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World media affixed on Jolie, Pitt 's twins

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Posted 15 July 2008 @ 04:10 pm HKT

SAN FRANCISCO - The sensational news about the newly-born twins of the loved celebrities Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt heated today's world media.

Angelina Jolie's doctor says the actress has given birth to a girl and a boy. Dr. Michel Sussmann told The Associated Press Sunday July 13, 2008 that Jolie, the babies and Jolie's partner, Brad Pitt, 'are doing marvelously well.' Sussmann confirmed a...

Though photo's have not been released, an American magazine is reported to have offered $11 million for the first official portrait of the twins.

In France, Nice-Matin entrusted this event to one of their best reporters, Jean-Francois Roubaud.

Roubaud got the first interview with Jolie's obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, at Lenval hospital.

Despite the mistaken rumors, the truth about the gender of Angelina's twins was revealed by Nice-Matin.

Nice-Matin was already one step before In Touch Weekly Website, giving the correct news about a boy and a girl born by Angelina, and not twin girls, as the latter publication announced.

"We knew we would be the first in the world," said Christophe Caietti, editor of the Nice-Matin magazine section, on Monday.

The birth delivery Caesarean section was performed on Saturday evening and went very well.

Baby-boy Knox Leon was born at 6:27 p.m. and the baby-girl Vivienne Marcheline, one minute after.

"Marvelous, wonderful!," were the first words of the twins' father-Brad Pitt, after the birth, reported Sussmann.

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