Jolie pushes back on Pitt's tax records demand in Miraval fight
Angelina Jolie has asked a Los Angeles judge to block Brad Pitt's demand for her tax returns and financial records from 2017 through 2019, arguing in a June 26 filing that his team mischaracterized her finances in the pitt jolie miraval lawsuit. A ruling has not yet been issued on the discovery dispute. The filing marks the latest clash in a years-long fight over Château Miraval, the French winery the former couple once co-owned.
Key Takeaways
- Jolie filed June 26 opposing Pitt's June 18 request for income and profit-participation records from 2017–2019.
- Pitt's team says Jolie put her finances at issue; her attorneys say she sought independence from Pitt, not financial distress.
- Jolie already provided 2020 and 2021 tax returns voluntarily and calls older records an invasion of privacy.
- Courts separately ordered Stoli Group executives to testify about Jolie's 2021 sale of her winery stake.
- Trial in the Miraval dispute is scheduled for February 1, 2027.
What sparked the latest dispute in the pitt jolie miraval lawsuit?
According to court filings obtained by PEOPLE and reported by Yahoo, Pitt's legal team filed June 18 asking the court to order Jolie to produce documents showing her income and profit participation payments from 2017 through 2019. Jolie responded June 26, asking the judge not to compel those records.
Her filing accused Pitt of "continued mischaracterization and selective quoting" of her statements. The dispute continues even though the former spouses finalized their divorce in December 2024, as Future Tech & AI Wonders has tracked in other high-stakes celebrity litigation.
Why does Brad Pitt want Angelina Jolie's tax records?
Pitt's attorneys argued Jolie "repeatedly placed at issue the financial distress and susceptibility to economic pressure she allegedly faced following her separation from Pitt in 2016," according to PEOPLE. They contend Pitt is entitled to income documents to test Jolie's claim that she lacked meaningful economic alternatives.
Pitt's lawyers stated Jolie "cannot claim Brad economically cornered one of Hollywood's most successful actresses while refusing to produce the basic income and profit-participation documents needed to test that claim." A judge has not yet ruled on whether the 2017–2019 records must be produced.
How is Angelina Jolie pushing back?
Jolie's attorneys wrote that "the issue is not whether Jolie needed the money — the issue is that she was trying to untangle her life and her finances from her controlling and abusive ex-husband." They disputed Pitt's portrayal of her as claiming financial distress.
The filing noted Jolie had already turned over tax returns and profit participation statements for 2020 and 2021. Requiring records from 2017 through 2019, her attorneys argued, would amount to "a serious invasion of Jolie's privacy rights."
What else is happening in the Château Miraval legal battle?
The dispute began in February 2022, when Pitt sued Jolie over her 2021 sale of her stake in Château Miraval to Tenute del Mondo, the wine division of Stoli Group. Pitt alleged she sold despite an agreement requiring mutual consent. Jolie countersued, alleging Pitt had been "waging a vindictive war against" her since she filed for divorce in 2016.
According to Realtor.com, a June 17 court order compels depositions from Stoli executive Alexey Oliynik and representatives from Tenute del Mondo B.V. and Nouvel LLC in London by September 30, 2026. On June 24, a California appeals court reversed a decision allowing Stoli Group owner Yuri Shefler to exit the lawsuit.
When will the Miraval lawsuit go to trial?
Trial is scheduled for February 1, 2027. Court filings cited by multiple outlets place the combined estate valuation at approximately $164 million. Jolie's attorney told PEOPLE the recent Stoli rulings "have made no impact on the merits of the case" and that Jolie is "looking forward to defeating the case at trial next year."