Jolie 'had positive coverage deal'

Angelina Jolie's baby pictures deal with People magazine included a guarantee of positive coverage, say reports.

According to The New York Times, when Jolie and Brad Pitt negotiated with publications over pictures of their newborn twins, they asked for a promise that there would be no negative material about their family in the future.

People and Hello, who received the international rights, were reported to have paid $14 million for the baby snaps in August. Pitt and Jolie reportedly donated the money to charity.

It is alleged that Jolie demanded to see an "editorial plan" of how the magazine would publish the article.

A spokesperson for People denied the reports, commenting: "These claims are categorically false. Like any news organisation, People does purchase photos, but the magazine does not determine editorial content based on the demands of outside parties."

The pictures of Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon secured the publication its best sales figures in seven years.