Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Win Damages From Tabloid Claiming Split
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Don't mess with Brangelina.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie accepted undisclosed damages from the News of the World at a hearing in a London court on Thursday, UsMagazine.com has confirmed. An insider tells Us: "The money will be donated to the Jolie-Pitt foundation. After tax and fees, every penny will be donated."
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Back in January, the British tabloid reported that the couple of five years were planning to separate, divvy up their $320 million fortune and work out custody arrangements for their six kids. Pitt, 46, and Jolie, 35, quickly sued, claiming the paper had made false and intrusive allegations.
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"When the News of the World failed to publicly retract the allegations and apologize for them -- thereby leaving their readers in the dark as to the true position — the couple felt they had no alternative than to sue," their attorney, Keith Schilling, told Us in a statement.
"Today's victory marks the end of the litigation brought by Brad and Angelina."
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Currently in Los Angeles -- Jolie is promoting her film Salt, while Pitt is filming Moneyball -- the couple did not attend Thursday's hearing.
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30@ Personal lives should be personal, deb. Stop making politically correct statemnts. Invading their privacy,their childrens,dogs,cats etcc.. lives ar part of their profession. These celebs ar larger thn life nd they need the audience like u to make their job successfull.Its ok for their lives to be shown on magazines evryday,who the hell wants to invade ur privacy whn ur not even Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie. Once u get into this profession, the paps,the media nd evryon1 will eatin ur life and making lies,rumors,gossip etc... They have to deal w.it and if jolie-pitt gave magazines permission to publish their baby picts along w.them and tell thm whr they ar born,adopted etc.. Thn why ar they suing for mags tht publish lies. Just ignore it, b.c these magz nd othrs will keep on invading their private lives as long as they ar stars. Jolie-pitt knows tht the media will be in any country whr they ar filming, but they choose to bring their kids on sets. So obviously its not the paps fault for invading their lives. If they wr at school thn gettin into their classrooms or campus wud be invading their privacy nd the school's. Evry1 who watches their movies,don't u guys want to know abt their private lives b.c its more exciting thn yours. These ar all gossip nd don't tell me tht pepul like u don't indulge in wht is being published evryday, othrwise u wudn't be reading this article. Too bad their kids ar in the middle of this, but if pepul don't wnt kids being involved in the spotlight. Thn put them into a boarding school nd practice the perfect attendence in school instead of coming to movie sets nd premieres. Don't the kids hav extracurricular activites in the summer instd of being arnd their famous parents all the time. If jolie-pitt ar in the spotlight, thn its obvious the kids will be nd if the baby picts got publishd thn wht makes u think tht media will not be interestd in taking picts of the kids whn thy ar 1yr old to their retirement.
It is a shame they can't sue the rag mags here in the US. I think its great they won their lawsuit. Whether people like them or not they are news (If you don't like this couple why do you read about them and comment-LOL), and it would be amazing to read the truth about celebrities instead of made up lies. As for Andrew Morton- give me a break, he is a responciable journalist....LMFAO!
Brad is not a happy man. He can paste on a fake smile and they can coo at each other because that book by Andrew Morton is going to rip the lid off of everything they've been trying to hide, but the eyes and the dejected body language give him away. Since he's been with Angie, he's aged twenty years.
why didn't their spokesperson come out the moment news of the world broke the news? instead they waited, and waited until it caught on like wildfire. all the better to sue and generate even more money of the "brangelina" brand. why don't these two phonies donate more of their immense fortune to the jolie-pitt foundation instead of making money of others!
Good 4 them, ppl need 2 stay out of their business.
US WAKE THE FLUCK UP!!! THIS MAG HAS MADE TONS OF $$$ OFF THIS RELATIONSHIP SINCE IT STARTED. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS GET SUED NEXT. OH, AND KICK ROCKS HATERS!!!
Considering he bailed on his marriage to Jen because he felt life was too short to waste.. I doubt he would stay with Jolie unless he felt happy and fulfilled. They said they would always ignore tabloid fiction unless it made it to a reputable news source. The NOTW story made it all the way to the CNN ticker as being true and low and behold they sued just like they said they would. If only the US had the same conditions for suing as the UK.. maybe then we would see fewer works of fiction under the guise of unnamed sources (aka editor and writer at the water cooler).
love how people who arent fans want to comment. Thanks for reading non fans lol. Hypocrites. Non fans but actually take the time to reads and comment. Make themselves look so stupid!
Oh yea. I am soo sure the High Court in England agreed to rule wehn and how it did to help Jolie's movie. LOL! This is another ludicrous statement that drives home just what little grasp of reality some of you have. Not to mention ignorant. The whiny, bitter Jennifer fans are foaming at the mouth because all their nasty fairly tales about this couple get proven false once again.
Andrew Morton better watch out he'll be sued next for the unauthorized biography he published on Angelina.
What's going to happen when they break-up for real...are they going to return the money...they are just staying together to prove others wrong...how sad both are unhappy stuck in this relationship...LOL...by the way I'm neither an AJ, BP, or JA fan.
So excited about SALT! Cant wait to see Angie and Brad at more red carpet premiers for movies! He is so handsome and she is so pretty with or without make-up! I love how these two dont hide from the cameras or cover they're faces just because they are (not done up) like other actresses and actors. Then again with faces like that they certainly dont need any extra touches! Such a hot, hot couple!!
i wonder if they are truly happy with each other.
i think it is wonderful. just b/c you are famous, it doesnt mean the media can spread lies about your personal life. There needs to be a limit to what is printed. I think anyone in that situation would sue if it happened to them. And the fact that they donate the money is heartwarming too. After all they didn't sue for the money, but for their privacy. We are so lucky that we aren't followed around all the time and making headline with false claims. Everyone should have privacy in their personal lives. When did we think that invading someone's personal life is okay? I know I wouldn't want that to happened to me, and honestly WOULD YOU?
The tabloid couldn't prove it. These super rich pigs have bought most publications abidings, including major ones here in the US, and they can't print anything negative about the freaks.
Seriously...who care what poeple say about people who cheat!! They don't mind hurting others...looks like Karma is a real Bi#*H!!!
Who gives a rat @ss if you arent a fan. But keep the comments coming, if only means that they do matter! More power to the Jolie-Pitts in winning, that should teach the rag mags of the world to stop spreading the lies. Whether you sourpusses like it or not, these two are in love. Do you really think they stay together for other reasons? Please......even you losers don't believe that.
They are donating the money to charity. Everybody has included that point in their stories except for US. Also,could Jennifer Aniston's fans stop commenting in all the stories about these two? It is pathetic.
Fx bought rights to air Angelinas Salt in 2012. Must be good i cant wait. So excited! Shes the best!!!!!!! They donate a lot of their money so good for them. Love them
oh boo hoo someone told a lie about the liars.. and they sued? What a couple of whiners...