Why does Angelina Jolie describe her former home as too painful to visit?

Angelina Jolie Finally she talks about the one place she can’t go back to, the house where she lives Brad Pitt I collapsed.

Nearly nine years after their split, the actress revealed that she and her children have not set foot in their formerly beloved French home, Chateau Miraval, since the traumatic events that ended their marriage.

For the star, this house now holds memories she can never get back.

And in the new court documents he obtained the people On October 6, Jolie shared emotional details about her decision to give Pitt control of their homes in Los Angeles and France.

She wrote that she left the actor “control (and full residency) of our family homes in Los Angeles and in Miraval, without compensation, which I hoped would make him more calm in his dealings with me after a difficult and painful period.”

The fifty-year-old woman explained that she made this choice in the hope of easing tensions after what she described as a painful separation.

Despite leaving the estate behind, Jolie revealed she had not found peace, writing: “To this day, my children and I have never set foot on the estate again, given its association with the traumatic events that led to the divorce.”

For the “Maleficent” star, Château Miraval was more than just a home; It was where her family story unfolded.

“It was a pivotal point in our family life,” she wrote in her filing. “We got married there, I spent part of my pregnancy there and brought our twin babies home from the hospital.”

The director said that walking away from that life was very difficult. “It was difficult to have such a sudden break from my home and my memories, and it was especially difficult for the children to have their lives disrupted to this extent,” she said.

After the breakup, Jolie began looking for a new home and initially rented while trying to find something stable for her family.

“Because I wanted to make sure Brad would remain an important part of our children’s lives, I looked to buy a property near his home,” she explained, adding that her savings were tied up in Miraval and she had never asked Pete for financial help.

Jolie’s deep emotional pain is now linked to a never-ending legal battle over Chateau Miraval. The property, which the former couple bought together in 2008 and turned into a successful winery, has become the center of a bitter row.

The “Original Sin” star sold her share of the property to the Stoli Group in 2021, but Pitt sued her in 2022, claiming she violated an agreement not to sell either of them without the consent of the other.

In response, Jolie’s team filed a counter-suit, accusing the 61-year-old actress of “waging a war of revenge” against her since their divorce.

Her lawyers also claimed that Pitt refused to buy out her share unless she signed a non-disclosure agreement intended to “keep her quiet about his abuse and cover-up.”

Pitt denied all the accusations and was never charged following investigations into the 2016 private plane accident that allegedly led to their breakup.

The issue has kept the former lovebirds linked to each other since their divorce was finalized in 2024.

According to sources close to the Oscar winner, Jolie has been hoping to move on for years.

One of the people close to her said the people After the divorce settlement, “Unfortunately, until he drops his lawsuit, this family will not have the peace and healing they so desperately desire and deserve.”

Jolie reportedly asked the film producer to end the legal battle several times, urging him to let her family “heal.” However, Pitt refused, saying he would not withdraw his claims.

A source told… Daily Mail“Brad won’t drop this lawsuit — why would he? This was a normal business dispute, but Angelina made it personal.”

This situation has left the actress sad as her children are now estranged from their father.