Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have to pay their lighting designer 565,000 euros.

Odile Soudant sued the former couple because they charged him paid for the work in his house in the south of France. This is said to have driven the French woman's company to ruin.

An appeals court in Paris already ordered the two actors to pay the sum in April, but only now has the verdict been made public by the French newspaper 'Libération'. According to the court documents, Brangelina underwent major renovations to the Château Miraval and commissioned Odile in 2010 to take care of the light. Brad's goal was to flood as many rooms in the property and outbuildings with natural light. However, no contract was signed. Instead, the designer billed monthly. However, two years after the start of the work, which had 17 employees, it still had not come to an end and Brad and Angelina had blamed Odile for the delays, whereupon the 'moneyball' actor stopped paying.

Odile was not aware of any guilt and did not understand why she suddenly no longer received any money. Brad then sent her an email saying, "I don't know what it's like in France, but friends in the US don't attack their friends. I've always been a fan of your work. Don't attack us, let's do it Finish the project and be proud of it. The work is too good to end so badly. Don't waste time complaining. Follow your artistic journey and don't worry about the rest. " The project was finally passed on. To the Guardian newspaper, Odile said: "This is my job." However, both the actor's lawyer and the architect state that the ideas all come from Brad himself.