“The occasions resulting in my have to separate from my ex-husband had been emotionally tough for me and our youngsters,” stated Jolie, 50, who accused Pitt, 61, of abuse prior to now.
“Upon submitting for divorce, I left him management (and full residency) of our household houses in Los Angeles and at Miraval, with out compensation, which I hoped would make him calmer in his dealings with me after a tough and traumatic interval.”
The Maria star added she and her children – Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 24, Pax Jolie-Pitt, 21, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 20, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, each 17 – “have by no means once more set foot” at Miraval given its “connection to the painful occasions resulting in the divorce.”
Brad, who denied the claims of abuse, is suing Jolie for her stake within the French property, claiming she bought her share to the wine division of the Stoli Group with out his permission. Jolie counters she didn’t want his permission.
In happier days, the then-power couple took out a long-term lease on the property within the South of France earlier than shopping for it outright. They even tied the knot there in 2014.
“First the divorce and custody battle, and now the struggle for Miraval,” stated a supply, who puzzled: “Will this warfare ever finish? Hopefully for the children’ sakes, it should.”