Angelina Jolie’s ex-husband Brad Pitt filed a lawsuit against his ex on Tuesday that includes new details about what he described in court documents as her abusive behavior on a private plane in 2016 that led to the dissolution of their marriage.
In the Los Angeles lawsuit, filed as part of a legal battle over the winery co-owned by two Hollywood stars, Jolie’s lawyers said negotiations to sell her stake in the winery failed because it involved There were clauses for his signature. A “non-disclosure agreement barring him from speaking outside of court.” Regarding the physical and emotional abuse of Pete, her and their children.
According to the New York Times, the court filing describes Pitt physically and verbally abusing his wife and children while the family traveled to California from France.
“Pat choked one child and hit another child in the face” and “grabbed Julie’s head and shook her,” Jolie’s filing states.
He says: Once he poured a house beer on Julie and another time he poured beer and red wine on the children.
Federal authorities with jurisdiction over the flights investigated the incident but declined to file criminal charges.
A few days after the trip, Julie filed for divorce.
For her part, Brad Pitt’s attorney, Anne Kelly, said her client accepted responsibility for some things but “will not take responsibility for things he didn’t do.”
He also said that during this year’s divorce settlement negotiations, which were separate from those over the winery, Jolie’s lawyer sent a request to Pitt’s lawyers to settle the case, with one offer stating that neither The parties cannot make offensive comments. In another case, in public, except in court.
Jolie and Pitt’s legal battles have dragged on for years as they battled for custody of their children.
And recently added a lawsuit by Pete about the French winery Château Maraval, which the couple bought more than a decade ago.
Pitt’s lawsuit, filed this year, accused his ex-husband of violating his “contractual rights” when he sold his shares in the company to a subsidiary of the Stoli Group without his consent.
While Jolie said she sold her shares due to “non-disclosure requests” after negotiations between their lawyers broke down.
An FBI investigation into Jolie’s complaint that Pitt physically assaulted her and their children on a plane in 2016 concluded that “the government has probable cause to charge Pitt with a crime for his conduct that day.”
However, after reviewing this document, the representative of the US Attorney’s Office discussed this matter with the lawyer of the case and “all parties agreed not to pursue criminal charges in this case due to several factors.”
In November 2016, the FBI released a statement saying it had closed its investigation into the flight and that no charges had been filed.
The 2016 trip was the subject of numerous media reports shortly after it occurred.
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