{"id":267820,"date":"2025-11-07T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/267820\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:19:10","slug":"angelina-jolies-emails-reveal-stress-of-legal-battle-with-brad-pitt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/267820\/","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie&#8217;s emails reveal stress of legal battle with Brad Pitt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angelina Jolie\u00a0lamented the ongoing strain of her legal battle with Brad Pitt over their Ch\u00e2teau Miraval winery in newly released emails. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to remove all stress,\u201d the \u201cMalificent\u201d star wrote in a May 2021 email to her business manager, per legal documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/04\/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-emails-winery-battle\/87090151007\/?tbref=hp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">obtained by USA Today<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>She added in the partially redacted email, \u201cI honestly feel I am getting sick from worry. So I would like us to discuss better support. And not continuing relationships that you see cause me stress.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She also seemingly referenced her brother, James Haven, writing in part, \u201cFinancial situations like Jamie where I just give and give and don\u2019t even get a thank you \u2026 is just wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angelina Jolie\u00a0lamented the stress of her legal battle with Brad Pitt in newly uncovered emails.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to remove all stress,\u201d the \u201cMr. &amp; Mrs. Smith\u201d star wrote in a 2021 email.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Another email from November 2023 \u2014 submitted into evidence by Pitt\u2019s legal team on Oct. 29, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brad-pitt-email-angelina-jolie-alleging-suing-her-35million-winery-sale-11844582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to People<\/a> \u2014 was a response from the \u201cTomb Raider\u201d star\u2019s lawyers over an alleged $35 million lawsuit by Pitt, 61.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe burdensome nature of any production is a matter of Mr. Pitt\u2019s own creation\u2014he is suing Ms. Jolie for $35 million in damages,\u201d the attorneys reportedly wrote at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, he has to incur the expense of producing the documents that will show (or not show) those damages.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A third email from Jolie\u2019s team, dated October 2023, seemingly corroborated the allegation that he\u2019s suing Jolie for millions, stating that the \u201cInglorious Basterds\u201d actor is \u201cseeking ongoing damages for alleged harm to Miraval\u2019s ongoing operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly feel I am getting sick from worry,\u201d she wrote in the 2021 email, which was revealed as part of documents recently filed by Brad Pitt\u2019s legal team.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>A pair of 2023 emails obtained by People seemingly alleged that Pitt is suing Jolie for millions over the sale of their Miraval winery.  Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The email also addressed what they described as, \u201cPitt\u2019s continuing refusals to produce documents relating to the reasons why he needed his four-year NDA covering his personal misconduct,\u201d adding that the documents are important \u201cto the heart of our case and must be produced.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to reps for Jolie and Pitt for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Per USA Today, the recent 286-page filing in Los Angeles is reportedly part of Pitt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/29\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-demands-angelina-jolie-turn-over-private-emails-in-relentless-legal-battle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">efforts to obtain copies of Jolie\u2019s email communications<\/a> over  the 2021 sale of Miraval. <\/p>\n<p>Jolie\u2019s team has claimed attorney client privilege in the matter, refusing to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/09\/celebrity-news\/why-brad-pitt-wants-his-ex-angelina-jolies-private-messages\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hand them over.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The 286-page filing is reportedly part of Pitt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 efforts to obtain copies of Jolie\u2019s email communications over  the 2021 sale of Miraval.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Pitt\u2019s team also requested that the judge nix\u00a0Jolie\u2019s request that Pitt hand over $33,000\u00a0to cover attorney\u2019s fees.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Pitt also requested that the judge nix\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/09\/celebrity-news\/angelina-jolie-details-emotionally-difficult-brad-pitt-divorce-demands-33k-from-actor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jolie\u2019s request that Pitt hand over $33,000<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 an amount she previously asked the court to order for the attorneys\u2019 fees to file an opposition to his original request for the private emails. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\">Pitt initially<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/02\/17\/brad-pitt-sues-angelina-jolie-over-french-estate-brad-pitt-sues-angelina-jolie-over-french-chateau-sale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> filed a lawsuit\u00a0in 2022<\/a> alleging that the Oscar-winning actress offloaded her part of the winery  despite an alleged agreement requiring the other person\u2019s approval to make a sale. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\">Jolie, 50, denied there was such an agreement and fired back <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/06\/brad-pitt-sued-for-300-million-in-wine-war-with-angelina-jolie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with her own lawsuit <\/a>\u2014 alleging the \u201cOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood\u201d star had leveled what she called a \u201cvindictive war\u201d against her.<\/p>\n<p>Pitt, Jolie\u2019s team alleged, had declined the opportunity to buy Jolie out of the winery because she didn\u2019t want to sign a non-disclosure agreement that would have prevented her from speaking about an alleged 2016 incident on a plane. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Pitt initially filed a lawsuit against Jolie in 2022, alleging they had an agreement not to sell without one another\u2019s approval.  Stephane Lenhof \/ Splash News<\/p>\n<p>Jolie responded with a countersuit.  Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Jolie previously claimed that during the alleged incident, which took place on a private jet, her ex-husband was abusive to her and their six children. <\/p>\n<p>Jolie declined to press charges over the incident at the time, and authorities did not charge the \u201cF1\u201d star. <\/p>\n<p>An attorney for the \u201cGirl, Interrupted\u201d actress told People in a statement that \u201cMr. Pitt\u2019s reply brief does not address our arguments and continues to rely on conjecture and speculation \u2014 all for the purpose of invading her privileged communications with her lawyers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The former power couple is set to meet again in court on Dec. 17.  AP<\/p>\n<p>The former power couple share six children, and Jolie filed for divorce in 2016.  WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Pitt and Jolie finalized their eight-year divorce in December 2024.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\">Jolie\u2019s lawyer Paul Murphy continued, \u201cThis once again confirms that this lawsuit is the manifestation of Mr. Pitt\u2019s years-long effort to harass and control Angelina. We look forward to the upcoming hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former power couple is scheduled to meet in court again on Dec. 17. <\/p>\n<p>Pitt and Jolie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/30\/celebrity-news\/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-settle-their-bitter-divorce-after-8-year-battle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">finalized their lengthy eight-year divorce <\/a>in December 2024. They tied the knot at the ill-fated winery in 2014 with all six of their kids \u2014 Maddox, now 24,\u00a0Pax, 21,\u00a0Zahara, 20,\u00a0Shiloh, 19, and twins\u00a0Vivienne\u00a0and\u00a0Knox, 17 \u2014 in attendance. <\/p>\n<p>They separated just two years later, in 2016, with Jolie <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/09\/20\/angelina-jolie-and-brad-pitt-to-divorce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filing for divorce<\/a> from Pitt due to \u201cirreconcilable differences.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie\u00a0lamented the ongoing strain of her legal battle with Brad Pitt over their Ch\u00e2teau Miraval winery in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[9455,3491,49,48,361,4268,4269,5426,362,3208,75,337],"class_list":{"0":"post-267820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-angelina-jolie","9":"tag-brad-pitt","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-celebrities","13":"tag-celebrity-divorces","14":"tag-celebrity-exes","15":"tag-celebrity-lawsuits","16":"tag-celebrity-news","17":"tag-court","18":"tag-entertainment","19":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}