The suit went on to accuse Brad of demanding a “hush clause” that would prevent Angeline from speaking about the circumstances of their divorce during negotiations for her to buy her half of the winery.
It also accused Brad of “gaslighting” and attempting to play the “victim” in the legal battle, following his own lawsuit in June.
“To be clear, it is Pitt, and not Jolie, Nouvel or any of the other Defendants, who has acted in a hostile, destructive, and illegal manner. Pitt's behaviour has caused serious harm to Nouvel,” legal documents read.
Though Angelina wasn’t the one to file the suit, she founded the Nouvel company and is still closely involved with it.
This is just the latest turn in the drawn-out legal battle over the winery, which they purchased together in 2012 and shared 60-40 in Brad’s favour.
When Angelina filed for divorce in 2016, it became a major sticking point as they divided their assets and was eventually split evenly between the two stars.
Half was owned by Brad’s company Mondo Bongo, the other half by Angelina’s company Nouvel – but in 2021 Angelina sold her stake in Château Miraval’s wine brand and Brad sued her.
He claimed that he and his company had the right to refuse the sale and accused Angelina of “keeping him in the dark” about the sale.
Now Angelina’s company has filed its countersuit, suggesting the legal drama will continue in the months to come.