Overview

• Pitt filed suit in 2022 after Jolie sold her Château Miraval stake to Russian billionaire Yuri Shefler’s Stoli Group without his consent, alleging breach of their mutual approval agreement.
• Court documents show both sides expect a 15-day jury trial but the start date remains undetermined pending several unresolved pretrial motions.
• Jolie has countersued, accusing Pitt of financial mismanagement and claiming his unilateral decisions harmed the estate’s structure and their children’s interests.
• Parallel lawsuits in Europe led a Luxembourg court to place 10 percent of Jolie’s Nouvel company shares into escrow while those proceedings advance.
• The trial’s outcome will decide whether Pitt secures Nouvel’s remaining shares and settles the decade-long ownership dispute over the 2008 family-acquired Provence property.