B rad 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 in a statement that the couple had begun legal proceedings against the News of The World, a Sunday tabloid and Britain's highest selling newspaper. Lawyers for the couple lodged a claim at London's High Court on Monday to begin a legal case against the newspaper, Schillings said. [2]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have filed suit against Britain's News of the World after the tabloid published an article last month that sparked the breakup rumor heard round the world. As for the newspaper, in his statement today, Brangelina's lawyer not only discredited the story, but proved- shockingly. [1]