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Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2009, say reports of a breakup are false.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday.
Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings lawyers, said the couple had begun legal proceedings in London's High Court against the News of The World, a Sunday tabloid and Britain's highest-selling newspaper. He said the newspaper had made "false and intrusive allegations" when it reported Jan. 24 that Pitt and Jolie had agreed to separate, to divide assets worth $320 million and had made arrangements regarding the custody of their six children.
"The News of the World has failed to meet our clients' reasonable demands for a retraction of and apology for these false and intrusive allegations which have now been widely republished by mainstream news outlets," Schillings said.
He also said Sorrell Trope, a high-profile divorce lawyer in Los Angeles, had denied claims she had been in contact with the couple, as had been reported.
Hayley Barlow, spokeswoman for the News of The World, declined to comment.
On Sunday, Pitt, 46, and Jolie, 34, attended the Super Bowl in Miami with their 8-year-old son, Maddox.
Including Maddox, the couple are raising six children: Zahara Marley, Shiloh Nouvel, Pax Thien, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
Gary Coleman pleads guilty
Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty in Salt Lake City Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April.
In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in Santaquin Justice Court on his 42nd birthday.
Court clerk Jane Swan says the original charge of domestic violence assault was dropped. No details of the April 18 incident are detailed in court documents, but defense attorney Randy Kester told The Associated Press that Coleman and his wife, Shannon Price, 24, had an argument which got out of hand.
Judge Sharla Williams sentenced Coleman to 311/2 days in jail. The "Diff'rent Strokes" star will serve the time only if he fails to complete a domestic violence course and pay a $595 fine.
Auction to benefit Haiti
Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the Red Cross relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.
Cyrus is donating the Herve Leger dress she wore to the 2010 Grammy Awards. Fans can also bid on Spears' 2008 MTV Video Music Awards dress, a set visit to Jackman's new film and other items. The auction at ebay.com/miley runs through Feb. 18.
-- From Our Press Services
Today's birthdays
Actress Kathryn Grayson, 88; singer Carole King, 68; actor Joe Pesci, 67; author Alice Walker, 66; actress Mia Farrow, 65; actress Judith Light, 61; saxophonist Dennis "DT" Thomas of Kool and the Gang, 59; actor Charles Shaughnessy, 55; country singer Travis Tritt, 47; actress Camille Winbush, 20.
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