Dhaka, April 9 -- Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is claiming that her former husband Brad Pitt's

physical abuse toward her 'started well before' the 2016 plane incident that led

her to file for divorce. The claims are as per documents obtained by Page Six.

The actress' legal team made the claims in an attempt to release communications that would prove that Pitt refused to allow his ex-wife to sell her portion of their Chateau Miraval French winery unless she signed an 'onerous' and 'expansive' NDA.

"While Pitt's history of physical abuse of Jolie started well before the family's September 2016 plane trip from France to Los Angeles, this flight marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well. Jolie then immedi...