ANGELINA Jolie’s shares in a French vineyard that she co-owned with ex-husband Brad Pitt are now in the control of a secret trust held in Jersey, it has emerged.
The Chateau Miraval estate, which produces an award-winning sparkling rosé, is at the centre of a long-running court battle between the former celebrity couple – dubbed the “War of the Rosé”.
Mr Pitt and Ms Jolie owned the 1,300-acre estate jointly, and even got married in its 17th-century farmhouse in August 2014.
The War of the Rosé has so far been waged in courtrooms in France, Luxembourg and Los Angeles – but recently reached the British Isles after it emerged that Miraval was co-owned by a secret trust held in Jersey.
Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported that Mr Pitt was “demanding answers” about who he co-owns the French vineyard with.
The Daily Mail claimed that “a source close to the actor” said that Mr Pitt “wants Jersey to start providing answers”.
The War of the Rosé began after the celebrity couple’s acrimonious separation in 2016.
Following the split, Ms Jolie sold her stake in the business to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler for $64m in 2021.
Mr Pitt claimed that his ex-wife had breached an agreement that they would give each other first refusal.
Ms Jolie countered that she had offered to sell her Miraval stake to her ex-husband, but that talks fell through after Mr Pitt introduced a provision stopping her from talking publicly about events leading to the split, forcing her to look elsewhere for a buyer.
