Pitt-Jolie Baby Shower Photos Stolen, Lawyers Say
POSTED: Monday, June 26, 2006
UPDATED: 4:32 pm EDT June 26,
2006
Lawyers for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sent a letter to a number of media outlets warning them not to purchase, distribute or publish stolen pictures of the couple.
According to TMZ.com, a "memory card containing a number of personal copyright-protected photographs" has been offered for sale. The photos were taken in Namibia, where Angelina Jolie gave birth to her daughter last month.
The e-mail, sent by a lawyer working for the law firm of Lavely & Singer, warns media outlets that anyone who publishes the photos "will be liable for substantial compensatory damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief."
"The photos depict, among other things, private moments and images of our clients and/or their minor children, taken in Namibia, including images from a private baby shower (the "Stolen Photos)," reads the letter.
"It is obvious to anyone viewing the stolen Photos that they were taken in private, on private property and that they could only have been taken by our clients and/or a family member, who own all right title and interest thereto," continues the e-mail.
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