Why Angelina Jolie decided to sell the Vivienne and Knox twins’ first pictures
The actress is mom to six — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16
When Angelina Jolie sold the photos of her newborn twins in 2008, she had one reason in mind.
The Maria star, 49, spoke during a panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and was asked about the time she sold photos of her then-newborn twins Knox and Vivienne to PEOPLE and Hello! magazine to benefit charity.
“It’s a strange thing to have to do or to do, but it was kind of the better option, but also it was for their safety,” Jolie shared. “It was that somebody was coming for it and it was a safety concern as well.””It was just better to control it in a safe place, in a safe way,” she continued. “And do something good with it, obviously, if you can. That’s much better.”
Jolie and her then-husband Brad Pitt donated the money they received to their charity, The Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
The star and her ex-husband share six kids — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline, 16.
