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\nAngelina Jolie\u2019s war with ex Brad Pitt over $500M winery heats up as lawyers calls actor\u2019s request for NDAs \u2018abusive\u2019 https:\/\/t.co\/H0felTwzUG<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uDTiOfXg6a<\/a><\/p>\n
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Attorneys for Brad Pitt asked L.A. Superior Court to disclose any NDAs from any third parties- including movie studios, brands, and employees- and other sensitive information regarding Angelina Jolie earlier this month. Pitt is allegedly doing this in an apparent effort to shed light on whether his NDA request was \u201cthe deal-ender [Jolie] subsequently alleged it to be\u201d when selling her vineyard shares. <\/p>\n
\u201cBy their nature, Pitt\u2019s Requests seek to intrude on Jolie\u2019s privacy<\/b>,\u201d says Jolie\u2019s new filing, per Page Six. \u201cThe Requests seek contracts between Jolie (or any of her entities) and any other person or entity. Most, if not all, of these agreements will be employment-related contracts that include Jolie\u2019s compensation or compensation she paid to third parties.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jolie\u2019s lawyers added that the request is irrelevant to the Miraval deal, saying, \u201cForcing Jolie to spend the time and expense of gathering and producing all of this documentation is expensive, wasteful, and unreasonable \u2014 and the latest manifestation of Pitt\u2019s abusive conduct toward Jolie.<\/b> The Court should not allow it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jolie has argued in court docs that Pitt asked her to sign an expansive NDA in their scuttled Miraval deal because he was trying to silence her from speaking about allegations he was abusive to Jolie and their family<\/b>, including on a flight from France to California in 2016. Jolie\u2019s lawyers said: \u201cWhile Pitt\u2019s history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family\u2019s September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles, this flight marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well. Jolie then immediately left him<\/b>.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jolie\u2019s lawyers continue in these new court documents: \u201cPitt apparently intends to argue that, over the past two decades, Jolie had or at least considered other NDAs with other people and entities, about other matters not in any way connected with Pitt\u2019s abuse. He says he wants to argue that since Jolie considered and\/or entered other NDAs over her lengthy career, his proposed NDA covering his spousal and child abuse couldn\u2019t possibly have been the reason the deal collapsed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jolie\u2019s lawyers further state: \u201cTo effectuate this plan, Pitt now demands that Jolie review every contract she has ever considered or entered over the last two decades to see if any contained any form of NDA (both non-disparagement and non-disclosure).\u201d<\/p>\n
Jolie\u2019s side argues turning over such exhaustive documents would also reveal private info on others, violating their rights<\/b>, saying, “These third parties have their own privacy rights, and Pitt is not giving them any notice whatsoever to allow them to protect their rights.”<\/p>\n
Jolie\u2019s team further states in their arguments that: \u201cPitt\u2019s motion illustrates the harm and humiliation victims of domestic violence face in Court<\/b>. Because Jolie dares to raise the issue as a defense in this case, Pitt seeks to dig up nearly two decades of contractual relationships to supposedly \u2018impeach\u2019 her reaction to Pitt\u2019s attempt to cover up his abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The papers also state: \u201cPitt wants to argue that Jolie entered NDAs with others, so there was no harm in Pitt demanding an NDA to cover his abuse. But there is a fundamental and obvious difference: In none of those other NDAs was Pitt trying to silence abuse of his own family<\/b>. The Court should not validate this dangerous argument. This case will be decided by evidence concerning Miraval and the dealings between Pitt and Jolie \u2014 not by Jolie\u2019s dealings with third parties on topics having nothing to do with Miraval\u2019s sale. Pitt\u2019s motion should be denied.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul Murphy, an attorney for Angelina Jolie, told Page Six, \u201cFor Pitt to equate common NDAs covering confidential information employees learn at work, with him attempting to cover up his history of abuse, is shameful<\/b>. This case is not about NDAs in general, but is about power and privilege. All Angelina wanted was separation and health. He seems to always insist on a continuance of a fight. She deserves peace after all these years.<\/b>\u201d. <\/p>\n
Per documents previously obtained by Page Six in 2023, Pitt previously alleged his \u201cvindictive\u201d ex-wife sold her shares of Ch\u00e2teau Miraval in spite of him after he was granted joint custody of their six children, though the decision was later overturned.<\/p>\n
A source familiar with Pitt told Page Six of Jolie\u2019s most recent filing, \u201cThis is a basic business dispute over Miraval into which she has repeatedly injected personal matters that have nothing to do with the case and are detrimental to the family.\u201d<\/p>\n
The source added: \u201cAll that Brad requested was a totally limited standard non-disparagement agreement to protect the value of Miraval, for which he was ready to spend tens of millions of to keep in the family.\u201d<\/p>\n
A full trial is not expected this year. Pitt has requested trial by jury<\/b>.<\/p>\n