Why Are Brad and Angelina Suing Now?

If Internet rumors and tabloid reports are to be believed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been broken up since exactly five minutes after they first fell in love on the set of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' Five years down the road the pair are still going strong despite everyone and their mother (even my mother) betting on a split. We always pictured them laughing off the breakup rumors over a couple of neat Manhattans while listening to some Bassekou Kouyate and writing million dollar checks to fashionably humanitarian causes. But apparently Brangelina has finally hit a breaking point, suing British tabloid the News of the World over reports that the couple was splitting and dividing their assets and children.
What caused them to finally say enough is enough and confirm their utter devotion in a legal brief? Our experts weigh in after the jump.
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The Truth About Brangelina?
The tabloid torment of Brad and Angelina has gone on for a long time. But now they are suing a British tabloid for false reports. Click Through to See What American Tabs Have Said About the Couple
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1. For the good of the children.
Maddox is reaching that age where he probably has his own iPhone and a personal 3G network and Zahara and Pax aren't too far behind in their ability to explore the World Wide Web for rumors about mommy and daddy. Maybe Brad and Angie finally wanted to set the record straight for the kids' sake. "The hardest thing about being a celebrity kid when rumors like that about your parents arise is that you start to feel as if your world is unstable and thus not a safe place. As a result, some kids can develop anxieties," says psychologist Cooper Lawrence. "The best way to mitigate any psychological damage is for the celeb stand up for themselves and their family. Especially Brad and Angie who are known for being silent on such issues. This sends the message to the kids that it isn't true and they wont stand for slander that can harm their family. It makes the kids feel protected."
2. They finally just got fed up.
Jennifer Aniston might be getting a good old belly laugh out of reading the split stories from her Architectural-Digesty perfect pad, but maybe Brad and Angie just reached a breaking point in hopes that the news cycle will move on (it won't). "It seems like this News of the World story snowballed more than ever before and they are tired of the rumors and are ready to put them to rest ... till the next rumor," says public relations maven and crisis control expert Rebecca Brooks, of
The Brooks Group.
3. They went after an easy target.
"It's definitely a change in strategy for Brad and Angie to go after News of the World, but the fact that it's a British paper -- and it's much easier to sue for libel in England than it is in the US -- probably made it an attractive target. An aggressive legal strategy has helped other stars like Tom Cruise neutralize negative press, but they have to be careful they don't go too far. Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere will never live down the bizarre, full-page ad they took in the London Times in May 1994, saying 'We are heterosexual and monogamous ...There are no plans, nor have there ever been any plans for divorce. We remain very married.' They divorced six months later," explains longtime celebrity columnist Ben Widdicombe.
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Angelina Jolie, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Brad Pitt are seen leaving Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium on February 7, 2010 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Angelina Jolie;Maddox Jolie-Pitt;Brad Pitt
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...brad n angie are suing BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO FEED THEIR -39- KIDS
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If I was Jolie, I'd be more ticked at how "pit"iful Pitt's beard looks. ;p
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What about the accusation by a maid at a new york hotel of infidelity on Joule's part with one of her voice coaches. Are they are suing about that? That is more serious than someone saying you are breaking up. Their behaviour in public indicated that something is not going right at home. When was the last time you see them with Brad's parents?
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PEOPLE GET A LIFE, WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE IN HAIITI
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So Happy they are suing ... so tired of all the lies and sympathies for Jen ... c'mon ... this couple needs to be rid of all the lying annoying people who have no life of their own ..so it took the final straw to make it happen bringing their Children into the evil spin .... sue them good .. maybe then they'll go move on to somebody else...
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That is about money. It's about principles too.
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hope they win big time and shut that trash down
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I don't know about other people, but I am sick and tired of hearing about these two people. Who the hell are they anyway
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YES! FINALLY. I was so hoping that they would do that. YES!
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OHHHHHI can't wait for the day that Angelina Husband Stealer gets her just desserts. I TRULY wait for the day that Brad leaves her. Johnny Depp doesnt have a chance and his significant other I'm sure has to be worried.
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The tabloids also spent the better part of the marriage of Charles and Diana saying that all was not rosy in the palaces and that divorce was imminent. It seems now that they knew what they were writing about.
The reason that couples sue the tabloids is to further sensationalize the stories or to generate publicity above that which the tabloid generates. Which "Brangelina" movie has just been released? Is it bombing at the box office? Has Avatar eclipsed them? Is Angelina going to adopt a Haitian orphan?
Stay tuned for next week's edition of...the TABLOIDS.
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you can take the girl out of the trailer park but u cant take the trailer park out of the girl!
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I think they should sue....Their kids can walk through a store and see the tabloids and read lies about them...It would be upsetting to them to see that...I hope they win, then donate it to charity....
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pessary, not "pissary" Baby Girl!!
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I was happy when I heard this hoping it was true. You can't imagine how bad I want Angelina and I know she would want me. I won't interfere, I'll just wait.
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For the person who wrote about Jen needing a pissary. You are obviously stupid. For one even if she were to have slept with everyone she has been linked with it probably wouldnt even equal the number of times a woman has had sex with her husband. It is not the number of partners a woman has that makes her "loose" in the anatomical sense of the word. It is her muscle tone, children etc. One woman could sleep with a hundred men one time and a married woman could sleep with one man 500 times. If the sex is what did it, who would be the loose one? LOL
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Oh good, another story about the famewh*res known as Brangelina. They are suing for even more attention.
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WHY DO PEOPLE STILL BUY THOSE MAGAZINES IS NOTHING THEIR BUT
BIG LIES
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WHO CARES, WHO CARES, WHO REALLY GIVES A CHIT??? I KNOW I DONT!!
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babygirl a pessary helps hold up the pelvic oragns, which may have been prolapsed during vaginal chidlbirth. Bed hopping has nothing to do with it.
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