Angelina Jolie’s attorney has accused Brad Pitt of harassment and of trying to control both his ex-wife and the story being told about their case, after a judge refused to hand Pitt three years of her private financial records in the long-running fight over Château Miraval. The ruling came Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.
Pitt’s side had pressed for documents covering 2017 through 2019, including any compensation from entertainment deals, arguing the figures could illuminate why Jolie decided to sell her stake in the Provence winery. The judge found that Pitt had not shown sufficient reason to override her privacy interests, and Jolie’s legal team confirmed it does not intend to introduce evidence about her income from those years.
The denial arrived in a tentative ruling, and it does not necessarily close the question. The judge said Pitt could renew the motion seeking Jolie’s income or financial condition from 2017 to 2019 if her position shifts during testimony and those earnings become legally relevant.
A Pointed Response From Jolie’s Lawyer
Jolie’s attorney, Paul Murphy, told TMZ that the motion should never have been filed, arguing that Pitt can mount a defense without reaching into his ex-wife’s private finances.
“Mr. Pitt’s unyielding demand for harassing information is just the latest manifestation of his attempts to control her and the narratives in this case. What Angelina wants and has always wanted is to untangle her personal and financial life from her ex-husband,” Murphy said.
He continued: “Rather than do the right thing and buy her out at an agreed price, Mr. Pitt at the last minute tried to use her exit from Miraval as leverage to force her [to] sign an NDA to cover up his abuse of her and their children. That is what this case is about, not her personal income from five years before she sold her interest.”
Pitt has denied Jolie’s abuse allegations.
What Pitt’s Side Sought
The motions followed Jolie’s claim that she had to put her acting career on hold after the divorce and forwent years of compensation. She reportedly agreed to turn over financial records spanning 2017 to 2021 but produced income figures for only 2020 and 2021.
In earlier filings, Pitt’s lawyers argued that Jolie needed to sell her share of the winery to obtain financial independence. They also said she rejected a proposal to confirm that she was not under economic pressure before 2020 and that Pitt had not exerted economic coercion on her.
A Dispute That Outlasted the Divorce
Jolie sold her Miraval interest in October 2021 to Tenute del Mondo, the wine arm of Stoli Group, ending her direct ownership of the French estate. Pitt sued, claiming the two had agreed not to sell their respective interests without consulting each other. The litigation has ground on despite the couple’s 2024 divorce settlement.
They met on the set of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” in 2004, when Pitt was still married to “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston; Pitt and Aniston announced their separation in January 2005. Jolie and Pitt became engaged in 2012 and married at Château Miraval in 2014. Jolie filed for divorce in 2016 after an alleged incident on a private plane, and a judge declared them legally single in 2019.
The two share six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne. Several of them have reportedly distanced themselves from Pitt, and some have stopped using his surname; Shiloh legally dropped it in 2024.
Jolie’s Next Chapter
Twins Knox and Vivienne, the youngest, are now 18 — a milestone Jolie has pointed to before. She told The Hollywood Reporter in August 2024 that she was living in Los Angeles “because I have to be here from a divorce,” and said she would be able to leave once the twins turned 18.
In a September 2026 interview with L’Officiel, Jolie said, “It’s the end of a certain time for me.” Shortly after that interview was published, she sold her Los Angeles mansion for $24 million. A source told In Touch that not all six children will move abroad with her, saying Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne want to stay in Los Angeles while Maddox, Pax and Zahara want to be on the East Coast.
The Miraval case, meanwhile, remains live. Pitt’s route back to Jolie’s older financial records stays open, but only if her own testimony opens it.