Tight security as paparazzi descend on Angelina, Brad

THE arrival of Hollywood celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia has sparked a media frenzy.

International paparazzi have started arriving in the country in a quest to snatch a lucrative photograph of the two actors. At the coast tight security and secrecy yesterday surrounded the lodge where the couple, their two adopted children, Maddox and Zahara, and entourage are staying.Jolie and Pitt have booked out an entire luxury beachfront lodge at the coast, with a contingent of security guards patrolling the area.It has been speculated in the international media that Jolie, who is reported to be eight months pregnant, is going to give birth to her and Pitt’s child in Namibia.Two Namibian journalists sitting on the beach near the lodge yesterday morning were approached by Jolie’s personal bodyguard.In what sounded like a Scottish accent, the stocky, grey-haired muscleman politely asked the two female reporters to leave the scene.Introducing himself as Micky, he stated firmly that no photographs were allowed of the couple, as they were on a “family visit”.”This is a family affair, and Angelina is having a baby, so they are entitled to their privacy,” he told the reporters.”They are the most accommodating people in the world, but we ask you kindly not to take photos.”A request for a photo opportunity was denied.Local security men hired by the couple are pursuing their duty of protecting the privacy of the mega stars with enthusiastic zeal.According to the Regional Chief of Police, Deputy Commissioner Andrew Iyambo, the Police were contacted by Jolie’s staff a month ago about the safety and security of the couple during their stay in Namibia.The couple were assured that everything would be kept under control.Iyambo said the couple opted to employ their own security men for the operation, rather than involve the Police.”Therefore they are entitled to their privacy,” he said.At the coast tight security and secrecy yesterday surrounded the lodge where the couple, their two adopted children, Maddox and Zahara, and entourage are staying.Jolie and Pitt have booked out an entire luxury beachfront lodge at the coast, with a contingent of security guards patrolling the area.It has been speculated in the international media that Jolie, who is reported to be eight months pregnant, is going to give birth to her and Pitt’s child in Namibia.Two Namibian journalists sitting on the beach near the lodge yesterday morning were approached by Jolie’s personal bodyguard.In what sounded like a Scottish accent, the stocky, grey-haired muscleman politely asked the two female reporters to leave the scene.Introducing himself as Micky, he stated firmly that no photographs were allowed of the couple, as they were on a “family visit”.”This is a family affair, and Angelina is having a baby, so they are entitled to their privacy,” he told the reporters.”They are the most accommodating people in the world, but we ask you kindly not to take photos.”A request for a photo opportunity was denied.Local security men hired by the couple are pursuing their duty of protecting the privacy of the mega stars with enthusiastic zeal.According to the Regional Chief of Police, Deputy Commissioner Andrew Iyambo, the Police were contacted by Jolie’s staff a month ago about the safety and security of the couple during their stay in Namibia.The couple were assured that everything would be kept under control.Iyambo said the couple opted to employ their own security men for the operation, rather than involve the Police.”Therefore they are entitled to their privacy,” he said.