Angelina Jolie accuses Brad Pitt of trying to get her to sign an NDA related to allegations of abuse
Angelina Jolie is reportedly accusing Brad Pitt of asking her to sign a non-disclosure agreement related to allegations of abuse.
People reports that according to court documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 25, Pitt tried to have Jolie sign an $8.5 million (approximately $13 million AUD) NDA related to her allegations of abuse against him.
In the documents, Jolie's lawyers argued in support of Pitt having to disclose personal communications. However, Pitt's lawyer's described the motion as "wide-ranging and intrusive" in a separate filing.
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Angelina Jolie has reportedly accused Brad Pitt of trying to have her sign an NDA related to allegations of abuse. Getty
The couple's ongoing divorce has been delayed by several legal battles, including a contentious custody trial, fallout from an incident on a plane in 2016, and a dispute regarding Jolie's sale of her stake in Château Miravel, a French winery the couple purchased in 2014.
The new documents show Jolie's lawyers defending her decisions, saying she "was not acting with malice and the intent to hurt Pitt in response to any custody ruling" when she decided to sell her share of Château Miraval in 2021.
The documents went on to say that, "instead, it was Pitt who refused to buy her interest unless he received his newly expanded NDA, enforceable by an $8.5 million holdback specifically designed to force her silence about his abuse and cover-up."
Jolie's attorneys added that, "while Pitt advances what is effectively an outdated privacy-of-domestic-violence argument to shield his abuse, his argument is not the law, at least not in this century, and he cites no authority that would give him such unwarranted protections.
"In any event, he waived any privacy protections when he sued Jolie."
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The couple first met in 2004 and share six children together. Getty
Pitt and Jolie first met in 2004 on the set of the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith. However, it wasn't until 2014 that they tied the knot in a gorgeous ceremony at Château Miravel.
The couple share six children together, all of whom were involved in the wedding, Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Chiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, citing "irreconcilable differences" and requesting primary custody of all six children.
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