oceanflower
05-31-2006, 11:44 AM
May 25, 2006
The Reliable Source
Page C3
The Washington Post
In Namibia, Peek a Boo-Boo
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie apparently have the entire country of Namibia at their disposal: Any journalists who try to cover the impending birth of Baby Brangelina must have -- get this -- written permission from the couple or they will be expelled from the nation.
Of course the megastars enjoy privileged status in the tiny African country. Maybe it's not surprising that local police helped guard the family in the town of Walvis Bay. But surely Hollywood stars can't dictate who enters and leaves a sovereign nation, as reported yesterday by the Associated Press?
"The government has decided that it will issue visas to journalists to go to Namibia and cover Angelina and Brad if they have consent from the parties," said Selma Ashipala, deputy chief of mission at Namibia's Washington embassy. Ashipala told us the Namibian constitution guarantees "privacy of the individual" even for average Joes. "You don't have to be Angelina Jolie."
You can still go to Namibia without their consent, but you can't write about them, photograph them or -- heaven forfend -- accidentally on purpose bump into them. Other than that, you're free to be on the same continent -- we think .
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May 29, 2006
Names and Faces
Page C3
The Washinton Post
Namibians' Pride and Joy
Namibians cheered the arrival of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt over the weekend with dancing in the streets, a government official said yesterday. Police ringed the Welwitschia Clinic in Walvis Bay with tight security, refusing to admit journalists and photographers for the baby's birth on Saturday, the Associated Press reports.
Samuel Nuuyoma , the governor of the Erongo province, where parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are staying, described the scene to Us Weekly: "I have been inundated with phone calls from Namibians all over the country who heard the news and the people are celebrating in the streets, and special prayers have gone out to them in churches. On behalf of the Erongo region, it is an honor and privilege for us to have had Angelina in our land at this special time. . . . Just like Angelina, this precious Namibian-born baby will be our ambassador. This family has opened the doors for us to the world, who now look upon Namibia with new eyes."
Just remember to keep away from the baby.
The Reliable Source
Page C3
The Washington Post
In Namibia, Peek a Boo-Boo
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie apparently have the entire country of Namibia at their disposal: Any journalists who try to cover the impending birth of Baby Brangelina must have -- get this -- written permission from the couple or they will be expelled from the nation.
Of course the megastars enjoy privileged status in the tiny African country. Maybe it's not surprising that local police helped guard the family in the town of Walvis Bay. But surely Hollywood stars can't dictate who enters and leaves a sovereign nation, as reported yesterday by the Associated Press?
"The government has decided that it will issue visas to journalists to go to Namibia and cover Angelina and Brad if they have consent from the parties," said Selma Ashipala, deputy chief of mission at Namibia's Washington embassy. Ashipala told us the Namibian constitution guarantees "privacy of the individual" even for average Joes. "You don't have to be Angelina Jolie."
You can still go to Namibia without their consent, but you can't write about them, photograph them or -- heaven forfend -- accidentally on purpose bump into them. Other than that, you're free to be on the same continent -- we think .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
May 29, 2006
Names and Faces
Page C3
The Washinton Post
Namibians' Pride and Joy
Namibians cheered the arrival of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt over the weekend with dancing in the streets, a government official said yesterday. Police ringed the Welwitschia Clinic in Walvis Bay with tight security, refusing to admit journalists and photographers for the baby's birth on Saturday, the Associated Press reports.
Samuel Nuuyoma , the governor of the Erongo province, where parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are staying, described the scene to Us Weekly: "I have been inundated with phone calls from Namibians all over the country who heard the news and the people are celebrating in the streets, and special prayers have gone out to them in churches. On behalf of the Erongo region, it is an honor and privilege for us to have had Angelina in our land at this special time. . . . Just like Angelina, this precious Namibian-born baby will be our ambassador. This family has opened the doors for us to the world, who now look upon Namibia with new eyes."
Just remember to keep away from the baby.