Aniston on Friday not looking pregnant at all. Credit: Fame

Star Magazine is running a cover story that pretty much states Jennifer Aniston is pregnant with twins. The headline on the gossip magazine breathlessly reads: “She’s having John’s babies – TWINS for Jen!” with bullet items: “Secret fertility treatments, She’s stopped drinking, Surprise call to Brad.” The only problem is that the accompanying article doesn’t even suggest that she “looks” pregnant or that “friends say” she’s pregnant. According to Star, she’s undergoing “fertility treatments” in order to increase her chances to conceive, which could possibly result in twins. The heading should read “She’s planning on having John’s babies,” in order to correspond with the weak article they use to back up their misleading cover.

Given that this is Star, Aniston may not even be having fertility treatments though. The only evidence they seem to have that she wants to have these supposed twins is the fact that she’s getting acupuncture and taking herbal supplements, which Star calls “fertility treatments.” The lead-in to the article is a sing-sing children’s rhyme and that pretty much sums up the whole tone:

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer with a baby carriage – big enough for twins. That’s right, twins! Star has learned that Jen has been undergoing fertility treatments, determined to have a pair of babies with John. As we reported earlier this year, Jen’s biological clock began ticking so loudly that she had some of her eggs frozen just in case she didn’t meet Mr. Right in time. But now that she’s proposed to John – as Star also reported – and he’s excited about being a dad, she’s doing everything she can to conceive before her 40th birthday in February. She’s even been having alternative medicine treatments to increase her chances of having twins…

While friends say the actress would be happy with a single healthy child, two babies at once would be a dream come true. “She’ll try anything to help her chances,” says her pal. She and John are doing a lot of yoga together, and Jen makes sure to do specific poses her instructor suggested to help her get pregnant….

“Jen has visited fertility doctors for years because she’s nuts about being prepared,” says a source.

And during the past few weeks, she’s been exploring Eastern and alternative medicines to help her achieve her mommy dream…

The 39-year-old star “is taking about 20 herbal pills a day,” says the source. “They have no side effects, so it’s not a big deal. She says she already feels better and stronger. She’s totally prepared to be a mom.”

Jen, says the insider, has been to Santa Monica Acupuncture several times in the past few weeks. “She’s taking notes and learning a ton and is really excited about this.”

Star’s other compelling evidence that Aniston is gunning for a baby include her supposed diet changes, like “taking a lot of folic acid” and increasing her consumption of milk and beef, and the herbal supplements she takes. She also didn’t drink alcohol once on a night out with John Mayer. We can pretty much call this an article based on almost no evidence that comes to a completely bogus conclusion.

People sometimes wonder why we cover these fake stories if we don’t believe them. Even though this is from Star Magazine, there will be people who think that Aniston is pregnant because the tabloids are pushing it. Last week In Touch published a cover story that Aniston “looks” pregnant. There’s just no evidence to back it up right now and Star is grasping at acupuncture needles trying to sell copies.

Here’s Jennifer Aniston outside the Ivy yesterday on 11/7/08. Although she’s hiding a little, and is said to have left through the back door, she knows by going to the Ivy that her flat non-pregnant stomach is sure to get photographed.

Photo credit: Fame