One pair of newlyweds struck out on selling its wedding photos, but another struck gold over Labor Day Weekend.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie received $2 million for the nuptial snaps they sold to People and Hello! magazine, one week after their Aug. 23 vow-exchange in France, sources told Confidenti@l. The deal was revealed afterAshlee Simpson and Evan Ross failed to find a big buyer for their exclusive photos before putting them on the open market on Labor Day.
Publishing insiders tell us that People and Hello! joined forces to pony up the cash for the exclusive shots of Brangelina’s union.
This isn’t the first time Pitt, 50, and Jolie, 39, have cashed in on their personal lives, despite their normally private natures. Neither star even employs a publicist.
In 2006, they sold the first photos of daughter Shiloh to People for $4 million, which went to charity.
In 2007, Jolie and Pitt worked with People and Hello! again, selling first photos of their son Pax for an undisclosed sum. In 2008, they reportedly got a record $14 million from People for first photos of twins Vivienne Marcheline andKnox Leon.
But today, $2 million from a tabloid is quite a score, insiders tell us. Not that Pitt and Jolie need the money. Celebritynetworth.com lists the supercouple’s combined worth at $385 million.
A People spokeswoman declined to comment.
Pitt and Jolie’s wedding day was all Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Nirocould talk about when they teamed with the new groom at a Chelsea film studio on Saturday and again in Brooklyn on Sunday to shoot a Martin Scorsese-directed commercial for billionaire James Packer’s new Macau casino.
“Bob and Leo both wanted to know about the big day,” an on-set source tells Confidenti@l. “Brad was giddy when speaking about his wedding. He has never looked happier,” the source said.
“The commercial is hysterical and will do really well for James’ casino, even if he did feel a little guilty for cutting short Pitt’s surprise honeymoon,” adds our insider.
We’re also expecting wedding-day photos of Ross and Simpson to pop up any minute now. As we reported Tuesday, they were unable to land a Pitt-Jolie type of exclusive for their big wedding and were hustling around on Labor Day to salvage some sort of deal.
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