Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Winery Legal Battle: Private Messages Requested

Brad Pitt is taking further steps in his ongoing legal battle with ex Angelina Jolie. 

Although the former couple—who share kids Maddox, 22, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne—officially finalized their divorce in December following eight years of proceedings, they are still settling a dispute over Château Miraval, the French winery they previously owned together. 

Indeed, Pitt filed court documents June 30 seeking to depose Alexey Oliynik, who works for the alcohol brand Stoli Group. Pitt stated in his filing, per People, that Oliynik has firsthand knowledge of Jolie’s 2021 sale of the former couple’s winery to Tenute del Mondo, which is the wine division of Stoli. 

The F-1 star alleges in his filing that Oliynik has refused to turn over relevant documents pertaining to the sale of the winery. 

“These requests go directly to key allegations about Pitt’s objections to the sale,” the motion reads, per the outlet, arguing that the request to depose Oliynik meets “the standard for discoverability given Pitt’s allegations that Jolie acted with malice in selling to Stoli, a counterparty she knew Pitt opposed.”