Angelina Jolie is detailing the “extremely painful” and “traumatic period” following her contentious divorce from Brad Pitt.

According to new court documents filed Oct. 6 and obtained by USA TODAY on Oct. 9, the legal battle between the two actors continues with Jolie seeking over $33,000 in legal fees from her ex-husband, who last year filed a motion to dismiss Jolie’s request for his private communications in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

the conversations include messages regarding a 2016 family trip, in which Jolie alleges Pitt attacked her and their children on a plane.

In the filing,Jolie also acknowledged Pitt’s motion to compel her to produce emails and documents discussing “legal advice or legal strategy” from her attorneys. She challenged the request, adding that she “intended that these communications were to be confidential.”

USA TODAY has reached out to Pitt’s legal representative for comment.

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In a statement to USA TODAY on Oct. 9, Jolie’s attorney Paul Murphy said Pitt’s “motion is without any legal basis and the latest manifestation of his efforts to control Angelina, hereby seeking to invade her attorney-client privilege with her legal team.”

“We expect the Court will see right thru this and deny his motion,” the attorney added.

Pitt and Jolie reached a divorce settlement in December 2024 after splitting in 2016. The couple originally married in 2014 following a near-decade-long relationship.

In the Oct. 9 filing, Jolie also details the moment Pitt demanded she sign a non-disclosure agreement so he coudl purchase her interest in the former couple’s shared winery in 2021.

Jolie said her “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-star clearly and unnecessarily tried to silence her as part of the agreement to sell her shares of the Chateau Miraval winery.

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Angelina Jolie details stress,financial concerns in Brad Pitt divorce filing

Angelina Jolie has detailed her stress and financial concerns in a recent court filing related to her divorce from Brad Pitt. In the Oct. 6 filing, jolie expressed a desire for better support and an end to relationships that cause her distress. “I am weary. I am trying to remove all stress. I honestly feel I am getting sick from worry. So, I would like us to discuss better support and not continuing relationships that you see cause me stress,” she wrote. She also indicated a need for advice on business and education for her children.

Angelina Jolie denies leaking alleged Brad Pitt abuse to the press

The documents also outline an email chain between Jolie’s attorney, Laurent Schummer, and Pitt’s lawyer, Franck Le Mentec, dated March 2021.The two discussed Pitt’s concerns about jolie allegedly “disparaging” him publicly and placing a “negative” impact on Miraval.

Schummer suggested that the Perrin family, the French vintners who partnered with the couple for the winery, were concerned. Schummer also said Jolie was falsely accused of leaking the alleged abuse to the press.

“They raised concern, especially apparently in the Perrin family, that (Jolie) is and might continue to disparage (Pitt) and that this may have a negative effect on the wine business,” Schummer wrote in an email to Jolie’s business manager, Terry Bird. “I made it abundantly clear that our client is not involved in the leaks. I also added that if there is concern of damage due to disparaging, there would be much more loss if the deal is pulled.”

Jolie has also previously accused Pitt of “unrelenting efforts to control and financially drain” her, and also “attempting to hide his history of abuse.”