Brangelina To Sue The News Of The World

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gear up to sue The News of the World for a faulty report of their break-up.

Sigh. Guess we won’t witness an entertainment apocalypse, afterall.

As anyone breathing remembers, The News of the World ran an explosive piece a few weeks ago claiming that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were done. The paper said the pair were dividing their assets and ironing out custody arrangements with the children. Every news outlet on the planet went bonkers.

LIES! All lies say Brangelina’s legal team. The BBC talked to the couple’s lawyer, Keith Schilling, who said:

“Keith Schilling, called the “widely republished” allegations “false and intrusive.” He added the paper had failed to meet “reasonable demands” for an apology. He said the pair had also asked for a retraction of the allegations, which had subsequently been “widely republished by mainstream news outlets”.

Sorrell Trope, the lawyer named in the article as the one helping Brangie cut the chord, told the paper:

“I have had no contact from… Angelina Jolie and / or Brad Pitt. I have never met… your clients or had any involvement with either of them. The foregoing is true with respect to all other members of this firm.”

Well. There goes that. It sure was fun while it lasted.

~Melissa Noble