'Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins'

Melbourne, July 13 : Angelina Jolie has finally given birth to her twins- a girl and a boy in the French Riviera maternity clinic, according to reports.

The 'Tomb Raider' star and partner Brad Pitt are now proud parents of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, who were born shortly before 8pm on July 12 after a Caesarean section, revealed gynaecologist Michel Sussmann.

While Knox Leon weighed .27kg (five pounds) at the time of birth, Vivienne Marcheline was 2.28kg (5.02 pounds). According to Nice-Matin newspaper, the first pics of the babies would be sold to US paper for 11 million US dollars and the money would be given to a humanitarian cause. Another source revealed that earlier the birth was expected in mid-August, reports The Australian.

With the new addition to their brood, Jolie and Pitt now have a total count of six kids. They already have three adopted children: Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, and Zahara, 3. They also have a biological daughter, Shiloh, born in Namibia, in May 2006.

However, spokesperson for Lanval could not be contacted for confirming the report.

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