As we found out over the weekend, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler were in Mexico for Jennifer’s 41st birthday celebration. Of course, Sheryl Crowe and Courteney Cox were there too, so it’s not like people were like “Oh my God, Butler sex in Mexico!” But it was interesting, and continues to be interesting. Page Six is running a “behind the scenes” story about what’s really going on between Aniston and Butler, and it kind of confuses me even more. Are they romantic, or are they just friends staying in different villas? I need to know this, especially if Gerard and I get married, as planned.

Jennifer Aniston celebrated her 41st birthday with a romantic weekend at a luxurious Mexican resort with on-again flame Gerard Butler and some chaperones. Sources said Aniston rented a $9,000-a- night, four-bedroom villa at the lush One & Only Palmilla resort in Cabo San Lucas and installed Butler in a one-bedroom casita a short stroll away.

Eyewitnesses said she and Butler looked “very friendly.” One of them said, “Jen invited 50 of her close friends to celebrate her birthday, and Gerard Butler was one of them. She was staying at a villa that had a 12-strong staff including a personal chef and two butlers, a private infinity pool, a spa with Jacuzzi, its own terrace with fire pits, an outdoor rain shower and day beds.

“Gerard had his own one-bedroom villa with a private pool, but he joined Jen for all the celebrations, and they looked extremely friendly but not overly flirty in public. Jen’s top request is always margaritas and guacamole,” our source said. “On Saturday, the staff lit 65 candles for her on the terrace of her villa, where all her guests, including Gerard, dined and drank, before a Mariachi band sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her in Spanish and she was presented with a dark chocolate cake decorated with her star sign, Aquarius. Despite all the eating and drinking, Jen took care of herself and did yoga every morning.”

Aniston’s other guests included her longtime friend Sheryl Crow, who was spotted working out with her one morning at the resort’s gym, as well as Courteney Cox and actor Jason Bateman. The source added that instead of giving gifts, she asked her friends to donate to the charity Friends of El Faro, which helps children at the Casa Hogar Sion orphanage in Tijuana.

Reps for Aniston and Butler — who were recently spotted canoodling backstage at the Golden Globes — didn’t get back to us.

[From Page Six]

Hm… this is interesting. Over the weekend, I was totally like “they’re friends with benefits” but now I’m starting to doubt that. Even though this Page Six story makes it seem like romance is a possibility, I kind of come away from it thinking they’re not bangin’. Weird.

In other Butler-Aniston news, in an interview that will air today on Access Hollywood, Jennifer talks about how Gerard is “just fun” and “the most unpretentious guy”. She also says they “have each other’s back”. And now I’m thinking that they’re bangin’ again. What the hell? Aniston draws me in every time!!!

Jennifer Aniston makes no secret that she’s Scottish hunk Gerard Butler’s biggest fan, praising her co-star in The Bounty Hunter as “fun” and fueling long-standing rumors that the pair are more than just friends.

“We just had so much fun together you know. He’s just fun. Gerry’s the most unpretentious guy,” Jennifer tells Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush in an interview airing tonight.

“He’s a guy’s guy, but he’s absolutely the most lovely and sort of self-deprecating and just what you see is what you get,” she says of Gerry, who stayed with her in Mexico. “We look at work the same way…we always had each other’s back.”

Jen is celebrating her 41st birthday at the One & Only Palmilla resort in Cabo San Lucas, with an A-list gang of friends including Courteney Cox Arquette, Jason Bateman and Sheryl Crow.

So, how does she feel about turning 41? “Thirty-one, pssh,” she jokes. “It’s quite lovely I have to say. 30 was a hump but you know 31 is fabulous. It really does get better doesn’t it?”

What else brought Jen back to Mexico for the birthday trip which was organized by a friend?

“He said to me, ’You come to Mexico all the time and Mexico is really hurting right now because of the swine flu and the drug trafficking and all of this sort of stuff but it’s not all of Mexico,’” she explains.

“These people survive on us coming down and spending money and coming here to these beautiful places. It sort of made sense to sort of say ‘Hey, let’s help out Mexico,’” she says. “Let’s shout out to these kids in Tijuana at El Faro and you know, have a big…that’s sort of our birthday celebration this year.”

[From OK! Magazine]

Jason Bateman was Aniston’s costar in The Baster, so it’s not like Gerard is the only costar who came down to Mexico for a little vacation. By the way, even though Gerard is my future husband, The Bateman is far, far superior, and I only disregard him as marriage material because he’s already happily married with a gorgeous daughter. The Butler might be a moob-tastic sexy beast, but The Bateman is the one you want to hang out with.

Jennifer Aniston decided to bring some of her closest friends down to Mexico to celebrate her 41st birthday a little early. Her birthday is this coming Thursday, and Aniston spent the weekend sunbathing and hanging out with her friends in Los Cabos, Mexico, which is probably her favorite vacation spot. Her friends, like Courteney Cox and Sheryl Crow, were sunbathing too, but for this visit, Aniston added someone new to the group - Gerard Butler! Unfortunately, the photo agencies we have access to don’t have any photos of Gerard hanging out in particular with Aniston, we only have a couple of Gerard solo (below), but The Daily Mail has some good ones here. Gerard is playing around with binoculars, he’s wearing baby-blue swim trunks, and he looks like he lost some weight since we last saw him on a beach - the now-infamous “Crazy Gut and Moobs” incident.

She’s certainly a creature of habit – and why change a good thing?

Jennifer Aniston headed to one of her favorite getaway spots, Los Cabos, Mexico, where the actress is getting a jump start celebrating her 41st birthday – Aniston’s big day is actually Feb. 11 – with a group of friends. But this year, she had a surprise birthday guest: Gerard Butler, her costar in the upcoming comedy, The Bounty Hunter. Last month, the two were spotted laughing and spending a lot of time together at the Golden Globes.

Aniston flew a large group of pals including Butler, Courteney Cox, her husband David Arquette and Sheryl Crow, whose birthday is also Feb. 11, to the One & Only Palmilla resort Thursday evening where the group is staying in a beautiful waterfront villa.

Friday, there was one thing on the agenda: fun in the sun! Aniston showed off her famously fabulous figure in a bikini as the pals lounged on the patio.

[From People]

My only quibble is that I dislike this movement (and Aniston is not alone) of girls who do the mismatched bikini bottoms and tops. To me, it looks sloppy, but it could totally be that Aniston just picked out her most comfortable bottom and her most comfortable top, and they happened to be mismatched.

So, is it true love for Gerard and Jennifer? Since all of the “are they dating?” stuff at the Golden Globes, Gerard has gone to dinner with Jessica Simpson, been associated with Reese Witherspoon in the tabloids, and has had a public makeout session with some random violin player in Santa Monica. So… yeah. Butler and Aniston might be getting it on. They might be friends with benefits. I wouldn’t be surprised, and I actually think it’s likely. But I just doubt it’s a real dating relationship. My boyfriend is a slut.

Jennifer Aniston, Sheryl Crow and Courtney Cox in Cabo on February 5, 2010. Note: I did crop a few of the photos to get a better shot of Aniston. Gerard on February 6, 2010. Credit: Bauer-Griffin.

As we mentioned yesterday, the alleged Brad and Angelina split dominates the tabloids this week. On yesterday’s tabloid round up, I missed a few of the cover stories that weren’t online at the time, so I’m bringing them to you now. According to Us Weekly’s cover story, their breakup is less about Jennifer Aniston and more about Brad being lazy and Angelina being a type-A perfectionist. Which…I’m not sure I buy? Angelina seems organized, but type-A perfectionist? Maybe. Whatever. But, the funniest part of the story is that after Angelina yelled at Brad one time, Brad “called her a bitch behind her back.” Yes, because if he did it to her face, she’d smack the goat off of him so fast!

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may not be splitting yet, but the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now) reports their relationship might not last much longer.

Sources tell Us Weekly that Jolie, 34, often feels she’s shouldering the parental burden of their six kids, Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, Zahara, 5, Shiloh, 3, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 18 months.

“Angie felt like Brad wasn’t pulling his weight,” says an insider.

She’s “exhausted and has been overwhelmed” with the kids, adds another. “She has nannies, but she wants to do it herself. Her kids are all in different stages now, running around, needing attention.”

Jolie — whom one source describes as a “type A” who “runs the household” — is demanding on Pitt, 46, even down to the last detail, Us Weekly reports.

“She’ll yell at him when he makes the eggs too runny or burns something,” says a source, who points out how Pitt prides himself as “a Mr. Mom who loves to cook.”

Their spats have gotten so bad recently, one source notes, Pitt took to “calling her a bitch behind her back.”

For more on their rocky relationship - including how Jolie thinks she’s smarter than Pitt; how she thinks Pitt favors “the boys” over the girls; how their sex life “has calmed down” and why Pitt refuses to call it quits - pick up the new Us Weekly today!

[From Us Weekly]

I actually believe some of this story - I’ll buy the dynamic that Angelina thinks Brad doesn’t pull his weight. I’m not sure Brad pulls his weight. I think he loves the kids, I think he’s a great dad, but I sometimes think that he’s maybe not as engaged in family life as he could be. Of course, that could be because we don’t see him out with the kids every other day, like, say, Tom Cruise and Suri. Maybe Brad spends a lot of time with them in the house.

Meanwhile, In Touch Weekly released part of their cover story, and it has riled me up big-time. It’s not the Jennifer Aniston stuff that’s bothering me, though - that stuff is just as dumb as always, especially since ITW seems to want to live in Aniston’s vadge. What really bothered me about ITW this week is the subtle racism employed with regards to the Jolie-Pitt children. It disgusted me.

“One week in late March, I overheard security saying that Brad was meeting with [Jen] in Central Park before going to see Angelina on the set,” housekeeper Anna Kowalski tells In Touch.

While Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may have managed to trick the world into thinking everything is fine, In Touch has exclusive details that making the decision to leave was a long time coming for Brad, who friends say has been miserable for months.

But as In Touch can now exclusively reveal, Brad’s growing feelings for Jen helped ease his pain and back in March, he took great pains to arrange a secret meeting in NYC’s Central Park for Jen, himself, and his daughters Shiloh and Zahara.

“One week in late March, I overheard security saying that Brad was meeting with [Jen] in Central Park before going to see Angelina on the set,” former Waldorf-Astoria employee Anna Kowalski tells In Touch. “He took Shiloh and Zahara in the car with him.”

The whole thing was very carefully planned, says an insider, with Brad driven to a location near the Mount Sinai School of Medicine on 5th Avenue, where he met Jen at her SUV in the park. No doubt it was nerve-wracking.

At the time, the last thing he wanted was for Angelina to find out he’d introduced Jen to their children. But for the formerly married couple, it was well worth it.

“Zahara was asleep in the car with the driver, so Jen only got to talk with Shiloh,” says a friend of the actress, who adds that during the 20-minute meeting, Jen was moved to tears seeing her ex-husband’s adorable daughter.

“She said that all that had happened in their past seemed to melt away that day,” says the friend, who adds that after the meeting, Jen remarked that she’s “proud of Brad and thinks he’s a great dad.”

Even though Brad wasn’t happy with the way his life was going with Angelina, the friend says, Jen said, “at least he had this beautiful little girl.” And for Jen, who had been trying for children with Brad when they were married, that was a lot.

[From In Touch Weekly]

I’m not Aniston’s fangirl, but I think even Jennifer would be horrified to have these thoughts and feelings attributed to her, even in this fake, tabloid, phony, gross way. “At least he had this beautiful little girl”? So, Zahara doesn’t count because she’s black? Or because she’s adopted? Brad has six beautiful children, but I guess ITW is only counting the white children. There’s the sideways assumption - and not just by In Touch - that if Brad and Angelina split, he’ll only care about custody of the white children, and this article just seems like more of that same crap.

You knew it was coming. The Brangelina-Uncool Triangle tabloid insanity. Us Weekly screams “Brad’s Misery: Insiders Tell All” while OK! Magazine, Star and In Touch Weekly are running with “Brad going back to Jennifer Aniston when he leaves Angelina” stories. So… yeah. Those f-cking gerbils of doom haven’t shut up since they were adopted. The gerbils, much like Hillary Clinton’s elbow, are Team Aniston.

Only two of the tabloids have released anything from their cover stories. OK! Magazine’s is all about how Brad and Jennifer had a “backstage reunion” at the Help for Haiti Now event last Friday:

Leave it to sly George Clooney to play matchmaker. When the actor asked both Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to volunteer for the Hope For Haiti Now telethon he was staging in L.A. on Jan. 22, he knew the two were bound to bump into each other. And they did just that, reuniting at an elaborate backstage buffet at the live event — while Brad’s partner, Angelina Jolie, was in NYC for a photo shoot.

Exclusively in the new issue of OK!, learn all about Jen and Brad’s backstage reunion — from Brad turning to Jen as his relationship with Angelina falls apart, to the many reasons why Jen is ready for a future with Brad.

[From OK! Magazine]

And Star Magazine has a more jacked-up version, with Aniston deciding to “forgive” Brad for spending more than four years with Angelina and having six children:

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt shocked the world five years ago, when they ended their picture-perfect marriage. But now that Brad and Angelina Jolie have signed a breakup contract dividing their $350 million fortune, Jen is ready to forgive her ex — and take him back!

In the Feb. 8 issue of Star, we report that Brad and Angie have now accepted that it’s not a question of if they break up but when! Brad reached out to his ex for support — exchanging phone calls and text messages before an emotional face-to-face meeting at the Hope for Haiti Now benefit on Jan. 22.

“He knew she would console him, like she always did when they were together,” an insider tells Star.

And as they talked, Jen realized that she loves and misses Brad — and wants him back in her life.

“She’s never had a relationship live up to what they had, and now that things with Angie are finally ending, she’ll take him back,” says to a friend. The day after the telethon, Jennifer called Brad up and admitted the spark was still there, and she knows he felt it too. “The moment he and Angie make it official that they’ve called it quits, she’s ready to try again.”

What did Brad say when Jen declared her feelings? What’s the next step for the duo? Get the scoop — as well as all the details on Brad and Angelina’s split — in the new issue of Star today. Plus: A photo tribute to Brad and Angelina and their family: The way they were!

[From Star Magazine]

I know, I know. Some of you will take all of this as the gospel and some of you won’t. Some of you will cite all of the evidence for Brad and Angelina’s split, some will cite evidence that they’re still going strong. All of the evidence has been carefully manufactured by the gerbils, just keep that in mind. The gerbils are famewh-res.

Tabloid covers courtesy of CoverAwards.

I watched the Hope for Haiti Now telethon on Friday night, and I was very impressed with George Clooney and his organizational skills. It was a subdued, respectful event with the appropriate mix of star power and focus on the issues. The telethon ended up making $57 million - and people can still donate now, and for the next six months. My favorite performances were John Legend (I love that man), Mary J. Blige and the Jay-Z/Bono/Rihanna performance from London. I loved seeing Robert “Sparkles” Pattinson (I swooned!), Jon Stewart and President Clinton. Here are more details about the night:

The victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake are getting a major, major leg up from Hollywood and the general public worldwide.

By Saturday evening, Friday’s all-star “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon has raised more than $57 million!

That sets a new record for donations made by the public through a disaster relief telethon — and the money keeps coming in from around the world. The impressive preliminary figures account for donations made via phone, online and mobile; iTunes sales and large corporate donations are still being tallied.

More good news: the Hope for Haiti Now album, with telethon tracks recorded live by Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Sting, Bono, Rihanna, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen and many more, is the biggest one-day album pre-order in iTunes history.

Friday’s broadcast of “Hope for Haiti Now” featured hundreds of stars in film, TV and music performing, asking for donations on the air and manning the phones: George Clooney (who led the L.A. portion of the telethon), Wyclef Jean (the leader in NYC), Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Coldplay, Jay-Z, President Bill Clinton, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jon Stewart, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hanks.

“Hope for Haiti Now” will continue accepting donations for the next six months. Here’s how to give:
-Visit www.hopeforhaitinow.org
-Call 877-99-HAITI
Text “GIVE” to 50555
Mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund, Entertainment Industry Foundation, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017

[From Us Weekly]

In a more gossipy slant, it seems like the telethon was an excuse for some exes to stage a “reunion”. Of course, there’s only photo evidence of one of these “reunions”. Boo! Oh, wait, it was still juicy. It seems that exes Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake actually spoke to each other and acted like mature adults at the telethon, and were even photographed looking very flirty together. Cameron’s got her hand on his chest… hmm (photos here). First Cameron and then Kate Hudson at the SAGs? I bet Jessica Biel is close to an aneurysm. In addition to that “reunion” it seems that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were also in the same place at the same time. Sort of. They were probably within 50 feet of each other, but it seems by all accounts like they didn’t even speak to each other. Oh, well!

After the display Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler made at the Golden Globes on Sunday, you can imagine that they are still be talked about now. Whether or not it’s all part of the publicity machine for their movie Bounty Hunter or The Bounty (whatever it’s called), or whether this is true love, one thing is for sure - it’s really smart publicity. Aniston’s critics can say what they want about her, but the woman knows how to work the press. My take is that it’s probably a little from Column A, a little from Column B. I think Gerard will sleep with anyone, and I think Aniston is one of those women he has slept with, and will continue to sleep with, and maybe they really do like each other. And I think they’re being so public about it to promote their movie.

Anyway, since the pairing is still being discussed in detail in the press, let’s see what juicy gossip we can get! First off, Page Six has the scoop on a Anistler makeout session in the kitchen of the Globes:

Are Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler an item again?

The pair, who dated during the filming of “The Bounty Hunter” last summer, presented the best screenplay award together at the Golden Globes on Sunday night and repeatedly posed for photographs together. But a spy tells Page Six that the real action was backstage.

“After they presented, they were drinking Moet backstage,” says our spy. “At one point, they were making out in the kitchen. They were attached at the hip all night. They definitely seemed very couple-y. Producers for the show were actually laughing about it over their walkie-talkies.”

Reps for Aniston and Butler couldn’t be reached as their offices were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

[From Page Six]

Makeout session in the kitchen of a big venue like that? Ugh. I can think of far sexier places to get one’s groove (or “swerve”) on. They must have been constantly interrupted by the pastry chef.

Anyway, PopEater’s gossip guy had even more scoop on the Anistler romance… apparently, to promote their film, they’ve already shot a photo spread for W Magazine. PopEater’s source claims that the photo spread is “the raciest cover that W magazine has ever shot. Far more sexy than the famous Brad and Angelina pictures in bed.” Sigh… yes, an infamous W Magazine spread just like Brad and Angelina did for Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the July 2005 issue of W Magazine. Oh, and PopEater’s sources also say there’s no romance, and that Gerard was all up on Zoe Saldana’s grill.

You saw them in full flirt mode at the Golden Globes, and now Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are taking it one step further. In what will surely get more people talking (and drooling) about the relationship status of America’s favorite girl next door, Aniston and the Scottish hunk Butler just spent two days in the desert together, with Jennifer dressed in an ultra-sexy lingerie and Gerry as a hot cop.

Gerry and Jen’s lingerie romp was for an upcoming W magazine cover and not just for giggles (or for naughty kicks). My source goes on to call it “the raciest cover that W magazine has ever shot. Far more sexy than the famous Brad and Angelina pictures in bed.” Hotness aside, “they are definitely not an item,” my source says.

Their doe-eyed show at the Globes was also apparently for publicity purposes.

“The studio asked them to present together at the Golden Globes and then made them sit together to watch the rest of the show hoping it would promote their upcoming movie together ‘The Bounty Hunter,’” a friend of the ‘300′ beefcake tells me. “And while Gerry likes Jen, there is nothing romantic going on between them. The minute the Globes ended, Gerry couldn’t wait to say goodbye and go to ALL the parties while Jen, who has never been a party type girl, went home alone.”

Still, the W magazine shoot is supposedly nuclear hot.

Jennifer is wearing nothing but sexy silk stockings and lingerie while Gerry (that’s what Jen calls him) is a leather-clad New York City cop in the sexy X-rated pictures that are about to be revealed. Some say the photos will change our image of our best ‘Friend’ forever.

The funny part is, their cuddly routine is working! In PopEater’s Globes reaction story, we asked if you thought they were dating after their awkward and cutesy display. Not surprisingly, 60 percent of you thought they were!

Poor Jenny. Still, we can’t wait to see the sexy photos — even if its just acting. Plus, the last anyone saw of Butler on Globes night, he was flirting with ‘Avatar’’s Zoe Saldana in the valet line waiting for his limo! Naughty Gerry!

[From PopEater]

You know what? I stick by my original theory, that Aniston and Butler are dating or screwing or whatever, but that it’s not exclusive. Because I do buy that Gerard was probably all up on Zoe Saldana’s grill - she’s so his type. He likes them young and dark. But he probably likes Aniston too.

As for the W Magazine spread… it just makes me feel tired on all counts. I know what the Brangeloonies will say: copycat, unoriginal, riding on Brad’s coattails, can’t let go, et cetera. And I know what the Anistonloonies will say: she is over it, making out with Gerry in front of cameras proves it, she’s sticking it to Brad at his own game, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, since Jennifer isn’t afraid of inviting comparisons, I’ve included a couple of photos from Brangelina’s infamous W Magazine spread:

W Magazine “Domestic Bliss” photos by Steven Klein, courtesy of W Magazine online archives.

Okay, here we go - I don’t know how many times Gerard Butler has denied this rumor in the past, but it seems we’re in for another round of “Are they dating already?” As I mentioned in previous posts, Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston both seemed to arrive solo for the Golden Globes, and yet they sat together, presented together, and posed for these photos together in the press room. It could totally be the case that they’re friends and colleagues and they don’t really give a crap and they’re promoting their film, Bounty Hunter, and whatever buzz is good buzz.

So, there it is. Most media outlets are running stories asking if Gerard and Aniston are together. PopEater notes their “awkward body language” as possible evidence that “there is something going on between them two of them.” Us Weekly notes that they posed for a “series of silly photos” and they “teased each other” as they presented. And Gerard is quoted by USA Today as saying that the Golden Globes were… good? Gerry said: “I had 16 spontaneous orgasms and I don’t know why.”

What’s the verdict on her dress, by the way? I didn’t hate it! It’s an interesting design, with the one-shoulder and slit. The fit was great, but Jennifer usually gets a good fit on her dresses. She never makes that mistake that so many actresses make of pouring themselves into something too tight. I really liked Jennifer’s strappy shoes. Monolos? Or Choos?

Butler and Aniston in the Golden Globes press room on January 17, 2010. Credit: WENN and Fame Pictures.

This is a story that comes straight from OK! Magazine’s newest issue, and it’s called “Jen & Angelina: The Feud Is Worse Than Ever”. Sigh… you know where they’re going with this one. It comes straight off of Monday’s “ZOMG Breaking News!!!” that Angelina and Brad will not be attending the Golden Globes on Sunday because, duh, they’re not nominated for anything. OK took this story and made it into an “Angelina is so scared of running into Jennifer Aniston all the time!” story. After five years, OK wants us to know that “the bad blood has only gotten worse.”

It seems that time does not, in fact, heal all wounds, at least where Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie are concerned. Five years after Brad Pitt left Jen to be with Angie — and subsequently raise six children with her — OK! has learned that the bad blood between the actresses has only gotten worse.

The A-list enemies were set to come face to face at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 17, but shockingly, the usually brazen Angie came down with a case of cold feet.

While the official word at press time was that Angie, 34, and Brad, 47, wouldn’t be attending because the actor wasn’t personally nominated for his film Inglourious Basterds (the movie is, however, up for Best Motion Picture, Screenplay and Director awards), a source tells OK! the truth is that Angie does not want to see Jen — and that being in the same room with her is Angie’s worst nightmare!

“Angie knows everyone would be looking for any interaction with Jen,” a source says. “As strong as she may look, she’s actually very scared of Jen.”

[From OK! Magazine]

Eh, I really don’t get this. Maybe it’s the tabloids’ way of “punishing” Brad and Angelina for not showing up, because if they did show up the tabloids would get to have a field day like they did at last year’s Oscars? Maybe. Or maybe it’s the truth, sort of. It’s never seemed to me like Angelina really cared one way or the other if she and Jennifer Aniston ever ran into each other. And it seems like Jennifer is doing more of the “challenging” and I don’t mean that in a bad way - Aniston has always seemed pretty ballsy about giving out the signal that LA was her town and she wasn’t going to hide away from Brad and Angelina. And she shouldn’t have to. Everyone should be able to be mature adults about this situation after five damn years.

In other Angelina-related news, Brad and Angelina have pledged their support to those hundreds of thousands of people devastated by last night‘s major earthquake in Haiti. The Brange released this statement: “We are devastated by the news from Haiti. We will work closely with our good friend Wyclef Jean to support the humanitarian efforts on the island and help those who have been injured and left without homes and shelter.” Wylef Jean, their friend, also released a statement: “I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in [capital] Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now.” Wyclef is also taking donations through his Yele Foundation, immediately setting up a Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund that you can donate to here.

Jennifer Aniston in New York on November 9, 2009. Angelina on the ‘Salt’ set in NY on December 30, 2009, and Brad and Angelina in NY on January 6, 2010. Credit: Fame Pictures.

A couple of weeks ago, Life & Style Magazine started a rumor that Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were all going to “face off” at this year’s Golden Globes (which are this Sunday, hurray!). The whole story was a sad attempt to create some old uncool Bermuda Triangle drama, especially depressing because A) This sh-t’s been going on for more than five years now; B) Because the dumb “showdown” already happened at last year’s Oscars and C) Where Aniston was confirmed as a presenter at the Globes, Brad and Angelina were utterly unconfirmed. Well, breaking news or whatever: Brad and Angelina aren’t coming. Yes, Angelina’s stylist (who I hate) Jennifer Rabe “confirmed” to Us Weekly that Brad and Angelina won’t be dropping by, because Brad didn’t get an acting nomination for Inglourious Basterds. Glittery sack dresses are especially depressed with this news, because one of them dreamt of being worn like a muu-muu by Angelina!

Glorious news, for Jennifer Aniston: she won’t have to avoid ex Brad Pitt — or his lady friend Angelina Jolie — at next Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Although the acclaimed Inglourious Basterds is a contender at the ceremony, costar Pitt (who was passed over for a supporting actor nod) nor Jolie will be in attendance.

Jen Rade, stylist to Jolie, 34, confirmed the news to UsMagazine.com. Rade spoke at length to E! News on Sunday about the no-show. “They’re not going because he’s not nominated individually,” she said. “Inglourious Basterds is, but not him.”

Single girl Aniston, 40, has been confirmed as a presenter at the awards; Inglourious’ many nominations led to much speculation about an Aniston-Jolie-Pitt faceoff. (Pitt and Aniston announced their split five years ago in January 2004, divorcing later that year.)

Pitt, 46, and Jolie plus their six kids became temporary — and enthusiastic! — New Yorkers over the holiday season. Jolie was in town to reshoot scenes for her film Salt, and the clan took advantage of the Big Apple despite the frigid temperatures: romantic dinners for the couple, Broadway matinees for some of the kids, a boys night out at Dave and Busters for Pitt, Pax, 7, and Maddox 8, the girls’ visit to Jolie’s film set and more.

[From Us Weekly]

Aw, I was kind of hoping they would show up, just so Ricky Gervais (who is hosting) would heckle them and we could laugh. You know Ricky had some zingers prepared for Brangelina too - he was already cracking jokes about them in the commercials for the Globes. So, will Ricky crack a joke about Aniston? He wouldn’t dare, would he?

Brad and Angelina in New York on January 6, 2010, credit: INFphoto.com. Jennifer Aniston at LAX on November 30, 2009. Credit: Fame Pictures.

It seems fitting that to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus, we would find ourselves reviewing ye olde uncool Bermuda Triangle. In Touch Weekly chose Angelina Jolie’s fabric bump to push their “Revenge Pregnancy” cover story, while Star Magazine and Us Weekly have other versions of what’s going on in Triangleville. Uncool Town? Brangiston County? Whatever. Since we are without the print copies of these tabloids this week (re: I was too cheap to buy them), we’ll have to make due with Jezebel’s summations:

In Touch Weekly - For the 8,000th time this year, Angelina got pregnant to trap Brad in their loveless union. She has a “telltale bump” [of fabric] and sources say she’s three months pregnant. This is putting a damper on Brad’s plans to leave Angie for Jennifer Aniston. They’ve been hooking up secretly, yet the mag still figured out the exact time and location of their last rendezvous: December 9 at 3:30pm on a secluded trail off of Western Canyon Road in Beverly Hills. Jen told a friend it was “like their relationship had never ended,” but someone from In Touch writes: “She wouldn’t reveal whether she and Brad had a romantic encounter,” which is apparently how the mag is referring to sex now. Meanwhile, Angie “will do anything to keep Brad around — and that includes planning a huge celebration for Zahara’s 5th birthday on January 8, knowing that he would have to attend.” Why else would a mother plan a birthday party for her 5-year-old daughter?

Us Weekly - Angelina Jolie gave Jennifer Aniston a break this week and agreed to be the one who’s “so lonely.” Angie’s sad because she has no mommy friends, but for some reason the source phrased that as “Angelina is hungry for normal moms to be around,” which makes it sound like she’s a mom-brain craving zombie.

Star Magazine - Jennifer Aniston is still trying to adopt a Mexican baby with Brad Pitt’s’ help, but Star writes, “in the meantime, she’s sowing her wild oats all over Hollywood.” The mag claims she’s dating Sam Rockwell, Josh Groban, and Josh Hopkins of Cougar Town, who Courteney Cox brought to Jen’s holiday party. A source says they exchanged numbers so later “Jen picked up the phone and asked Josh to come to her chili cook-off party.”

[From Jezebel]

Er… Josh Groban? I really thought he had come out of the closet? Maybe not. Sam Rockwell’s a hottie, though. He had a long relationship with Sarita Choudhury, so I’ve always kept him in mind for “a cool dude who digs Indian girls like me.”

Anyway, there are a few other pieces of Brangelina news. On Tuesday, Brad and Angelina made a very special outing - with their four oldest children! Unfortunately, we don’t have access to those cute photos, but LaineyGossip does. Very cute… Shiloh is wearing a skull-and-crossbones knit cap, and Empress Zahara is wearing a “bitch please” look as she stares down the cameras.

There was also this weird interview floating around on Wednesday - I’m almost positive it’s total crap, but tons of sites are picking it up, and it just seems weird. First, it’s from a German magazine called Das Neue. Why would Angelina give an interview to a German magazine at all, much less when she’s not promoting anything…? Then, there’s the weird tone of the “interview”. It just seems… off.

Angelina Jolie has said that fidelity is not essential for a relationship to work.

The Hollywood actress – who raises six children with her long-term partner Brad Pitt – believes open romances can work just as well as monogamous relationships, if both partners agree to it.

She told Das Neue magazine: “I doubt that fidelity is absolutely essential for a relationship. It’s worse to leave your partner and talk badly about him afterwards.”

“Neither Brad nor I have ever claimed that living together means to be chained together. We make sure that we never restrict each other.”

However, she added that the couple have a fiery relationship at times.

She said: “The sparks fly at home if the nice Brad fails to see that he’s wrong and reacts in a defiant way. Then I can get so angry that I tear his shirt.”

[From The Telegraph]

Er… “the sparks fly at home if the nice Brad fails to see that he’s wrong and reacts in a defiant way.” Yes, the nice Angelina speaks and reacts this way when a magazine fails to see that they are full of defiant crap. What I really think happened was that they used some old quotes of Angelina’s, changed a few words here and there, translated it into German, and translated it back into English. It’s like the celebrity gossip version of that game “Telephone”.

In Touch Weekly cover courtesy of Cover Awards.