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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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Alicia…dont be a tease, please..how can we see your video?
# 200 | Alicia - Please post the link here, I am so excite, can’t wait to see it
# 201 | ivy - Hey Ivy, what State do you live in? I live in California
dammit, sorry for the delay, but has anyone uploaded videos to youtube before after using Windows Movie Maker?
#203 |alexanderina- I live in South Carolina. Would love to go to Calif. some day, anywhere really. I would love to travel,but havent gotten the opportunity yet. Actually I have never been out of the south. As my daddy used to say,"why would you want to?" lol. I envy those who can travel though.
# 204 | Alicia - Not me but maybe Angelah, AG or Guli.
# 205 | Ivy - I love to travel. I used to live in New York but I moved to San Diego last year and I loved it here, so much different than New York. I went to South Carolinna a couple times, my brother is in the military and he was stationed there for about 3 years, it quiet out there, peaceful, kind of reminds me of the Carribbean
ok, troubleshooting has solved the prob, but will still be a few more minutes—sorry for the letdown
# 205 | Ivy - Girl, you need to get out of the South and just go some place just for a little vacation or so. I have family in England I am thinking about going for a visit in the summer, plus my brother is now stationed in Germany and my Mom wants us to go for Christmas but we see. You guys should come to California for a vacation take you little boy to Disneyland, its very nice
# 208 | Alicia - No problem, just let us know when its ready. Thank you
#207 Alex| you are so lucky to have gone to so many different places. yes it IS quiet here. sometimes TOO quiet. I love it though, it is home, but I would like to visit different places too. I have always wanted to go see the pyramids in Egypt. maybe one day.
# 204 | Alicia | OK,I can’t help, but AG, angelah, blumyst, Ell, best one is Steff if she is awake. Please i’m sorry if I forgot anyone that does videos, it’s getting late. Hey I can do an SOS paging post to see who is still around :) ???
Wow , going to england and Germany.. guess that would mean getting on a plane, huh? lol never done that before. I did take my son Caleb to Disney world last year. We had a great time. I had never been and I think I had as much fun as he did. Alicia- if you cant get the video going tonight that is ok. dont worry about it tonight.
# 211 | Ivy - The beauty about going on vacation is that you know there is always a home to come back too. Life is to short, if you want to do something then you have to make it happen, it might not be today or tomorrow but you should definitely make it happen. If your gold is to go to Egypt one day then you should set your mind on accomplishing that gold. Say to yourself I want to go to Egypt in 2 or 3 years and this is what I must do to get there…make yourself a plan and go from there. Traveling and seeing different places and meeting different people is a joy
hey all, how’s it going over here? saw the daily 10 & xtra….rumor is that the baby’s a girl. Argh the bamz+ world is so anxious.# 204 | Aliciahi, how can i assist you?
# 210 | Alexanderina | hey there, just wanted to say hi, love your posts. So the waiting goes on… If you want to pass the time (goes for everyone)to goof around come to the rumors thread, but you need to pitch in, just kidding.
thanks for the help, tho it should be ready any sec now, before it didn’t have the correct file extension because i had to save if different, if that makes any sense
that’s cool, i had that problem too using windows movie maker for the first time..and i was like wth. LOL.
yay!!! its done, here it is, tho i think i’m gonna alter it later, i don’t think its loud enough, wut do u think?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kST6UKfLg
# 213 | ivy - Exploring the world is a beautiful thing and I think that you will like it. England is nice I like it there, Germany would be my first time and my brother said that is very nice there. A couple of my friends want to go to Africa one day on Safari that would be cool. I want to go Paris one day, I guess I want to do a lot of things lol, but one step at a time lol
#190 - ClaraThank you for that interesting article. It really makes sense to me - as I posted on another thread once, I have a daughter a bit like AJ -very goodlooking, tall & stacked! Friendships with both sexes are difficult. The only girls she ends up being friends with have either rock solid self-esteem or are equally attractive girls who don’t feel threatened by something that she can’t help!And she’s often attacked by other girls (usually snidely as they feel threatened face -to-face!).Friendships with guys usually turn out to be just as difficult - she will relax in their company thinking they are ‘just friends’ & then they go all stupid on her without any encouragement. That article is spot on - must be a lonely life in some ways for someone like AJ, which IMO is why she fell for Brad. He seems the genuine article - a grogeous guy inside & out! who would value a woman for all she is, & not just what she looks like.
No new photos from my fav couple yet. Anyways these pics will do. I HEART BRANGELINA
# 216 | guli - Hey Guli, Thanks. I definitely have to check the Rumor Thread out its been a while since I was there
****HERE IS THE VIDEO****http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kST6UKfLgagain :)
# 219 | Alicia - Great video, its beautiful. I like the music. Thanks
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