Brad Pitt denies contacting woman suing him for $100k over ‘catfishing’ scandal as Angelina Jolie court war drags on
BRAD Pitt denied contacting woman suing him for $100k over "catfishing" scandal as the Angelina Jolie court war drags on.
The 56-year-old said he doesn't know Kelli Christina, who is suing him for allegedly taking thousands of dollars to appear at charity events.
The noted that Christina may have been tricked by a Brad-impersonator as the Hollywood hunk's fraught divorce from , 45, continues.
The woman alleged that Brad contacted her a couple years ago about helping him raise money for his Make It Right Foundation.
The organization has been rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward of since Hurricane Katrina hit – and Christina claimed that she agreed to work with the actor.
She maintained that this working relationship resulted in a personal one and "discussions of marriage."
Brad denied ever having any contact or communication with her and his legal response stated that he never asked her for any payments.
It said that he did not authorize anyone to do so either.
Chistina's lawsuit stated that she sent Pitt $40,000 over the course of two years.
The agreement stipulated that he would show up to fundraising events – but she claimed that he didn't show up to any.
The Texas woman said once she stopped the payments, all contact was cut off from "Brad" and his foundation.
Christina is suing Brad for breach of contract, fraud, and additional damages.
Pitt said he knew who this woman was until his lawyer got a "demand letter" from her in March 2020.
His legal team informed her that she got it wrong but the lawsuit went ahead.
Meanwhile, Brad another legal battle on his hands as to in a courtroom.
The superstars are also both expected to testify during the proceedings and The Sun has obtained the lists of witnesses they’ve each submitted to the court to give evidence on their behalf.
Brad and Ange will take the stand at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown LA to be cross examined during court proceedings starting next week.
Brad – now dating – has named a total of 21 witnesses to appear on his behalf.
These include himself and his former wife, while Angelina has named just seven witnesses, including herself and Brad.
None of the couple’s kids: Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12, has been named in the docs and none of them will give evidence in court.
The docs also show that .
She wanted him replaced claiming he had "failed to make timely mandatory disclosures of ongoing business and professional relationships" between himself and Brad's attorneys.
But the judge has been named in docs and will be overseeing the proceedings.
He will have to decide on parenting issues affecting the kids such as their education, medical care and which parent sees them and when.
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It has already been established that Maddox, because he is older, can decide for himself when he wants to see his father.
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Court docs obtained by The Sun show that Brad will call on several psychologists, Jillian Armenante, and a security guard.
Angelina will call on a number of medical professionals and appearing for both will be domestic-violence expert Alyce LaViolette.
