Jennifer Aniston was spotted out on a date a couple of weeks ago with Justin Bartha lookalike and somewhat struggling actor Christopher Gartin. I say somewhat struggling because he gets frequent TV guest roles, but is usually identified as a “True blood actor.” I didn’t remember this guy from True Blood and I’ve seen every episode. He played a human character named Hugo Ayers who was a boyfriend to a vampire named Isabel during the time in Dallas when the Fellowship of The Sun was targeting vampires. The character was only in three episodes last year and was exiled for being an informant to the Fellowship. Here’s a photo (note: this is a photo from True Blood and is not of Ayers with his wife.)
Anyway Aniston is in a new relationship which of course means that the tabloids are speculating. OK! Magazine is running a cover story this week that declares her a mom already! It’s not your typically deliberately misleading “Confirmed: A Baby For Jen!” cover and is instead about how she’s serving as a stepmom to the children of her new boyfriend. OK! has a teaser article on their website and it doesn’t ask how Gartin’s maybe-ex wife feels about that, saying simply “she’s found a great new guy with two adorable kids, whom she treats like family.” It sounds like things are going well and the relationship is moving quickly, although I would question whether she should meet the kids after just a few weeks.
Only things aren’t all roses and stepmoms according to Radar Online, which adds some semi-shocking scandal to this story. Radar reports that Aniston met Gartin through his wife, who he’s still technically married to, and who feels betrayed by the fact that her old friend is taking up with her ex husband! It doesn’t sound like a typical homewrecking scenario in that Gartin, 42, and his wife were already separated when he started dating Aniston and were divorced last month. Still, it’s got to hurt to see paparazzi photos of your ed husband out on a date with someone you considered a close friend! Radar has quotes in an Australian publication from Gartin’s ex mother-in-law (his ex wife’s stepmother) all about how Gartin’s ex feels betrayed by this, as she considered Aniston a close friend. The ex wife’s stepmom also confirms that Aniston is close with Gartin’s kids.
While Hollywood is again asking if this is finally the one for its most famous Friend, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusive details about the love triangle behind the shocking hook-up — and how Jen’s new romance comes at the expense of a scorned pal.
Chris’ ex-wife, Joanne Gartin, is an Australian-born wedding planner-to-the-stars, who has long been a part of Jen’s inner circle.
They socialize in the same circle, with Courteney Cox and her husband David Arquette.
It was through that friendship where Chris met Jen, RadarOnline.com has learned.
“I’m really not at all interested in it,” Joanne said dismissively when asked about the relationship between Jen, 41, and Chris, 42.
But she confirmed, “Jennifer has been my friend — our friend — for over 10 years… we have known each other a long time.”
Chris was unmasked as the latest mystery man in Jen’s life after the pair were photographed leaving dinner at Los Angeles’ Sunset Tower Hotel July 1, in the same vehicle.
Jen’s rep has confirmed she and Chris dined together, but is playing down reports of a blossoming romance.
While Joanne is staying mum on whether Jen swooped in on her ex-husband, her step-mother isn’t being so diplomatic.
Speaking from her home in Australia, Robbie Ahlfield has spoken out about the pain it has caused Joanne.
“It’s been difficult for Joanne,” Robbie Ahlfeld told Australian magazine Woman’s Day.
“It just seems so bizarre to me because Jo and Jen are such good friends. I find it very strange that Jen would do that [to Jo].”
The ink on Chris and Jo’s divorce is barely dry. It was only finalized last month and the pair remain in court attempting to strike an agreement of the financial terms of their separation.
Jen is also even acting as a step-mother to Chris’ two-children, Sydney and Flynn, RadarOnline.com has learned.
“Jen is in their lives,” said Robbie.
“She comes to their house and Sydney and Flynn go to her house a lot, to play in the pool.
“Jen gets on well with the kids and they play together.”
[From Radar]
Cue the indignant outrage, right? Let me anticipate the way the tabloids are going to spin this. “OMG, Aniston stole someone’s man just like Angelina snatched Brad out from under her!” This guy was at the very least legally separated and may not have even started dating Jen until his divorce was final. I hope that she didn’t betray an old friend and that the mother-in-law is talking out of her ass. Aniston doesn’t make the best choices when it comes to men, but I hope for her sake that this one lasts for her and that there are no hard feelings with his ex wife. If she’s really getting close to his kids she’ll have to deal with the ex as long as she’s with the guy.
Oh the sweet irony of all this shit :). And please jenny is America sweetheart, homewrecking is not her forte only vixen and immoral ladies do that
Edit: huvane better hurry up and deny this crap to people magazine 🙂 the bounty hunter was just released on DVD yesterday
Oh come on, I guess next they will say she is prego with Tom Cruises xenu spawn and people will believe that too. Noone really knows what’s going on in actor’s lives besides the actor’s themselves.
I hope this story is false. If not, my respect/love for her wld be gone…[sad right now].
let the games begin…
the ex-wife’s stepmother?
well, there’s a reliable source right there.
In the middle picture, Jennifer looks like she has is filming a commericial for yeast infection cream. Uncomfortable itch? Embarassing odor? Try Yeast Away…
LOVED THIS PART:
It doesn’t sound like a typical homewrecking scenario in that Gartin, 42, and his wife were already separated when he started dating Aniston and were divorced last month.
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I won’t comment again on this tread.. but LOL.. Double Standard much..
there has already been a denial about the date..but I will enjoy reading the comments.
IF this is true…that’s pretty shitty to do to a friend.
No, Jen did not “steal” another woman’s man, but it would have helped if she had
1) waited for some time to elapse before dating her close friend’s ex husband
2) checked with the close friend if it was OK to date her ex husband.
You don’t owe this to a woman you don’t know, but you certainly owe this much to a friend, and a close one at that.
“Anyway Aniston is in a new relationship”. Is she in a new relationship? They were seen once together at a restaurant with other people. I guess in Aniston’s tabloid life that makes a relationship. OK has been obsessed with her being a mother for months now. Really weird. Oh well.
I don’t know if this is true (her rep denied they were dating) but if it is I wonder if they were actually close friends or just friendly acquaintances. If it was just someone she was friendly with because they have mutual friends, then she owes her nothing. If, however, they were close friends then this is not very nice. I’m going to need more info then some quotes from the ex wife’s step-mom who lives halfway around the world.
well, if it’s true she can’t be too mad with angie now… maybe she can empathize.
Well, interesting!! If Jen and this woman have been “friends” for 10 years then it’s pretty awful that Jen would begin dating her ex immediately after the divorce. That’s just wrong!! However, I don’t believe these two are actually dating. Has Jen lowered her standards and is now dating a “struggling actor”? I don’t believe she would do that. She never has before. Even that model guy was fairly successful at his career. I don’t see her getting involved with an unknown actor with alimony and child support to pay.
I’m sure people will still see her as a sweetheart. Her and Kate Hudson have been with quite a few guys in the past year or so. If this was anyone else in Hollywood, they’d be looked at like total tramps.
His ex-wife hasn’t said a word, who cares what her stepmom thinks? That marriage was already broken. They were divorced a month ago so that means they were separated for quite a while. I still don’t think they are a couple anyway.
Wait didn’t her rep say they weren’t dating??
I don’t believe this story, from what I’ve read, they have been friends for a really long time, and speak often..I doubt shes dating him, or breaking up his marriage. Another rag trying to sell a lie!
She stole Chris Garter from her close friend! Homewrecker!!!
jen fans, how does it feel?
wonder if jenny will go back to Oprah couch to explain how all this is tabloid lies and that his divorce was 100 years ago…and for those that like to talk about karma…
Wait, so even if this story is true, Jen started dating Chris right about the time his divorce was finalized.
How is this the same as coming between a man and his wife and being pregnant with Shiloh before Brad and Jen were officially divorced?
That being said, Jen has denied dating him. And she obviously had NOTHING to do with the break-up of his marriage.
Really Brangeloonies, you have always argued that if the marriage is in trouble it’s OK to sleep with a married man. “You can’t help a happily married man cheat etc, etc. Now you’re completely changing your story. And Pure Life, maybe it’s time you got a life.
But again, they have denied dating. I know you think that’s a small detail, but actually, it’s a pretty BIG detail.
funny enough when america sweetheart jennife aniston filed for divorce she never put down an official date of separation
and last time i checked jenny was getting poked by vince before her divorce was finalized by the judged 🙂
If they are not dating then the whole story is bullshit, no matter what terms she is on with his estranged wife.
If they are dating and she and the wife are only casual acquaintances “Hi-how-are-ya-see-ya” then she does not owe the wife any explanations.
But if she and the wife have been friends for ten years, then dating her hubby right after the divorce is damn tacky. At least wait to see how the wife feels about it.
Bottom line — everything is very iffy.
Dang, I would’ve gladly PAID my best friend to keep my ex outta my hair while we were separated.
Not everything is as it seems, ya know. ‘Specially in Hollywood.
Oh, big deal. The real issue is: what the hell is going on with Lindsay Lohan’s face in the caption? I know it’s how it was scanned, but every time I look at the picture I feel like her eyes are following me. I can’t stop looking at it, and it’s freaking me out.
On a side note, I’m pretty sure her rep denied her dating Justin Bartha, right? Not this guy. I could be wrong, though.
Eventhough I would love this to be true, I wouldn’t condemn her by the evidence of an OK cover considering that most of their stories are pieces of fiction worthy of bad romance novels. HOWEVER if it was true I wonder what would happen to all those morality police out there who love Jen?? In my rulebook there is nothing worse than sleeping with a husband of a friend. SEPARATION OR NO SEPARATION.
I think this would be a terrible career move but there are tons of hypocrites out there and the wife isn’t famous.
Charity is chic, a technical very important correction to your totally incorrect allegation.
The OFFICIAL divorce date was August 19, 2005 (gee almost 5 years ago), the date the judge signed the divorce order, and the date both petitioner and respondent were restored to their SINGLE STATUS. TMZ and other sites had the actual order, you could have found it if you had done just a little research.
The October 2005 date you referred to was the date of the 6 month waiting period required by CA law after both parties in a divorce action are served with the divorce petition (the respondent was not served until April) and was the date after which the EX divorced as of August 19, 2005 spouses could remarry if they so choose to do so.
Matt Damon stated that his oldest daughter and Shiloh were due on the exact same date, you know in June 2006. Shiloh was a breach birth and was delivered a couple of weeks early by C section as is SOP. So your unfounded allegation that she was conceived before August 19, 2005 is wrong, unless you were there and witnessed both little girls conceptions.
Now it is just rediculous of you to attempt to tie this child to this particular tabloid tale. Who knows what is true or not. What compulsion drives you to bring up nonrelated individuals and pick on a child?
If they are dating or not will be revealed in time. My only comment is that she seems so silly to hide like she did in the car as the paps had plenty of pics of them at the valet.
This story should work up some, um, interesting comments.
I don’t know whether they’re dating or not. One dinner out does not equal a relationship IMO, especially when it’s with a long time friend, but who knows. Either way, if he was separated and divorced before, it’s not homewrecking. But it would be lousy to date a friend’s ex like that, if in fact she’s dating him, which no one really knows.
Given how much mileage the tabs get out of “reporting” on her life, I’m more and more inclined to disbelieve the rumors.
Actually Lainey said yesterday that she believes that Brad and Jen were over after the Troy promotion
11:26 [Comment From Jen Jen : ]
Lainey, peaking of Jen & Brad, I have a question about the Angelina love. I know you’re usually anti the women who move in on other women’ s men…so why is Jolie getting a pass? I always thought it was well-known that she moved in..am I wrong? I’m not a Jen Aniston fan by any means, but I’m curious.
Tuesday July 13, 2010 11:26 Jen
11:27 Sarah: Nice.
Tuesday July 13, 2010 11:27 Sarah
11:27 Lainey: To Jen: Because Pitt and Aniston were over already right after Troy promotion.
http://laineygossip.com/Weekly_Live_Blog__Tuesday_July_13_2010_13july10.aspx?CatID=0&CelID=0
Yeah, whatever. Her PR people must be desperate, because that headline is seriously offensive to moms and damned presumptuous. If I didn’t already dislike her, this would do it. Dating someone who has kids for a couple of months does not make anyone “a mom” or anything even like “a mom” any more than playing with puppies makes you a dog. Attention whoring cow.
Am I the only one who can’t stand that look on Jennifer’s face in that last picture (in the pink dress)? Smug, to say the least.
Jennifer always looks like she’s holding a world of hurt inside.
All of this so funny.
The girl is photograph out on a dinner date with a group of friends and she is now being called a homewrecker. hahaha!
And the tabloid has now spun a entire story out of a couple photographs. Holy crap they are deseparate to keep her on their covers.
With all the talking Jolie has been doing about her engrossing Brad love, I can’t believe the tabloids had to stoop to built Jennifer into a homewrecker this week, to sell a magazine. hahaha!
I bet Jolie is pissed that she has been usurped by her arch enemy this week. It was her turn to be all over the weekly tabloids! 🙂
nicely put – all of you were there to see JA doing the dirty deed. dont that make you perves of some sort? this is hilariously funny HAHAHAHAHAHAHA thx for providing the entertainment CB, awesome. but yeah, why not, let JA also be a homewrecker – i mean, first she was the barren wife, then the whOre and now the homewrecker. Good for you JA, you moving up – soon you can start cutting yourself and french kiss your DAD. Keep moving doll!!!
Oh I see, It is OK to sleep with a married man as long as you don’t know the wife, but you are a tramp if you are seen out to dinner with a man who has been seperated from his wife for two years, who’s divorced and who’s wife MAY be a freind of Jennifer. Good to know how the loon mind works.
Yeah, whatever. Her PR people must be desperate, because that headline is seriously offensive to moms and damned presumptuous. If I didn’t already dislike her, this would do it. Dating someone who has kids for a couple of months does not make anyone “a mom” or anything even like “a mom” any more than playing with puppies makes you a dog. Attention whoring cow.
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Neither she nor her people wrote the headline or the article. It’s no secret that most celebs have no use for OK magazine. Who really cares what these people do or their carousel of relationships? Unless we’re good friends of these people, we’re not privy to most of what really goes on in their lives.
Her reputation just got worse.
Hmm, do you think Chris is missing ..what’s it called it again….A sensitivity chip! His divorce isn’t even finalized yet from the woman he had two kids with but he’s already starting a new relationship. Is he moving on too soon and not properly mourning the end of his marriage? Is introducing his kids to the new gf a good idea?
Of course people have the right to move on when they feel it’s right, but you know some people would use this kind of thing to get pity for their divorce and put all the blame on their ex.
Besides it being in “OK” which has a muc more delusional imagination than my 3 year old niece/princess/explorer/astronaut, I am tired of the Tabs “specu-jaculation”. From now on I have decided that Jen Aniston has no relationship or boyfriend until the day People Mag publishes wedding and/or baby photos.
Whose with me?
“He played a human character named Hugo Ayers who was a boyfriend to a vampire named Isabel during the time in Dallas when the Fellowship of The Sun was targeting vampires.”
This hurt my head.
Uh: cd – the article clearly states his divorced WAS finalized before they started dating.
Like I said before on this subject: It will be interesting to see how all this plays out! 😀
Oh wow is Jenn really that desperate that she hooked up with a friends ex with ink not even dry on divorce contract? RULE OF THUMB – do not date a man/woman til officially divorced and even then it should be at least a few months after divorce finalized before hanging out with his kids.
God, I hope this isn’t true. She’s going to get SO much grief if this is true.
Her PR people must be going nuts to stop this rumor.
If there’s no truth to this, they should SUE this mag.
I don’t remember people giving Denise Richards a break saying Richie was divorced so what’s the problem, so why should Jennifer get a break? You don’t hook up with your friend’s ex, well if you’re not desperate you don’t.
I sometimes have to wonder if some of these celebrities make up these type of stories and leak them to the media to keep them in the spotlight between projects? Angelina has a movie coming out this month and doesn’t Jennifer have a movie coming out in the next few weeks?
Maybe she is just being a friend to the man. Who is to say the breakup wasnt his ex’s fault and she is just stirring up drama…example..jesse james’s x. Her publicist denied a relationship-could be they just ran in to each other and decided to have dinner. Sounds like he may be in a bad place if his marriage is on the rocks..There are all kinds of situations that could be going on here.
mln – Thanks for the link. I agree. Brad and Jen were done way before Angie came along.
She’d better be careful… Without the pity factor she doesn’t have much else going for her.
My mistake Crash but they still say the ink is not even dry on the papers. Some people think you have to mourn a divorce until your ex thinks it ok for you to move on with your life. I’m not saying that but someone else did insinuate that in her interviews to magazines after her divorce.
If Jennifer’s rep denies, then it’s true, if he says it’s true, it’s false. I forget where I read it but someone gave examples of how many times her Rep has denied something that later turned out to be true all along.
Whatever the case she sure does sell magazines!! And get blog posts. What is it about Jennifer that keeps people always interested. She is the only star left that can sell a magazine these days. Go figure.
Okay everybody, let’s start an argument.
Your friend starts dating your ex. How do you feel?
Does it make any difference in how you feel if the ex dumped you, or if you dumped the ex?
if true, she’s an a*shole for it. friend’s ex’s are off the table. that is standard operating procedure.
agree it’s a b.s. double standard to try to give her a pass.
I can truthfully say I would not have cared if a freind dated my EX. I would have wondered why they would have wanted to. It is a small world even in the real world. My EX married a women that worked with the husband of my “then” boyfriend’s sister. None of us knew each other when I was married.
WOW!! is Holie behind this? Sounds like it to me.
First of all as to Lainey – they may have been over after Troy but remember that the premiere of Troy was after the shooting of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. By the premiere of Troy there had been numerous tabloid stories about Angie and Brad. They were already having an affair before Troy was released.
But whatever – who really cares. If Jen is dating this guy – I say good for her. If she wants to have an affair with an almost married man. Good for her. At least it will get people over the whole pity thing. It would give her a new name and in all honesty the whole cheating thing only elevates your status in Hollywood. Before Brad Angie movies were tanking badly. And now look. If Jen were to shake the pity label and get the whole new home wrecking label I think it would do her name good. She doesn’t want to be seen as the golden girl anymore – she has been trying to shake that title for a long time. However the tabloids stick with one thing and don’t let it go. This might be just the thing she needs to shake it.
@cd. Funny post.
Your post reminded me of the Vanity Fair article that Jen did after Brad left. It would be so hilarious if Chris Gartin’s ex-wife, Jen’s 10 year old friend!, would do an interview where she talked about holding “pity parties” for herself, “screaming at the ocean,” and “properly mourning her marriage”–all the while posing seductively and semi-nude in her underwear. Now, that would be the icing on the tabloid’s cake! And, voila, another triangle is born.
Of course, I think this is all rumor and speculation. It is funny though. 🙂
“First of all as to Lainey – they may have been over after Troy but remember that the premiere of Troy was after the shooting of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. By the premiere of Troy there had been numerous tabloid stories about Angie and Brad. They were already having an affair before Troy was released.
But whatever – who really cares. If Jen is dating this guy – I say good for her. If she wants to have an affair with an almost married man. Good for her. At least it will get people over the whole pity thing. It would give her a new name and in all honesty the whole cheating thing only elevates your status in Hollywood. Before Brad Angie movies were tanking badly. And now look. If Jen were to shake the pity label and get the whole new home wrecking label I think it would do her name good. She doesn’t want to be seen as the golden girl anymore – she has been trying to shake that title for a long time. However the tabloids stick with one thing and don’t let it go. This might be just the thing she needs to shake it.”
— so so true. I couldn’t agree more. The best post on this thread.
@guest: Would you still say “good for her” if it turned out the man’s ex is a friend of hers?
@Cheyenne. I think dating your 10 year friend’s ex-husband is “so uncool” to use Jen speak. 🙂
Ex-husbands and ex-boyfriends should be off limits, as people still have feelings for their exs, especially if the break up was recent and they have kids together. Just ask Denise Richards. She basically dumped her good friend, Heather Locklear, to date Richie Sambora. She received a lot of bad press and the relationship fizzled soon thereafter anyways. But again, this is all still rumor and speculation. It does sound like the ex wife and her mother are pretty pissed off about the whole thing, though. Let’s see what Jen’s camp will say? Hmmmmm . . .
HAHAHA Now this is some juicy gossip 😆
It will be interesting to see how her PR team spins this one lol, after all didn’t her PR team once deny that she was dating Vince V back in the day?
I am so glad that you posted that pic of the ‘new guy’ CB, as I didn’t remember him being in TB at all (and I too have watched every episode). At least I can now remember his itty bitty part in it now. 😆
I just came across a couple of articles that are saying that Aniston might have broken up their marriage and that’s why she was covering her face when the paps were taking pics of them in his car.
(I personally don’t think anyone can “break up a marriage.”)
Bullshit or the truth, (I’m thinking this is bullshit) this sucks.
I hope their kids don’t read any of this, this could really hurt them.
If this story is true, then Jen should officially desist from pointing the finger at Jolie. What Jen did to her own friend is “not cool”.
My bet is that this is a bunch of quotes taken out of context. In other words, a bunch of Hooey Palooey.
@OC lady: ITA that dating your best friend’s ex is “uncool” to use Jenspeak, but I wondered if it made a difference how the friend might feel about it depending on whether she was the dumper or the dumpee, know what I’m saying?
If her husband dumped her and then started seeing her best friend, she would be devastated. But if she had dumped him and no longer had any feelings for him at all, she might not be as upset. I dunno.
“I guess next they will say she is prego with Tom Cruises xenu spawn.”
@ me1st: how awesome would it be if that WERE true?
It does sound like the ex wife and her mother are pretty pissed off about the whole thing, though.
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So far, the ex wife hasn’t actually said anything other than: “I’m really not at all interested in it,” Joanne said dismissively when asked about the relationship between Jen, 41, and Chris, 42.
But she confirmed, “Jennifer has been my friend — our friend — for over 10 years… we have known each other a long time.”
So either she doesn’t care, or there’s nothing to report. Whatever. I don’t really give a rat’s behind about the love lives of these people anyway.
I agree…you do not begin a relationship with a friend’s ex without their blessing if you value your friendship. And even then you should try to put some distance between your relationship and their relationship. So no pass for me on this one if it’s true.
That being said…doesn’t Aniston have another movie coming out soon (the baster possibly)? So doesn’t this mean that we are right one cue for the new relationship rumours?
@Liana. I dunno, she sounds pissed to me? Maybe, she’s waiting for money before she tells all? If she’s been a friend for 10 yrs–she might have some an interesting story? Either that, or she doesn’t want drama. If they are still working on financial/custody arrangements, it might be messy.
@Cheyenne. Yeah, I agree that it depends on the person. I personally wouldn’t want to see an ex move on with a friend. That’s just uncomfortable. You start wondering when they got the hots for each other, or if they planned it? It just opens up a lot of unpleasant questions. Many people when they break up, don’t make “clean breaks.” They still have feelings for their exs. I know I do.
The one little girl in the picture is
Cortney Cox’s little girl. Since they
have had Jen in love with Paul Rudd,
Jason S. and now this I doubt that any
of it is true. For some reason OK seems
bound and determined to have a baby for
Jen. Neither she or Jessica are so both
those were wrong. I think they are friends and there were other people in
the first picture. It may have had some
thing to do with a movie. She did have
a business meeting a couple days later.
For some reason we buy the magazine just
to see what nonsense they come up with so she keeps getting the front page. Jen
even gave a different man a hug that
night.
lol.. so the fans are hurting if you say JA is homewrecker… come on, just give it to her. maybe she like to follow Angelinas footstep.. you see Angie got 6 bouncing kids with Brad to sleep every night and Aniston is still barren as they say.
Anyway, her choice of man gets worse? The dude cant even clean his car.
@OC lady: ITA. Makes for an extremely awkward situation. If this is true then he’s just as bad as she is. Any guy who puts moves on his ex-wife’s friend is a dog, IMO.