People Profits from Brangelina Cover
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Photos,
If you’ve lost any sleep wondering if People‘s pricey gamble paid off, you can now rest comfortably. The answer appears to be yes.
According to Women’s Wear Daily, the issue devoted to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s new twins was one of the magazine’s all-time best sellers. Here’s a quick look at the numbers:
- Approximately 2.6 million people paid for the opportunity to see Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon. People normally averages 1.5 million in weekly sales. (That number does not include the normal subscribers.)
- Although the issue has been on the shelves longer than normal, readers have had to pay $.50 more than normal to peruse the pictures.
- The website received 6 million unique visitors in a 24-hour period; it usually gets about 8.8 million a month.
- The spread was the 4th most-purchased in the magazine’s history. Only 9/11 and the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr. sold more.
I guess some lucky charity will really benefit once Child #7 comes around…
Women’s Wear Daily
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Gwen Stefani Names Child After Video Game
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Celebrity Babies,
Okay - to be fair, I really have no idea why they chose the name. But it’ll always scream video game to me.
After what seemed like 18 months of pregnancy, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed their second child this afternoon. The baby boy, who weighed in at 8.5 lbs, was named Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale. Yeah, you heard me right.
Zuma, who was born at LA’s famous Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, is the second son for the two musicians. Their other child, Kingston, turned 2 in May. (Gavin also has a teenage daughter, Daisy Lowe, from a previous relationship.)
Stefani, 38, and Rossdale, 42, have been married since September 2002.
E! Online
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Matt Damon Welcomes Another Daughter
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies,
Looks like someone may need to take on another testosterone-laden project soon.
Today, Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, welcomed Gia Zavala into their growing family. The baby girl, the second child for the couple, just became the third little lady in the female-dominated family. The couple already have a 2-year-old (Isabella) and a 10-year-old (Alexia) from Barroso’s previous marriage.
This special arrival coincidentally happened on the same day Jennifer Garner confirmed her 2nd pregnancy. Could Affleck and Damon be any closer?
Matt and Luciana, together since 2003, have been married for almost 3 years.
E! Online
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Brangelina Shoos Johnny Depp Out of France
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Photos, Paparazzi Photos, Rumors,
When Johnny Depp ran to France to escape the paparazzi, I’m sure he never would have imagined having to leave his tranquil paradise. Unfortunately, the very private Pirates of the Caribbean star has come to face this nightmare upon Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s recent move to the beautiful country, which forced many of their die-hard paparazzo to follow suit.
Judging by recent pictures taken of the former heartthrob, I would say that it’s safe to say that he is upset at the large influx of cameras around southern France.
His solution? Pack up and move to England!
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First Look at the Jolie-Pitt Twins
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Photos,
Here they finally are. The two babies that have quickly made us forget that Jennifer Lopez also had twins.
In the upcoming issues of People and Hello!, Brangelina watchers will be getting more than their money’s worth. The two magazines will be devoting 19 and 17 pages, respectively, to Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon.
Although the newborns are only three weeks old, the two are already displaying their personalities. According to Brad, the babies are following along gender lines. “Viv is proving to resemble Ange in spirit, attitude and physicality… And Knox, he’s a bit of me.”
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People Pays Brangelina $14 Million for Twin Pics
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Style, Charity, Kind Acts, Photos, Rumors,
After leaving Brangelina fans on the edge of their seats (myself included) for weeks without seeing their twins, the couple have decided that it is finally time to introduce them to the world.
Much to no one’s surprise, People magazine won the bidding rights to the twins’ photo shoot in the U.S. and Canada, and Hello! magazine won the international rights. Although there has been no official release as to the amount, sources have claimed the figure is around $14 million.
Compared to previous biddings on babies like their older sister Shiloh ($4 million) and Jennifer Lopez’s twins ($6 million), the Jolie-Pitt twins have definitely set a new record for costing a magazine so much.
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Matthew McConaughey Presents His New Son
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Photos,
Who knew Matthew McConaughey wasn’t above accepting a little dough?
In the latest issue of OK!, the Fool’s Gold star gives us our first glimpse of the world’s next beach bum. Matthew told the magazine that he and girlfriend Camila Alves welcomed son Levi on July 7th by introducing a bit of spirited movement into the birthing room.
“We found a great rhythm. Contractions started kicking in. I sat there with her, right between her legs. We got tribal on it, we danced to it! I was DJ-ing this Brazilian music.”
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Another Boy and Girl for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Breaking News,
When Jack Black (accidentally) told everyone that Brangelina was going to have a ‘Brady Brunch’-esque family soon, the comedian apparently wasn’t joking. Angelina Jolie gave birth to another son and daughter via C-section yesterday in France.
Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline - who both weighed in around 5 lbs. each - make a total of three boys and three girls for the Jolie-Pitt clan. Brad Pitt and Angelina already have one daughter (Shiloh, 2) and three adopted children (Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3).
According to Angelina’s doctor, the surgery went smoothly. “Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side. He was there and all was well,” said Dr. Michael Sussman.
The Wanted actress is expected to remain at the hospital in Nice for a few more days.
People
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Matthew McConaughey Becomes a Father
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies,
Although Mondays are not usually known for productivity, July 7 was definitely a busy day in celebrity baby land.
Hours after Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcomed a baby girl, Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend said hello to a baby boy.
Back in January, Matthew called the pregnancy a “gift from God.” So it seems quite fitting that the couple ultimately chose a Biblical name. Levi Alves McConaughey was born at 6:22 p.m. yesterday evening and weighed in at 7 lb., 4 oz. The newborn is the first child for both for the Fool’s Gold actor and Camila Alves, a model.
In a joint statement, the couple said, “We welcome Levi Alves McConaughey into this wonderful life and look forward to living in it with him. In the meantime and all times, just keep livin’.”
Congratuations all around to both families.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcome Daughter
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Music, Celebrity Babies, Pregnancies, Breaking News,
Just this past Saturday, Keith Urban let a crowd of 50,000 know that he was going to become a dad quite soon. At his concert in Nashville, he dedicated the song “Better Half” to his “very, very, very, very, VERY pregnant wife.” Turns out she was very pregnant indeed.
Earlier this morning, Nicole Kidman and Keith welcomed a 6 lb., 7.5 oz. baby girl. The birth came just over a week after the couple’s second wedding anniversary (June 25). Although the delivery happened on a Monday morning, the newborn was named Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. This is the actress’ third child; she has two adopted kids - Isabella and Connor - with ex Tom Cruise.
In a post on his website, the country singer addressed the happy news:
“Earlier this morning, Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today.”
If the rumors are true, Kidman may have more to celebrate in the months to come. Us Weekly recently reported that the actress’ best friend, Naomi Watts, is expecting her second child with Liev Schreiber.
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