T OVER
MIRAVAL
BRAD & ANGE
likeAngelinawasn’tgoingtofighthimon
it,butsuddenlyshechangedhermind.’
AnotherinsiderbelievesAngelinais
outformoremoneyandusingthewinery
asa ‘bargainingchip’,orwantstotwist
theknife.‘Bradlovesthatplace,’saysthe
source.‘Sherealisedhowmuchitwould
drivehimcrazyif shetookit.’
Thepropertylikelyholdsbadmemories
forAngelina,whomarriedBradtherein
2014 infrontoftheirsprawlingbrood:
Maddox,18,Pax,15,Zahara,14,Shiloh,
13,and11-year-oldtwinsKnoxand
Vivienne.Theysplitjusttwoyearslater.
‘HethinksAngelinawouldprobablysell
theplacejusttobenasty,’grumblesthe
insider,notingthatBradcontinuesto
devotea lotoftimetotheupkeepofthe
historicbuildingsandvineyard.‘Hestill
likestosneakawaythereandwalkthrough
thegrounds,checkingontheprogressof
thevines.It’sa passionofhis,andhe’ll
fighttotheendtomakesurehegetsto
keephischâteau– meaningthelawyers
arepreparingforanotherbattle.’
It’shighlyunlikelyAngelinawillback
downatthisstage,sharesthesource.
‘Shesaysshedoesn’twanttoloseMiraval,
butbasicallyshedoesn’twantBradto
haveit because she knows how much
he loves it.’25HOMEWOES
In2017,theParisCourtof
Appealorderedthecompany
representingMiraveltogive
almost$1milliontointerior
designerOdileSoudant,who
suedthemforfailingto
pay forherrenovation
work.Insiderssay
Angelina’s
previouslyshown
littleinterestinthe
pricey property