Brad Pitt’s drawn-out divorce from his estranged wife Angelina Jolie is impacting his relationship with Ines de Ramon, with the pair struggling to fully ‘move on’, insiders claim.
Brad and Angelina’s complicated divorce will last almost as long as the relationship that preceded it, with the pair embroiled in a bitter legal battle since their shock split in 2016.
Although the couple was deemed legally single in 2019, a controversial dispute – dubbed “the war of the rosés” – over their French property and winery, Chateau Miraval, has delayed proceedings.
Brad, 60, has since moved on with his live-in girlfriend Ines, 34 – who he went public with in November 2022 – and insiders claim the actor is desperate to cut all ties with his ex-wife for good to finally ‘shake up’ the demons from their marriage.
‘More than anything, Brad wants this to be finalized,” a source told DailyMail.com exclusively. ‘If it had been entirely up to him, this would have been completed long ago.
Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Ines de Ramon are unable to continue their relationship as quickly as they would like due to the actor’s long-running divorce battle with Angelina Jolie
Brad and Angelina split in 2016 and were deemed legally single in 2019, but they are locked in a battle over their French estate and winery, Chateau Miraval (pictured in 2015)
Brad and Angelina pictured in 2011 with their children Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne
Angelina, 48, accused her “controlling” ex of “financially draining her” through the protracted legal battle over the winery.
However, a DailyMail.com investigation this week revealed that the actress’ relationship with Brad has enriched her by almost $100 million.
The couple’s former French home, a beautiful 1,200-acre estate and vineyard, was worth $60 million when they bought it in 2008.
Thanks to Brad’s efforts and investments in the company, it is now worth a whopping $164 million.
Angelina sold her 50 percent stake in Chateau Miraval to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021, without her estranged husband’s consent.
The source explained that Brad would like to be free so he can move on in his life as things progress with Ines – who was this week unveiled as the star of the new Spring/Summer 2024 campaign for designer Philippe Uter.
The insider continued: ‘Brad wants to move on with Ines, but that’s not possible if he’s still technically married to the mother of his children.
Brad has moved on romantically with his live-in girlfriend Ines, 34 – who he went public with in November 2022 (pictured in Los Angeles last week)
DailyMail.com recently spied Ines in a new modeling campaign for UTER Spring/Summer 2024
‘It is obviously not an easy split, but it could have been completed in the last ten years.
“Brad has a great relationship with most of his children who have met Ines. They are happy that their father is happy, and Ines is kind to the children.’
Brad and Angelina remain embroiled in a controversial battle over their winery, Chateau Miraval
Ines finalized the end of her three-year marriage to Vampire Diaries actor Paul Wesley, 41, earlier this month, which was reportedly a driving force in Brad finally wanting to end his own marriage.
‘Ines, who has finalized her divorce from her husband and moved in with Brad, is urging him to finalize his relationship with Angie more than ever,” the insider continued. “Brad fought hard to defeat his demons that arose during his marriage to Angie.
“He doesn’t drink and he has become the man who deserves the love he gets from Ines.”
The couple was initially pictured spending time together at a Bono concert in Los Angeles in November 2022, where they chatted with celebrities like Sean Penn, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber.
It came two months after her split from actor and director Paul, whom she married in 2019.
Ines, an executive at Anita Ko Jewelry, recently turned to modeling in partnership with UTER.
Images released on Wednesday show the brunette looking stylish in clothes from the designer as she poses in the backyard of a home in Palm Springs, California.
In one shot, her shirt is open, revealing that she was braless as she sat on a lounge chair with two men behind her.
Before dating Brad, Ines, an executive at Anita Ko Jewelry, was married to Vampire Diaries actor Paul Wesley, 41, from August 2018 until their divorce in September 2022.
A source said: ‘Ines finalizing her divorce from her husband and moving in with Brad is pushing him to finalize his relationship with Angie more than ever’
Brad has been involved in two of Hollywood’s most high-profile weddings over the past 25 years.
He was married to A-lister Jennifer Aniston from 2000 until their divorce in 2005, when he met Angelina while working on the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
They dated for nine years before tying the knot in 2014. The former couple have six children: Maddox, 21, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15.
As the war between Brad and Angelina over the sale of the winery continues, Brad has won several legal victories in recent months, including a major judgment in Luxembourg, which saw him regain control of the award-winning Chateau Miraval vineyard pending further hearings.
Just last month, he scored another victory when the LA Superior Court dismissed Angelina’s claims that his lawsuit was “frivolous, malicious and part of a problematic pattern.”