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Brad Pitt’s relationship with ex-wife Angelina Jolie could be rocky amid their ongoing authorized drama, however his romance with Ines de Ramon continues to be going sturdy.
“It’s extensively identified that Brad is coping with plenty of authorized drama however Ines’ emotions for him haven’t wavered by any means,” a supply solely tells Us Weekly. “If something, it’s solely made their connection stronger in plenty of methods as a result of they’re very open and trustworthy with regards to communication about their lives, whether or not or not it’s the great or the unhealthy instances.”
Pitt, 59, and Jolie, 48 — who finalized their divorce in 2019 — have been enmeshed in a authorized battle over French vineyard Château Miraval for the reason that Eternals actress bought her portion of the enterprise in 2021. In a brand new criticism filed by Jolie’s former funding agency Nouvel, which holds her 50 % stake within the firm, Pitt was accused of “looting” and “stripping” Château Miraval’s belongings in a “so-far profitable” effort to “seize” management of the property, per courtroom paperwork obtained by CNN on Monday, July 10.
Angelina Jolie and Maddox Jolie-Pitt. Oliver Contreras/UPI/Shutterstock
The submitting additionally alleged that the Babylon actor “has acted like a petulant youngster” since Jolie bought her shares, “refusing to deal with Nouvel as an equal associate within the enterprise.” In response to the paperwork, a second supply solely advised Us that the “looter” claims in opposition to Pitt are “absurd,” including, “It’s public data that Brad has poured hundreds of thousands extra into this enterprise, constructing it from the bottom up during the last decade.”
Pitt — who shares sons Maddox, 21, Pax, 19, and Knox, 14, and daughters Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and Vivienne, 14, with Jolie — filed a lawsuit in opposition to his ex-wife in February 2022, claiming that Jolie illegally bought her Miraval shares after they beforehand agreed solely to take action with one another’s approval.
Amid the courtroom drama, de Ramon has been a supply of consolation for her beau, whom she was first linked to in November 2022.
“Ines could be very compassionate and is there to point out help it doesn’t matter what,” the primary insider shares. “They’ve a very wholesome bond and issues are going splendidly.”
Pitt, for his half, has returned the jewellery designer’s kindness by supporting her amid her divorce from Paul Wesley.
“Brad has been actually supportive of Ines whereas she’s going by her divorce as a result of he understands how it may be,” a supply solely advised Us in February. “Though Brad is aware of Ines is totally unbiased and might deal with issues on her personal, he’s let her know that she will be able to all the time speak in confidence to him about something. He’s undoubtedly into her and though issues are nonetheless comparatively new, he completely sees long-term potential of their relationship.”
De Ramon and Wesley, 40, introduced their resolution to separate after three years of marriage in September 2022. A rep for the exes advised Us on the time that the choice was “mutual and occurred 5 months in the past.”
Though de Ramon’s marriage with the Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds star didn’t work out, an insider advised Us final month that the licensed nutritionist is “actually into Brad.” The insider added that de Ramon “even wears a necklace with a ‘B’ preliminary” in honor of the Oscar winner. Anita Ko Jewellery — which has employed de Ramon as vice chairman since 2020 — includes a assortment of diamond-encrusted preliminary necklaces on their web site.