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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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# 292 | malibumomNope, close though. I’m in Missouri. Rudedog is in TN.
# 284 | Passing Through - ITA. I think that the X watched MAMS and not once but many times as well
# 224 | Alicia -beautiful video, I did post a comment on the tube…Estellekes…that’s me…keep up the great work girl…# 250 | cindy2 What an excellent post, like usual. Thanks for your insights and sharing your lovely story. I agree with you about Angie…not that she is not loveable or friendly, but because she is too beautiful…the price of beauty…funny, I saw the early E! news this morning, they interview the new American Idol ( I think I’m the only person in America that do not watch this show..) anyhow, they asked him with his new car, ( he won a car, who knew?) who he would like to go out on a date with in Hollywood, he said:" well, only one…but she is not available, she’s married….Angelina Jolie,…." I almost fall off my bed laughing…( no punt intended)and just to think, x loved to watch American Idols.. and I’m sure AJ doesn’t even watch TV…ironic huh?…268 | stef |Welcome back our English Princess AKA Lady Stef, LCA…you ‘ve got to send that pic of your in Lara Croft custome…I can not wait…(words to self)..never skip more than 1 day to check in JJ, because you have to read over 200 post and it’s all over the place.
# 286 | gitane | LOL!!! (Litterally, coudn’t help it)Girl u r too much!
#299|Alexanderina.. Hi, yes it IS getting to be like a family on this site, isn’t it? Good luck at the Casinos… do you play cards? My grandaddy taught me how to play poker when I was little. I’m pretty good actually. LOL Got a great poker face I am told. : )
# 303 | Estelleyou are not the only person in america who does not watch american idol.# 304 | QQQQ i can’t help it. x brings out the snark in me.
# 306 | gitane -Oh thank you, I’m glad to hear that I’m not alone…YEAH!…
Thanks stef for your answer!!!I’ll get my unrated MAMS dvd on amazon.comstef…What do you do with the currency if you order your dvd in an US Amazon shop? In the UK you pay with pounds, don’t ya? Does this work with other currencies ( currencys ?) like the Euro??Hope you can help me…
ugh still no baby news?
God, she is SSSSSO cute!! I absolutely lover her, and now i love Brad too for being her man. AWH !!! THE HOTEST COUPLE IN THE WORLD ARE SO CUTE!!!
# 286 | gitane -# 287 | Passing Through LMAO…you guys are too crude…but I like it….:))))actually, she has been doing it for the last 7 years…ouch, poor BP….( ok, slapt hand/go to the corner..for 10 second)
# 308 | Jo-if you go to Amazon. com, they will the money table conversation, they usually asked you where are you from….and you can go from there…it’s international…my cousins in France, they purchased books and music CDs from Amazon all the time.
# 303 | Estelle++++++++++++++++Estelle…I don’t watch AI either. I can’t stand listening to people butcher songs I love, so I don’t watch. Or I should say I’d never seen it until this year. A bunch of the ladies at work watch it and I got curious this year, so I surfed by there one night and saw this chick - who, inexplicably, was one of the finalists - butchering Phil Collins’ "Against All Odds". It underscored for me exactly why I wasn’t watching this show. It was absolutely excruciatingly bad.As for the guy who won wanting to go out with Angie…him and the rest of the planet. What I found hilarious about your story is that he said she was married! What a riot. I think just about everyone thinks they got married secretly and don’t feel the need to tell the world about it.
# 311 | Estelleugh! just the idea that she was faking it with bp pisses me off. you can easily have an ****** just looking at him. it wouldn’t surprise me if x was frigid, though. it really wouldn’t.x: oh, i’m just not on the mood tonight, brad. i just got my famous rachel hair done. and i think i pulled a muscle doing yoga this morning.
#312 | Estelle |Thank you Estelle!I’ll try this and I am looking forward to buy the dvd soon!!!
If you go the the jj’s page where Angie was saying that she was 7+ months pregnant, it was April 29. I don’t think the baby is due this weekend. The tabloids are giving too much wrong info. and they are getting everyone anxious.
# 313 | Passing ThroughITA about american idol. what i don’t like is that they’re just producing a new generation of pop tarts instead of serious artists/musicians. it proves nothing that you can sing a stevie wonder song well. i want to hear him sing it, not someone else.
300 | crybabyAniston I am from Germany ! And this group is from France . name is Gotan Project and i love them. They play a lot modern Tango Music .
How do you think Jen feels about these headlines?Don’t get extention says HAIR ICON Jennifer Aniston.Jennifer Aniston SPEAKS OUT AGAINST HAIR EXTENTION.Jennifer Aniston Has one of the most FAMOUS HAIRCUTS IN THE WORLD.If I want to be famous, it’s not going to for **** like this. What happened to being an icon for something that serves a greater good? She’s know for Tanning and Hair. That’s it. At 37 yrs old.
Is anyone from Indonesia on the blog? Can we have an idea of what’s going on there?
Once +1 is born, they will probably take a few days or even a couple of weeks dont you think before releasing any pics-I certainly wouldn’t want my pic or babys pic shown just after birth-Also, can anyone remember where the article is where angie said THEY wanted the Birth to be around her birthday-As bas as I hate to admit it some of the information coming from tabloids and websites is valid-either someone is telling or the news is planted-Perez reported a long time ago that Angie was taking prenatal vitams-folic acid
hello to all the bamz fans.. you guys make my day.. at first when I came to Jareds blog.. I really was taking all the commrnts seriously now I just sit back and enjoy.. its fun .. I know that you are all intelligent.. cause seriously you really don"t believe everything you read about celbs.. they have publists ..and I am sure none of you know these people personally.. so all the comments you ame especially a certain few.. your just all having some fun right????
And we wait…………….MSNBC is reporting the IN TOUCH WEEKLY RUMOR:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13006217/It’s just about 10:00pm in Namibia.KEEP ON ROCKIN BAMZ!WAITING INAPTIENTLY, PLUS ONE!
Add me to those who don’t watch AI. And am proud to say I’ve never watched Survivor, either. Have seen a couple of episodes of Bachelor, only because I know Chris Harrison and wanted to see what he was up to. Saw one episode of Fear Factor and thought it disgusting — not even about fears, but about grossing people out. All reality shows pretty much suck — they are about what people will do for money and fame. Frankly, though, I watch very little television. Movies are better! Or reading a book, or talking to other live human beings….. or cyber ones!
Just got back from watching X3 again, so i havent read the recent posts..is there any news? ok i’ll read the posts then.. >_o
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