Brangelina to sue over 'split' story

Hollywood super couple

Angelina Jolie

and

Brad Pitt

are suing a British tabloid that published allegations they were to split.

A lawyer representing Brangelina has issued a statement declaring that the celebrity pair has begun legal proceedings against the

News of The World

(NOTW) newspaper.

Lawyer

Keith Schilling

said the tabloid's story, published on 24 January, included "false and intrusive allegations", reports BBC News.

"We can confirm unequivocally...that the allegations published by the

News of the World

are false as well as intrusive," said Schilling in a statement.

"We have advised them to bring proceedings, which they have now done."

Schilling says the newspaper had also failed to meet a demand for an apology and a retraction for printing the allegations.

The NOTW claimed in their report that the A-list couple - who aren't married - had consulted divorce lawyers in early January and signed a US$330 million split deal.

The elaborate report also stated the pair had agreed on joint custody of their six kids - who were to remain with Jolie - and an amicable division of their fortune.

Brad and Angelina have three adopted children and three biological - a daughter called Shiloh and twins Vivienne and Knox.

The report also claimed we were to expect an "imminent split announcement" from the couple.

Schilling's statement also negates the widely-reported rumour that

Sorrel Trope

, a divorce lawyer in Los Angeles, was advising the pair during their 'split'.

"I have had no contact from...Angelina Jolie and/or Brad Pitt," Trope was quoted as saying in a statement from Schillings Lawyers.

So there you have it. The definitive verdict. Nothing says loved-up couple more than a juicy lawsuit.

No word from the NOTW as yet.

Stay tuned...

In other related Brangelina news:

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The still very much together couple hit up the Super Bowl in Miami yesterday and put on a defiant show of togetherness. Brangelina were all PDA and smiles as they cheered at the biggest event on the American football calendar. See snaps

here

*

Mr. & Mrs Smith

reboot? There's also a rumour doing the rounds that a prequel to 2005 Brad Pitt–Angelina Jolie hit

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

is in the works. The imaginatively-titled

Mr. and Mrs. Jones

will involve a pair of 20-something secret agents set up in a fake marriage. And no, Brad and Ange won't be in it. Which begs the question: Why bother? Details

here

Brangelina, we salute you (sorry Jen):

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