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Guards Bust Paparazzi at Jolie-Pitt Chateau

Camo-clad photogs infiltrate estate

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 25, 2008 11:06 AM CDT

(AP) – It sounds like a scene from Fight Club. French police say camouflaged paparazzi infiltrated Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's estate and then got into a scuffle with the security staff. Both photographers and guards were taken in for questioning and filed legal complaints accusing the other of battery and causing injury.

"One can imagine that if you discover someone in your garden who is taking your photo then you're not necessarily going to politely show them the way out," said a police spokeswoman. She added that this was the first time the cops had been called to the property since the Jolie-Pitt family and staff moved in earlier this year.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pose for photographers at the Cannes Film Festival.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pose for photographers at the Cannes Film Festival.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
Paparazzi were caught by guards camping out in camouflage on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's sprawling French estate.
Paparazzi were caught by guards camping out in camouflage on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's sprawling French estate.   (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)
In this image from AP Television a white van believed to be carrying Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins from the French hospital Saturday July 19, 2008. The star left the clinic early Saturday in the Riviera city of Nice with twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, according to...
In this image from AP Television a white van believed to be carrying Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins from the French hospital Saturday July 19, 2008. The star left the clinic early Saturday in the...   ((AP Photo/APTN))
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are holed up at their French estate where two paparazzi got into a fight with their guards.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are holed up at their French estate where two paparazzi got into a fight with their guards.   (AP Photo/Francois Mori, FILE)
A view of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Miraval property in Correns, France reportedly worth $60 million.
A view of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's Miraval property in Correns, France reportedly worth $60 million.   (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)
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