Namibia Promises Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Privacy 4/25/06

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will have their privacy protected during their stay in Namibia, the country's government has vowed.

Several reporters have already been asked to leave or face arrest by authorities for persistent harassment of Pitt and pregnant Jolie, who are reportedly staying in the African country until she gives birth.

And permanent secretary of Namibia's ministry of information and broadcasting Loini Katoma warns this trend may continue for wayward snappers.

He says, "The Namibian government feels constitutionally bound to not only protect the privacy of its own citizens, but also the privacy of visitors.

"Since Mr Pitt and Ms Jolie were forced over the past weekend to release a statement in which they asked the local and international media for privacy... the Namibian government feels compelled to take steps to protect their privacy."