimony.
Pitt accused Jolie of breaching their purchase agreement when she sold her 50 percent stake in Chateau Miraval to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021, without her ex-husband’s consent.
According to Jolie, the previous offer to sell it to Pitt for $54 million imploded because of his demands.
Since their divorce in 2016, the two stars have been fighting in court over their French winery, Chateau Miraval (seen) that they once owned together
Pitt was shocked when his ex-wife sold her half of their beautiful Chateau Miraval estate to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler (left) without his consent in 2021
Jolie has accused her ex-husband of abusing both her and their six children: Maddox Chivan, 22, Pax Thien, 20, Zahara Marley, 19, Shiloh Nouvel, 17, and twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, 15.
But friends of the Oscar-winning star of Upon a Time in Hollywood have defended Pitt as a man who has been nothing but generous in his dealings with the actress.
By 2018, Pitt had spent more than $1.3 million on child support, including therapy for the children, and paid hundreds of thousands in various bills.
According to sources, Pitt has been consistent in paying these costs over the past seven years. During this time, he is said to have received nearly $10 million in child support.
When the then-couple bought Miraval in 2008, Pitt took a 60 percent stake in the winery and estate, while Jolie took 40 percent.
Pitt poured millions into the estate, riding the rosé wave and expanded the company in a move that saw sales grow 300 percent.
Soon the estate they bought for an estimated $60 million was worth almost $164 million.
By the time of their wedding, Jolie had “stopped investing,” according to previously filed lawsuits — something she has denied.
Yet in December 2013, Pitt transferred 10 percent of his share to her as a wedding gift ‘for the amount of 1 euro’. [never paid]’ so that when they married in August 2014, they were 50/50 equal partners.
According to sources, Pitt (pictured with three of his children and his parents in 2014) has earned nearly $10 million in child support over the years
Sources close to the Hollywood actor have defended Pitt as a man who has been nothing but generous in his dealings with the ex whom they call “vengeful.”
In addition to this generous gift, Pitt gave his wife a rare Winston Churchill painting, “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque,” which she sold in March 2021 for $11.5 million.
He loaned her $8 million to buy her current home in Los Angeles in 2018.
Jolie bought the large Los Feliz estate, once home to Cecil B. DeMille, for $24.5 million and has since claimed that Pitt’s $8 million was in the form of a loan with interest and a repayment plan.
Ironically, she told Vogue that she chose the property because she wanted the children to be closer to their father, who lives just five minutes away.
Meanwhile, as the war over the sale of the winery continues, Pitt has won several legal victories in recent months, including a major judgment in Luxembourg, returning control of the award-winning Chateau Miraval vineyard pending further hearings.
Just last month, he scored another victory when the LA Superior Court rejected Jolie’s claims that his lawsuit was “frivolous, malicious and part of a problematic pattern.”