Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie staging family photos 'like a military operation'

In a bid to quash split reports, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are staging family photos "like a military operation", sources say.

Infact, the source claims, happy family photo ops in Venice were all staged, reports The New York Post.

The pair is seen almost daily as a family unit in the romantic Italian city, where Jolie is filming The Tourist with Johnny Depp.

A source said, "They are usually very shy about being photo graphed, but now they're making a point of being seen in public as a happy family unit. They're making a statement.

"They want the world to know the reports are wrong and they are strong."