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Photogs’ appetites whetted: ‘Most anticipated baby since Jesus‘
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have an entire government on their side in the latest celebrity vs. paparazzi skirmish as they await the birth of their child in seclusion at a resort in Namibia.
The Namibian Embassy in Pretoria tells journalists seeking visas for Namibia to cover the birth of the eagerly awaited celebrity baby that they must have permission from Pitt and Jolie in writing before they will be allowed into the country.
The government, which has seen its profile as a tourist destination increased by the celebrity visit, has arrested photographers, confiscated film, set up large green barriers on the beach to shield the couple and their children Zahara and Maddox, ringed the hotel with heavy security and threatened to expel any journalist trying to cover the birth without the parents’ permission.
"This lady is expecting," Namibian Prime Minister Nahas Angula was quoted as telling South Africa’s Sunday Times last month. "You guys are harassing her. Why don’t you allow her some privacy? Harassment is not allowed in Namibia."
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Interest has heightened in recent weeks as photographers anticipated the due date was near. It escalated Tuesday when an e-mail Pitt sent to the Cannes Film Festival and read to reporters there said he was unable to attend because of the baby’s "imminent arrival."
Darryn Lyons, the chairman of Big Pictures, which runs Mr. Paparazzi.com, said in London that the two stars are certain to gain more attention by taking up residence in a poor corner of Africa then they would in the United States.
"I don’t think they could have given the people more of an appetite to see the new creature," said Lyons, referring to the decision to hole up in Namibia. "It is the most anticipated baby since Jesus Christ."
"They would have been more discreet sitting in Malibu," he said. "I don’t know why they’re going to all this ridiculous trouble."
Before Pitt and Jolie took up residence at a luxury hotel on the Namibian coast, the government never required that journalists get permission from private citizens — foreign or otherwise — to obtain a visa.
John Liebengerg, a South African magazine photographer, was arrested Wednesday for a second time in less than a week for trying to take pictures of the couple at a restaurant.
The arrest was condemned by the South African National Editors Forum.
"The forum believes citizens have a right to privacy, however journalists also have a right to be able to do their jobs without unfair hindrance or intimidation," the forum said in a statement.
South Africa’s Sunday Times said last month its own photographer and three French photographers were ordered to leave Namibia or face arrest.
Lyons said he has a team in place in Namibia, but that none of his photographers have been arrested. He added someone — perhaps even the midwife — with a small camera or one built into their mobile phone stood to make a lot of money.
"You could probably buy Namibia with that picture," he said, estimating the first picture of Pitt and Jolie’s baby would be worth $5 million.
Namibia, a country half the size of Alaska, is rich in diamonds and strategic metals, but most of its 1.8 million people are poor. – AP
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#219 - AliciaThanks for the video clip - it is lovely! Very romantic!
#219 Alicia - That was a great video. Thanks. Those two are so gorgeous to look at!
Sorry, I meant goal not gold in my post #214 lol
thanks for the appreciation; it was a b*tch to make though! So tedious! And *JARED* didn’t help, because being the anal perfectionist that I am, I had to crop the yellow border off all his pictures! It sucked!!! Oh well, the finished product is nice i think ^_^
WOW thanks Alicia!! That was definitely worth the wait! Beautiful…Love the video.. LOVE IT.
Alicia, thanks for that wonderful video. Loooovvveee it!! =)
Alicia…Love the video. Thanks
It was great to talk to you Alexanderina. You have really inspired me to not give up on my goals of traveling some day. sometimes it seems like an impossible dream, but you are right. You have to MAKE your dreams come true.. waiting on them to suddenly appear doesnt work.well.. night to you all fellow bamz+1 fans. Maybe tomorrow will be THE day?
I did & sneak on your vid Alicia…It’s great job. Two thumbs up. I know with all of BAMZ+1 love we have. It’s undeniable we are the best bunch!
Thanks you guys!! it means a lot, your saying that—-and angelah if you’d like the mohawk pic i think i can track down the link for you, or just email the pic; if you’d like.
Ladies I am logging off for the night, Ivy, Guli, Angelah, Alicia and the rest of the Gangs, Good Night and maybe tomorrow will bring us Baby Jolie-Pitt # 233 | Ivy - It was great talking to you to Ivy. I enjoyed it. And I know that we will talk again
# 224 | Alicia | Great job, really nice video!
I am also off the night. Been very hectic with my work lately. Lots of reports I have to deal with. This weekend will be busy too. Can’t wait for the BBQ tomorrow but once in a while I will do & look for the baby news.
Alicia- This might end up being a double post so if it is I’m sorry. I just wanted to say I loved your video, so keep them coming , hopefully soon your videos will be full of the three kids and Brangelina:). Good job!!! Many thanks :)
yeah, i’d like to make more, though its so time consuming!! Or maybe that’s just me b/c i’m….uh, special :)By the by, guli, do you (or anyone else) know how long it takes for a new video to become "searchable," cuz when I searched for mine (yeah I did it!) it didn’t show up, so i could only reach it by pasting the link. Is it just me, or is there something up?
a couple of hours..well i’ll see yall in the morning (hopefully) for i will take PM’s suggestion from the past thread(s) counting "one cute baby, two cute babies.." & so forth..lmao.
oops before i forget, Alicia, that would be nice if you could post the link for that specific pic. Thank u again. =)
# 240 | Alicia | my experience thru our very talented video makers, it should be up tomorrow morning. They (our talenteted video makers)would post it but I could not find it on "youtube" till the next day. So I’ll let you know when it’s there. I have to stay up until the son#2 comes home,who just came back from his college for the long weekend (he is the wild one, him and I are so much alike, but I matured and out grew it, I hope he does too)
Alicia: thanks for the video it was geat !!.I can´t wait for the baby to be born. Do you think is true that Angie is going to have c-section today? (it´s already saterday in my country Argentina). I know it´s only a rumor, but who really knows the tru?…LOVE ANGIE, BRAD AND THEIR CHILDREN !!!
Can someone help me - I don’t know if I’m dumb, or our setup is wrong!My problem - I cannot see any new posts while I have JJ open. So, if I post a comment, or anyone else does while I’ve got JJ open, I won’t see any new comments until I close & then re-open JJ. Very frustrating!Anyone got the solution? I’ve tried hitting Re-fresh but that doesn’t do it!
Well Canada.com has picked up the story:http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=18556dec-31c4-4c73-b1cb-5c2b4f5c7afe&k=70934I’m still waiting for:AOL.CNN.AP.PEOPLE.Guys,What do you think? It’s 8:12am in Namibia. Could this rumor possibly be true?
# 244 | Andrómeda | I don’t know JA or BP but from all I have read about her,I think she will choose to have a natural birth, unless it is neccesarry to have the baby induced or c-section due to complications. This is Angie you guys, do you really think she would chicken out for an easy rout. OH, come on, but if it is needed she will. I wish I could be there to see BP, cause our AJ will be fine, he will be a nut case, like my husband was. I’ll never forget when our OBGYN told my husband to cut the cord, he almost passed out. Hey, we can have more fanfics on this topic:))))
# 224 | Alicia Gosh girl, You did a GREAT job. I love how you put it together, not to mention the photos, song and I also love Nickebackel (sp). Loved it.
# 246 | COLD HARD MATH Like guli said, it’s Angelina. She’s not going to take the "easy way rout." Our girl is a BRAVE one so. I just wish her and her unborn child for safe delivery no matte what. btw, Hello Guli.
# 73 | Passing ThroughNice article, PT. Thanks! And I learned an unfamiliar word, too (hey, we’re not all wordsmiths, okay?): claptrap! It may be my new favorite word. I’ll see if I can add it into my vocabulary. I sat in the pressroom and became imprisoned in a claptrap. Nah, that doesn’t work, does it? # 98 | EstelleSorry, Estelle, I’m very behind on my closing installments even as I’ve had dialogue running through my head and I’ve had to scrap because I’m trying to limit the crude humor. # 155 | Ivy"You know, this might be a sign im staying on this site too long but…I knew that I was reading a post from #150 PT after just a few words.."Or maybe, Ivy, those of us with recognizable identities from our few words alone may mean we’ve been posting too much. Naaah, what’s too much? # 178: "soo whenever he starts to dog me about my Bamz+1 obsession, I just start singing "dont stop thinking about tomorrow.." and that usually shuts him up."That’s cute, Ivy. Would love to hear you sing it, too. # 190 | Clara"Just as the intense, beautiful Jolie can’t help how men react to her, she can’t help how women react to her either, and few women would be strong enough or confident enough to take her on as a friend: which must surely lead to gender-loneliness, and the ‘lop-sided’ personality my friend was talking about."I don’t think that women even have to be as stunningly beautiful as Angie to engender such insecurities in other women. It’s really more a testament to the weaknesses some women have. Good gracious, I hardly think I’m remotely any beauty but I’ve had friends who were on the edge of jealousy when their boyfriends would tell them they thought I was pretty or cute or they liked me (mainly it’s just because I turn on my sociable side; I do have a side when I do not want to be bothered). I’ve never had any ulterior motives to steal anybody’s boyfriends or husbands. (And once any off-limits guy shows unwanted interest, I shut them out to their befuddlement.) Rather, I try to be nice and engaging with everyone - just as I try to do here. But if you have women with self-esteem issues, nothing you can do can prevent them from getting jealous outside of being a complete anti-social. And from everything I’ve read from what people who know Angie say and Angie’s own words, Angie isn’t anything what I would call an anti-social. She has it more together about how to interact with people than most people or even that X. pp, I was trying to remember whose daughter faced that unwanted, glaring attention. People can be cruel, even when they should know better.
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