Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie ask for privacy....Namibia government ok's it.

buttmunch · April 24th, 2006, 10:38 AM

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Apr 23, 2006 (AP)— Namibian authorities are clamping down on journalists trying to follow Brad Pitt, pregnant Angelina Jolie and her two adopted children after the couple asked for some privacy, according to a newspaper report Sunday.

South Africa's Sunday Times said the couple's security chief gave a local journalist a statement asking that they be left alone.

"We love Africa and to be here in Namibia with our family is very special for us," the statement said. "To the local people who have been so kind and gracious, thank you for making us feel at home.

"As for the press, we kindly ask for privacy so that we can enjoy this beautiful country with our children."

The statement was signed by both Jolie and Pitt.

The Sunday Times said its own photographer and three French photographers were ordered to leave Namibia or face arrest. Journalists require accreditation to work in the country.

Namibian Prime Minister Nahas Angula defended the move, saying the couple should be left alone.

"This lady is expecting," he told the Sunday Times. "You guys are harassing her. Why don't you allow her some privacy? Harassment is not allowed in Namibia.

"If a person says they don't want to be photographed then, of course, that person deserves protection."

The couple and their entourage are staying at the luxury Burning Shores resort hotel between the scenic old colonial German town of Swakopmond and the resort of Walvis Bay, in an area where the desert sand dunes descend spectacularly to the sea.

Despite tight security, photographers have managed to snap images of Hollywood's hottest couple.

The Sunday Times said Jolie and Pitt were spotted last week at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet with her children, Maddox and Zahara, and then went to a pet store to buy a turtle.

They also visited a jewelry shop.

A Namibian official said last week that Jolie might have Pitt's baby in the southern African nation.

Jolie, who starred with Pitt in the movie "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," was first in Namibia when filming the movie "Beyond Borders" in 2002.

darksithbunny · April 24th, 2006, 10:41 AM

Where is Ang's mama? Isn't she dying? I find it hard to believe she would leave her if that is true. Maybe this is all just a ploy to get the paps away from the real place of birth?

Barbara · April 24th, 2006, 10:41 AM

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and then went to a pet store to buy a turtle.

That pet turtle is going to be the first turtle to fly so much around the world

Bellatheball · April 24th, 2006, 12:32 PM

If they took all the money spent on protecting the privacy of two stars and spent it instead on something like food, clothing or shelter, they might just get something accomplished. I can see requesting privacy but to enlist the help of the government just seems so self serving and egotistical.

KD · April 24th, 2006, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bellatheball

If they took all the money spent on protecting the privacy of two stars and spent it instead on something like food, clothing or shelter, they might just get something accomplished. I can see requesting privacy but to enlist the help of the government just seems so self serving and egotistical.

It is sad that it has to go that far, but IMO, it was the only way they were going to get any privacy.

Bellatheball · April 24th, 2006, 02:08 PM

I'm sure there are far better ways for them to ensure their privacy that by overburdening an African country.

Voodoo Child · April 24th, 2006, 07:04 PM

KFC... nice.

KD · April 25th, 2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bellatheball

I'm sure there are far better ways for them to ensure their privacy that by overburdening an African country.

Actually, Namibia is a wealthy African nation. It is a country rich in diamonds and metals and a popular tourist location.

ohmygoodness · April 25th, 2006, 03:12 PM

And it doesn't say they asked the government. It says they requested privacy through a press release, and the government sort of just stepped in and enforced it.

SVZ · April 25th, 2006, 03:12 PM

Gross...they have KFC

Voodoo Child · April 25th, 2006, 05:23 PM

^^That's what I meant. Nice of her to go there and eat it! Not.

ohmygoodness · April 25th, 2006, 05:55 PM

Oh good lord. I guess this woman can just do nothing right.

I can't wait until Maddox, Zahara, and the baby all grow up to be perfectly respectable members of society.

Voodoo Child · April 25th, 2006, 07:36 PM

Yeah it is ridiculous. Cause if it were ole Brit Brit eating greasy KFC while pregnant, imagine the ruckus it would cause on here. And no I am not any Brit fan either.

ohmygoodness · April 25th, 2006, 08:18 PM

It said they were spotted there. It said nothing about her eating anything from there. For all we know, it was just Brad and the kids who ate there. And even if she ate the KFC, who freaking cares? I eat KFC. Not often, I'm not a huge fan, but whatever. And not everyone on here loves Angelina anyways.

ediebrooks · April 25th, 2006, 08:53 PM

I'm all for them having plenty of privacy. Ignore them.