Brad's Secret Subpoena: Château Miraval Battle Heats Up With Stoli Allegations

The Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie saga just took another sharp turn—and this time, a Russian vodka company is calling foul. According to newly filed legal documents, Brad’s legal team allegedly made some questionable moves to gather ammunition in their ongoing dispute over Château Miraval, the French estate at the center of their divorce battle.

Here’s what went down: Back in December 2025, Brad’s representatives issued a subpoena to a bank involved in Stoli’s bankruptcy filing in Texas. The request wasn’t just asking for routine documents—it specifically targeted emails exchanged with Stoli and posed questions about Vladimir Putin, Russia, and any Russian assets tied to the company. The problem? Stoli claims Brad didn’t tell them about the subpoena until weeks after his team had already obtained the documents from the bank. They say the company learned about it only after the fact, which they argue prevented them from objecting to the request.

The backstory makes sense of the tension. Brad and Angelina purchased the winery during their marriage. When they split, she sold her stake to Stoli, claiming she had the right to do so. Brad disputed this, arguing he needed to approve any sale and alleging the Stoli exec had ties to Russia and was orchestrating a hostile takeover of his investment. Fast forward to now, and those underlying concerns appear to be exactly what Brad was digging for in that subpoena.

Brad’s camp isn’t backing down, though. A source close to him told TMZ that Angelina and Stoli have their own habit of withholding documents about their deal, and that the real issue was a communication breakdown between his old and new legal counsel—the previous lawyers apparently knew about the request all along. The source also argued the whole thing is moot because the hearing hasn’t even happened yet.

But here’s where it gets interesting: the bankruptcy documents in question allegedly reinforce Brad’s original concerns about Stoli’s business practices—which was his whole reason for fighting the sale in the first place. So while Stoli is demanding the documents be destroyed, Brad’s side sees them as validation. It’s a classic legal chess match where both sides claim the other is playing dirty, and the real question is whether Brad crossed a line trying to build his case.