Washington
(ANI):
The
birth
of
the
Brangelina
twins
has
caused
so
much
frenzy
among
media
outlets
that
new
dad
Brad
Pitt
has
had
to
threaten
legal
action
against
'surreptitiously'
taken
pictures.
The
threat
was
delivered
through
his
attorney
to
media
outlets,
warning
them
that
whosoever
publishes
photos
snapped
"surreptitiously" of
Pitt,
Angelina
Jolie
and
their
family,
including
new
twins
Knox
and
Vivienne,
on
the
grounds
of
their
French
estate
will
have
to
face
serious
legal
action.
Jolie
checked
out
of
the
hospital
on
July
19,
a
week
after
the
birth
of
her
twins.
A
letter
was
sent
to
various
publications
and
was
also
made
available
for
perusal
on
the
Smoking
Gun's
website,
regarding
the
privacy
matter.
Yael
Holtkamp
of
the
high-powered
Los
Angeles-based
law
firm
Lavely&Singer
warns
of
dire
consequences
should
the
images,
shot
by
shutterbugs
using
"highly
powerful
telephoto
lenses," turn
up
in
print
or
online.
"The
taking
of
the
Photos
constitutes
a
malicious
violation
of
Mr.
Pitt's
privacy,
including
under
the
laws
of
California
and
France," E!online
quoted
the
attorney
as
saying.
As
an
example,
the
letter
cited
one
unidentified
photo
agency
that
supposedly
posted
images
of
the
family
lounging
on
the
grounds
of
the
Chateau
Miraval,
a
sprawling
60
million
dollars
country
manor
in
the
south
of
France.
The
agency
has
since
removed
the
pictures
from
its
website,
but
it
had
taken
some
persuasion
from
the
Pitt
pack
to
make
it
happen.
There
were
no
more
comments
on
the
matter
from
Holtkamp,
and
he
did
not
return
phone
calls.
For
Pitt,
44,
and
Jolie,
33,
it
seems
that
protecting
their
privacy
is
not
the
only
thing
on
their
mind,
as
they
are
reportedly
trying
to
negotiate
a
deal
with
various
publications
for
the
exclusive
first
(authorized)
photos
of
the
newborns.
The
deal
is
expected
to
be
worth
several
million
dollars,
with
the
money
most
likely
donated
to
charity.