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JOLIE & PITT SUE TABLOID OVER “FALSE” STORIES
February 09, 2010
(INTERNATIONAL) -- Movie stars, married couple and parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing the “News Of The World” newspaper for publishing what they say are false claims about their relationship.
In a story published January 24th the tabloid said the couple would separate and had agreed on the division of assets and custody of their children.
The couple's lawyer, Keith Schilling, called the stories "false and intrusive," adding that the paper had failed to meet what he called reasonable demands for an apology.
He said the couple also asked for a retraction of the allegations, which had subsequently been "widely republished by mainstream news outlets".
A statement from Schillings law office also said that Sorrell Trope, identified by some publications as a divorce lawyer advising Pitt and Jolie, had never even met them.
The lawsuit follows publication by “News of the World” of allegations that Jolie and/or Pitt had visited a divorce lawyer in December, and that an agreement had been reached between them regarding custody of their children and the dividing of their joint assets.
Pitt and Jolie, who are not married, have six children.
They made a rare public appearance on Sunday night's Super Bowl, along with their eldest son, Maddox.
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