"Heavy blow"

Angelina Jolie must disclose secret documents

Setback for Angelina Jolie in the court battle over the winery: the actress must hand over secret documents to the court.(Bild: Caitlin Ochs / REUTERS )

A major setback for Angelina Jolie: the actress has been forced to disclose her confidentiality declarations from the last eight years in the dispute with Brad Pitt over their joint vineyard "Miraval".

Jolie and Pitt have long been involved in a bitter dispute over the French vineyard they bought together during their relationship. As part of the trial, Jolie has now been obliged to hand over to the court various confidentiality agreements she has made in recent years.

"Heavy blow" for Jolie
According to "Page Six", the actress' lawyers had previously claimed that their client could not produce the documents as she would be breaking the relevant contracts. Pitt's legal counsel therefore described the judge's decision as a "heavy blow" for the other side.

It is not known exactly what is in the confidentiality agreements. However, they are said to have been signed with other Hollywood celebrities, designer brands and employees of the film icon.

According to Jolie, Pitt wanted to cover up "misconduct"
So-called NDAs had already become the focus of the legal dispute between Jolie and Pitt a while ago. At the time, however, it was about agreements between the two ex-partners with which Pitt allegedly wanted to cover up his "misconduct" during the marriage.

Jolie's lawyer explained at the time: "Normal NDAs are not comparable to Mr. Pitt's attempt to keep his personal misconduct under wraps."