{"id":368487,"date":"2026-04-07T21:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/368487\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:49:09","slug":"brad-pitt-fights-angelina-jolies-push-to-delay-164m-winery-trial-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/368487\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt Fights Angelina Jolie&#8217;s Push to Delay $164M Winery Trial Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie<br \/>\n                          I Want to Chill at Our $164M Estate!!!<br \/>\n                          Fighting Effort to Delay Court Battle<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              April 7, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:50 AM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  April 7, 2026<br \/>\n                                12:28 PM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260407_a3a9f1bde8d44402b3618280b1a7cb71\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:428a6647-e2f5-4659-8f01-e737e1c1f1e8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a3a9f1bde8d44402b3618280b1a7cb71_md.jpg\" alt=\"brad-pitt-Angelina-jolie-main-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brad-pitt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Pitt <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/angelina-jolie\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Angelina Jolie<\/a> are going back and forth in court about when the trial will begin in their bitter legal battle &#8230; with Brad claiming he doesn&#8217;t want to delay too long, saying he would LOVE to start using his mega-mansion in France once again &#8212; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<p>According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the exes can\u2019t agree on the start date for their trial in the fight over the French winery Chateau Miraval, which they purchased together while married.<\/p>\n<p>Brad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/02\/17\/brad-pitt-sues-angelina-jolie-chateau-miraval-winery-russian-oligarch\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sued Angelina<\/a>, claiming she sold her stake in the winery without his permission &#8230; while Angelina said she didn\u2019t need him to sign off on the deal after her negotiations with him broke down.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260316_ac19e28874684934828003c763f347d9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:428a6647-e2f5-4659-8f01-e737e1c1f1e8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ac19e28874684934828003c763f347d9_md.jpg\" alt=\"chateau miraval getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to court docs, the yearslong dispute is currently set for trial on February 1, 2027 &#8230; but Angelina is asking for it to be pushed to November 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Brad said he was willing to move the date by two months &#8212; but not until late 2027, like his ex-wife wants &#8212; claiming the delay has been depriving him of &#8220;the quiet enjoyment of his home in France.\u201d Brad has issues with the new owner, who he believes has attempted a \u201chostile takeover&#8221; of the winery business.<\/p>\n<p>In his filing, Brad also claims the winery business has been \u201cstymied by the dispute,&#8221; and says he wants the dispute resolved as soon as possible so that everyone &#8220;can move on with their lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brad also insists that a quicker trial date is necessary to ensure key witnesses are still around &#8230; adding that Angelina\u2019s former business manager, Terry Bird, \u201cunfortunately passed away\u201d and her other lawyer may be \u201ctoo ill to testify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brad said Angelina has provided no valid reason to delay the trial.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Angelina said that Brad was the one who brought a lawsuit with complicated issues and out-of-country witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Angelina is also scoffing at Brad\u2019s statement that he has not been able to enjoy Miraval, claiming &#8220;there is no evidence anywhere that Mr. Pitt&#8217;s ability to live in his own home has been impacted by this case one iota.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie I Want to Chill at Our $164M Estate!!! 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