American actor, Brad Pitt, is suing his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, after she allegedly double-crossed him by selling off her share in a co-owned winery they bought as a couple to Russian oligarch, Yuri Shefler.
In court documents filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by the New York Post’s Page Six column reads: ‘Jolie consummated the purported sale without Pitt’s knowledge, denying Pitt the consent right she owed him and the right of first refusal her business entity owed his.
‘She sold her interest with the knowledge and intention that Shefler and his affiliates would seek to control the business to which Pitt had devoted himself and to undermine Pitt’s investment in Miraval.’
Jolie informed the court that she intended to sell her share of the winery in July of 2021, Brad said in legal documents.
He further added that in September of 2021 he consented to letting the ‘Lara Croft’ actress seek out a buyer who he would have approval rights on.
Meanwhile, the 58-year-old actor told the court that he learned in October 2021 Jolie had sold her share to Shefler’s organization, and did not seek his approval or disclose the terms to him, against what they had previously agreed to.
He also said Shefler’s involvement has been detrimental to his ability to efficiently run the winery.
A source close to Brad told TMZ his ex-wife disregarded ‘her legal and ethical obligations’ in selling her share to Shefler, and ‘in doing so, she has violated the rights of the only person who poured money and sweat equity into the success of the business by purporting to sell both the business and family home to a third-party competitor.’
Angelina ‘is seeking a return on an investment she did not make and profits she did not earn,’ the insider said.
The former Hollywood couple, who wed in 2014 and split in 2016.
