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Brad Pitt says Angeline Jolie sought 'harm' by selling vineyard to Russian oligarch

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="File picture dated 08 May 2014 shows US actress Angelina Jolie (R) and US actor Brad Pitt (L) arriving for a special Maleficent costume display at Kensington Palace in London, Britain. According to media reports on 10 January 2017, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt released a statement that they have reached a divorce agreement in order to protect their six children. The actress had filed for divorce in September 2016. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/06/07/20220607-brad-jolie.jpg"/><figcaption>File picture dated 08 May 2014 shows US actress Angelina Jolie (R) and US actor Brad Pitt (L) arriving for a special Maleficent costume display at Kensington Palace in London, Britain. According to media reports on 10 January 2017, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt released a statement that they have reached a divorce agreement in order to protect their six children. The actress had filed for divorce in September 2016. <em>EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES, United States - Brad Pitt has accused his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of seeking to &quot;inflict harm&quot; on him by selling her stake in their French vineyard to a Russian oligarch with &quot;poisonous associations and intentions.&quot;</p><p>The allegations, made in new court filings as part of Pitt&#x27;s lawsuit against Jolie for the sale of Chateau Miraval, are the latest barb in a bitter legal battle between the former Hollywood power couple who filed for divorce in 2016.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/19/22/pitt-sues-jolie-over-sale-of-vineyard-where-they-married">Pitt sues Jolie over sale of French vineyard where they married</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/25/21/judge-handling-jolie-pitt-divorce-case-told-to-step-down">Judge handling Jolie-Pitt divorce case told to step down</a></li></ul><p>Last October, Jolie sold her stake in the southern France vineyard -- where she and Pitt had their wedding -- to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Russia-born billionaire Yuri Shefler&#x27;s drinks conglomerate.</p><p>Pitt sued in February, saying the couple had agreed never to sell their interests without the other&#x27;s consent, and accusing Jolie of seeking &quot;unearned&quot; profits.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/14/21/did-you-know-brad-pitt-is-co-founder-of-tea-brand-that-traces-roots-to-ph">Did you know? Brad Pitt is co-founder of tea brand that traces roots to PH</a></li></ul><p>In an amended complaint seen by AFP, Pitt&#x27;s lawyers argue &quot;Jolie sought to inflict harm on Pitt&quot; with the sale, and describe Shefler as &quot;a stranger with poisonous associations and intentions.&quot;</p><p>The filing received by a Los Angeles court last Friday alleges Shefler &quot;maintains personal and professional relationships with individuals in Vladimir Putin&#x27;s inner circle.&quot;</p><p>Shefler has long been an outspoken critic of Putin, and his Stoli Group drinks conglomerate is based in Latvia. </p><p>&quot;Since Russia&#x27;s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Miraval&#x27;s insurer has sought assurances that Shefler is not aligned with Putin and that affiliation with Stoli would not create commercial risk,&quot; the filing says.</p><p>In March, following Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine, Shelfer issued a statement saying he has been &quot;exiled from Russia since 2002 due to my opposition to Putin,&quot; and rebranded his company in &quot;solidarity with Ukraine.&quot;</p><p>But Pitt&#x27;s latest filing says: &quot;Despite Shefler&#x27;s desperate attempt to disassociate himself from the Putin regime, the Stoli brand is now a massive international liability.&quot;</p><p>It adds: &quot;Stoli vodka is synonymous with Russia, as the countless images of consumers pouring Stoli vodka down the drain make clear.&quot;</p><p>The complaint also lists Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman within Shefler&#x27;s alleged &quot;network of ill-reputed professional associates&quot; which &quot;threatens lasting harm to Miraval&#x27;s reputation.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1841688" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Neither the Stoli Group nor Jolie immediately responded to AFP request for comment.</p><p>Once Tinseltown&#x27;s highest-profile couple, Pitt and Jolie first got together after co-starring as married assassins in the 2005 film &quot;Mr. and Mrs. Smith.&quot; Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1533064" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The A-listers announced in 2018 they had reached an amicable settlement over their children -- three biological and three adopted -- but any deal appeared to quickly fall apart.</p><p>Last July, Jolie scored a win in their custody battle as the private judge overseeing their divorce and custody matters was disqualified from the case.</p><p>amz/hg/sst</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p>

Brad Pitt has accused his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of seeking to 'inflict harm' on him by selling her stake in their French vineyard to a Russian oligarch.