Judge Dismisses Majority of Brad Pitt’s Claims Against Angelina Jolie

• The remaining two claims that haven’t been dismissed are Pitt’s claim that he had a secret, unwritten, unspoken implied contract with Jolie whereby she could not sell her interest in Miraval without his consent and a claim for quantum meruit based on the notion that Pitt did more work for Miraval.

• In regards to that secret, unwritten, unspoken implied contract, Jolie’s lawyer said: “Of course, Pitt knows this, and Pitt concedes in his Complaint that there is no written contract granting him such a right. He could not even bring himself to allege that Jolie orally promised him that right. So he added a twist to try to explain this glaring hole in the factual record: the consent right is a secret. He claims he and Jolie granted each other this secret consent right through their “actions and conduct.”

Pitt offers no explanation for why this critically important right was never discussed or reduced to writing. He never explains exactly how or when this secret, unspoken agreement was reached. Nor does he explain why he and Jolie never told anyone about it—not their advisors, business partners, accountants, the press, or even their lawyers—nobody. The truth is that there is no such secret agreement. In fact, just days before buying Chateau Miraval, Pitt expressly refused in writing to enter any form of agreement controlling how he and Jolie could sell their interests.”