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A countersuit filed Tuesday by actress Angelina Jolie towards her ex-husband Brad Pitt consists of extra details about an alleged bodily altercation between the previous couple that befell on a aircraft in 2016.
In a press release to CNN, a consultant for Pitt referred to as the most recent allegations “utterly unfaithful.”
Jolie and Pitt are battling over Jolie’s sale of her stake of their joint French vineyard, Chateau Miraval. Jolie offered her half of the vineyard in 2021 to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Stoli Group, managed by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.
Pitt sued Jolie in February, claiming that he and Jolie had an settlement that neither would promote with out the opposite’s consent.
Jolie claims in her countersuit that there was by no means any such settlement and that she offered her portion of the vineyard in an effort to have “monetary independence” from Pitt and to “have some type of peace and closure to this deeply painful and traumatic chapter of her and their kids’s lives.”
Within the courtroom paperwork, obtained by CNN, Jolie additionally shares extra particulars about an alleged incident on a personal aircraft on September 14, 2016, 5 days earlier than she filed for divorce.
In a bit of Jolie’s counterclaim titled “Why Jolie separated from Pitt,” the doc alleges that, earlier than arriving to the airport, Pitt acquired into an argument with certainly one of their six kids, who on the time had been between the ages of 8 and 15. The submitting goes on to allege that on the aircraft Jolie requested Pitt “what was mistaken?” and that Pitt went on to verbally assault her after which an hour and a half later “pulled” her into the lavatory, “grabbed Jolie by the pinnacle and shook her, after which grabbed her shoulders and shook her once more earlier than pushing her into the lavatory wall.”
The declare additionally alleges, “Pitt choked one of many kids and struck one other within the face. A few of the kids pleaded with Pitt to cease. They had been all frightened. Many had been crying.”
In a press release supplied to CNN on Tuesday, a consultant for Pitt mentioned: “(Jolie’s) story continues to evolve every time she tells it with new, unsubstantiated claims. Brad has accepted accountability for what he did however is not going to for issues he didn’t do. These new allegations are utterly unfaithful.”
CNN beforehand reported a few of these particulars from a closely redacted FBI report in August.
Pitt was not arrested or charged in reference to the incident after the FBI accomplished an investigation in 2016.
“In response to allegations made following a flight throughout the particular plane jurisdiction of the US which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr. Brad Pitt and his kids, the FBI has carried out a evaluate of the circumstances and won’t pursue additional investigation. No prices have been filed on this matter,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller mentioned in a press release to CNN on the time.
“All events have had this data for practically six years and was utilized in earlier authorized proceedings. There’s nothing new right here and serves no objective aside from being a media stunt meant to inflict ache,” a supply near Pitt mentioned of the August report.
CNN has reached out to representatives for Jolie relating to the newest courtroom submitting, which states that through the aircraft incident, Pitt allegedly “lunged at his personal baby and Jolie grabbed him from behind to cease him. To get Jolie off his again, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane’s seats injuring Jolie’s again and elbow.”
The courtroom paperwork additionally declare that the kids “rushed in and all bravely tried to guard one another” and that Jolie and the kids “sat nonetheless and silent underneath blankets. No one dared to go to the lavatory.”
Because of this, the authorized paperwork state, Jolie and her six kids haven’t been in a position to return to Chateau Miraval as a result of “ache Pitt inflicted on the household that day.”
Lots of the particulars in Jolie’s countersuit echo these made in a countersuit filed final month by Nouvel LLC, Jolie’s former firm.
In his earlier declare, Pitt had alleged that Jolie “did nothing to drive (the) progress” of the enterprise, which he changed into a “multimillion greenback worldwide success story.”
In its countersuit, Nouvel disputed this, saying “Pitt refused to grant Jolie or Nouvel equal entry to Chateau Miraval’s information or an equal voice over administration,” successfully “holding essentially the most important a part of her internet price hostage.”
Jolie’s countersuit provides that “like different {couples},” the 2 “divided their duties and customarily cut up prices.”
“Jolie made her profession as an actor and director secondary to her main accountability of elevating the kids. She additionally oversaw the day-to-day operating of the Jolie-Pitt Basis, to which she not solely contributed substantial quantities of time but additionally substantial quantities of money (over twice what Pitt contributed),” the doc states. “Pitt continued along with his Hollywood profession and took main accountability for renovating the chateau.”
She additionally claims that she repeatedly tried to promote her stake within the vineyard to Pitt, as just lately as final 12 months and that Pitt was going to purchase her portion for $54.5 million in February however that Pitt “demanded” she signal a broad non-disparagement clause “that may prohibit Jolie from discussing outdoors of courtroom any of Pitt’s private conduct towards her or the household,” inherently together with the allegations of abuse from the 2016 incident.
Jolie claims that she refused to signal this clause and referred to as it “an abusive and controlling deal-breaker.”
The counterclaim asks the courtroom to declare Jolie’s sale of her stake remaining in order that the actress can “transfer on from the vineyard and chateau.”