People Profits from Brangelina Cover
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Photos,
If you’ve lost any sleep wondering if People‘s pricey gamble paid off, you can now rest comfortably. The answer appears to be yes.
According to Women’s Wear Daily, the issue devoted to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new twins was one of the magazine’s all-time best sellers. Here’s a quick look at the numbers:
- Approximately 2.6 million people paid for the opportunity to see Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon. People normally averages 1.5 million in weekly sales. (That number does not include the normal subscribers.)
- Although the issue has been on the shelves longer than normal, readers have had to pay $.50 more than normal to peruse the pictures.
- The website received 6 million unique visitors in a 24-hour period; it usually gets about 8.8 million a month.
- The spread was the 4th most-purchased in the magazine’s history. Only 9/11 and the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr. sold more.
I guess some lucky charity will really benefit once Child #7 comes around…
Women’s Wear Daily
Advertisement
Roseanne Slams Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: D-List, Movies, Television, Editorials,
If you happen to be a John McCain supporter - or if you’re for some reason undecided - whatever you do, don’t let Roseanne know.
This weekend, the actress/comedian used her blog to not only bash Jon Voight, but Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt too.
While the Obama supporter had every right to express her opinions about Voight (especially since he wrote an Op-Ed piece blasting the Democratic candidate), her criticisms about Angelina and Brad seemed to come out of left field.
Click to continue reading Roseanne Slams Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
New York Daily News
Brangelina Shoos Johnny Depp Out of France
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Photos, Paparazzi Photos, Rumors,
When Johnny Depp ran to France to escape the paparazzi, I’m sure he never would have imagined having to leave his tranquil paradise. Unfortunately, the very private Pirates of the Caribbean star has come to face this nightmare upon Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s recent move to the beautiful country, which forced many of their die-hard paparazzo to follow suit.
Judging by recent pictures taken of the former heartthrob, I would say that it’s safe to say that he is upset at the large influx of cameras around southern France.
His solution? Pack up and move to England!
Click to continue reading Brangelina Shoos Johnny Depp Out of France
LA Times
First Look at the Jolie-Pitt Twins
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Photos,
Here they finally are. The two babies that have quickly made us forget that Jennifer Lopez also had twins.
In the upcoming issues of People and Hello!, Brangelina watchers will be getting more than their money’s worth. The two magazines will be devoting 19 and 17 pages, respectively, to Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon.
Although the newborns are only three weeks old, the two are already displaying their personalities. According to Brad, the babies are following along gender lines. “Viv is proving to resemble Ange in spirit, attitude and physicality… And Knox, he’s a bit of me.”
Click to continue reading First Look at the Jolie-Pitt Twins
People
People Pays Brangelina $14 Million for Twin Pics
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Style, Charity, Kind Acts, Photos, Rumors,
After leaving Brangelina fans on the edge of their seats (myself included) for weeks without seeing their twins, the couple have decided that it is finally time to introduce them to the world.
Much to no one’s surprise, People magazine won the bidding rights to the twins’ photo shoot in the U.S. and Canada, and Hello! magazine won the international rights. Although there has been no official release as to the amount, sources have claimed the figure is around $14 million.
Compared to previous biddings on babies like their older sister Shiloh ($4 million) and Jennifer Lopez’s twins ($6 million), the Jolie-Pitt twins have definitely set a new record for costing a magazine so much.
Click to continue reading People Pays Brangelina $14 Million for Twin Pics
E! Online
Another Boy and Girl for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Breaking News,
When Jack Black (accidentally) told everyone that Brangelina was going to have a ‘Brady Brunch’-esque family soon, the comedian apparently wasn’t joking. Angelina Jolie gave birth to another son and daughter via C-section yesterday in France.
Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline - who both weighed in around 5 lbs. each - make a total of three boys and three girls for the Jolie-Pitt clan. Brad Pitt and Angelina already have one daughter (Shiloh, 2) and three adopted children (Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3).
According to Angelina’s doctor, the surgery went smoothly. “Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side. He was there and all was well,” said Dr. Michael Sussman.
The Wanted actress is expected to remain at the hospital in Nice for a few more days.
People
Angelina Jolie’s Belly Photos Were Fakes
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Pregnancies,
If you’re having a hard time distinguishing Angelina Jolie‘s face in this photo, there’s a reason: She isn’t there. Last week, pictures of the supposedly pregnant actress in her hospital room made their way across the internet. Unfortunately, the exposed belly shots were as misleading as Entertainment Tonight‘s delivery report.
Outlets wanting to believe that Angelina would make such an open gesture - after all this time - imagined seeing Brad Pitt and the Wanted star through that window. Unfortunately, it was another pregnant woman simply messing with their heads.
Click to continue reading Angelina Jolie’s Belly Photos Were Fakes
Associated Press
Angelina Jolie Doing Well in Hospital
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Rumors,
UPDATE: Entertainment Tonight has finally acknowledged that it was previously ‘given false information’ about the twins’ birth.
A news conference held earlier today told Entertainment Tonight something that program didn’t what to hear: Angelina Jolie has not had her babies…yet.
The media’s presence in the South of France has grown ever since the actress checked into the hospital earlier this week. But according to the facility’s rep, the 33-year-old’s stay had been “planned for a long time.”
During Tuesday’s presser in France, Jolie’s obstetrician told photographers they’ll have to patient if they want to stalk the family; the newborns will be welcomed sometime “in the weeks to come.” In the meantime, outlets shouldn’t fill time speculating about Angelina’s current condition.
“Everything is normal. She is very well, and she’s okay. ... Brad and Angelina want everyone to know that everything is going well.”
So Mary Hart—do you think ET will finally get around to printing that retraction now?
People
Brangelina Does Another Good Deed to Make Us Feel Bad
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Charity,
Are you expecting your 5th and 6th child? Have you recently purchased a $60 million castle? Well, then you’re probably cutting back on some of your other expenses. But then again, you’re probably not Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie.
Today, the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict announced that the saintly couple has generously donated a cool $1 million to its organization. Once distributed, the funds will help children - American and Iraqi - affected by the war overseas. (As if the couple didn’t have enough kids to worry about.)
In a statement, Pitt said he wants their gesture to inspire more acts of charity. “We hope to encourage others to give to these great organizations.”
Ugh. Could these two possible make me love/hate them more?
Associated Press
The Brangelina Twins: Are They, or Aren’t They?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Rumors,
If you’re confused by the changing news reports, you’re not alone. But just so we’re all caught up, the official story is that no, the expected twins belonging to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have not yet been born. We think.
The hoopla began with an online story ran by Entertainment Tonight which stated that the twins had, in fact, arrived into the world. Brad Pitt‘s manager stepped up to say no, that’s false. Right now, ET is going to stick with their story, saying they want to see how it all “plays out.”
Click to continue reading The Brangelina Twins: Are They, or Aren’t They?
MSNBC
Advertisement
© Gear Live Media, LLC. 2007 – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.