Brad Pitt scores big win in Angelina Jolie legal battle as key figure is ordered back for deposition

Brad Pitt has scored a legal victory in his ongoing Château Miraval battle with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

According to court documents exclusively obtained by Page Six, a Michigan judge ruled on Wednesday, May 20, that lawyers for Stoli’s side improperly blocked testimony during a key deposition tied to the case.

The court found that former Stoli General Counsel, Todd Culyba, was improperly instructed not to answer 33 questions during a December deposition concerning Jolie’s 2021 sale of her stake in the French winery business. The blocked questions included inquiries about the involvement of Yuri Shelfer — Stoli’s ultimate beneficial owner — in Jolie’s sale of her indirect interest in Miraval to the company.

The judge determined that attorney-client privilege did not extend to the “business aspects” of the deal, which the court said were fair game for questioning.

As a result, Culyba was ordered to sit for another deposition and answer the previously blocked questions, along with related follow-ups, over objections from the Stoli side.