The legal vineyard drama between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt just added another very expensive chapter – and this time it went to Jolie.
A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that Pitt cannot compel Jolie to hand over private communications linked to their bitter Château Miraval vineyard battle, upholding her claim that the messages are protected by attorney-client privilege.
In the ruling, Judge Ciny Pánuco said Pitt “has not met his burden” to prove that the emails should lose that protection. Translation? The inbox remains locked.
Jolie’s attorney Paul Murphy wasted no time celebrating the decision, calling it “an important victory for Ms. Jolie.”
He also accused Pitt of going “completely out of bounds” by trying to access “obviously privileged documents,” adding, “this is part of Mr. Pitt’s pattern of demanding control over everything Angelina.”
Meanwhile, a source close to Pitt pushed back, saying, “The judge allowed Pitt’s team to visit again [the decision] as evidence develops,” while claiming Jolie has withheld “so many documents as privileged.”
If this all feels like a vineyard conflict and more like a never-ending prestige TV drama… ditto.
The Château Miraval battle first erupted in 2022 after Pitt sued Jolie over the sale of her stake in the French winery. Jolie responded with claims that Pitt had “waged a vindictive war against” her.
The case has since evolved into allegations involving NDAs, missing documents, millions in damages and references to the infamous private jet incident in 2016.
And despite finalizing their divorce in 2024, Brangelina’s legal era apparently still has several seasons left.
