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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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# 2001 | Shiloh Nouvel and # 2008 | kk | May 29, 2006 06:09 PM |Where did this information come from? I want to see/read for myself.Is somebody going to youtube this information or what?
pasiing through…cheers thank you for telling me, ill give it a go.
2000 QQQQ You make it . Bravo!!!!!!!!!
QQQQ: Even sadder when you’re disappointed that you’re not! Congratulations! You may have made it into the book of blogging records. How can we check that out? Jared, please send QQQQ those flowers and chocolates …
# 2008 | kk shiloh is automatically an american citizen because her parents are american citizens. i’ve read that she has angie’s hair and brad’s nose. no one has mentioned eye color, though.did they really say, "husband?"
# 2012 | Passing Through | It’s all good… ; )
# 2006 | gitane I thought…and still do…that BBT was beneath her. AJ’s done some crazy stuff in her life, but BBT is just a low-life. All AJ’s detractors see is that she "stole" him from Laura Dern. IIRC HE did a good bit of the chasing. HE wasn’t an innocent seaman who was lured by a siren’s call. He’s 20 years older than AJ…probably has kids her age…and he goes through women like some men go through athletic socks. I believe it was wifey #4 who accused him of beating her. The guy is neurotic as hell and has some strange ass phobia of antiques. What kind of stupid **** is that? Everything I know about BBT is unlikeable. Yeah, he’s a good actor, director, and screenwriter, but the guy is just plain scummy.
I love that she birthed on the NEW MOON!
From Access Hollywood.comPitt & Jolie Donate $300k To Namibian ChildrenWINDHOEK, Namibia (May 29, 2006) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt celebrated their daughter’s birth in Namibia by donating $300,000 to help other babies in the impoverished southern Africa nation.Jolie gave birth to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt at the Welwitschia Clinic in Walvis Bay on Saturday. Mother and baby were both healthy and doing very well Monday, said Samuel Nuuyoma, governor of the Namibian region of Erongo."They are just fine, they are enjoying their lives," said Nuuyoma.The couple also gave $15,000 for a school and a community center in Swakopmund."We want to contribute to Namibia and the people who have been so gracious to us at this time," a government statement released Monday quoted the couple as saying.Jolie and Pitt had come to Namibia before the birth to avoid the media, and the government went to extraordinary lengths to accommodate their desire for privacy.Shiloh could be eligible for automatic Namibian citizenship, government officials added. The issue would be discussed with the couple later, officials said.Jolie, 30, is a frequent visitor to Africa and serves as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.She has two adopted children: toddler Zahara, from Ethiopia, and 4-year-old Maddox, from Cambodia. Both had their surnames legally changed to Jolie-Pitt after Pitt announced his intentions to adopt the children as well.Pitt, 42, and actress Jennifer Aniston divorced last year.
# 2008 | kk Thanks for the update. I don’t get Access Hollywood in my neck of the woods. Not that it’s much of a loss.Interesting bit about them referring to Brad as her husband. I’m just saying….
# 2009 | ellthanks for that video. it sounds like there is absolutely no hope for grandpa voigt. it’s a shame that he treated her like that and that she had to take such drastic measures…
oh, and anthropology teaches that the baby always looks like the father at birth. This is so the male accepts the baby as his own.
just testing.
@2020, Passing Through…Gotta remember,though that at THAT TIME he was in his prime. He has won an oscar for Slingblade, had a lot of admirers and was A list. How quickly they can fall from the pedestal, though, if they are not truly meant to be there. Remember Michael Jackson? George Michaels? Michael Douglas?
wahoo! it worked thanks passing through!
She has two adopted children: toddler Zahara, from Ethiopia, and 4-year-old Maddox, from Cambodia. Both had their surnames legally changed to Jolie-Pitt after Pitt announced his intentions to adopt the children as well. # 2022 | QQQQ +++++++++++++++HELLO!!!! I told you guys that I didn’t think that AP reporter misread the teleprompter. Granted, it’s Access Hollywood and not People…but it sure makes me think I’m a little close to coming off my spool.Oh my God…I’m having a "faked photo" moment…
Please answer me this one question.Is dark hair a dominate trait? Angie had blond hair as a child and Brad has sandy blond hair (if not dyed) so wouldn’t the kid at least have sandy blond hair at birth. She must have taken the Marcheline trait of dark wavy hair.Insight please - thanks
OK…. What the crap is going on here :))) I take one day off to have a family cook out, I come back I feel like I am in TWILIGHT ZONE!!!We hit 2K, wonderful…PAGING Africal Girl!!!, I want the votes to be re-counted. How come I didn’t get to vote for you to be the QUEEN BEE :) not fair, you are having all the fun with the haters, what about us Ehhh??) We want in on the action… Seriously, I have no clue why that pathetic person hand picked you, but sorry from reading all of this after the fact, it was so funny. I know it wasn’t probably funny to you at the time, but you got to laugh. AG, you know we all love you!!!!Ell, you are about to hit 1K with your Tarkan video :). OK, Ell, you asked me to post a link again, please refresh my memory, I tend to save everything but need to dig around to find them..Blumyst, I just watched your video, crap hubby and I are going to have some fun tonite:)OK, so now I need to read over 1500 posts, you know I need to sleep sometime:))))LOVE YOU ALL!!!! BRB…
msguidedmama…that is really weird i have never heard it before but i can so believe it too! after all we are all but animals. wow, another fact for me to real off, when the time arises. cool!
# 2020 | Passing Throughi know that he’s scum. i didn’t know anything about him when they got together. i thought they were quirky and cute–besides, angie has a way of making everyone she’s with attractive. but now i know she is definitely better off without him.
I am not sure about Nambia, but there are some countries that do not recognises dual citizenship so when the child turn 18, he/she will have to make a decision and chose … say in Shiloh’s case between being American or Nambian. Naturally, the child will chose the country where he/she has been raised in
# 2027 | AddictedtoBAMZS =It doesn’t matter when it was - my point is that BBT is disgusting and always has been. It was the woman he was married to when he won the "Slingblade" Oscar that accused him of beating her.As for those other people - Michael Jackson and Michael Douglas both enjoyed LONG successful careers before their falls. BBT’s time at the top was fleeting and he didn’t do a whole lot to hide his scumminess while he was mingling with the A-listers either.
i so don’t want to go to work right now. but, i must. thank heaven it’s only for a couple of hours. see you all then!
i think most babies are born with brown hair and blue eyes, the eyes change with acordance with the reaction too light, thats why it takes awhile, most babies hair falls out after a few weeks and even then the true hair colour does not come through, my little sister had jet black hair when she was born, it changed over the next six months to red, then to very very blonde, she still is blonde! and blue eyed the cow!
# 2030 | maggie In a nutshell…yes, brown hair is a dominant gene over blond. As for the eye color - a lot of caucasian babies have blue eyes when they’re born and the true color comes in as they age. So it could be a while before the permanent eye color is known.
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