The first pictures of twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline born to Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt on Saturday, July 12 at Lenval hospital in Nice were published simultaneously in two celebrity magazines that hit newsstands on Monday, August 4. Photo Credit: People / HelloAugust 4, 2008 (Sawf News) - The first pictures of twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline born to Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt on Saturday, July 12 at Lenval hospital in Nice were published simultaneously in two celebrity magazines that hit newsstands on Monday, August 4.
People magazine (US rights) in partnership with Hello! (Foreign rights) paid a whopping $14 million for the first photos. The entire amount is expected to go to a charity designated by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
Both the babies have pouting lips characteristic of their famous mother, a feature they share with their 2-year-old sister Shiloh.
In an accompanying interview to Hello!, Angelina says: 'It is chaos [at home] but we are managing it and having a wonderful time.'
Proud dad Brad Pitt says, "Viv is proving to resemble Ange in spirit, attitude and physicality… And Knox, he's a bit of me."
In a similar arrangement, People and Hello had paid $4 million in June 2006 for the baby pictures of the couple's first biological daughter Shiloh, born in June 2006.
People paid a whopping $6 million to Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for the first photos of their recently born twins, Max and Emme.
Celebrity magazines usually recover the millions they shell out through increased sales of the magazine, higher ad revenue resulting from increased page views on their websites and resale of photos abroad. Sometimes, the cover price of the magazine is also increased.
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