Pitt, Jolie to sue British tabloid over 'split' reports

London, Hollywood's star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are set to sue British tabloid,'News of the World' which reported that the couple were splitting.

The tabloid ran a story last month declaring the couple were breaking up after six years and dividing their 205 million pounds joint fortune, The Guardian online reported.

Now Pitt and Jolie, have written to the paper demanding an apology for these"false and intrusive allegations".

According to the couple's lawyers, the tabloid refused to retract the story, or apologise for it's action which lead the two stars to sue it. Pitt, 46 and Jolie, 34"unequivocally" say that the story was false, and appear to be suing not for just for libel, but also for"misuse of private information", or privacy.

Keith Schilling of Schillings, Brangelina's London lawyers, noted that the allegations by the tabloid had been reproduced in other newspapers.

"The News of the World has failed to meet our clients'reasonable demands for a retraction of and apology for these false and intrusive allegations, which have now been widely republished by mainstream news outlets. We have advised them to bring proceedings, which they have now done," he said.

Schilling also countered reports that the couple had contacted a lawyer called Sorrell Trope for a separation deal.

"I have had no contact from . Angelina Jolie and/or Brad Pitt. I have never met your .­clients or had any involvement with either of them. The foregoing is true with respect to all other members of this firm," Trope said in a statement to Schilling.