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People magazine ponies up for Brangelina babies

by Amy Judd | August 2, 2008 at 02:06 pm

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People Magazine and British tabloid Hello! have bought joint rights to publish the exclusive photos of Brangelina's twins. They are reportedly paying $14 million for the privilege.

People will feature twin babies Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon in an issue to hit newsstands Monday, spokeswoman Nancy Valentino said Friday.

People.com will unveil the first photo online Sunday evening.

The money will go to a foundation created by Pitt and Jolie that largely focuses on helping children around the world.

It's the second time the celebrity weekly won the North American rights to the couple's first-look baby pictures, and the third time they've worked with the two magazines in exchange for a hefty donation to charity.

"We're thrilled to be able to feature these pictures in People," managing editor Larry Hackett said in a statement late Friday.

People will split the bill with London-based Hello! magazine, which has worldwide rights; particulars of the division were not disclosed.

I'm sure they will get leaked online still. I hope Perez Hilton gets his hands on them.
It's good that they are donating the money to charity, but they really should match the money and then donate it to charity. Now that would be cool.

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