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'People' Finds Sales of 'Chosen Blobs' Cover to Be Less Than Heavenly
Posted by Defamer Hollywood at 5:50 AM on August 12, 2008
Until this week, it was taken as gospel that everything touched by peripatetic partners Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt would turn to gold; in fact, newsstand operators were ordered to wear sunglasses when the two released pictures of their Chosen Twins to People, so bright was the babies' gilded glow. Sadly, it looks like the exclusive that People paid so heavily for has resulted in a newsstand baby bump that was significantly less than they'd projected. Says Cover Awards:
According to an industry source exclusively to CoverAwards, the People Magazine cover featuring Brad Pitt and Angelina's twins allegedly sold 2.5 million copies on the newsstand.
What were they expecting to sell?
If this is the case, it would be a "huge disappointment as Time Inc. was predicting it would be well over 3 million after spending nearly $6 million," according to the source.
Stunned at their decreased drawing power, a dejected Jolie-Pitt clan retired to their French chateau to plot their next move: a combination birth/adoption that will see Jolie sign papers to parent a Sengalese orphan as Pitt simultaneously delivers their next child using only a porkpie hat and his bare hands.
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sara
Posted August 13, 2008 12:25 AM
the issue was sold out everywhere ;
i had difficulties to get it;
so this article is odd ;
another asswriter who is using Angelina and Brad names for publicity
Sue
Posted August 13, 2008 2:48 PM
Sara, there are plenty of copies on the news-stands where I live. Want me to send you one?
Oxycontinmoron
Posted 6:17 AM 12/8/08
Brad & Ange: pl. noun Definition - see "Laughing all the way to the bank."
Oxycontinmoron
OldTowneTavern
Posted 6:15 AM 12/8/08
Really? I didn't notice it on the stands at my grocery store. They're still big in WeHo.
OldTowneTavern
misterdirky
Posted 6:11 AM 12/8/08
While a sweaty Mayer works his pelvic magic, full-sleeve arm waving through the air like a tournament cowboy, a vacant Anniston finger-surfs her iPhone, smiling at this less-than-blockbuster revelation...
misterdirky
everfade
Posted 6:44 AM 12/8/08
Why buy the publication when you can get all the pics online?
D'oh!
everfade
harshmellow
Posted 7:14 AM 12/8/08
Love the golden twins. They look like Twinkies! White dots and all. NOM NOM NOM. On a more serious note...if their tabloid checks dry up, what will Brad and Angelina do for money?
harshmellow
Miss Anne Thrope
Posted 9:32 AM 12/8/08
And the breasts are golden too!
Miss Anne Thrope
majikthise
Posted 9:28 AM 12/8/08
i don't think Brad and Angelina are hurting for money - else why would they donate all the funds to charity? the "People" who should be disappointed by this are the advertisers. i'm sure they paid People magazine top dollar for spots in that publication. People (the mag) didn't lose a penny. i actually think this is an encouraging sign. maybe grocery shoppers are starting to tire of "celebrity".
majikthise