Angelina Jolie has accused Brad Pitt of attempting to silence her with an $8.5 million non-disclosure agreement (NDA) concerning allegations of abuse. Jolie's legal team filed documents on July 25, 2023, in Los Angeles Superior Court, asserting that Pitt demanded the NDA in exchange for buying her share of their co-owned French winery, Château Miraval. Pitt's attorneys argue that Jolie's request for disclosure of personal communications is overly broad and irrelevant to their legal disputes. The ongoing litigation also involves a 2022 lawsuit by Pitt over Jolie's sale of her stake in the winery without his consent and a long-standing custody battle over their six children. Jolie claims the NDA was specifically designed to prevent her from speaking out about the alleged abuse. Pitt's legal team denies that the NDA was intended to cover up any abuse allegations.