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.

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 through 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.

Angelina Jolie calls Brad Pitt's request for an NDA unnecessary

In the Oct. 9 filing, Jolie also details the moment Pitt demanded she sign a non-disclosure agreement so he could 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.

"There was no practical need for the NDA, as I had not pressed charges or spoken out about the events that led to our divorce," she wrote in the Oct. 6 filing. "In fact, for the previous five years, I had never publicly said a word about his actions. As the mother of our children, as well as an advocate for victims of violence around the world, I found his demand extremely painful."

Jolie later sold her stake in the property after Pitt backed out of his agreement to buy her interest in Miraval, and the deal collapsed. Pitt's attorneys called the sale unlawful in a lawsuit filed against Jolie in February 2022. In response, she filed a countersuit alleging the pair never had an understanding to only sell upon mutual agreement.

Her team claimed Pitt "stepped back" from his agreement after Jolie filed evidence under seal "detailing the evidence of Pitt's domestic violence against Jolie and their children" during their custody battle.

"Although I had always voluntarily kept Brad's actions confidential for the health of our family and had no plans to ever publicly disclose the facts, I could not agree to this coercive demand," Jolie added.

In Thursday's filing, Jolie alluded to the toll that financial troubles have taken on her as a result of the case. Many details are redacted due to discussions of legal strategy.

"I need 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 in the Oct. 6 filing. "I will do my best to find work and investment but I need advice. I need to learn about business and I need to teach the kids."

Angelia 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, as well as "attempting to hide his history of abuse."

Angelina Jolie says she worried about the 'health of our children'

In the Oct. 6 filing, Jolie said that after filing for divorce, she left Pitt in control of their family homes in Los Angeles and at Miraval without any compensation. She hoped, per the docs, that the decision would "make him calmer in his dealings with me after a difficult and traumatic period."

"To this day, the children and I have never again set foot on the property, given its connection to the painful events leading to the divorce," she wrote. "Post-separation, I immediately began to look for a new house for me and our children, initially renting a home while looking for a more stable solution."

Jolie added that she tried to buy property near Pitt's home so he could remain an important part of their children's lives, but her savings were tied up in the winery.

"I had not asked Brad for alimony or any other financial support. I was also very concerned about the health of our children, and so, for approximately two years, I declined work so that I could focus my attention on caring for our children and their recovery," she continued. "I was therefore not in a position to buy outright a home for our children in Los Angeles. I asked Brad to loan me the money to buy a home, which he agreed to do with interest."

Last year, the pair's 18-year-old daughter, Shiloh Jolie, petitioned a Los Angeles court to drop Pitt from her name. The two also share: Maddox, 23; Pax, 21; Zahara, 19; and 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

"These discussions were always difficult for me, due to my deep emotional ties to our family home there and how our relationship ended," she said. "Miraval was one of the first major investments we made together, and it was a focal point of our family life. We were married there, I spent part of my pregnancy there and I brought our twin children home there from the hospital. To have such a sudden break from my home and memories has been hard, and it was especially difficult for the children to have their lives so disrupted."

Pitt and Jolie first met on the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" set in 2005, quickly becoming a couple and instant tabloid fodder following the actor's recent divorce from Jennifer Aniston.

The dissolution of their marriage shocked Hollywood, having established themselves as a power couple in philanthropy and entertainment alike.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Angelina Jolie calls Brad Pitt NDA demand 'extremely painful,' seeks $33K in legal fees

Reporting by Anthony Robledo and Edward Segarra, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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