SOUR GRAPES

Lawyers Call Brad ‘Petulant’ Poser in Winery Spat With Jolie

“Pitt is an actor, not a winemaker,” they wrote in a withering filing.

In court papers dripping with derision, attorneys for Angelina Jolie’s former investment company stomped on Brad Pitt like a ripe chardonnay grape, calling him a “petulant child” who is play-acting at being a winemaker. The former spouses are warring over the sale of her stake in their Chateau Miraval winery—and attorneys turned up the acidity in their latest filing. “While he no doubt visited the vineyards to admire the work of the French laborers who actually made the business successful, Pitt is no vigneron,” they wrote. “Pitt is an actor, not a winemaker,” they added. “He deals in illusions, not dirt and grapes.”

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct that the lawyer represent Jolie’s former investment company, not Jolie herself.