Angelina Jolie Claims Brad Pitt , Was Physically Abusive in Countersuit.<br />'The Guardian' reports that Jolie filed papers on <br />Oct. 4 alleging that Pitt was violent toward her and her children on a flight from France to California in 2016.<br />'The Guardian' reports that Jolie filed papers on <br />Oct. 4 alleging that Pitt was violent toward her and her children on a flight from France to California in 2016.<br />Jolie also contends that Chateau Miraval negotiations between <br />her and Pitt fell through because he wanted her to sign , “a nondisclosure agreement that would have contractually prohibited her from speaking outside of court about Pitt’s <br />physical and emotional abuse of her and their children.”.<br />Court papers allege that while on the 2016 flight, <br />“Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face” and “grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her.”.<br />It's also alleged that “he poured beer on Jolie... <br />he poured beer and red wine on the children.”.<br />According to Jolie's lawyers, the actor had “gone to great lengths to try to shield their children from reliving the pain Pitt inflicted on the family that day.”.<br />But when Pitt filed this lawsuit seeking to reassert control over Jolie’s financial life and compel her to rejoin her ex-husband as a frozen-out business partner, Pitt forced <br />Jolie to publicly defend herself on <br />these issues for the first time, Angelina Jolie's lawyers, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Pitt sued Jolie in February, claiming that when she sold her stake in Chateau Miraval, , she “pursued and then consummated the purported sale in secret, purposely keeping Pitt in the dark, and knowingly violating Pitt’s contractual rights.”.<br />Pitt claims negotiations fell through after Jolie lost a custody dispute.<br />Jolie maintains that talks ceased after she refused to sign his non-disparagement clause.
