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The epic battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie over their French winery Château Miraval is headed to trial after Pitt won the latest round in the bitter legal fight.
Sources tell Page Six that the stars will be deposed in the case — which could lead to more juicy revelations about the couple — but that the trial date could very well be in 2026.
This month, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge shot down Jolie’s attempts to have the case tossed, paving the way for the case to go ahead, according to court docs seen by Page Six.
Said an insider: “Eventually Angie and Brad will have to sit with depositions, there’s now no way out as they move towards trial.”
Insiders also said that settling seems like a remote possibility.
The Hollywood exes have been fighting over the vineyard they purchased in 2008 ever since Jolie filed for divorce in 2016.
The dispute over the $500 million property kicked off when Jolie sold off her shares for half the vineyard to the wine division of Stoli.
Pitt then filed a lawsuit claiming Jolie’s sale went against an agreement they had in place for him to get right of first refusal to buy up her shares.
He’s looking to undo the Jolie-Stoli deal in court.
When Jolie fought back in the case, she alleged a number of personal behind-the-scenes details about the couple that came to light in legal documents.
She alleged that she did not sell to Pitt because he wanted her to sign an onerous non-disclosure agreement that would cover up alleged past bad behavior, and he moved to make her turn over all her past NDAs.
Pitt’s lawyers have previously contended the case is a “straightforward business dispute,” and, “the other side has consistently introduced personal elements which have exposed the weaknesses in their case and complicated and lengthened the proceedings.”
Either way, the case is now finally moving towards a courtroom, though the Stoli group that bought the shares also are trying to toss a case, and has a hearing in March.
After that, a trial date in the Pitt-Jolie dispute could potentially be set in April, but the case that’s more complex that a 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (which has sold at auction for $558,000) could be heard in 2026.
When the two stars bought the vineyard in happier times — while Jolie was pregnant with twins, two of the six kids they raised together — Pitt, 60, wound up with 60% and Jolie had 40% of the property.
But just before they married at the estate in 2014, Pitt gave Jolie, 49, another 10%, so they’d be equal 50/50 partners as a sign of their love at the time.
The shares passed from Pitt to his then-bride-to-be for 1 measly euro.
The resulting fight has cost a lot more.
Reps for the stars did not comment.
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