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| | Angelina Jolie's lawyer: Brad Pitt 'must now actually prove his case' in a trial | | Added 3 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Throughout last week, Angelina Jolie was in New York, doing screenings and Q&A sessions and promotion for Pablo Larrain?s Maria. I?ve been pleasantly surprised by how thoroughly she?s hustled this movie. Some will say ?oh, she just wants an Oscar!? Maybe, but she already has two Oscars. I think she?s just really proud of the movie and she?s at the point in her life where she?s ready to go back to acting in a bigger way? Plus, it?s just been years since she was the lead in a film, and maybe she?s actually enjoying her promotional duties this time around. She seems to really love seeing her fans too. Additionally, in between screenings and Oscar-voter glad-handing, Angelina and Pablo went to the Metropolitan Opera?s Tosca Gala. She wore all-black to the Met (her gown was Saint Laurent).
It wasn?t all Maria-promo last week though. As we discussed, the judge overseeing Brad Pitt and Angelina?s Miraval dispute made some rulings in a hearing last week. Pitt is suing Jolie because she sold Nouvel, her half of Chateau Miraval. Jolie is countersuing Pitt for being an abuser and liar. Jolie had filed some demurrers, but they were rejected by the judge. Which means that Jolie and Pitt are still headed to trial. I had been waiting to see if Angelina?s lawyers would push back on Brad?s narrative that this ruling was some huge victory for Team Pitt. Well, her lawyer went to Us Weekly??
Brad Pitt scored a legal win in his and Angelina Jolie?s ongoing court battle over their French winery. Us Weekly can confirm that a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the Chteau Miraval case heading to trial ? and Pitt?s remaining claims against Jolie, 49, have been allowed to proceed. The judge upheld that there was an implied contract regarding shares in the holding company, and Pitt?s claims were valid on two counts of interference.
A trial date has not been set, but it could potentially be decided in April. The update in the cast comes after a judge previously shut down Jolie?s attempts to have the case tossed. Pitt, 60, and Jolie, who likely will be deposed in the case, might have to wait until 2026 to actually take the stand.
?The court?s decision simply means that Mr. Pitt must now actually prove his case. In truth, Mr. Pitt rejected, in writing, the very contract he now claims he had with Angelina,? Jolie?s attorney Paul Murphy said in a statement to Us Weekly. ?Then, after she filed under seal evidence of domestic abuse, he pulled his offer to buy out Angelina?s share of Miraval unless she signed a revised NDA now expanded to cover Mr. Pitt?s personal conduct.?
In February 2022, Pitt filed a lawsuit claiming Jolie illegally sold her shares after they previously agreed only to do so with each other?s approval. In court documents obtained by Us, Pitt accused Jolie of ?vindictively? giving up her share since he was never given the chance to match or outbid her offer.
[From Us Weekly]
?The court?s decision simply means that Mr. Pitt must now actually prove his case.? Which should be interesting, because a lot can happen between now and a 2026 trial date. For example, Yuri Shefler could manage to completely squeeze Pitt out of Miraval?s business, or the French authorities could conduct additional raids on the property or Pitt could have to sell off even more stuff to keep Miraval afloat despite his poor management and idiocy. Who even knows. I get why so many Jolie fans are worried about this though even though I have total faith in Angelina and her lawyers, all of this is Brad Pitt continuing to financially abuse her. He?s trying to tie her up for years and make her spend millions of dollars in legal fees.
Last thing Tom Ford released an ad starring Angelina Jolie as the face of their beauty line. This is very sexy, but I need directors to stop with all of the jump-cuts every second.
Angelina Jolie wears the ultimate fashion accessory, Runway Lip Color in the new campaign.?
Featuring shade 16 Scarlet Rouge.#TOMFORDBEAUTY #TOMFORD pic.twitter.com/d0j2Egp5cm
TOM FORD (@TOMFORD) November 12, 2024
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| | Nikkhah: Prince William & Kate 'are obviously still very into each other' | | Added 3 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have not seemed especially close in years. They do not seem close emotionally nor physically, and their oft-rumored separation seems on the verge of being confirmed at times, especially when William keeps suggesting that he doesn?t see his kids for days or weeks at a time. We can see with our own eyes that William and Kate seem strained in each other?s presence, and that they seem to take pains to avoid touching each other. But this is the marriage everyone seems especially invested in, especially the royalists. Which means that it?s up to royal reporters to try to convince people not to believe their own eyes.
Prince William and Kate Middleton?s love story spans decades, and it?s still going strong. Roya Nikkhah, royals editor for The Sunday Times and co-host of the podcast ?The Royals with Roya and Kate,? told Fox News Digital that the Prince and Princess of Wales are ?still very into each other? after weathering a turbulent year.
?When you see them on engagements, they?re obviously still very into each other,? said Nikkhah. ?One?s always looking out for the other. Recently, when they were in Southport together, you could see that? she was a bit more vulnerable. I think they?ve got each other?s backs. I think when you have that weight of public scrutiny on you, it?s very hard to keep a little bit of your private life private because you are so publicly scrutinized,? Nikkhah explained. ?But if you look at the video they put out when [Kate] announced she?d finished chemotherapy, we never get to see them like that.?
?He postponed beginning full-time royal duties for as long as he could for this purpose,? said Fitzwilliams. ?William and Catherine? have always indicated their private closeness and harmony, which they project publicly so well, as does their competitive spirit, especially when they relax during royal tours that involve competitive sports. As the future king and queen, they have a loving family who are the center of their lives. The recent video when Catherine told us she was clear of cancer showed intimate moments between them. The royal family is not known for public displays of affection, but their body language spoke volumes. Catherine?s illness with William spending so much time with her will, if that is possible, draw them even closer.?
[From The NY Post]
I think the timing of this story is supposed to be ?the fourteenth anniversary of William and Kate announcing their engagement.? The purpose of this kind of story is muddier though it?s not enough that Will and Kate are still technically together, it?s not enough that no one has sought the counsel of a divorce lawyer. It?s not enough that they trudged through a couple of joint appearances this year. Roya and the other royalists have to convince people that we?re witnessing some kind of grand love story. And very few are buying it. I also think that nothing has put Will and Kate?s marriage problems into sharper relief than the visible affection and love Harry and Meghan have for each other. It?s not enough to spread this fan-fiction about Will and Kate they desperately need to convince people that the Sussexes are unhappy and on the verge of divorce.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Kensington Palace.
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