While there were many contentious aspects to Brad and Angelina’s split, the former couple are still fighting it out over the Château Miraval, the French winery in which they bought a controlling stake back in 2008. The business movie — which reportedly cost them about €25 million at the time — gave them ownership of a sprawling home and vineyard in Correns, France.
To cut a long story short, Brad and Angie initially split their ownership of Miraval 60/40, but later became equal stakeholders in 2013. When they were still together, they apparently pledged to never sell their respective shares in the company without first consulting the other — which is now at the crux of their ongoing legal battle.
In February 2022, Brad sued Angelina, accusing her of acting unlawfully by selling her 50% stake in the company to Stoli Group, a Luxembourg-based spirits manufacturer controlled by a Russian oligarch, Yuri Shefler, without his knowledge. Brad’s team said in legal documents that Angelina intentionally sought to damage him by assisting in a “hostile” takeover of Miraval.
Which brings us to our latest update. On June 30, Brad filed court documents that revealed his attempts to depose Alexey Oliynik. Alexey works for Stoli Group, and Brad’s team believes he had firsthand knowledge of Jolie’s 2021 sale of her Miraval shares.
Filed in the Superior Court of California and obtained by People, the legal documents indicate that Alexey has refused to turn over his private communications and relevant documents or appear for a deposition, claiming that he’s under no obligation to do so as a resident of Switzerland.
After their divorce was finalized in December, a source close to Angelina told People that she was “relieved,” but “until [Brad] ends the Miraval lawsuit, Angelina will continue to stand up to him.”