Brad Pitt sues ex-wife Angelina Jolie for selling stake in French winery

The Oscar-winning couple in 2008 had bought a controlling interest in Miraval, which is in the village of Correns in southeastern France, between Marseille and Nice. They were married there in 2014.

Brad Pitt, 58, said he had "poured money and sweat equity" into making Miraval among the world's most highly regarded makers of rose wine, with annual revenue exceeding $50 million, the complaint said.

According to the lawsuit, Jolie told Pitt in January 2021 she had reached a "painful decision, with a heavy heart" to sell her Miraval stake, and could no longer own an alcohol-based business because of her personal objections.

Buyout talks between Pitt and Jolie broke down five months later, the complaint said.

Tenute del Mondo, a unit of privately owned Stoli, announced its purchase of Jolie's stake in October.

The lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for breach of contract and other legal claims.