Who owns the Château Miraval winery, Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie?

Brad Pitt has secured an important victory in the ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, concerning their Château Miraval winery in France.

Court Ruling on the Legal Dispute

On Friday, November 8, Judge Lia Martin of the Los Angeles County Superior Court dismissed three motions, also known as motions to dismiss, filed by Jolie’s legal team. These motions were related to Pitt’s testimony in court, where he claimed that Jolie had breached both oral and written agreements by selling their stake in Miraval without mutual consent.

Details of the Written Agreement and Legal Implications

This ruling follows Jolie’s request to dismiss three separate causes of action that Pitt had raised in a complaint filed in April. Pitt’s lawyers stated that the couple’s companies, Mongo Bongo and Nouvel, had signed a written agreement in 2013 that granted each party the right of first refusal to sell any interest in Miraval. The agreement also stipulated that neither company could sell their interest without the other’s consent.

Pitt’s lawyers further argued that this written agreement applied to any sale of Miraval and was supplementary to an oral agreement between Jolie and Pitt, which required mutual consent before either could sell their stake in the winery.

Jolie’s Response and Future Steps

According to the November 8 ruling, Jolie now has 30 days to respond.

“This is a clear victory for Brad Pitt, affirming the legality of his claims and once again proving that the arguments from the other side are unfounded,” Pitt’s lawyer said.