Brad Pitt is asking a court to compel Angelina Jolie to provide financial records detailing her income from 2017 to 2019. Pitt's lawyers allege that Jolie has not fully turned over documents she previously agreed to provide, despite claiming she largely put her career on hold following their 2016 separation and forewent years of compensation.
Jolie had reportedly agreed to produce financial records from 2017 to 2021, but Pitt's legal team claims she has only provided documents for 2020 and 2021. Pitt's filing seeks records showing Jolie's annual income and profit participation statements for the years 2017 through 2019, which he argues are directly relevant to her assertions about financial leverage and her decision to sell her stake in the Château Miraval winery.
According to Pitt's filing, Jolie's cross-complaint alleges that after their 2016 separation, she “forgoing years of compensation” and that Pitt held “substantial leverage and control” over her due to her financial condition at the time. The filing states that by 2019, Jolie concluded she needed to sell her interest in Miraval to achieve “financial independence” from Pitt.
Pitt's lawyers contend that the requested documents are necessary to test the accuracy of Jolie's claims that she