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Yesterday, Ann Curry of the Today show pushed the London bureau chief of People magazine to acknowledge whether People paid ten million dollars for rights to the first published photos of Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt.
What I love is that he was magnificently evasive in his answers. We still don’t know if People will get the first photos, though I think it’s pretty likely since they seem to have a very good on-going professional relationship with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Here’s the video clip:
I particularly like the way she tried to ask if People had paid a large amount of money for first baby photos in the past and he only answered that of course they buy celebrity photos all the time. Good for him! We’ll know when we know.
They also discussed how the new Jolie-Pitt children are doing and addressed the question of whether there’s concern over the fact that Knox and Vivienne were only about five pounds at birth (which doesn’t seem unusual for twins and is, in fact, pretty good).
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778 days ago
Under mod:
Celeb Baby Photo Exclusives, Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick, Tom/Katie/Suri, Nicole/Keith/Sunday Rose
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778 days ago
I feel sorry that they can’t have any privacy, but that it part of the price of fame. I’m sure People will get the first photos.They are a reliable soure of info and have worked with the JP’s before.I wish all the paparatzi had to deal with the hype for 48 hrs. maybe they they would have some compassion for others(probably not.. they’re only interested in the $$$ they can get for photos of the beautiful.Maybe if all the fans would quit buying the trash mags the paps would have no where to sell their crappy pictures and all the beautifuls could have some peace.
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778 days ago
I hate to admit it, but I do want to see the pics. I’m bad I know, but there it is. I do agree with an earlier post that people is holding on to their money for these pics. I think the last baby cover was of Jennifer L. I was not crazy about that photo spread. It was too stylized. Jen was too dressed up and it seemed unnatural some how. Brad and Angie have a right to decide how to introduce their children to the world. If they don’t take the pictures they will be hounded more. Luckily they are in a place that is sucured and safe from the paps. I get angry with the people who say they are attention seekers. They are not. The press follows them everywhere. You never see them at clubs, and premiers or fashion shows. They do not go to any event unless it is related to work or a charitable cause. If they wanted the attention we would see them at these places too. Look at the people who attend these events, these are the ones who want the attention. We don’t see Brad and Angie unless they are promoting something. The other pictures of them are photos of them in private moments. Does not look like attention grabers to me…
About the babies weights. I think 5 lbs is good for twins. Together they were a little more than 10 lbs. Pretty big. Also they were very close in weight. I am glad that it was a boy and girl. I know that if it were two girls, they would be compared to each other all the time, just like Mary Kate and Ashley. By them being opposite sexes, they get to be treated induvidually by the outside world.
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778 days ago
I think the h8ters & the curious buy more tabloids than JP fans. Most of the JP covers are hideously biased, and as a fan I wouldn’t buy them & give my $$ to the tabs. (OTOH, as a researcher…;-) )
CELEB BABY PHOTOS – THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT
#1 More than $11 million (speculation runs up to $50M !!!) – Knox Leon & Vivienne Marcheline
#2 $6 million – Max & Emme Anthony
#3 $4.1 million – Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt
#4 $3 million – Levi Alves McConaughey
#5 (tie)
$2 million – Dannielynn Smith
#5 (tie)
$2 million – Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt
#7 (tie)
$1.5 million – Max Liron Bratman
#7 (tie)
$1.5 million – Honor Marie Warren
#9 (tie)
$1 million – Harlow Winter Kate Madden
#9 (tie)
$1 million – Maddie Briann Aldridge
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778 days ago
(I love Liz Smith – she defended the JPs when they were getting beat up by the tabs, and gossip columnists were giving the JPs only 6 months to last.) http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152008/gossip/liz/nurturing_the_world_120011.htm
NURTURING THE WORLD — July 15, 2008
‘SOME PEOPLE seem compelled by unkind fate to parental servitude for life. There is no form of penal servitude worse than this,” said 19th century novelist Samuel Butler.
Mr. Butler never married, never had children, and could never have anticipated the likes of Angelina Jolie. Miss Jolie is the Mia Farrow of the 21st century, gathering up and bearing children willy-nilly, nurturing the world. (Of course, Josephine Baker did it all long before Mia and Angie.)
Jolie finally gave birth to her twins over the weekend. I say “finally” because as many of you know, “Entertainment Tonight” insisted more than a month ago that Jolie had already delivered, spawning media hysteria and confusion when the star appeared in public, obviously still in the gravid state. So it only seems that Jolie has been pregnant forever. “ET” finally fessed-up on July 2.
By then it had become something of a parlor game – when would they concede Jolie had not yet given birth? Would they ever? Eh, they were anxious to give the world happy news. In this time of global trauma, who can blame them?
NOW, EVERYBODY in the universe is thrilled for Angie and Brad. And that includes the employees at Nice’s Lenval Hospital, where Jolie delivered. But, they’ll be happier once the famous star is gone. Oh, no. Not that she was a problem. She’s a doll, personally. But the entire staff of the hospital was exhausted by the intense media interest. Journalists leapt out of bushes, lurked in dark corners, begging for scraps of gossip. This begging came with astronomical financial offers. The good people at Lenval – a 133-bed establishment – were being worn down. Even the extra security didn’t cool the heat. (Hollywood hospitals, such as Cedars-Sinai, leak like a sieve. If you are hospitalized in Tinseltown, your records and even your meals are likely to be up on the Internet by the end of the day.)
However, facilities around the world should stay on high alert, perhaps perform “Angelina Jolie drills.” The beautiful actress has already said she’s not through baby-making.
P.S. And if magazines are crazy enough to pay upwards of $15 or $20 million for photos of Angie’s infants, I say, you go girl! This money is funneled to her various charities. Let the media howl. What have these critics and pundits done for the world’s sick, starving and abused? Yeah, I thought so.
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778 days ago
I heart Liz Smith & once her article “NURTURING THE WORLD” gets out of jail – I mean, moderation – you’ll see why:
“P.S. And if magazines are crazy enough to pay upwards of $15 or $20 million for photos of Angie’s infants, I say, you go girl! This money is funneled to her various charities. Let the media howl. What have these critics and pundits done for the world’s sick, starving and abused? Yeah, I thought so.”
(part of the article is the Battle of Heroic Hospital Staff vs. Scum of the Earth, umm, I mean the Paparazzi)
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778 days ago
Bah, under mod (dark looks):
I heart Liz Smith & her article “NURTURING THE WORLD”
“If magazines are crazy enough to pay upwards of $15 or $20 million for photos of Angie’s infants, I say, you go girl! What have these critics and pundits done for the world’s sick, starving and abused? Yeah, I thought so.”
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774 days ago
I join the company of those who wish only the best for Mom Angie and Dad Brad, as they welcome the two new additions to their fam. I’m sure they are not only beautiful (consider the genes) but will be artistic in their own right when life presents their path. I pray all is well with them and can’t wait to see first pics.
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