Brad Pitt's rep calls Angelina Jolie's newest allegations about 2016 airplane incident 'fully unfaithful'

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A countersuit filed Tuesday by actress Angelina Jolie in opposition to her ex-husband Brad Pitt consists of extra details about an alleged bodily altercation between the previous couple that passed off on a aircraft in 2016.

In an announcement to Muricas News, a consultant for Pitt referred to as the newest allegations “fully unfaithful.”

Jolie and Pitt are battling over Jolie’s sale of her stake of their joint French vineyard, Chateau Miraval. Jolie bought her half of the vineyard in 2021 to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Stoli Group, managed by Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler.

Pitt sued Jolie in February, claiming that he and Jolie had an settlement that neither would promote with out the opposite’s consent.

Jolie claims in her countersuit that there was by no means any such settlement and that she bought her portion of the vineyard in an effort to have “monetary independence” from Pitt and to “have some type of peace and closure to this deeply painful and traumatic chapter of her and their kids’s lives.”

Within the courtroom paperwork, obtained by Muricas News, Jolie additionally shares extra particulars about an alleged incident on a personal aircraft on September 14, 2016, 5 days earlier than she filed for divorce.

In a bit of Jolie’s counterclaim titled “Why Jolie separated from Pitt,” the doc alleges that, earlier than arriving to the airport, Pitt obtained into an argument with one in all their six kids, who on the time have been between the ages of 8 and 15. The submitting goes on to allege that on the aircraft Jolie requested Pitt “what was flawed?” and that Pitt went on to verbally assault her after which an hour and a half later “pulled” her into the lavatory, “grabbed Jolie by the top and shook her, after which grabbed her shoulders and shook her once more earlier than pushing her into the lavatory wall.”

The declare additionally alleges, “Pitt choked one of many kids and struck one other within the face. Among the kids pleaded with Pitt to cease. They have been all frightened. Many have been crying.”

In an announcement supplied to Muricas News on Tuesday, a consultant for Pitt mentioned: “(Jolie’s) story continues to evolve every time she tells it with new, unsubstantiated claims. Brad has accepted duty for what he did however won't for issues he didn’t do. These new allegations are fully unfaithful.”

Muricas News beforehand reported a few of these particulars from a closely redacted FBI report in August.

Pitt was not arrested or charged in reference to the incident after the FBI accomplished an investigation in 2016.

“In response to allegations made following a flight inside the particular plane jurisdiction of america which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr. Brad Pitt and his kids, the FBI has performed a assessment of the circumstances and won't pursue additional investigation. No costs have been filed on this matter,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller mentioned in an announcement to Muricas News on the time.

“All events have had this data for almost six years and was utilized in earlier authorized proceedings. There may be nothing new right here and serves no objective apart from being a media stunt meant to inflict ache,” a supply near Pitt mentioned of the August report.

Muricas News has reached out to representatives for Jolie concerning the newest courtroom submitting, which states that in the course of the aircraft incident, Pitt allegedly “lunged at his personal youngster and Jolie grabbed him from behind to cease him. To get Jolie off his again, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane’s seats injuring Jolie’s again and elbow.”

The courtroom paperwork additionally declare that the kids “rushed in and all bravely tried to guard one another” and that Jolie and the kids “sat nonetheless and silent below blankets. No one dared to go to the lavatory.”

For that reason, the authorized paperwork state, Jolie and her six kids haven't been capable of return to Chateau Miraval as a result of “ache Pitt inflicted on the household that day.”

Lots of the particulars in Jolie’s countersuit echo these made in a countersuit filed final month by Nouvel LLC, Jolie’s former firm.

In his earlier declare, Pitt had alleged that Jolie “did nothing to drive (the) progress” of the enterprise, which he became a “multimillion greenback worldwide success story.”

In its countersuit, Nouvel disputed this, saying “Pitt refused to grant Jolie or Nouvel equal entry to Chateau Miraval’s information or an equal voice over administration,” successfully “holding essentially the most vital a part of her web price hostage.”

Jolie’s countersuit provides that “like different couples,” the 2 “divided their duties and usually break up prices.”

“Jolie made her profession as an actor and director secondary to her major duty of elevating the kids. She additionally oversaw the day-to-day operating of the Jolie-Pitt Basis, to which she not solely contributed substantial quantities of time but in addition substantial quantities of money (over twice what Pitt contributed),” the doc states. “Pitt continued along with his Hollywood profession and took major duty for renovating the chateau.”

She additionally claims that she repeatedly tried to promote her stake within the vineyard to Pitt, as not too long ago as final yr and that Pitt was going to purchase her portion for $54.5 million in February however that Pitt “demanded” she signal a broad non-disparagement clause “that will prohibit Jolie from discussing outdoors of courtroom any of Pitt’s private conduct towards her or the household,” inherently together with the allegations of abuse from the 2016 incident.

Jolie claims that she refused to signal this clause and referred to as it “an abusive and controlling deal-breaker.”

The counterclaim asks the courtroom to declare Jolie’s sale of her stake ultimate in order that the actress can “transfer on from the vineyard and chateau.”