{"id":1969671,"date":"2023-07-11T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-winery-lawyers-mock-brad-pitts-involvement-deals-in-illusions-not-dirt-and-grapes\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T13:43:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:43:59","slug":"french-winery-lawyers-mock-brad-pitts-involvement-deals-in-illusions-not-dirt-and-grapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-winery-lawyers-mock-brad-pitts-involvement-deals-in-illusions-not-dirt-and-grapes\/","title":{"rendered":"French winery lawyers ridicule Brad Pitt&#8217;s role: &#8216;He engages in fantasies, not the reality of soil and grapes.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrench-winery-lawyers-mock-brad-pitts-involvement-deals-in-illusions-not-dirt-and-grapes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Lawyers Mock Brad Pitt&#8217;s Involvement in French Wine Business, Demand $350 Million<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawyers representing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lobbying-firm-repping-ethiopian-regime-a-major-biden-backer\/\" title=\"Lobbying Firm Repping Ethiopian Regime a Major Biden Backer\">company founded<\/a> by Brad Pitt&#8217;s ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-warns-red-states-not-to-restrict-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-kids\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ Warns Red States Not To Restrict \u2018Gender-Affirming Care\u2019 for Trans Kids\">filed court papers<\/a> that not only demand $350 million but also mock Pitt for his role in a French wine business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Legal Battle Over Chateau Miraval<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The attorneys, representing Jolie&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-airlines-announces-1-billion-deal-to-buy-flying-taxis-for-airport-shuttles\/\" title=\"United Airlines Announces  Billion Deal To Buy Flying Taxis For Airport Shuttles\">holding company<\/a> for her shares in Chateau Miraval, filed a cross-complaint as the former couple continues their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"\"We've Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden\" - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">legal battle<\/a> over the winery. The vineyard was purchased by the pair in 2011 while they were still married, and it has been a source of bitter contention since their divorce, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/10\/chateau-miraval-attorneys-mocks-brad-pitts-ludicrous-winemaker-affectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Page Six<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPitt is an actor, not a winemaker,\u201d the attorneys for Jolie\u2019s company Nouvel wrote in the new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">filing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cHe deals in illusions, not dirt and grapes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The attorneys go on to highlight Pitt&#8217;s focus on his acting career during the alleged period of building the business, including filming movies, attending premieres, and participating in Hollywood events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the attorneys, Pitt spent millions on vanity projects, such as renovating swimming pools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-winery-lawyers-mock-brad-pitts-involvement-deals-in-illusions-not-dirt-and-grapes\/\" title=\"French winery lawyers ridicule Brad Pitt's role: 'He engages in fantasies, not the reality of soil and grapes.'\">rebuilding staircases multiple times<\/a>, and restoring a recording studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhile he no doubt visited the vineyards to admire the work of the French laborers who actually made the business successful, Pitt is no vigneron,\u201d the document says.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nouvel&#8217;s attorneys claim that Pitt&#8217;s business owes their company $350 million and accuse him of seizing control of Ch\u00e2teau Miraval without a controlling ownership interest. They argue that Pitt treats the winery as his personal fiefdom, freezing out Nouvel.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIncensed that Jolie sold Nouvel to Stoli rather than him, Pitt has acted like a petulant child, refusing to treat Nouvel as an equal partner in the business,\u201d the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2023\/07\/11\/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-looting-legal-dispute-winery\/70400995007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">filing says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, while accusing Pitt of \u201clooting\u201d and \u201cstripping\u201d the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Pitt sees his involvement with Miraval differently. In an interview with Wine Spectator in 2014, he stated, \u201cI\u2019m a farmer now. I love learning about the land and which field is most suitable for which grape, the drama of September and October: Are we picking today? Where are the sugar levels? How is the acidity? Is it going to rain? It\u2019s been a schooling for me. I enjoy cleaning the forest and walking the land.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers representing Angelina Jolie&#8217;s company ridiculed Brad Pitt&#8217;s role in a French wine business, seeking $350 million. Jolie&#8217;s attorneys filed a counterclaim through her holding company, which holds her shares in Chateau Miraval. 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