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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have made a statement though their attorney that the three photos that have been published on several blogs on the web are stolen.

Pitt-Jolie Attorney: Memory Stick was Stolen

The photos show Brad and Angie at what appears to be a party and another shows a very private photo of a pregnant Angelina and baby Zahara while they were in Africa.

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The photos come from a digital memory card and reportedly contain several hundred photos of the Jolie-Pitt family.

Jay Lavely of Lavely and Singer told The National Ledger on Sunday:

"A criminal investigation is being pursued by law enforcement agencies. We have sent notice to a number of websites, print publications, and others to put them on notice that the photos were stolen and that publication of the photos would constitute not only an infringement of copyright, but also an invasion of privacy and a commercial appropriation of my clients' names and likenesses."

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He alsotold The National Ledgerthat this was an extraordinary measure but felt it was "more important to get the word out that the photos were stolen and that publication would expose the publisher to potential liability for copyright infringement, invasion of privacy, and violation of right of publicity and a large damage award and an injunction."

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Fair enough.

If the memory stick is indeed stolen it is absolutely wrong for the photos to be published. These pictures are at close range and are obviously taken by a friend of the couple.

These are by no means paparazzi type photos.

An intense debate on whether the pictures are stolen was touched off at 'The Celebrity Baby Blog' and at 'Just Jared.'

Both have now pulled the pictures.

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Earlier story: Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Bootleg Pictures Spark Debate

Update:TMZ has the full Pitt/Jolie Legal Threat here.

© 2006 Cris Bergman

--Cris Bergman