Jolie’s countersuit adds that “like other couples,” the two “divided their responsibilities and generally split costs.”
“Jolie made her career as an actor and director secondary to her primary responsibility of raising the children. She also oversaw the day-to-day running of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to which she not only contributed substantial amounts of time but also substantial amounts of cash (over twice what Pitt contributed),” the document states. “Pitt continued with his Hollywood career and took primary responsibility for renovating the chateau.”
She also claims that she repeatedly tried to sell her stake in the winery to Pitt, as recently as last year and that Pitt was going to buy her portion for $54.5 million in February but that Pitt “demanded” she sign a broad non-disparagement clause “that would prohibit Jolie from discussing outside of court any of Pitt’s personal conduct toward her or the family,” inherently including the allegations of abuse from the 2016 incident.
Jolie claims that she refused to sign this clause and called it “an abusive and controlling deal-breaker.”
The counterclaim asks the court to declare Jolie’s sale of her stake final so that the actress can “move on from the winery and chateau.