is aiming to have a rich Russian businessman legally questioned about dealing with Angelina Jolie regarding their French winery.
According to court documents obtained by Daily Mail, the 62-year-old actor has asked a judge to force Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler to appear for a remote deposition as his legal battle with his 50-year-old ex-wife Angelina Jolie over Chateau Miraval rolls on.
Pitt and Jolie have been embroiled in a of the winery, which they purchased jointly in 2008, with the F1 star suing his ex for without his consent for $67million in 2021.
Angie offloaded her share to the aforementioned Shefler, the owner of Stoli's parent company in a move that infuriated Brad, who argues they had a deal that neither would sell their stake unless the other approved.
In the new filing, Pitt says that Shefler has refused to sit for a deposition but alleges to have 'learned that the transaction was orchestrated by, and closed at the behest of' Shefler.
Thus, Pitt is insisting that someone from his legal team have the opportunity to question the Russian businessman.
Brad Pitt is aiming to have a rich Russian businessman legally questioned about dealing with Angelina Jolie regarding their French winery (the former couple are seen in May 2011)
According to court documents obtained by Daily Mail, the 62-year-old actor has asked a judge to force Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler (pictured) to appear for a remote deposition as his legal battle with his 50-year-old ex-wife Angelina Jolie over Chateau Miraval rolls on
It is claimed that Shefler has fought the request on the grounds of being a resident of Switzerland, however, Pitt argues that emails show that Shefler and Jolie had direct contact over the winery purchase which shows that he has knowledge that could be relevant to the ongoing litigation.
Back in December, Pitt received an early birthday present when a judge in sided with him allowing the actor to score a major legal victory over ex-wife in the ex-couple's bitter battle over their.
The couple had initially agreed to give each other first refusal if either of them ever decided to sell their share
In December, Pitt scored a key victory in his bitter three-year court battle with Jolie over her decision to sell her share of their French wine estate, a total of $67million, after a judge ordered the actress to hand over communications exchanged with her aides as part of the ongoing legal fight
Pitt was blindsided when Jolie sold her share of Chateau Miraval, a 35-room estate and celebrated vineyard in the south of France that Pitt and Jolie bought in 2008. The 1,000-acre estate – now valued at $164million – is where the couple tied the knot in 2014
A source close to Pitt told the Daily Mail that the emails would prove Jolie had been 'disingenuous since the start' regarding her sale of her part in the business.
