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Angelina Jolie Controls How We See Her?

Star Has Tight Grip on Tabloid Coverage, New Report Says

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(Nov. 21) - It's not easy being the Angelina Jolie familiar to millions around the world as a dedicated mother and philanthropist, and according to a new report by the New York Times, the actress and a handful of advisers have skillfully applied a tight grip on how celebrity magazines cover her.
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The Times claims that this summer, Jolie proposed a offer, with hefty editorial conditions, to several magazines for exclusive rights to run photos and a story about their newborn twins, Vivienne and Knox. According to the report, Jolie insisted that the winning magazine's coverage must "not reflect negatively on her or her family" and requested an "editorial plan" from the publication providing how the feature would be laid out.
The winning magazine was People, which published an article on Aug. 18 that had questions about her and partner Brad Pitt's charity work and how their other kids were adjusting, but as the Times points out, "no use of the word Brangelina, the tabloid amalgamation of their names, which irks the couple."
"These claims are categorically false," a spokeswoman from the publication told the Times. "Like any news organization, People does purchase photos, but the magazine does not determine editorial content based on the demands of outside parties."
The couple reportedly received an estimated $14 million for the pictures. The money was slated to go to charity, as did the $4.1 million they received in 2006 for exclusive pictures of their daughter Shiloh. Besides their three biological children, the pair have three adopted kids -- Maddox, Pax and Zahara.
Jolie doesn't have a publicist or an agent, so the interviews she gives and the photo opportunities she provides are often facilitated by the star herself. Other editors in the celebrity-driven media allege that Jolie has long dictated terms to magazines on how she and her family should be presented and covered and often creates her own photo situations.
After her divorce to Billy Bob Thornton in 2003, Jolie was sought by Us Magazine for an interview and photo shoot. She declined, but according to the Times, later offered the magazine a chance to photograph her playing with her adopted son, Maddox, in a paparazzi-like situation. The resulting image kick-started her public transformation from a dark and eccentric actress to a loving young mother.
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    The bastion of responsible journalism that is In Touch magazine is claiming that Angelina Jolie does nothing but cry and sleep all day long thanks to post-partum depression. We take this with a major grain of salt.

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    Vivienne Marchline and Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt made their public debut on the cover of PEOPLE. The magazine reportedly paid $14 million for the shots of the Vivienne and Knox.

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    Hello! magazine paid for the rights to distribute photos of the twins internationally.

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    The $14 million paid for Knox and Vivienne is more than triple what Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's first photo shoot earned from PEOPLE, which was rumored to be around $4 million.

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    Dr. Michel Sussmann, Angelina Jolie's obstetrician at the Lenval Hospital in Nice, delivered twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline on July 12. Sussman said the entire Pitt-Jolie clan was "doing marvelously well" afterwards.

    Lionel Cironneau, AP

    After an evening of conflicting reports -- twin girls, a boy and a girl, scheduled for Tuesday, nothing's going on -- once official word came, it didn't take long for a television crew to set up outside of the Lenval Hospital.

    Lionel Cironneau, AP

    Maddox, the oldest child of the Pitt-Jolie family visited his mother at Lenval on July 5, just a few days after her admittance.

    Eric Gailard, Reuters

    Pitt leaves the Lenval Hospital in Nice, France on July 2, a day after Jolie had checked in.

    Claude Paris, AP

    Nurses are seen at the Lenval Hospital. "There's no urgency. It's been planned for a long time," said Nadine Bauer, a hospital spokeswoman about Jolie checking in. "She's very well. Everything is fine."

    Lionel Cironneau, AP

    Room With a View: The Lenval Hospital sits on the sea and specializes in maternity care.

    Lionel Cironneau, AP

In 2006, Jolie offered magazines to bid on exclusive rights to photos of her and Maddox, but insisted that the accompanying story focus on her charity work and not her personal life.
“While Angelina and Brad understand the interest in their family, they also expect that the publications who purchase these photos will use them in a way that also draws attention to the needs of the Cambodian people,” her philanthropic adviser Trevor Neilson wrote in a memo to editors.
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Jolie is also a master at taking a possible sticky situation, like the fallout from when she began dating Pitt, and instead flooding the media with positive stories to drown out negativity. When she was being portrayed in the tabloids as a home wrecker who stole Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston, Jolie ramped up her charity work.
She visited an Afghan refugee camp, met with the president of Pakistan, and later she and Pitt made a trip to Kashmir to bring attention to earthquake victims there.
"Presto, they come out looking like serious people who have transformed a silly press obsession into a sincere attempt to help the needy," publicist and author Michael Levine told the Times. "People don’t realize the complexity of what Angie is doing,” he said, while reminding that “a lot of her charity work is done quietly and not in front of the media."
Other bigwigs in the gossip game agree.
"She's scary smart," Bonnie Fuller, the former editor of Us Weekly and Star magazines, told the Times. "But smart only takes you so far. She also has an amazing knack, perhaps more than any other star, for knowing how to shape a public image."
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Angie & Brad are not only Blessed with tremendous physical beauty- they GIVE BACKBrads world was made so much LARGER by Angie....No doubt her physical beauty bowled him over- BUT- there had to be morw- & there was....Within a few years- they have expanded their family, given MUCH to others,& deserve Joy & Love..I do not understand Anistonn & the press recently..... She is a woman who was dumped & cannot accept it....In no way, shape or form can she hold a candle to Angelina....Jen went for Brad- a beautiful man with a penchant & history for beautiful woman....Jen may be a nive person- but in the looks department- way way down on the list < & thats that's WITH money & enhancement>She will forever be a spurned woman....I would not be surprised if Angie & Brad have been quietly married for awhile..How long before dancing around 'Jen's feelings' becomes indifference ??Brad met the woman of his dreams... You cannot 'steal' anyone who does not want to be 'stolen

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Pumpeddive

11:14 PMNov 25 2008

I have always liked Anglina, but not letting her dad see his grandchildren because he suported Mcain, is just really stupid. I think she needs to be more forgiving to him. He loves her. And telling Brad if he buys any more art she is going to let the kids paint all over it, come on. Sounds a little spoiled if you ask me. And why cant she give to the children in America, they need help to. I guess I am feeling a alittle different about her. If you can believe what you read. Give to the kids here, we have so many children in America who need homes and help. She is so rich, like Obama wants to do, spread the wealth around. Oh and she can send some to me aswell.

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JHughes33

11:47 AMNov 24 2008

I think Angelina Jolie is one of the most amazing women on the planet. She's smart, beautiful and gives more time and money to charity than most of us will ever have the chance to give. To those who think it's insincere, look at the time spent helping people. Selfish rich people who want to improve their image hire P.R. people and write checks. As far as the relationship drama, we all have personal lives and I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to have my life play out on the cover of the tabloids every day. We all know a percentage of what we read is false, we just don't know how much.

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07:58 AMNov 24 2008

Some of those that come to the defense of Brad and Jolie are either men that cheat or the other woman. When that movie. Mr and Mrs Smith was out on dvd, my husband was having an affair with the office manager. Guess what she gave him for christmas? The damn movie!! lol thinking back I guess she was trying to say. see, if they do it why not us? They are both together now and very miserable. He wanted to come back home!! they deserve each other. Pretty much Brad and Jolie will get theirs!

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07:49 AMNov 24 2008

This really isnt about Jen, this is about an individual that makes her own decisions, which in most cases have been disgusting and self serving beyond the norm (Frenching your BROTHER? For exposure? Too sick to comprehend) Lets just go on her actions, when you pull someone elses name in you muddy the waters and the issues. If it wasnt Jen, it would have been Laura, etc. Focus on the actions of the individual, they speak for themselves without naming other names, they speak louder without names actually.

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05:48 AMNov 24 2008

I think she's sleazy & slutty. One thing women need to do is start respecting other women as well as helping them climb the network ladder instead you have trash like this who stabs her competitor in the back and takes her man. She can't say it was love because love doesn't grow over night. It was LUST for the ****,and Brad fell for t because Jennifer couldn't have a child I summize. I do not like her or her movies,and will not promote any women who disrespects another. It's time people develope ethic's this country is full of trash that needs to be taken out...

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I think she's sleazy & slutty. One thing women need to do is start respecting other women as well as helping them climb the network ladder instead you have trash like this who stabs her competitor in the back and takes her man. She can't say it was love because love doesn't grow over night. It was LUST for the ****,and Brad fell for t because Jennifer couldn't have a child I summize. I do not like her or her movies,and will not promote any women who disrespects another. It's time people develope ethic's this country is full of trash that needs to be taken out...

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11:19 PMNov 24 2008

Jolie does all this charity work to look like good person. If she was sincerely a good person, she wouldn't be a hypocrite saying she would never date a married man. She is more than "uncool," she is a homewrecker. A loud and proud homewrecker. Aniston took too long to speak up. She needs to say it louder, Jolie is more than "uncool," she's a husband stealer- hypocrite- big fake. Pitt's image is too good for his name. He's a typical guy that would cheat on his and run out when it gets too noisy at home. He's NOT even that good looking! Plenty of hot guys out there. Just leave these 3 people alone and let Aniston MOVE ON!

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