10th Feb 10
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt sue newspaper over false allegations
by Sally Davies
Celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are suing a UK tabloid after it published allegations about their relationship status.
In the newspaper article published late last month, the News Of The World said that couple would separate and had agreed the divisions of assets and custody of their children.
Keith Schilling, the lawyer defending the couple said that the widely republished allegations were false and intruding.
He also added that the paper had failed to meet reasonable demands for an apology.
Schilling said the pair had asked for a retraction of the allegations, which had been widely republished by mainstream news outlets.
In a statement from Schillings Lawyers, it also noted that Sorrell Trope, identified by some publications as a divorce lawyer, never met the couple.
Trope said in a letter that he had no contact from Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt, and had never had any form of involvement with them.
The legal action follows the publication by the News of the World of allegations that the Hollywood couple had visited a divorce lawyer in December, and that the agreement had been reached between them regarding custody of their children and the split of their assets worth £205 million.
The newspaper also stated that the agreement had been signed last month and that the separation would occur imminently.
A spokesperson for the newspaper has declined to comment.
Pitt and Jolie, who are not married, have six adopted children.
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