New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Angelina Jolie has opened up about her decision to sell the first photos of her twins, Knox and Vivienne, to People and Hello! magazines in 2008. Speaking at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday (February 5), the actress explained that security concerns played a major role in the choice.

"It's a strange thing to have to do or to do, but it was kind of the better option, but also it was for their safety," Angelina Jolie stated. "It was that somebody was coming for it and it was a safety concern as well."

By selling the images in a controlled manner, Jolie and then-husband Brad Pitt ensured their children's safety while also contributing to charity. "It was just better to control it in a safe pla...