Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have taken legal action against the British tabloid News Of The World for claiming the celebs have made legal plans to separate. “The News of the World has failed to meet our clients’ reasonable demands for a retraction of and apology for these false and intrusive allegations which have now been widely republished by mainstream news outlets,” said a member of their legal team. “We have advised them to bring proceedings which they have now done.” It might surprise you that they’re only suing one tabloid, considering how many rumors they’ve endured over the last five years, but the popularity of the story—remember last month’s rush of #Brangelinabreakup tweets?—and that it came from Britain, where libel laws put the weight of proof on the publisher, make it a perfect opportunity for Brangelina to strike back at the vultures who would dare doubt their eternal love.
Ironically, the tabloid happens to be owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, which also runs Fox. That studio happens to be the home of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the film that sparked the gossip magnet that is Brangelina in the first place. The couple has yet to say whether they are seeking monetary damages.
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February 9th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Good for them. It is unfortunate that so many people in this county believe everything they read and these tabloids take things to the extreme completely making up whatever they like. They deserve to be held accountable…them and their so called “insiders” or “anonymous friends” that just have all the info.
March 18th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Now that Brad is back because Jennifer would not take him back, Angelina wants to sue. It was true when the article was printed but by the time it hit the streets Brad was back. That’s it in a nutshell.