`Entertainment Tonight' backs Jolie twins story

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‘Entertainment Tonight’ Mum on Jolie Twins Snafu
Published 6/3/2008 by The New York Times at TV Decoder
Did “Entertainment Tonight,” the entertainment newsmagazine, prematurely report the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s twins? The Associated Press reports. During its broadcast on Friday night, “Entertainment Tonight” said that ‘’a source who says she was inside the delivery room tells us yes, the babies were born and yes, mother and babies are doing fine.'’ The newsmagazine also quoted another Web site in giving the babies’ alleged names. Later, however, the story was removed from the “Entertainment Tonight” Web site. A representative from the show, who refused to speak ...

Angelina Jolie's Secret $15 Million Birth? [Celebrity-industrial Complex]
Published 6/3/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... when in fact everyone was waiting for the deliveries but they never occurred due to a false alarm or somesuch. Entertainment Tonight has pulled its story but refuses to issue a retraction. "We are waiting to see how this story plays out," the show's executive producer told AP. It's good to see the American news media finally investing in some rigorous reporting and internecine fact-checking, and on a story so vital to the national interest. [AP] ...