Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s legal battle intensifies; actor asks for private messages over Chateau Miraval sale |

The long-running legal feud between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie over their former French estate, Château Miraval, has heated up once again, with the actor now demanding access to private messages relating to his estranged wife’s sale of her share of the property.According to court documents obtained by People, Pitt in a filing on June 30 in the Superior Court of California, sought to depose Alexey Oliynik, an executive at Stoli Group, which owns Tenute del Mondo, the company that acquired Jolie’s stake in the winery. The actor alleges that Oliynik had “firsthand knowledge” of the controversial sale and claims the executive has refused to produce documents or participate in a deposition, citing his Swiss residency as grounds for exemption.“These requests go directly to key allegations about Pitt’s objections to the sale,” the actor’s legal team wrote in the filing, arguing that the documents “easily meet the standard for discoverability” based on claims that Jolie acted “with malice” by knowingly selling her share to a party Pitt had previously opposed.This legal development is the latest in the ongoing dispute that began in February 2022, when Pitt filed a lawsuit alleging that Jolie breached their agreement by selling her share in Château Miraval without his consent. The former couple reportedly agreed not to sell their shares without mutual consent.According to reports, Jolie, in a countersuit in September 2022 accusing accused Pitt of “waging a vindictive war against her” since their 2016 separation. Her legal team has also alleged that the actor refused to buy her out unless she signed an NDA “designed to force her silence” about his alleged abuse, referencing the now-infamous 2016 private jet incident where the actor was accused of being verbally and physically abusive toward his family. However, at the time, no criminal charges were filed. Pitt and Jolie, finalised their divorce in December 2023 after years of battling it out in court. They share six children: Maddox (23), Pax (21), Zahara (20), Shiloh (19), and twins Vivienne and Knox (16).