messy 2016 separation,is eitherout
for moremoneyandusingthework-
ingwineryas a “bargainingchip”or
she simply wants to twist the knife:
“Brad loves that place,” says the in-
sider. “And she realized how much it
would drive Brad crazy if she took it
from him.”
GRAPES OF WRATH
The property likely holds bad memo-
ries for Angelina. Not only did she
and Brad wed there in 2014, in front
of their children, Maddox (who turns
18 on Aug. 5, see sidebar), Pax, 15,
Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-
old twins Knox and Vivienne — but
in 2017, after their split, a Paris
Court of Appeals ordered the com-
pany that represents the property
to pay almost $700,000 to French
interior designer Odile Soudant, who
sued them for failing to pay her for
renovation work.
And though Miraval is a money-
maker — a magnum of their new rosé
that Brad helped develop recently
fetched $2,900 at auction — the Once
Upon a Time in...Hollywood actor is
worried his ex wouldn’t continue to
make their beloved wine. “He thinks
Angie would probably just sell the
place just to be nasty,” says the insid-
er, noting that Brad continues to de-
vote a lot of time to the upkeep of the
stilllikes to sneakawaythere and
walk through the grounds, check-
ing ontheprogressof thevines.It’sa
passionof his,andhe willfightto the
endtomakesurehe getstokeephis
château, meaninglawyersarepre-
paringforanotherbattle.”(Arepfor
Bradhadno comment.)
It’s unlikely Angelina will back
down,saysthesource.“Shesaysshe
doesn’twantto loseMiraval,butba-
sicallyshedoesn’twantBradto have
it becausesheknowshowmuchhe
lovesit.It’sherlastvindictivemove
in averymessydivorce.” ◼
WDOWN
vs. Angelina
TE AU MIRAVAL!
BEING
SPITEFUL?
Brad and Angelina
had a “gentleman’s
agreement to
share the estate,”
says an insider, but
she’s reneging.
He’s the man of thehousenow!
Maddox Jolie-Pittturns18 on
Aug. 5. “Angie can’tbelievehow
qu ickly her kids aregrowingup.
She’s loving seeingthemall
de velop their own personalities
and interests,” an insider says of
the teen, who has an executive
producer credit on Angelina’s 2017
documentary, First They Killed My
Father, and is planning to attend
film school. “Angie and Brad try
to help him as much as they can,
but he wants to be known as a
successful producer in his own
right, instead of being labeled
as Brad and Angie’s son. He’s
extremely talented and creative.”
le’s final battle is
h est ate where they wed
MADDOX IS
TURNING 18!
