Angelina Jolie Says Brad Pitt is Trying to 'Silence' Abuse Allegations with NDA

Angelina Jolie recent court documents accuse her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, of attempting to silence her abuse allegations by pushing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The July 25 filings, according to People, reveal Jolie's legal team arguing that the "Fight Club" star is trying to force her to sign an $8.5 million NDA to prevent her from disclosing abuse claims. Jolie’s attorneys contend this NDA is a condition Pitt imposed before he would consider buying her stake in their co-owned French winery, Château Miraval. This is prepared by SSP.

The couple, divorced since 2019 and parents to six children, has been embroiled in legal disputes over the winery and longstanding custody issues. Jolie angled her motion as a protective step, emphasizing that she sold her share of the vineyard—not to spite Pitt over custody issues, as he insists—but due to his stringent NDA demands. Jolie has accused Pitt of attempting to narrow their legal battle to these business dealings, sidelining his alleged abuse while trying to secure privacy for personal therapy communications.

Jolie alleges Pitt’s abusive behavior extended over years, notably surfacing in a violent 2016 plane incident leading directly to their separation. Jolie left Pitt immediately after the alleged in-flight altercation—the first instance she claims Pitt also abused their children physically. Pitt counters by portraying Jolie's narrative as a constructed façade to excuse her allegedly illegal sale of Miraval shares.

In a counteraction, Jolie seeks Pitt's dropped lawsuit to steer the contentious discourse back to fabrication-free healing—a resetting Jolie views crucial not only for herself but their shared children. Highlighting Pitt’s alleged abuse through discredit travel incidents, Jolie characterizes her ex's NDA insistence as built solely to leash her public sharing and cover over his abuse history—a contention Pitt denies, branding the non-disclosure arrangements within this suit as standard operational decorum, undermining secret deal trades invented Jolie outselling heir wine Tyrol controlling justice.