BRAD Wins!

A judge hands Brad Pitt a major victory in his yearslong fight with ex-wife Angelina Jolie

- 

Two months before marrying Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt found a new passion. “For better or worse, given my compulsive nature, if we are going to be in the wine business, let’s make the best wine we can,” he said not long after he and the actress purchased Château Miraval, a 1,200 acre property and vineyard in Correns, France, where Brad vowed to “make something we can be proud of and people can enjoy.”

Now, a decade, a nasty divorce, and multiple dueling lawsuits later, he’s secured a victory that allows him to keep doing it. In early February, a court in Luxembourg — where Miraval’s holding company is based — delivered a decision that makes Brad the majority owner of the $500 million estate. At least for now: The judge ruled that an extra 10 percent stake in Miraval that the actor gifted Angelina in a romantic gesture ahead of their 2014 wedding — which Brad argued reverted to him when they split in 2016 — will be held in escrow. That means Brad now controls 50 percent, while the company to which Angelina sold her stake — against his wishes — in 2021 owns just 40 percent, confirms a source: “It’s a huge win for Brad.”