Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Welcome Knox Leon & Vivienne Marcheline!
July 12th, 2008
Angelina Jolie has given birth to healthy twins, a girl and a boy, at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France, the Nice-Matin newspaper reported Sunday quoting her gynecologist.
The twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, were born shortly before 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday, the paper said quoting gynecologist Michel Sussmann.
Angelina is fine after having a cesarean section, it added. Knox Leon was reported to weigh 5.03 pounds and Vivienne Marcheline 5 pounds.
“The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly,” Dr. Michael Sussmann told People magazine Sunday. “Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side. He was there and all was well.”
The twins are the fifth and sixth children for Angelina, 33, and Brad, 44, who are already parents to Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 2.
“The mother and father are very, very happy,” Michel Sussmann told People magazine.
The doctor told the Associated Press that the cesarean was moved forward “for medical reasons” so that the babies could be born “in the best conditions.” He also said that Angelina is expected to stay in the hospital for a few days.
The babies’ first photograph was sold for 11 million dollars, Nice-Matin said, adding that the money would be given to a humanitarian cause.
Congratulations!
Entry Filed under: Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie pregnant
36 Comments Add your own
Leave a Comment
Better yet, come join the fun at our NEW hangout hellorazzi.com where we celebrate motherhood, beauty and friendship. At hellorazzi.com you can meet friends, share the latest gossip, exchange beauty secrets, create your own blog, gab in the forums; and enjoy the warmth of spirited girl talk. Come on in! It's free.Some HTML allowed:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <pre> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>
1. nicnic | July 12th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
aww congratulations..
2. amy | July 12th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
3 boys and 3 girls in 3 years. Wow.
3. lisa | July 12th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
everywhere it stated that it was twin girls…….guess that was wrong CONGRATS : )
4. mickywop | July 12th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I really like the name Knox and how all of their boys have names that end in “x”. I really hope this is true! If it is, I wonder how long they will be able to keep up the “x” name theme as they continue to expand their brood?
5. LAURIE HARRIS | July 12th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
WHY DON’T THE FRENCH SAY ONLY ONE
THING THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT SHE
DID NOT GIVE BIRTH.. THAT IT WAS A LIE
AND NOW THIS…NOW THE 11 MILLION DOLLARS IS WRONG THE PRICE IS NOW
16 MILLION DOLLARS.. WISH SHE WOULD
JUST HAVE A PRIVATE PLACE NOT IN THE
HOSPITAL.. SO THAT THE PRESS CAN’T LIE ANY MORE…20 MORE TIMES HER
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT …!!
6. Marcella | July 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Knox and Vivienne? The name ins’t Amelie and Isla? :O
Oh my God, I’m confused.
7. Fly On The Wall | July 12th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Le Monde (a highly respected French newspaper, like the Times of London and the New York Times) has just reported on their web site that Angelina had a boy and a girl today. They also quoted the newspaper in Nice as their source and said no spokesperson from the hospital has actually confirmed it yet. So I’m taking this with several grains of salt until the hospital confirms it.
8. Fly On The Wall | July 12th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
A highly respected French newspaper has also reported this, but they used the report from the newspaper in Nice as their source. No confirmation from the hospital yet — but no denial either.
9. junofan | July 13th, 2008 at 12:27 am
OMG!!
10. Melissa | July 13th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Hmmm… I can’t wait to see the pics but….
Knox? As in Jello Knox Blocks? The baby is J-E-L-L-O
Stupid name for anyone.
11. Jessica | July 13th, 2008 at 3:05 am
Wasn’t expecting boy girl scenario, i assumed it was 2 girls. But I’m glad it’s still balanced between boys and girls, so this way Z can get an African sister. Not crazy about Knox or Vivienne, but congrats to them.
12. xxx | July 13th, 2008 at 4:36 am
LOVELY! So nice it was not two girls, if this new is for real now!!
13. Jenn | July 13th, 2008 at 7:10 am
should have called him Leon knox………… but any way he is their baby and they can call them want they want but i must say am glad they are here now everyone can move on….
14. Nicki | July 13th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Awww….Congratulations to Brad and Angie! How wonderful for the family. A boy and a girl. Glad to hear all are doing well.
I love how they used 2 family names, Knox for Brads Grandad and Marcheline for Angies Mom. How sweet.
I like both the names, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
I love how all the boys have the X ending names (and so glad it wasn’t another Max).
I hope they do another family pic with the new babies when they have the magazine pics taken.
I am glad it was once again proven that those rag mags can not be trusted with thier stories. They did the same thing with Shiloh. I love that she had a boy and girl, and “Outta Touch” is still saying 2 girls, LOL.
Best Wishes to all the Jolie-Pitts.
15. Nicki | July 13th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Ummm–junofan, if indeed you are starting your own site….you might want to stop the nonsense of posting 15 posts in a row, with only 2 of them worth reading. I would be hesitant to visit your site, from these posts your site would be boring.
And yes of course you can post anything you want, but if you want people to actually go to your site, you might want to make it interesting and not just plain silly.
16. Nicki | July 13th, 2008 at 8:46 am
LOL-Thank you webmisstress. It makes it nicer to read your site. Thanks for the quick news on the Jolie-Pitt twins, much apprieciated.
17. laila | July 13th, 2008 at 9:43 am
well congratulations! great news… bet of luck to the family!
18. Fly On The Wall | July 13th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Congratulations to the entire J-P family! Or do we call them the Brangie Bunch now? :-)
19. cc | July 13th, 2008 at 10:06 am
finally i was hoping for a bilogical boy i cant wait to see the branglina twins and i love the names
20. ann | July 13th, 2008 at 10:07 am
How wonderful new congratulations to both of them. We love this family, we will buy the mangazine for the baby picture.
21. Evan Caster | July 13th, 2008 at 10:35 am
I loev the names!
Congratulations
22. cc | July 13th, 2008 at 11:03 am
3 boys maddox pax and knox
3 girls zahara shiloh and vivienne
just like the brady bunch lol
23. Linda | July 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
How about it if everyone just leaves them alone for a change, They need alone time to enjoy their new family members. Congratulations, they are your babies, name them anything you want.
24. Fly On The Wall | July 13th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Vivienne = live, life, living
Vivienne Marcheline = live Marcheline
What a lovely tribute to Angie’s mother.
25. cc | July 13th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
i just thoughtof something else lol all the boys first names end with X and there middle names end with N
MADDOX CHIVAN
PAX THEIN
KNOX LEON
26. DJ | July 13th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Love the girl name of Vivienne. I know it will be “Vivi” for short. I’m not loving Knox for a boy name but it is unique which seems to be their theme. Can’t wait to see the pix of these 2 little beauties!
27. Analise | July 13th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
They are family names, Melissa. Cripes.
Congrats to Brad and Angelina. Now I wait on Gwen! :)
28. Lauren | July 13th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Congratulations! How exciting! I don’t like the name Knox Leon but I love Vivienne Marcheline. It’s so cute. ;)
29. Connie Mullins | July 13th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Hey – Great names! (My mother’s name was Vivian Marceleene!) Congrats to the whole family!!!
30. LikeButtah | July 13th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Two new J-P’s! I hope when they do the photo shoot they include the older sibs as well as the new babes.
31. Starlooks Boutique | July 13th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Can’t wait to see photos–the entire world is waiting!
32. Candy | July 14th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Congratulations…..I love the name Vivienne it’s so classic but i’m not a big fan of Knox Leon
33. yoklada | July 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Congratulation to a lovely family Angelina&Brad what is amazing for a big mama like Angeline she receive to got it. I bet this family is the top one in future.there are so loving people. wish all luck to them.
34. Silvra | July 14th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Congratulations to them!!
I don’t know how they’re gonna handle six kids, but if anyone can, I’m sure it’s Brangelina.
What’s up with the names ending with ‘X’?
They have:
Maddox
Pax
& now the new baby, Knox!!!
I sense a continuing theme!!
As well, it’s been reported that the baby photos HAVE NOT been sold yet – and certainly not for only 11 million dollars. It’s reported that the starting price for the twins’ first photos will be in the 15-16 million dollar range, and that all the profits will be donated to charity.
I love both the named – Vivienne Marcheline is very elegant, and I can sense ‘Viv’ or ‘Vivi’ for nicknames, and I LOVE the name Knox!!! Some people are bashing it, saying it’s weird, or cruel to name a baby that, but it’s beautiful! And very original. Nice that they named both the twins after family members – Marcheline for Angelina’s deceased mother, and Knox for Brad’s grandfather.
Just like the rest of the world, I can’t WAIT to see the little one’s pictures!!!
35. LAURIE HARRIS | July 14th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
IS JENNIFER ANISTON GOING TO SEND
A BIG GIFT BASKET OF GOODIES FOR
BRAD AND ANGIE.. !! IT SHOULD BE FUN
AND A BASKET FOR THE OTHER CHILDREN TOO.. SO THEY DON’T FEEL LEFT OUT…
36. Claudia | July 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
C0Ngrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1