Brad Pitt calls Angelina Jolie's sale of stake in French winery 'vindictive': lawsuit
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Brad Pitt is battling his ex-wife in an LA court after he says she secretly sold her ownership stake in his French winey Château Miraval to alleged Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.
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The protracted legal saga of the former Hollywood power couple has spilled into a messy dispute over the ownership of the 17th-century French estate and vineyard in Correns.
The "Fight Club" star has accused his ex-wife of secretly selling her 50% stake in his beloved business to an alleged Russian oligarch and spirits tycoon — a "vindictive and unlawful" move that he says was spurred by an unfavorable custody ruling she received last year.