Jolie-Pitts can't stand the name "Brangelina"
Categories: Newborns, Pregnancy & birth, Money & work, Bump watch, Celeb parenting
It's always surprised me that Angelina Jolie sells her babies' pictures. She seems to be above that, you know? But what I figure is that she knows there are going to be a zillion crazy people with cameras surrounding her anyway, snapping pictures of her kids, so why not make a buck off it?A buck, or 16 million of them, that is. That's the rumor anyway, and TMZ is also saying that the Jolie-Pitts won't be selling the twins' first pictures to any magazine that uses the moniker "Brangelina." Apparently, Angelina and Brad can't stand the term.
If the rumor is true (and let's be honest, who really knows?), I can't really blame the couple. If you can earn $16 million just for sitting for a photo shoot, you probably can have pretty much anything you want.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Greta 7-10-2008 @ 10:24AM
I'm pretty sure they donated all the money they got for Shiloh's pictures to charity, and they will probably do the same this time around. Most celebs don't do that.
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Jenni 7-10-2008 @ 10:46AM
Yes they did. Very commendable. It gave the public what they wanted (pictures of their baby) and made a good use of the money. This way, it also put a stop to them being harrassed by paparazzi (well at least lightened the harassment) to get those first pictures.
Patty 7-10-2008 @ 11:04AM
I can't stand the name either. It's demeaning to both and meant to strip Brad of his manhood and insinuate Angelina is controlling him. Note the same thing with Jennifer Lopez and Affleck and how they do not do the same thing with Affleck and Jennifer Garner. There is nothing complementary about combining names like that, it's clearly belittling to their individual identities and achievements. Good for them for standing up to it. I find it annoying. Maybe they should start doing the same and combining writer and magazine names.
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Jan Bay 7-10-2008 @ 12:42PM
I'm not arguing the fact that it's kind of irritating or demeaning, but I doubt that the tabloids or whoever came up with the name gave it any more thought than they thought it would be eyecatching and sound original.
They certainly have every right to voice their demands in their contracts, but I wonder if it just adds fuel to the fire for celebrity moms and dads to voice their likes and dislikes? Somehow the articles take their wishes and twist them until they just come off sounding like bitchy prima donnas if they make the smallest request.
Jan from http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/
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Carolyn 7-10-2008 @ 8:43PM
I agree with Jan. Celebrity couple nicknames are irritating, but they're pretty standard, aren't they? The only person who should really be offended is Jennifer Garner - didn't she and Ben get saddled with "Bennifer II" for a while after the break-up of "Bennifer I" (Ben & J.Lo)? Now that I would hate!
Carolyn
http://www.momsontheedge.typepad.com
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