Overview
- Pitt filed a July 31 request asking a judge to compel Jolie to produce movie contracts, upfront fees and profit‑participation statements for 2017–2019 while noting she already provided some 2020–2021 records.
- Pitt’s lawyers say Jolie’s public claims that she “largely put her career on hold” and sought “financial independence” make her post‑separation earnings relevant to whether she breached a two‑party consent rule when she sold her Miraval stake.
- Jolie’s team argues the older records are not relevant and would invade her privacy, saying she provided 2020–2021 documents voluntarily and that her sale was meant to untangle finances from Pitt rather than reflect general distress.
- The dispute stems from Pitt’s 2022 suit over Jolie’s 2021 sale of her Château Miraval/Nouvel interest without his consent and remains in pretrial discovery with a jury trial set for August 2027.
- The judge’s decision on scope of discovery will affect what financial evidence each side can use at trial and could shape how U.S. courts weigh privacy against relevance when a party’s finances are put at issue.