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| Jolie gives birth to boy and girl | Jolie gives birth to boy and girl |
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| Actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins at a hospital in France. | Actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins at a hospital in France. |
| The Lenval hospital in Nice told a local newspaper that a healthy boy and girl were delivered by Caesarian section on Saturday evening. | The Lenval hospital in Nice told a local newspaper that a healthy boy and girl were delivered by Caesarian section on Saturday evening. |
| Nice Matin reported that Jolie and her partner, actor Brad Pitt, have named the boy Knox Leon and the girl, Vivienne Marcheline. | |
| Dr Michel Sussmann told the Associated Press that Ms Jolie and the babies were "doing marvellously well". | Dr Michel Sussmann told the Associated Press that Ms Jolie and the babies were "doing marvellously well". |
| Dr Sussman, who delivered the twins, said the birth had been moved forward "for medical reasons" but did not give further details. | Dr Sussman, who delivered the twins, said the birth had been moved forward "for medical reasons" but did not give further details. |
| Nice Matin said Pitt was present at the birth. | Nice Matin said Pitt was present at the birth. |
| Tight security | Tight security |
| The couple already have a daughter together - Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, who was born in Namibia in 2006. | The couple already have a daughter together - Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, who was born in Namibia in 2006. |
| They have also adopted three more children - Cambodian-born son Maddox, daughter Zahara from Ethiopia and Pax, from Vietnam. | They have also adopted three more children - Cambodian-born son Maddox, daughter Zahara from Ethiopia and Pax, from Vietnam. |
| Security at the hospital has been intense to prevent the paparazzi from taking pictures of the family. | Security at the hospital has been intense to prevent the paparazzi from taking pictures of the family. |
| The hospital had earlier had to deny that pictures which appeared in magazines were genuine. | The hospital had earlier had to deny that pictures which appeared in magazines were genuine. |
| Spokeswoman Nadine Bauer said they were "posed fakes". | Spokeswoman Nadine Bauer said they were "posed fakes". |