Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/angelina-jolie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angelina Jolie</a> discussed how she believes feelings of stress during her divorce from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a> led to her developing the medical condition known as Bell’s palsy.
“My blood sugar goes up and down. I suddenly had Bell’s palsy six months before my <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/divorce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divorce</a>,” the 48-year-old mom of six told <a href="https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/angelina-jolie-atelier-maria-callas-cf62ff38" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a> in an interview published Tuesday. Jolie had previously discussed recovering from the condition during a Vanity Fair <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/angelina-jolie-cover-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> in 2017 but didn&#8217;t reveal what she believed to be the catalyst. 
According to the <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bells-palsy/symptoms-causes/syc-20370028" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayo Clinic</a>, Bell&#8217;s palsy is “a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. In most cases, the weakness is temporary and significantly improves over weeks. The weakness makes half of the face appear to droop.” The exact cause of Bell’s palsy is unknown. 
Jolie also told the outlet she doesn’t “really have a social life” in Los Angeles after everything she’s been through, including the media scrutiny. “I wouldn’t be an actress today,” the actress said. “When I was starting out, it wasn’t as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much.”
Jolie and Pitt announced their divorce in 2016. They had been together for 12 years and married for two at that point and shared both biological and adopted children together. Their divorce kicked off a bitter battle over both shared property and custody of their six kids: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, 15.
The “Eternals” star is notoriously private about her personal life, saying only that she and her kids, “had to heal” following the divorce. “There are things we needed to heal from,” Jolie repeated while speaking with WSJ.
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Jolie also described her kids as her friends. “They are the closest people to me and my life, and they’re my close friends,” the actress said. “We’re seven very different people, which is our strength.”
Jolie told the outlet that despite being born in Los Angeles, she’s anxious to leave. The “Maleficent” star said she&#8217;d rather be spending time in Cambodia, which is where her adopted son Maddox is from and where she directed the 2017 film “First They Killed My Father.” 
“It’s part of what happened after my divorce. I lost the ability to live and travel as freely. I will move when I can,” Jolie said. “I grew up in quite a shallow place. Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity.”

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Angelina Jolie Said Divorcing Brad Pitt Gave Her Medical Condition: ‘My Body Reacts Very Strongly To Stress’

Angelina Jolie Said Divorcing Brad Pitt Gave Her Medical Condition: 'My Body Reacts Very Strongly To Stress'

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Angelina Jolie opened up about how having children &#8220;saved&#8221; her from being pulled into what she called &#8220;darker&#8221; places amid her very public divorce from actor Brad Pitt and the custody battle that ensued for years afterward.
During the 48-year-old actress&#8217; interview for <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/angelina-jolie-digital-cover-interview-atelier-jolie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vogue&#8217;s</a> digital cover story, the &#8220;Eternals&#8221; star and mom of six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/09/27/angelina-jolie-my-kids-and-i-had-a-lot-of-healing-to-do-after-brad-pitt-split/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said focusing</a> on being a parent kept her from going &#8220;under&#8221; personally because she &#8220;wanted to live for them.&#8221; Jolie and the 59-year-old actor share six kids together: Maddox, 22, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15.
&#8220;I was 26 when I became a mother,&#8221; Jolie said. &#8220;My entire life changed. Having children saved me and taught me to be in this world differently.&#8221;
&#8220;I think, recently, I would&#8217;ve gone under in a much darker way had I not wanted to live for them,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They&#8217;re better than me, because you want your children to be.&#8221;
&#8220;Of course I&#8217;m the mother, and hopefully that safe place for them and that stability,&#8221; the superstar actress continued. &#8220;But I&#8217;m also the one that they laugh at and I see them taking over so many different aspects of our family.&#8221;
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Angelina Jolie started taking less film roles “seven years ago, only taking jobs that didn’t require long shoots.&quot; Why? &quot;We had a lot of healing to do.&quot;
“I feel a bit down these days. I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade, in a way.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/uiWKmmr5dv">https://t.co/uiWKmmr5dv</a>
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The &#8220;Lara Croft: Tomb Raider&#8221; star also admitted she&#8217;s struggled lately to still understand &#8220;who I am at 48. I guess I&#8217;m in transition as a person.&#8221;
&#8220;I feel a bit down these days. I don&#8217;t feel like I&#8217;ve been myself for a decade, in a way, which I don&#8217;t want to get into,&#8221; she added, noting that &#8220;seven years ago&#8221; she started &#8220;only taking jobs that didn&#8217;t require long shoots.&#8221;
&#8220;We [as a family] had a lot of healing to do,&#8221; the Hollywood star continued. &#8220;We&#8217;re still finding our footing.&#8221;
Pitt and Jolie first met on the set of their film &#8220;Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith&#8221; while the &#8220;Fight Club&#8221; star was married to Jennifer Aniston. His divorce to the &#8220;Friends&#8221; star went through in 2005. Jolie and Pitt started dating and finally tied the knot in 2014.
In 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from the &#8220;Troy&#8221; star and the two were legally declared single in 2019. Two years later, they were finally granted joint custody of their six kids. However, one month later, the judge&#8217;s decision was thrown out and currently remains unresolved, Page Six noted.
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‘Having Children Saved Me’: Angelina Jolie Opens Up About ‘Darker’ Times Amid Brad Pitt Divorce

‘Having Children Saved Me’: Angelina Jolie Opens Up About 'Darker' Times Amid Brad Pitt Divorce

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Lawyers for a company founded by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a>’s ex-wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/angelina-jolie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angelina Jolie</a> filed court papers Monday mocking Pitt for the nature of his involvement in a French wine business and demanding $350 million.
Attorneys for a holding company Jolie set up to carry her shares in Chateau Miraval filed the cross-complaint as the former couple continue their legal battle over the winery. The pair originally purchased the French vineyard in 2011 while they were still married, and it&#8217;s been a topic of bitter contention since their divorce, per <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/07/10/chateau-miraval-attorneys-mocks-brad-pitts-ludicrous-winemaker-affectations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a>.
“Pitt is an actor, not a winemaker,” the attorneys for Jolie&#8217;s company Nouvel wrote in the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filing</a>. “He deals in illusions, not dirt and grapes.”
“During the years that he allegedly ‘built’ the business, he filmed and appeared in dozens of movies, not to mention making countless promotional appearances, jetting-setting [sic] around the world for movie premieres, and attending Hollywood parties,” it goes on.
The attorneys claim that Pitt spent &#8220;millions on vanity projects, including more than $1 million on swimming pool renovations, building and rebuilding a staircase four times, and spending millions to restore a recording studio.” 
“While he no doubt visited the vineyards to admire the work of the French laborers who actually made the business successful, Pitt is no vigneron,” the document says.
Nouvel’s attorneys claim Pitt’s business owes the company $350 million, the outlet noted. The group said, &#8220;Pitt masterminded a so-far-successful plan to seize de facto control of Château Miraval, despite lacking a controlling ownership interest. He has frozen Nouvel out of Château Miraval and treats it as his personal fiefdom.&#8221;
&#8220;Incensed that Jolie sold Nouvel to Stoli rather than him, Pitt has acted like a petulant child, refusing to treat Nouvel as an equal partner in the business,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/07/11/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-looting-legal-dispute-winery/70400995007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filing says</a>, while accusing Pitt of “looting” and “stripping” the business.
Meanwhile, the “Fight Club” star views his association with Miraval differently.
“I’m a farmer now,” Pitt told Wine Spectator in 2014. “I love learning about the land and which field is most suitable for which grape, the drama of September and October: Are we picking today? Where are the sugar levels? How is the acidity? Is it going to rain? It’s been a schooling for me. I enjoy cleaning the forest and walking the land.”

French Winery Lawyers Mock Brad Pitt’s Involvement: ‘Deals In Illusions, Not Dirt And Grapes’

French Winery Lawyers Mock Brad Pitt's Involvement: 'Deals In Illusions, Not Dirt And Grapes'

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In a cross complaint filed Tuesday, actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/angelina-jolie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angelina Jolie</a> accused her ex-husband, actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a>, of physically assaulting her and two of their children during an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-report-appears-to-show-angelina-jolies-injuries-following-fight-with-brad-pitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflight incident</a> in 2016.
Pitt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a lawsuit against his ex-wife in February, accusing Jolie of intentionally causing damage to his business reputation by illegally off-loading her stake in their wine company without his consent or knowledge.
&#8220;Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face&#8221; during the incident, the countersuit alleges, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/movies/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-lawsuit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The New York Times.
At another point, the &#8220;Fight Club&#8221; actor allegedly &#8220;grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, and then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her into the bathroom wall.”
Pitt also &#8220;poured beer on Jolie&#8221; and &#8220;poured beer and red wine on the children,&#8221; the suit said.
The altercation was allegedly sparked when Pitt accused Jolie of being &#8220;too deferential&#8221; to their children, of which the couple have six. The 58 year old was allegedly physical with the children when they jumped in to try to protect their mother.
&#8220;When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him,&#8221; the suit <a href="https://people.com/movies/angelina-jolie-claims-brad-pitt-choked-their-child-on-2016-flight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>. &#8220;To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane&#8217;s seats injuring Jolie&#8217;s back and elbow. The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face. Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop. They were all frightened.&#8221;
Pitt allegedly called Jolie a &#8220;b****&#8221; and told the family, &#8220;f*** you all,&#8221; when the plane landed and Jolie informed her then-husband she was going to a hotel.
The actor has yet to publicly respond to the explosive filing, but a source close to Pitt <a href="https://people.com/movies/angelina-jolie-claims-brad-pitt-choked-their-child-on-2016-flight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> People magazine the allegations are not true.
Jolie&#8217;s countersuit is a response to Pitt&#8217;s legal action earlier this year over the couple&#8217;s wine brand.
Pitt said in court documents that Jolie was intentionally causing damage to his business reputation by illegally off-loading her stake in their wine company Chateau Miraval without his consent or knowledge, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported in June.
The pair in 2008 bought a controlling stake in Chateau Miraval, a French castle and wine brand, and remained partners after their divorce in 2016. Jolie allegedly illegally sold her shares to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021.
Pitt claimed Jolie intentionally sold her stake behind his back to a “stranger with poisonous associations and intentions” to “inflict harm,” while contributing “nothing to Miraval’s success.”
The actor <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-miraval-wine-company-lawsuit-selling-stake-stoli-group?redirectURL=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-miraval-wine-company-lawsuit-selling-stake-stoli-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the pair had an agreement not to sell their business interests in Miraval without the other partner&#8217;s consent, which Jolie allegedly violated.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt Seeks Damages Against Ex-Wife Angelina Jolie Over Business Reputation: ‘Sought To Inflict Harm’</a>

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Angelina Jolie Levels Explosive Accusations Against Brad Pitt In Countersuit

Angelina Jolie Levels Explosive Accusations Against Brad Pitt, Claims He Choked, Hit Their Children

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Pictures purporting to show bruises on actress Angelina Jolie&#8217;s hand and elbow — which she said ere injured during the private plane altercation that immediately preceded her divorce from actor Brad Pitt — became public along with court filings pertaining to the FBI&#8217;s investigation into the dispute.
Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/18/photos-of-angelina-jolies-alleged-bruises-from-brad-pitt-revealed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> two photos on Thursday that came from the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/new-witness-statements-show-brad-pitt-may-be-the-villain-of-the-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now-public documents</a> about the fight — which took place while the superstar couple traveled from France to Los Angeles — despite a request from &#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; (likely Jolie) asking that the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request be sealed to protect her children. A judge ruled against her request, however, and the documents were made public on Wednesday.
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Because the skies are considered to be federal jurisdiction, the FBI handled the investigation into Jolie&#8217;s allegations that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pitt</a>, who she said had been drinking, had been verbally abusive and had manhandled her during the flight and once they landed, before anyone exited the plane.
Stating that the initial confrontation took place in a restroom on board the plane, Jolie claimed that <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-fbi-lawsuit-1235342770/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pitt</a> had &#8220;grabbed her by her head,&#8221; &#8220;grabbed her by the shoulders,&#8221; and pushed her into the bathroom wall, yelling, &#8216;You’re f–king up this family.'&#8221;
At least two of the children were allegedly outside the door at the time, asking whether or not Jolie was all right.
&#8220;&#8216;No, mommy’s not OK. She’s ruining this family. She’s crazy,'&#8221; Jolie claimed that Pitt responded to the children.
&#8220;&#8216;It’s not her, it’s you, you p—k,'&#8221; one of the children replied, according to Jolie — and when Pitt appeared ready to run at one of the kids &#8220;like he was going to attack,&#8221; Jolie said that she tried to get him into a choke hold. She said that he attempted to get free of her grip by backing into the chairs behind her.
That was when Jolie alleged her back and elbow were injured, and she shared a photo of her bruised elbow with the FBI.
The injury on Jolie&#8217;s hand was described as &#8220;a rug burn type wound&#8221; — and a photo of that was also included in the report.
The <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/fbi-reportedly-came-close-to-arresting-brad-pitt-and-jane-doe-sued-the-bureau-to-find-out-why-they-didnt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newly-public documents</a> also revealed that the FBI agent investigating the incident had prepared a probable cause statement and presented it to authorities, but after family services cleared Pitt of the abuse allegations, the FBI made an announcement declaring that no charges were going to be filed.
&#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; — who has now been outed by several sources as Jolie — filed a lawsuit against the Bureau, demanding information regarding why no charges had been filed.

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FBI Report Appears To Show Angelina Jolie’s Injuries Following Fight With Brad Pitt

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FBI agents allegedly came close to arresting actor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a> following the altercation that reportedly led to his split with ex-wife actress Angelina Jolie — and according to a new report, Jolie might be behind a lawsuit against the Bureau demanding the reasons they didn&#8217;t go through with it.
The incident that sparked the near-arrest — and Jolie&#8217;s move to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/report-angelina-jolie-files-divorce-brad-pitt-amanda-prestigiacomo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">file for divorce</a> — was a disagreement aboard the couple&#8217;s private plane that reportedly escalated as Pitt was drinking and became &#8220;verbally abusive,&#8221; at which point their oldest son Maddox reportedly stepped between them to defend Jolie.
Because the plane was in flight at the time — and the air is considered to be federal jurisdiction — the FBI was charged with investigating the claims. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services also <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/23/brad-pitt-cleared-fbi-over-plane-incident-no-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigated</a>, and shortly after DCFS concluded that the abuse allegations were unsubstantiated, the FBI also announced that Pitt would not be charged pursuant to the incident.
&#8220;In response to allegations made following a flight within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr Brad Pitt and his children, the FBI has conducted a review of the circumstances and will not pursue further investigation,&#8221; Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, explained at the time. &#8220;No charges have been filed in this matter.&#8221;
But in April of 2022, a woman identified only as &#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; <a href="https://www.etonline.com/is-angelina-jolie-suing-the-fbi-over-2016-plane-incident-with-brad-pitt-182760" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued the FBI</a> under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), demanding information about what was uncovered during the investigation into the incident that occurred on the plane in 2016 — and rumors immediately began to swirl that &#8220;Doe&#8221; was actually Jolie.
The court documents described &#8220;Doe&#8221; as a person who was publicly well known and requested information &#8220;about the agency’s investigation of an incident of domestic violence that occurred several years ago involving plaintiff and her minor children as victims and witnesses &#8230; Several years ago, while plaintiff, her then-husband, and their children, who were all minors at the time, were traveling via private aircraft, the husband allegedly physically and verbally assaulted plaintiff and the children.&#8221;
In the lawsuit, &#8220;Doe&#8221; also alleged that the FBI closed the investigation without first informing her — and instead making a public statement.
Puck News&#8217; Eriq Gardner <a href="https://puck.news/angelina-jolie-v-brad-pitt-the-f-b-i-lawsuit-revealed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Monday that he had confirmed Jolie to be the plaintiff in that suit — and said that updated court filings revealed just how close the FBI had come to arresting Pitt.
&#8220;Having followed their bizarre post-divorce <a href="https://puck.news/the-brangelina-rose-suit-from-hell/">legal battle</a> for some time, I can now confirm that Jolie is indeed the plaintiff in the F.B.I. suit. I can also reveal that the pseudonymous lawsuit is available publically for the first time,&#8221; Gardner explained. &#8220;On Aug. 9, Jolie amended the complaint, which includes an interesting new detail. Before the F.B.I. announced that Pitt would not be charged with assault on an airplane, the agent investigating the Sept. 2016 incident prepared a statement of probable cause and presented it to the chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. (In the amended complaint, Jolie says she learned this from the F.B.I.’s FOIA response last year.)&#8221;
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FBI Reportedly Came Close To Arresting Brad Pitt — And ‘Jane Doe’ Sued The Bureau To Find Out Why They Didn’t

FBI Came Close To Arresting Brad Pitt — And 'Jane Doe' Reportedly Sued The Bureau To Find Out Why They Didn't

Brad Pitt  filed new court documents last week in his ongoing legal suit against ex-wife Angelina Jolie, accusing the actress of intentionally causing damage to his business reputation by illegally off-loading her stake in their wine company without his consent or knowledge.
The pair in 2008 bought a controlling stake in Chateau Miraval, a French castle and wine brand, and remained partners after their divorce in 2016. Jolie allegedly illegally sold her shares to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021.
Pitt claims Jolie intentionally sold her stake behind his back to a &#8220;stranger with poisonous associations and intentions&#8221; to &#8220;inflict harm,&#8221; while contributing &#8220;nothing to Miraval&#8217;s success.&#8221;
The filing explains that Jolie &#8220;planned to sell her interest in October to Tenute del Mondo, which is &#8216;bent on taking control of Miraval&#8217; and is &#8216;indirectly owned and controlled by Yuri Shefler, the Russian billionaire who controls the Stoli Group,'&#8221; People magazine <a href="https://people.com/movies/brad-pitt-sues-angelina-jolie-over-sale-wine-company-stake/">reported</a>.
&#8220;Jolie pursued and then consummated the purported sale in secret, purposely keeping Pitt in the dark, and knowingly violating Pitt&#8217;s contractual rights,&#8221; Pitt&#8217;s legal team charged.
Pitt claims he and his ex-wife &#8220;had an agreement that neither would sell their business interests in Miraval without the other party’s consent,&#8221; Vanity Fair <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-miraval-wine-company-lawsuit-selling-stake-stoli-group?redirectURL=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-miraval-wine-company-lawsuit-selling-stake-stoli-group">noted</a>.
The report added that Jolie &#8220;was previously cleared to sell her share of Miraval in September, but Pitt claims that her business, Nouvel, owed his company, Mondo Bongo, the right of first refusal and this sale violates that.&#8221;
Back in February, Pitt filed a lawsuit against Jolie over the alleged illegal off-loading of her shares to the Russian businessman.
“Press is reporting that Mr. Pitt has filed another lawsuit against Ms. Jolie,&#8221; Jolie legal representative Robert Olson <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/brad-pitt-sues-angelina-jolie-selling-chateau-miraval-winery-yuri-shefler-1680482">told</a> Newsweek at the time. &#8220;She has not yet been served, and we are instead learning about the complaint from the media who appear to have been given access to the report to create a press story prior to Ms. Jolie even being served.”
Miraval was a &#8220;passion&#8221; project for Pitt, earning a stellar reputation and developing the &#8220;world’s most highly regarded producers of rosé wine&#8221; before Jolie&#8217;s allegedly illegal moves, the court documents further accuse.
Pitt is asking for a trial by jury and damages “in an amount to be proven at trial” for Jolie&#8217;s alleged actions, and seeking that the actress&#8217; stake in Miraval be declared “null and void.”
The actor is suing over &#8220;breach of implied-in-fact contract; breach of quasi-contract pleaded in the alternative; breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; abuse of rights under Article 6-1 of the Luxembourg Civil Code; tortious interference with contractual relations; tortious interference with prospective business relations; and constructive trust,&#8221; People reported.

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Brad Pitt Seeks Damages Against Ex-Wife Angelina Jolie Over Business Reputation: ‘Sought To Inflict Harm’

Brad Pitt Files Suit Against Ex-Wife Angelina Jolie For Damage To Reputation: ‘Sought To Inflict Harm’ 

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, made quite an impression this past October while walking the red carpet at the premiere of “The Eternals.” Fans were used to the 15-year-old dressing in more masculine fashions like suits, but for this event the teen had her makeup done and wore a floral dress and earrings. She exuded confidence, happiness, and a distinctly feminine look that was quite a surprise to many.
No one could deny Shiloh looked lovely walking the red carpet in her mother’s Dior gown, which Angelina originally wore to the 2019 premiere of “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.” Shiloh’s changed sense of fashion also sparked conversation as to what may have happened, since the teen had been more interested in exploring traditionally masculine fashion, and had even given herself the name “John” at one point. Given all that, it’s a little shocking that Brad and Angelina never declared their daughter was really their son.
These observations are not without reason. Celebrity parents are often the first to celebrate the news that their children are trans. Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade are a great example of this phenomenon, as they’ve become advocates for their biological son Zaya (formerly Zion), 13, who came out as transgender in 2020. The couple now says Zaya is their daughter. “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon also has a trans child, as does Charlize Theron and a handful of others. 
Shiloh never declared herself trans or took any steps beyond dressing in masculine clothing and cutting her hair short during adolescence. However, based on interviews Brad and Angelina gave and comments they made about their daughter, it almost felt inevitable that the young girl’s life was heading in that direction. Model Amber Rose even mistakenly called Shiloh trans in 2014 and celebrated that she was born into the “perfect” family for identifying that way.
Rose shared a photo to her Instagram of Shiloh, then eight, dressed in a suit and tie for the premiere of Angelina’s film, “Unbroken.” 
&#8220;How gorgeous is John Jolie Pitt?! Born into the perfect family for him. #TransKids #LoveurKidsNoMatterWhat#Support,&#8221; the caption of the now-deleted post said, according to <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/610459/amber-rose-calls-shiloh-jolie-pitt-john-says-brad-and-angelina-s-child-was-born-into-the-perfect-family-for-him">E! News</a>. 
It’s not unprecedented that Rose believed Shiloh had “transitioned” into a boy based on what she was wearing, especially considering how mainstream media portrays trans children. Also, Brad and Angelina were not shy about sharing Shiloh’s tendencies to identify with her masculine qualities. 
While speaking with Oprah in 2008, Brad <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/brad-with-six-kids-life-is-less-mobile/">addressed</a> his daughter’s desire to be called by a boy’s name. 
&#8220;She only wants to be called John. John or Peter. So it&#8217;s a Peter Pan thing,&#8221; he said when Shiloh was just two. &#8220;So we&#8217;ve got to call her John. &#8216;Shi, do you want…&#8217; &#8216;John. I&#8217;m John.&#8217; And then I&#8217;ll say, &#8216;John, would you like some orange juice?&#8217; And she goes, &#8216;No!&#8217; So, you know, it&#8217;s just that kind of stuff that&#8217;s cute to parents and it&#8217;s probably really obnoxious to other people.&#8221;
&#8220;Angie&#8217;s militant about it. She&#8217;s right on top of it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Thank God, because I&#8217;m always forgetting something.&#8221;
Angelina also discussed her daughter’s sense of fashion.
“Shiloh, we feel has Montenegro style. It’s how people dress there,” Angelina said in a 2010 interview with <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/06/angelina-jolie-on-marriage-kids-and-retirement">Vanity Fair</a>. “She likes tracksuits, she likes [regular] suits. So it’s a suit with a tie and a jacket and slacks, or a tracksuit. She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy. So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers.”
The mom of six said something similar in another 2010 interview. The “Girl, Interrupted” star had a surprisingly refreshing take on kids going through phases and how to handle them.  
&#8220;I don’t think it’s for the world to interpret anything,” Angelina said in reference to Shiloh. “She likes to dress like a boy and wants her hair cut like a boy and she wanted to be called ‘John’ for a while. Some kids wear capes and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her brothers. It’s who she is. It’s been a surprise to us and it’s really interesting, but she’s so much more than that — she’s funny and sweet and pretty. But she does love a tie . . .&#8221;
Then came the big change. In November 2021, following the premiere, an insider <a href="https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/brad-pitt-happy-daughter-shiloh-is-coming-out-of-her-shell/">told</a> Life &amp; Style that Brad said he was “happy” to see Shiloh “coming out of her shell.” 
Again, Shiloh never claimed to be trans,but users on Twitter couldn’t help but notice the huge difference between how she appeared as a child and how, at 15, the celebrity teen is now growing into her femininity. 
“Think of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt: if she had woke parents she&#8217;d now be mutilated and forever messed-up by hormones,” one person shared.
“Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. From dressing like a boy to red carpet glamorous. Let these kids find themselves after they go through puberty naturally,” another agreed.
“Good thing Shiloh Jolie-Pitt wasn’t pressured into taking hormone therapy meds when she was “John” as “a boy” for a few years as a child…,” someone else on Twitter said.
Many adult women now muse over the thought that, in today’s social climate, there’s a chance they could have been labeled as trans by their parents, teachers, or even think it themselves just because they had tomboy tendencies. They’ve now grown up and grown out of that phase — without stunting their puberty through hormone blockers and disfiguring surgeries. 
It seems like a miracle that Shiloh Jolie-Pitt escaped the trans craze currently sweeping the nation, especially since she is growing up in Hollywood. 
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Actress Angelina Jolie joined Instagram last week and she used her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSzXXUHLzXt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">first post</a> to slam President Biden on his approach to Afghanistan.
The Oscar-winner is also Special Envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and she said she signed up for the platform to “share [the] stories and the voices of those across the globe who are fighting for their basic human rights.”
Jolie shared that she was in Afghanistan mere weeks before the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and met refugees fleeing the Taliban.
She then went on to express her disappointment with how the Biden administration has handled the withdrawal of troops, saying:
<blockquote>“It is sickening to watch Afghans being displaced yet again out of the fear and uncertainty that has gripped their country.
To spend so much time and money, to have blood shed and lives lost only to come to this, is a failure almost impossible to understand.
Watching for decades how Afghan refugees &#8211; some of the most capable people in the world &#8211; are treated like a burden is also sickening. Knowing that if they had the tools and respect, how much they would do for themselves. And meeting so many women and girls who not only wanted an education, but fought for it.
Like others who are committed, I will not turn away …</blockquote>
Along with this message, Jolie shared a letter from an Afghan teen who said that before the Taliban re-took control of the region, she was able to go to work and to school. Today, she said, Afghan women think “all our dreams are gone.”
The girl finished by saying, “We have no rights, the life of all of us is dark, we all lost our freedom, and we are imprisoned again.”
Jolie posted another <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTCbHd7lzX5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">message</a> Thursday afternoon that also focused on the plight of Afghan women under the Taliban.
This follows a column the 46-year-old wrote for <a href="https://time.com/6091876/angelina-jolie-afghanistan/">Time</a> last Friday in which she argued, “Whatever your views on the war in Afghanistan, we probably agree on one thing: it should not have ended this way.”
She went on to say that “appearing to cut and run, and abandoning our allies and supporters in the most chaotic way imaginable, after so many years of effort and sacrifice, is a betrayal and a failure impossible to fully understand.”
Jolie went on to share that as an American she is “ashamed by the manner of our leaving” and contended that it has left the U.S. diminished in the world’s eyes.
“Our allies are rightly upset, blaming the U.S. for a precipitate, unilateral withdrawal that missed the opportunity for any coordinated plan to preserve some of the gains made in the country,” she said, concluding, “We have to acknowledge and address these realities, if we are to have any hope of learning from this dark moment. Evacuating some vulnerable people and accepting some more Afghan refugees for resettlement—as important as both steps are—isn’t going to solve the problem. It is only the beginning of what we need to do if all the years of effort and sacrifice in Afghanistan aren’t going to be wasted.”

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After a lengthy and costly divorce that began in 2016, a judge has awarded actor Brad Pitt joint custody of his children with actress Angelina Jolie. The ruling comes after Angelina Jolie pleaded with the judge to have her kids testify in court.
&#8220;Angelina Jolie criticized a judge who is deciding on child custody in her divorce with Brad Pitt, saying in a court filing that the judge refused to allow their children to testify,&#8221; reported <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jolie-pitt-divorce-3943c0aa3f1ccd6a196eb329deeb85e0">The Associated Press</a>. &#8220;Jolie, who has sought to disqualify Judge John Ouderkirk from the divorce case, said in the filing Monday that he declined to hear evidence she says is relevant to the children&#8217;s safety and well-being before issuing a tentative ruling. The documents don&#8217;t elaborate on what that evidence may be.&#8221;
&#8220;The actress also said the judge &#8216;has failed to adequately consider&#8217; a section of the California courts code, which says it is detrimental to the best interest of the child if custody is awarded to a person with a history of domestic violence,&#8221; the report continued. &#8220;Her filing did not give details about what it was referring to, but her lawyers submitted a document under seal in March that purportedly offers additional information.&#8221;
A source close to Brad Pitt praised the judge&#8217;s ruling, saying the actor only wanted to spend more time with his kids.
&#8220;Mostly all [Brad] wanted was to see his kids and that was the whole point,&#8221; a source told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/brad-pitt-granted-joint-custody-angelina-jolie">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;Brad has always been seeking the opportunity to have more time with his children and prioritized their well-being while the other side did everything to try and stop that,&#8221; the source added.
In 2014, LGBT enthusiasts hailed the two parents as “heroes” for treating their five-year-old daughter as a boy after she insisted they see her as such. According to various <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2014/12/79896/shiloh-john-jolie-pitt-name-change">leftist sites</a>, including <a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2014/12/20/brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-support-their-kid-wearing-suits">The Advocate</a>, the now-divorced couple reportedly supported their eight-year-old daughter Shiloh’s “decision” to both wear suits and be referred to by the name “John.”
As far back as 2008, when Shiloh stood at age two, Pitt told Oprah that she insisted on being called “John.” His words were echoed in 2010 when Angelina Jolie told Vanity Fair “[Shiloh] wants to be a boy, so we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers.”
In 2018, after being in a hotly contested divorce for two years, a source close to the family said it took a severe emotional toll on them. The divorce would continue for nearly another three years.
“The last two years of their lives have been very difficult and stressful,” a source close to the couple <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/987893/why-the-divorce-war-rages-on-what-brad-pitt-and-angelina-jolie-really-want-from-each-other-at-this-point">told E! News</a> in November 2018. “The kids are aware of what’s going on. They’re old enough to get it” and “it hasn’t been good for anyone.”
“Their family as they knew it was torn apart,” the source continued, “and it’s going to take a lot of time and therapy to try and make sense of it all and get back on track. Brad doesn’t know what the long-term effects are.”

Judge Awards Brad Pitt Joint Custody Of Children After Angelina Jolie Pleads To Have Kids Testify

In an effort to promote World Bee Day and bring attention to the need for enhancement of bee protections, actress Angelina Jolie posed for a <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/bee-conservation-women-entrepreneurs-angelina-jolie?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=vanityurl::src=website::cmp=editorial::add=bees-vanity">National Geographic photoshoot</a> covered in bees.
The actress can be seen with bees crawling on her as she stood perfectly still for eighteen minutes in order to capture the shot. Jolie posed for the picture in order to bring awareness to bee protection and “to a <a href="https://en.unesco.org/themes/biodiversity/women-for-bees">UNESCO-Guerlain program</a> that trains women as beekeeper-entrepreneurs and protectors of native bee habitats around the world,” per National Geographic. 
Discussing the experience of taking a photo while covered in bees, Jolie said, “I&#8217;m going to sound like my Buddhist practices, but it just felt lovely to be connected to these beautiful creatures. There&#8217;s certainly a hum. You have to be really still and in your body, in the moment, which is not easy for me.”
The photo was inspired by a famous <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.143">picture</a> taken of a beekeeper forty years ago. Photographer Dan Winters found the same pheromone used in 1981 to get the bees to come to the beekeeper and used it for Jolie’s shoot.
Jolie said, “It was so funny to be in hair and makeup and wiping yourself with pheromone. We couldn&#8217;t shower for three days before. Because they told me, ‘If you have all these different scents, shampoos and perfumes and things, the bee doesn&#8217;t know what you are.’ [They] don&#8217;t want [bees] to confuse you for a flower, I suppose.”
Jolie added that she had to put things in her nose and ears in order to prevent the bees from climbing inside. 
Bees have been at risk of extinction in recent years due to various reasons. <a href="https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/br/ccd/index/#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20managed,Statistics%20Service%20(NASS)%20survey.&amp;text=Typical%20average%20annual%20losses%20jumped,22%20percent%20of%20managed%20colonies.">According to the United States Department of Agriculture</a>, the total number of managed honey bee colonies was around 5 million in the 1940s. According to a 2020 <a href="https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/rn301137d/nc5819380/t148g6070/hcny0820.pdf">report</a>, “Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in the United States” were at a total of 2.88 million colonies. This amount was up 8 percent, however, in 2020 from 2019.
Jolie said, “Pollinators of course are extremely vital to our life and our environment. And so we have to understand scientifically what happens if we lose them. This is something we can work to solve.&#8221; 

“What&#8217;s exciting to me is that instead of stepping forward and saying, ‘We are losing the bees, we have certain species that have gone extinct, are going extinct,’ we&#8217;re coming forward to say, ‘Yes, this is how you have to protect.’ You have to be more conscious of chemicals and deforestation. But also, here are things different people can do. You don&#8217;t even have to have land, but you can consider being a part of the solution. What&#8217;s exciting is that we&#8217;re coming at this with solutions [and] empowering women in their livelihoods.”
Jolie added, “Young people are so educated, so aware. They are so conscious of the problems facing the world they live in. And they&#8217;re being told to buy this or do this or don&#8217;t touch that or don&#8217;t drive that. They&#8217;re overwhelmed. So one of the things we want to do is make this possible and simple [to protect bees and biodiversity].”
Jolie went on to discuss climate change and the future, saying that her children are “certainly growing up much more informed.”
She said, “Listen, it&#8217;s down to their generation. We&#8217;re at the wire. Decisions made and things that we do in the next 10, 20 years are going to make or break the way we&#8217;re able to live on this planet. Sadly, they know that. That&#8217;s very hard for them. I can&#8217;t imagine being a little kid again. Whether the Earth will be able to exist in the same way, and whether there will be bees and pollination, was not something I was thinking about at 12 years old.”
Jolie discussed different types of women in the interview, as well, saying:
<blockquote>
There are two types of bees. This is to all you women: wild and solitary or domestic and honeybee. Take a choice. The domestic honeybee is the one that makes the honey and then there&#8217;s this other bee, that&#8217;s the wild solitary bee th lives a very different life and does not make honey but pollinates.
[Interviewer]: So which kind are you?
[Jolie]: I feel like lately I&#8217;ve been a lot of domestic honeybee, but in my heart, I&#8217;m wild solitary. [Laughter]
</blockquote>
Jolie will join the first 10 Women for Bees to participate in a quick 30-day training with experts at the <a href="https://www.ofapidologie.org/">French Observatory of Apidology</a> in Provence, where she will be trained in the skill of beekeeping, as well. 
View the photo of Jolie <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/bee-conservation-women-entrepreneurs-angelina-jolie?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=vanityurl::src=website::cmp=editorial::add=bees-vanity">here</a>.

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Angelina Jolie Poses For Photo Covered In Live Bees For World Bee Day

After playing a firefighter in her upcoming action-thriller &#8220;Those Who Wish Me Dead,&#8221; actress Angelina Jolie said she has a &#8220;huge amount of respect&#8221; for the profession.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/angelina-jolie-respect-firefighters-role-those-who-wish-me-dead">Fox News</a>, Jolie said that she enjoyed getting to know the people who risk their lives in parts of the United States.
&#8220;To explore it with the director [Taylor Sheridan] that really knows and loves this part of the world and to get to know the firefighters, the smoke jumpers, the survivalists, the people that are in this part of America and to spend time with them and try to do our best to represent them on film &#8212; just a huge amount of respect for them,&#8221; Jolie said.
&#8220;I do, I love action. I love a thriller. I love all of that. But if you&#8217;re not engaged with the characters and you don&#8217;t feel like you&#8217;re really following, you know, a human story and relating or caring about these characters … and it&#8217;s not enough,&#8221; she later added.
Actor Jon Bernthal, who stars alongside Jolie in the movie, agreed.
&#8220;I think every project comes with this whole new kind of introduction to [a] world,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think human beings are tremendously fascinating, and [to] spend time in anyone else&#8217;s world and try to explore the nooks and crannies of it … it&#8217;s a real privilege; [a] real honor.&#8221;
&#8220;Those Who Wish Me Dead&#8221; was released in select theaters and on HBO Max Friday. Megan Basham of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pure-smart-adrenaline-angelina-jolie-stars-in-those-who-wish-me-dead">The Daily Wire</a> hailed the film for being writer/director Taylor Sheridan&#8217;s most entertaining work to date.
<blockquote>Sheridan, who also gave us Sicario and Wind River seems to gravitate to stories of strong women surrounded by men in dangerous jobs. That’s a common conceit these days, and audiences have seen Jolie kickbox men twice her size too many times to count. Sheridan, however, respects the audience’s intelligence enough not to pretend a woman, much less one as slight and fragile-looking as Jolie, is a physical match for a man. She may play like she’s just one of the toxic guys, matching them dangerous stunt for dangerous stunt, inappropriate joke for inappropriate joke. But when the chips are down, her only hope for survival if a man wants her dead is a weapon in her hand.
At times, Jolie takes her tough girl act too far — even the most world weary first responder wouldn’t read a father’s note about assassins tracking his son without batting an eye or asking a question. But Sheridan restrains her scowlier moments and tempers them with a natural maternal softness. The result is one of Jolie’s best performances in years.</blockquote>
&#8220;Those Who Wish Me Dead&#8221; currently holds a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics agreeing the movie works as a &#8220;traditional &#8217;90&#8217;s style action thriller.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pure-smart-adrenaline-angelina-jolie-stars-in-those-who-wish-me-dead">‘Pure, Smart Adrenaline.’ Angelina Jolie Stars In ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’</a>

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