Justin Theroux sat down with Extra at some point in the last week to discuss the new season of The Leftovers. Except that just like his NYDN interview, most people just want to ask him about his wedding, honeymoon and just Jennifer Aniston in general. Justin is a pro, so he played along and gave some quotes. I only found one part interesting:
The Leftovers will never explain the core mystery of what happened to those 140 million people: “I think we are going to leave that on the doorstep. We’ve been very up front about it. I don’t think we will ever find out where those people went, and hopefully you will engage the way people reacted to that event.”
Why he & Jennifer did a group honeymoon: “It was a fantastic honeymoon. We had thought about it; we could just do a normal honeymoon, or we could go with some friends, keep the party going, relax, and have fun. It was really special, it was really beautiful and so much fun.”
Will Jennifer change her name to Theroux? “I made her change both names, so she’s now Justin Theroux. I don’t know, that’s not part of the discussion. I don’t think it would be great if she did. I think ‘Aniston’ is going to stick with her if she likes it or not.’
[From Extra & The Daily Mail]
You can see the interview here – I actually like Justin a little bit more seeing how relaxed and engaged he was with the interviewer. He likes being famous. He likes people knowing his name. As for his answer about Jennifer changing her name… when she married Brad Pitt, she became Jennifer Aniston Pitt legally, although she just went by her maiden name professionally. I suspect that if she changed it again, it would the same kind of deal, she would be Jennifer Aniston Theroux, possibly hyphenated? Perhaps. But I think it’s interesting and sort of cool that Justin is utterly ambivalent about whether Jennifer will change her name. Like, he gets that her name is her brand and he actively does not want her to change her brand.
Here are some photos of Justin partying at the HBO Emmy afterparty.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Getty, Fame/Flynet.
I didn’t change my name. My husband didn’t care one bit.
I went in to the same profession as my father, and I just always envisioned being addressed the same way he is, so I never took my husband’s name legally. For Christmas cards and that type of thing, I’ll use my husband’s name for convenience. He’s never had a problem with it. The only way one of us would consider changing now is if we had kids.
I do the same socially and with Christmas cards. We have kids and they have his last name.
I don’t get thr big deal about a group honeymoon. I like group vacations. We just went on a group vacation for our anniversary. I think trips are more fun with other people. We went on a two week tropical honeymoon and I was bored to tears a week in. There’s only so much laying on the beach you can do. I would have loved it if we had friends along.
Mine cared, until I pointed out that to change my name the way I wanted to (read: the only way that I would agree to) means an official name change complete with court petition and fees. In my state you cannot do anything but a flat out last name swap upon marriage and that was not going to happen for me. I like my name.
But yeah, socially I DGAF what people call me and on Christmas cards we’ll use his name for convenience.
Took my husband’s name (tacked onto my name) mostly because he adopted my kids, so life is easier all around, but not professionally. Professionally I still use the name I always have. Too much of a hassle to change my professional licenses and all.
Does anyone on this planet really care one way or the the other, whether Aniston takes this twerp’s name, or not.
I’ll be so glad when that HBO ensemble series he’s in, finally has it’s second (and from all reports, last) season debut, maybe he, Huvane and Aniston will stop planting these asinine stories.
I love that dress, Jen is wearing.
She didn’t change her name with Brad,
I don’t think it matters. jmo
I liked The Leftover’s. the problem is it took awhile, several episodes to get into the story. Its a slow build and that doesn’t work for every viewer.
I think Justin T. is a very good actor, he was good on Sex and The city, he was good in American Psycho, he’s very good in the Leftover’s….. ( not to compare, but I will, he is a much better actor than Anniston that’s for sure. )
What reports? I read where Lindelof said it was supposed to be one season (the source material was exhausted) but HBO asked him for a second and he and The author came up with a new concept. It would be a shame if they ended it because it was very good.
LOL Justin does not want Jennifer to change her brand, because it’s his brand also. Still think it’s weird to take a bunch of people on a honeymoon, jmo.
I would find it unusual if they hadn’t already been living together for a couple of years. But i can see how not being able to share your excitement about the wedding with your friends beforehand might make sharing it with them afterwards an attractive prospect.
yeah, if it was a new, young couple who wanted to “bond” and “bask in the glow” of just being married, I’d side eye it…but based on THEIR situation, I don’t find it strange.
And I thought this…
“I made her change both names, so she’s now Justin Theroux.”
was kinda funny.
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Agreed. Where’s the privacy? Though it’s an extreme example, it reminds me of the woman that tweeted moment to moment updates while birthing her child. It almost feels like they lack the intimacy that comes with being a connected pair. Then again, they’ve been together for a long time and this choice may reflect their tastes perfectly? Who knows…
To me, a couple of years together isn’t ‘a long time’, it’s not like they’ve been together 10+ years, you know?
I don’t get the ‘group honeymoon’ thing either and the apologists continue to make no sense to me.
They are in their 40s. I would think it odd if this years a 25 year old couple, but not people who have been living together for several years, have both had previous marriages or long term partners, and don’t seem attached to tradition. This is a couple who started their life together years ago. Their wedding was basically just a party. And that is fine, since that seems to be what they wanted and who they are.
I agree, Jan. It makes me happy that my husband still wants alone time with just me. We’ve been married 19 years. We love our friends, but we also need to be alone on most vacations. I would hate it if people came with us on our honeymoon. Not judging them or their relationship – it’s just not for me.
If a couple doesn’t want to be alone, just the two of them, or even live together, you can be sure they won’t be a “couple” in a few years time.
Agreed. The honeymoon is supposed to be about the couple only. If it is boring laying on a beach, you should have anticipated that. You should have chosen a different place. Have your honeymoon where you can do some archaeological digs or something. See the pyramids in Egypt. Do something educational and cultural. Ireland, Greece. Since WHEN is sitting at a beach even a honeymoon, anyway? Wtf? So low rent and trashy. Choose to explore and taste new countries and cultures. Not something that is as dull as a beach. Something with adventure, that the two of you can do.
True, too bad JA does not travel.
She tosses a coin and decides whether it’s going to be Fiji or Cabo, that’s it.
LOL almost everyone I know has taken a beach honeymoon and it certainly isn’t trashy! LOL is that a thing now, that going to the beach is trashy? No. The couples I know have stayed at all inclusives in either Jamaica/Mexico or Caribbean somewhere and they all do the activities (swim with dolphins, paddle board etc). Sounds fun, relaxing…and not every 20/30 something starting out can afford a European/Australian vacation. Give me a break, how shallow!
Me too Winnie, almost everyone I know went to a nice beach location for their honeymoon.
People should go where they want to go. I love traveling internationally and do it as much as I can, but for a honeymoon, I probably would find a nice beach and just relax!
She’s boring. She’s not curious. Boring people do boring travel. If I was as wealthy as these celebs, OMG, the places and cultures I could experience. It would be a dream come true.
wow, how did I miss that one?
sitting on a beach is “low rent and trashy”? I’ve wasted my whole summer, dammit!
and lucy2, I agree…go where they want to go. if someone wants to spend their honeymoon climbing Everest, that’s fine. I’d never do it (honeymoon or otherwise) but I’M NOT THEM. so many people looking down their noses at a couple because they’re not doing it “the right way”…here’s a newsflash….people are different, ya dig? different tastes, different wants and needs…
Hahahahaha… since forever. Pretty much everyone I know also went on a beach honeymoon. And I can think of very little less romantic than visiting the Pyramids, which are let’s face it, a graveyard. It’s also full of people trying to hawk camel rides to you and sell you cheap tourist garbage.
Yeah, dolphins, scuba diving, hanging out with friends while your own personal butler delivers margueritas. This is not my idea of “low rent and trashy”. Lololol
Who knew we were in the company of Her Royal Highness herself. Bora Bora is SO low rent after all. I’m sorry all of you are stuck with my trashy presence.
We went to Hawaii on our honeymoon and didn’t hit a beach until our last day (not to swim, but to watch a sea lion sunbathe and finally wake up and wander back into the surf to swim away). Beaches don’t have to be dull. Usually a good beach means beautiful scenery. We hiked, took a helicopter ride, played golf, drove around the islands, learned the history. . . . I’m not sure why enjoying beautiful scenery and soaking in nature, even if you do it from a lounge chair in a bikini, should be considered low-rent and trashy.
It would be weird if we were talking about some epic. passionate romance -this doesn’t qualify. These two are obviously good friends, get on well together, but are comfortable living mostly separate lives. At the end of the day, they’e buds, so why not invite even more buds on the honeymoon? The marriage is a win for both of them; he achieves a level of fame he could never reach on his own, she shuts down the critics who claim she can’ keep a man.
Didn’t she say in an interview, how he was just like one of her gay friends. He certainly wears enough make-up.
And why is he looking so old. He’s so scrawny and thin, wasn’t he in rehab for some really bad drugs at one time. Makes you wonder.
@epiphany – I think you may have nailed their relationship perfectly. Certainly makes sense how you’ve described it. I get a ‘just friends’ vibe from them too, but I also thought that about her 1st (starter) marriage.
It seems weird at the outset, but it isn’t really. I think it sounds fun. They’re older, this is not their first marriage (at least for Jen), they’ve been together for some time and they probably have a really good time with their friends. They and their friends are also very wealthy so it’s not like they’re sharing hotel rooms or suites.
I spend a lot of time with my husband alone (we’re hermits), so vacationing with other people is very enjoyable. We have plenty of anti-social time together. Whatever works for you, ya know? I don’t get the judgyness over a stupid vacation. It’s not like it’s “their one chance” for a nice trip like for us normal people.
Jennifer Aniston is the brand and the breadwinner and of course Justin, who is with her for fame, wealth and connection through CAA, knows that.
And please stop with the honeymoon thing – it’s a honeymoon if a newly wedded couple travels alone. If it is with a brunch of friends then it is just a normal holiday.
I didn’t realize there was an official contractual definition of a honeymoon. Thanks for the clarifying that. Silly me, I thought I could define my honeymoon as whatever I wanted.
Lol so true. Also it isn’t a wedding if there’s no cake. Or the bride wears something strange.
Truth.
I learn a lot here.
No cake? Was it Goopy’s wedding?
@Yoohoo
Actually there is a dictionary definition for HoneyMoon:
“1. a vacation or trip taken by a newly married couple.”
vacation taken by new married couple not couple and their friends. It’s OK if that’s how Jen played it but it’s weird that her fans refuse to awknowledge that it’s out of the norm. That is why Justin was asked the question because it’s abnormal. I mean at this point if there was group sex, Aniston fans will be defending and say they too wished that they had group sex on their honeymoon.
It also doesn’t say “ONLY the newly married couple”. A honeymoon can be whatever you want it to be. Why in the world does it matter? If they had an orgy for their honeymoon I really don’t care. They can do what they like and arguing semantics doesn’t invalidate their honeymoon. I’m not even really a fan, just think people get super crazy and judgmental over her for no reason when she’s pretty harmless and boring.
@yoohoo: ROFL! Right? People said that the brangelina, Anniston war would finally be over if she got married and “left those poor people alone!” but the fans are still frothing at the mouth. Her marriage isn’t real, she’s not a good person because she likes the beach (?!?!), and her honeymoon CANT have been romantic or fun because other friends came along (they probably all shared the same bed, too!). Honestly. The rabid fans of both couples are clinical. Certifiable! Thanks for the laughs, y’all!
Well said.
We got married in the US but we are not originally from here. There is no honeymoon where I am from, everyone is too poor!
Everyone was asking me – so what are you doing for your honeymoon? And I was – what is honeymoon? To me the wedding is pretty much just a legal procedure, nothing more.
These days when most people get married after having known each other for years and often living together, the honeymoon is pointless because there have been already several honeymoons before the wedding.
But if I had to have a honeymoon I think spending it with friend like a nice vacation would’ve been nice.
Ugh, I’m not even a JA fan but the pettiness in the comments for ANY thread pertaining to her, they speak volumes….
So she didn’t travel the world, help unfortunate people, or have a solo honeymoon…… Wtf cares?
This woman loves group vacations, she’s not fresh off the boat in her first marriage, maybe not overdoin it was her prerogative—especially given the last wedding she had….
As for Justin dating her for her fame and connections 😒 You do realize this guy is super cool with Ben Stiller, helps write screenplays which makes his own money, and given he is still seen around NYC in his apartment…. What is he getting?
Oh and Lola, your comment about Jennifer considering him to be like one of her gay friends while mentioning he wears a lot of makeup, it’s not cool and very stereotypical.
@The Other Maria-it may not be “cool”, but Aniston, herself said that about him being like one of her gay friends, and him liking make-up, which he does wear. Sorry, I meant no offence, but it’s the truth.
This isn’t a “love match”, it’s a marriage of convenience. She has an escort when she needs one, he gets to live in NYC and live the life he loves, without the money worries he’s always had. This seems to make everyone happy. Hey, they’re plenty old enough to know what makes them happy, and if this type marriage suits them, then I wish them all the luck in the world.
I’ve just re-watched Friends recently and I have a new respect for Jennifer Aniston. I always thought she was a terrible actress and never funny but I have to say that she did have the perfect timing for all of Rachel’s jokes. That show had the best writers and I can now see lots of influences on later shows like The big bang theory. I mean..Sheldon’s spot is totally taken after Joey’s chair Rosita!
Now I find Ross and Phoebe to be the best characters while Chandler and Monica annoy me most of the times.
Yeah, I think Jens great comedic timing is generally acknowledged even in poorly reviewed films. It pisses me off how TV land is constantly trying to recreate the Friends model (I am endlessly thankful they didnt try that crap with Golden Girls). I find those shows so transparent in their intentions, it’s insulting. Friends was fantastic, now leave it be.
I remember in the years following the start of friends, there were several actresses on new sitcoms that really borrowed from her/Rachel.
I rewatched recently as well, and came to the same conclusion – Phoebe became my favorite, Monica and Chandler could be kind of annoying, and I enjoyed Ross’ ridiculousness more than I did in the original run. He was one weird dude.
I’ve only ever watched one episode of Friends. I found Phoebe hilarious and Monica insufferable.
Aniston was really great in that role. Honestly, all 6 were perfect, it’s really one of those few cases when you have the feeling that the characters were created from the actors and not the other way around.
However, I remember Aniston being the biggest deal of the 6, she was very hot when Friends ended (and I don’t mean “physically”), hence the transition into movie. In my opinion, she was never really able to break into cinema. She had a few good roles (where she basically repeated all Rachel’s antics) but doesn’t have the talent or the ductility to be more than an average character actress. In a way, she remained stuck on Rachel.
I always had the feeling that she is Rachel and that’s why she can’t get out of that role. Also being married to the then hottest man in Hollywood gave a big boost to her career right after the end of the show. She never became a big movie star but she has to be very proud of her tv work.
I am on no one’s side because I like both Angelina and Jennifer.. but I think she handled the divorce well despite all the pressure from the paps and the media and I think people are still obsessed with the triangle Angelina/Brad/Jennifer because no one ever spilled the beans. No one said anything really compromising towards one another despite the anger and the jealousy. Lots of speculations but very little words.
@Paola
The only reason why I’m chiming in is to correct the record because I was around back in 2004.
When you say “no one ever spilled the beans,” that’s not true. Anistons biggest cover was her Vanity Fair ‘TELL ALL’ where she and her friends aired laundry about her relationship ending with Pitt. How he told her it was done, how they tried to make it work thru separations, her saying he lacked sensitivity, how he shared what he felt for Angelina. It was meant to portray her as victim and the one scorned to gain public empathy/sympathy and encourage public side eye to Brangelina.
Vanity Fair was the opening salvo for all of the triangle tabloid and magazine bs that would follow. She was attaching herself,her possibility of future fulfillment and happiness, and her lovelife to the Jolie Pitts coattails for the next decade. She would repeat the process in other publications at least 3-4 more times switching over to demonize JUST Angelina (while bizarrely publicly absolving Pitt and claiming love and admiration, calling him a great man) in 2008-2009 in Vogue, on Oprah and with the help of then new huvane stable mate Chelsea handler.
@caro
I was around too in 2004 and with me living abroad and being much younger, I honestly don’t remember about all the bitching you talk about.
The only thing i recall it’s when Jennifer said Angelina has been ‘ really uncool’ to have done what she did.
I for once, always blame the partner and never the mistress (unless she’s a friend) but to each their own. I remember her friends making subtle comments but nothing major. But this could go down to how the media handled the story overseas. I was in Italy by then and maybe the obsession over them 3 was slightly less. It could have been much worse. Jennifer could have said anything and still have most people on her side. Angelina was not yet the brave woman she is today.
@Paola
Well, as you said yourself , you were a lot younger and living abroad and you don’t remember.
You can take my word for it here today, or you can google the facts as I presented them. These are her words and her interviews I’m referencing- so it’s kind of hard to dispute.
Another fact is, Jennifer blames no one. Jennifer also says no one cheated. Where her fans get confused, are her passive aggressive actions in the press. She wanted the victimhood , yet she knew they did nothing wrong. she played games with the press by highlighting a one sided grudge match.
At the end of the day, cheating was irrelevant, her fans and supporters, are/were really only mad because Brad left her. She knew that. That’s what she hyped, the sympathy angle over being left .
As for Angelina, I don’t know what you mean by your comment about her bravery… she was brave then she remains so today.
As for your insistence that Jennifer could have had most people on her side , that doesn’t ring true considering her movies were/are box office failures while Angelina has hits. How can they be on Jen’s side when no one seeing her movies
With ‘brave’ I meant that Angelina wasn’t famous for her work as a peace ambassador as much as she is today. Her work today stands out and outshines all the rest as it should be.
I think it’s only understandable that Jennifer wanted to play the victim. She lost the husband to Angelina Jolie and she probably just wanted to get out of this story with something tangible. Maybe it was her way to get revenge.
We’ll never know.
Dear Caro
Please give it a rest. It has been over ten years. Who cares anymore what she said in an interview a decade ago. I think it is really said that you can remember with such detail what was written in one article so long ago. I must read HUNDREDS of articles a year. Can’t say I remember or care what someone might have felt/said after their marriage ended. I am sure she doesn’t even remember what she said.
@crtb-
Caro is CORRECT. And no, all you have to be able to do is REMEMBER. IN 2005 Aniston’s reaction to her failed marriage was bigger than the divorce itself.
This divorce itself was quick and clean:
January 2005- Separation announced publicly.
February/March 2005 – Aniston filed divorce papers.
August 2005 – Divorce granted.
ANISTON dragged her feet, her emotions, her jealousy, her rage, her humiliation voluntarily into the public’s eye. And that’s is also when the world got to see how unpleasant, snarky and passive-aggressive Aniston’s true character actually is.
There was no triangle. Only a sad spook, a shadow, named Aniston.
Why whine in public about a man that does not want to be with you? Why make ANY comments at all about that same man 1,2,3,5,…10 years later? You will only appear desperate, immature and insecure.
I think Monica became a bit screamy near the end. I’m not sure why though since she didn’t start out like that.
I always liked Chandler, but it’s weird how he aged during the series. His face was constantly changing.
Chandler kept gaining weight and losing it constantly. You can see the difference between last episode of season 6 and the 1st episode of season 7.
I remember watching it back in the day thinking that Phoebe was so retarded and boring with all her songs and antics.. but now I think she’s the best character along with Ross. David Schwimmer is the best actor out of the 6.
I hope Phoebe and Joey secretly did it during all those years. They’re just too cute together.
Monica was always high strung, but got a bit shrill at times.
I think that’s when Matthew Perry was really having addiction issues, and it definitely took a toll on him physically. I’m glad he’s doing so well now.
Mathew Perry’s fluctuating weight was definitely due to his addiction problems. Depending on when he was clean or not, his weight fluctuated accordingly. I think the year he was super skinny was the worst as far as his addiction. Continuity for the following season was shot to bits when he returned for new season having gained a lot of weight because he had finally beaten that particular addiction during the season break.
For some reason (I’ve never listened to him talk) I get the sense that he’s a manufactured mold of many people put together, incapable of forming an original thought without checking with someone to see if it’s acceptable to voice. As such, his/Jennifer’s people go over the “complicated” questions so he can answer them competently and without making waves. Don’t hate if I’m wrong! It’s just my impression.
SEA DRAGON sounds right to me. He won’t risk going off script. I think it was ALL rehearsed / approved by their handlers.
All I can think about is the alleged black shoe polish (paint, dye, silly string, whatever it is) on his head. Do they throw away all those blackened towels and pillowcases? What happens when he hooks up? “Don’t touch my head?”
He doesn’t want to complicate things or have her continue to use his name after the divorce. J/K (not really). Yeah, it makes sense that she would keep her name. Everyone knows her as Jennifer Aniston and they will always use Aniston regardless of whether she likes it or not. It’s kind of like how everyone still calls Duchess Kate as Kate Middleton.
I don’t see anything wrong with having a group wedding. I’m not someone who needs to do everything the conventional way. As long as they had a great time that is all that matters. They have the money and time to go on a romantic getaway just the two of them anytime they want.
Duh.
“I made her change both of her names, so now she’s Justin Theroux ”
hahaha that made me laugh.
Me too , it was cute!
gave me a chuckle, too…it was a kindasorta snarky remark but not rude/nasty. like “are we still hung up on a woman taking her man’s name” chiding but done in a playful way.
i’m just going to leave this blind item here:
From JV (several texts put together) – “I don’t know her (A list movie actress who was an A+ list television actress)
. I know him fairly well (B list actor/writer). They are married right? For real? I don’t understand this at all. I am looking at him. He is ten feet from me and has his arm around a woman who is definitely not his wife. This is not just posing for a selfie arm around her. It is like they just finished having sex and are cuddling after. You know, like Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet with whoever she happens to be involved with. I am telling you these two have hooked up. And might do it again in a few minutes. If I was his wife I would leave in a second just from watching him now.”
I saw that, too. I don’t know, though. Would he be THAT stupid? Now that he’s tasted the fame and money that eluded him before he partnered with Aniston, would he risk it? He only has to be around her about 5 months out of a year.
Jen is not a A list actress movie actress by any definition. She’s struggling to hold on to B.
Gossip Cop posted a denial of that cdan blind.
I have NO idea if this blind is about JustJen, or if it’s even true, no matter who it’s about, but you do know that Gossip Cop is on a par with People when it comes to being a mouthpiece for publicists? Of course Gossip Cop dined it, a PR person told them to deny it!
Aniston is C-List at best, now. As for the new hubby cheating, I don’t think Aniston would care, as long as he kept it quiet. He’s been pictured with many women in NY in bars. People have cell phones, and they’ve taken pictures. But, what does a guy do when he sees his “fiancee” every 4 to 6 months.
Now that they’ve married, he’ll need to be more discreet.
What is JV?
a source for a website who was at the Emmy’s …..
This is from CDAN. As fun as it is to read Enty’s blinds and reveals, he pretty much makes them up. Not saying this blind couldn’t happen, just saying what many have pointed out here before, the disclaimer on his site basically says it’s all fiction. So I’m doubtful of any of his blinds.
The only blinds I put any stock in are Lainey’s.
Which website
Eta oh never mind cdAn that person lies so much about all celebs. Not believing it. Someone else would have noticed
@mia girl I get the feeling nobody reads the disclaimer. Those blinds are always repeated as facts.
FingerBinger – Agreed.
Speaking of Lainey, in a post about Theroux today, she definitively revealed him to be the notorious hair sprayer! There was some speculation by other posters that it might be Johnny Depp, but it is in fact Theroux.
@mia- no, she revealed johnny depp to be the sprayer in the post about Daniel Day Lewis.
The Original G, you and other people who feel that way should look Vulture’s 100 Most Valuable Stars for Jennifer’s ranking. Sure you can disagree with it, but it is done with measuring bunch of things so it can not be completely wrong.
LOL – speaking of Lainey and her blinds she just reveal he is the JT that she talked about in blind item regarding the hair.
@roses- read the post about daniel day lewis. she reveals that it’s johnny depp.
He is so funny. he said they haven’t discuss that yet whether she did change her name or not but for sure even if she does it would be in private.
These days some women doesn’t want to be in their men’s shadows and my wife didn’t change hers either.
A woman is only a shadow because she chooses to be; not because she takes her husband’s name. I don’t know why this is all of a sudden an issue. Some women take their husband’s names other don’t. It doesn’t make you “less because you do”. And if you feel demeaned for doing it then that becomes about the woman not knowing her worth.
women have done this for years.. centuries. You are the woman you decide to be regardless of your last name.
He sounded quite likeable in this interview segment. “Keep the party going” – ok, that made sense regarding their honeymoon and made me understand their reasoning.
In spite of this though, I still get a weird, greasy, creepy vibe from him. The contrived hipster look, the shiny skin, plucked eyebrows, too-white teeth (every one of which he seems determined to show when he ‘smiles’), and, finally, the dyed, Super-millioned hair. I can totally see him being pals with Terry Richardson. Am I being mean?
not mean , i don’t get his appeal AT ALL. He’s too manicured for me -and the skinny jean KILLS any flame at all. I tried to watch the Leftovers..i barely got through the first episode his role was so forced it seemed. But to each their own….i like a manly man like Colin Farrell…….
Agreed at manicured. I usually say manscaping. He is two dozen wax visits beyond metrosexual. He looks like he spends too much time in a mirror. A very contrived look for a man is not so sexy for me. A lot of hipster boys walking around my city with the bearded face and the jeans ripped just so with a pinky ring on. My poor eyes cannot sit still in my head.
Agreed. Plus he cheated with J Aniston on Heidi, so surely Aniston can expect him to cheat on her, since he cheated with her. He screams greasy and oily douchebag.
I guess Angelina should know the same thing about Brad then, right, with your logic?
Can’t believe the St Jayna is bringing out Angelina in a conversation that doesn’t concern her. Shocking.
No one has ever proven Brad and Angie cheated, both vehemently denied it, and knowing how honest Angie is, she probably would have said yes, if they had. Brad is still very much his mid-America upbringing, and he said he told Aniston, who he was not living with, that he was attracted to and intrigued by Angie. Most cheaters don’t do that.
Now, Aniston and Theroux did cheat, we know that for a fact. He was living and sleeping with Heidi for months, while Aniston was trotting him out as her “boyfriend” in LA.
Jayna we’ve been over this. It was proven that Brad didn’t cheat so he is completely irrelevant to this topic.
Now he’s sporting an earring, and I can’t really tell what it is supposed to be. It really looks like a paperclip. I think that middle aged men that get their ear pierced look silly IMO. He tries to look so cool and he just gets my funny bone.
It’s a safety pin. LOL
A safety pin? Really? That’s stupider than a clip. What a tool.
That’ fine.Their kids will be named Theroux.
LOL!
ROTFLMAO
I’m surprised by the contempt in these comments. I think it’s great that he recognizes that it’s the 21st century and that marriage is no longer a transference of the property rights to a woman from her father who owned her to her husband who now owns her. Recognizing that women are individuals with their own identity and autonomy rather than chattel … what a concept. If a woman wants to change her name as a public demonstration of her commitment to her husband, that’s totally her prerogative. I remember the grief some people gave Amal Clooney for taking George’s last name, and honestly women just can’t win either way. I think the public reaction hinges entirely on whether the public finds the individuals in question to be likable according to their arbitrary standards. I personally never changed my name, and my husband and I have never even discussed it. As a child of immigrants, I recognize the huge sacrifices my parents made for me, how hard they worked at the expense even of their own health to send me to an elite college and then law school, and not only are they a huge part of who I am, but I want to honor their sacrifices publicly now that I’m a successful adult by retaining their family name. My husband is confident enough and respects me enough not to have a problem with that. He has his own accomplishments, so his ego isn’t so fragile that he needs to declare any sort of ownership of his little woman in that way.
I haven’t seen any contempt but ITA with your comment. Neither my mom nor my dad’s second wife took his name and it never occurred to me that I’d change my name.
Bettyrose/Kate: internet applause.
Bettyrose, I think I read a couple of hostile comments and was startled and had a knee-jerk reaction. Pointing out that she’s the breadwinner, like that somehow makes him deficient as a man and human being (I somehow failed to notice that Eisenhower is still president when I woke up this morning), saying authoritatively (how? Because your favorite gossip blogger says so?) that he’s using her for money and connections, and posting a blind item to insinuate that he’s cheating (because blind items are apparently reliable and accurate in some alternative universe) … I guess that all struck me as a form of contempt. I was startled because I really thought this issue wasn’t a big deal anymore and that most people accepted that it was a woman’s personal decision.
@ Kate
It’s not a big deal, 99% of those comments were said in fun. I’m not sure if you expect people to be full of praise like you were instead of joking around?
“he recognizes that it’s the 21st century and that marriage is no longer a transference of the property rights to a woman from her father who owned her to her husband who now owns her. Recognizing that women are individuals with their own identity and autonomy rather than chattel … what a concept.”
thanks, Kate, I said (sorta) the same thing above. the comment, to me, sounded like he was pointing out how we’ve evolved since that time. “are we still hung up on that?!” but done in a playful, slightly snarky way.
Well said Kate.
She’s a big star. He’s hardly some loser she picked up from her local bar. He’s the star of an HBO show. I watched Iron Man the other day – written by Justin Theroux.
@Citygirl – the level of nastiness in some of the comments for, lets face it, the obvious elephant in the room reason goes beyond lighthearted fun and joking around.
” He’s hardly some loser she picked up from her local bar.”
yeah, I get that he’s not as famous as she is, but people act like he’s some dude who works at a car wash in Petaluma. lots of folks in “the biz” marry someone who is either not famous at all or not AS famous as they are. it’s like it’s written somewhere in the CELEBRITY RULE BOOK that you MUST marry someone at your own fame level or you’re a loser.
I read those comments as nothing more then joking around, but I guess its what you want to read into them. That’s going to make it into something it probably not and if you a fan and can’t take lightheated jokes about a celeb you like then your going to read them as something more.
Brad didn’t marry someone of his level when he married Aniston. He was the star, she was Brad Pitt’s TV wife.
Now, Brad has married his equal, in physical beauty, and fame wise.
@Kate: so much THIS! Your comments are a breath of fresh air!
I still don’t understand why women are expected to change their names. Rarely is there a discussion in the opposite direction. Time for that archaic tradition to die.
I was happy to take my husband’s name because mine was a longer ethnic name that was always misspelled. His was easily spelled and pronounced and, frankly, it went great with my first name. I’m happy our kids have it as a last name.
If it had been the other way around, though, I would have kept my simpler name. No question. And he wouldn’t have cared a bit.
It especially complicates property ownership and any kind of business dealings.
In the “olden days” when wives were pretty much property anyway it made sense, but now I think the expectation has to go. Let people decide for themselves.
I know in some countries unless the woman fills out the name change on the marriage certificate, she doesn’t get to change the name like the US. It is not automatic. Also, the husband can chose to take the wife’s last name instead.
And in Mexico the woman keeps her last name, but the kids last name is a combination of mother’s and father’s last names.
I’m not married, but if I were to be and I liked the guy’s last name better, I would consider changing it for personal stuff, but all my professional documentation and registration is in my name, so I’d continue to use that for work.
Most of our clients are married couples, and I see such a variety in the way the names are done. I say to each their own, as long as it’s the person’s choice and not forced or expected of them.
IMO he thinks of her as a pal. Which, nothing wrong with that.
A very rich pal who will leave him alone for long stretches.
Same. I generally like him, and he’s super good friends with a lot of interesting creative people and his family overall are very intelligent cool people. (hate Terry Richardson though). He hangs with a pretty intellectual fascinating crowd of famous and non-famous people. So his relationship with a vapid boring superficial woman is just mind-boggling to me. Maybe that’s why he only is satisfied with getting small doses of her and the rest of the time is with interesting people?? But if I go down that train of thought, then I look at him less if he’s with her just for a career boost. I don’t know though…his career is pretty good already. Why bother? I don’t know. Strange pairing.
> I don’t know though…his career is pretty good already. Why bother? I don’t know. Strange pairing.
May be she admires his intellect? And he admires her successes?
There are plenty of smart men married to not so smart women and the other way around too.
As one of my friends likes to say – “there are have to be stars and there have to be admirers”.
A relationship between two stars rarely works.
I don’t know, I never really thought of myself as a traditionalist. Not that is a bad or a good thing. I kept my name after marriage but when we started having children, I felt it was important I had the same name as my children and their father, for continuity and stability. Also, for ancestry tracking, it is so much easier. Try it now; you have all these hyphenated names, single names etc, a nightmare to keep track of. What is most simpler and easier and stable works for me.
I like him on The Leftovers. He definitely has the acting chops in the family. He seems to prefer comedy, but I’m not sure that’s really his strength. I don’t think that show could ever be anything but niche programming, but I’m looking forward to seeing the next season.
Yeah, I really like him on The Leftovers.
I’ve said this before, but I have actually liked him as an actor for a while (Mulholland Drive, Six Feet Under, Parks and Recreation, etc). I make this point from time to time on these posts because I feel like his talent is dismissed because of his connection with Aniston.
But I suppose there would be no posts on him without Aniston, so clearly this is working out for him in terms of upping his profile.
He’s very good on The Leftovers. I haven’t been able to finish it on Netflix though. It’s soooo suspenseful it was starting to creep me out a bit. I was watching it at night on Netflix and noticed that I was having nightmares falling asleep to it. LOL. It is really good though. One of these days I need to finish it!
I have a feeling that these two (like many other celebrity couples) can’t really stand to be alone with each other. It is not good to isolate yourself from the rest of the world, but it’s also a HUGE red flag if you can’t even spend your honeymoon just the two of you. Besides, celebrities are always surrounded by staff & enablers, so I would crave the company and intimacy with my beloved one even more so.
I’be always liked this dude. I don’t get the hate.
‘Always liked him?’ Who even knew of him or discussed anything regarding him before he relatively recently became Aniston’s lovelife’s savior?
It’s kind of like that Doug guy who married Courtney Stodden when she was a teenager, he was masterful as Percy in the Green Mile w/Tom Hanks and also in that classic Xfiles ep…guy is an amazing actor….but no one chimes in on how talented he is, because his career unfortunately has become an afterthought and victim to him dating and marrying a then 16 yr old.
Theoux talent wise, and fame wise…was even less known and no ways near as talented as the Doug dude. Lol
I knew of him from Parks & Rec and a few other things, but never discussed him because his private life wasn’t very public.
People knew of him. I knew of him because of his screenwriting credits. And because of his friendship with and collaborations with Amy Sedaris, as another example. Oh, and Parks and Rec.
“Who even knew of him or discussed anything regarding him before he relatively recently became Aniston’s lovelife’s savior?”
people who like movies. as he’s been in and written a few before he got with Aniston. I remember noticing him in American Psycho and he’s done several things since then.
and please consider that, there are probably a LOT of screenwriters, producers and consultants that have worked on mega-hit movies that you don’t know of and are not household names because they’re not in front of the camera.
no, he’s not as famous as Aniston but people knew who he was.
just because you didn’t know who he was doesn’t make him an “unknown”.
ETA: claire, I LOVE Amy Sedaris! she’s so funny. have you ever read any of her brother’s books? he’s just as funny.
As I said above, I also knew his work (I remember first seeing him in that Romy and Michelle movie). But I really liked him in Six Feet Under and more recently (not sure if he was already with Aniston) Parks and Rec.
@mia @doofus @Claire @lucy2
To Doofus, sorry…I’m willing to bet ‘People who like movies,’ did not know or discuss him. Not saying no one in the world did…I’m sure his Mom, a few second cousins and assorted neigjbors…but public wise? No.
Look I get how imperative it is for Anistons supporters to believe she is with someone of import and a modicum of fame….I recall the days/years following her split where they wished for her a clooney or depp so that she could rival ‘Brangelina.’ But that was silly.
I wish they could just be happy and accept a struggling actor who isn’t well known without pretending he was some kind of viggo mortensen who abhors the spotlight and the only reason we don’t know him is because it’s his choice. Lol
Caro – wow, you are so off base.
I personally did not say he was someone of “import and a modicum of fame”. Those you directed your comment to simply said we knew who he was before he dated Aniston. Somehow that makes me an automatic Aniston supporter? And no one said he shied away from fame or was like Viggo Mortensen.
And why would us knowing him (and yes I even like his acting) before Aniston bother you? Why is it so important for you to belittle him? I don’t get it.
Funny thing is I just came from the Pattinson thread where you said to those who are going out of their way to blast him “you seem very angry, resentful and nasty towards Pattinson” (who I happen to also like BTW). And yet you seem to be doing the same thing in this thread you are accusing others of.
I don’t understand. But I will say it again. I knew him before Aniston, I like his acting. I could give two figs about his relationship with Aniston other than for gossip’s sake. And I am happy to make fun of him when warranted (i.e. spray on hair). But this idea that no one knew him is just not true.
Caro,
you can believe what you want about this guy – it’s clears you don’t like him and, because of that, you have trouble seeing objectively. A few of us have laid out our reasoning behind disagreeing with the description of him as “unknown” and you’re not buying it. That’s ok. YOU didn’t know him. fair enough. but plenty of folks did, and those people, including those you named, paid attention. it has zero to do with anyone being an “Aniston supporter” – whatever that means – claire even referred to her as “boring”…I’d say that’s not a ringing endorsement. I don’t care if she’s with someone A-list or a private “unknown” citizen. this isn’t about her, it’s about him and his level of fame.
yes, she’s raised his profile, there’s no doubt about that, but he was getting good work (and not just from his family and neighbors) before they hooked up.
agree to disagree, I guess.
He was in a couple of David Lynch films (you’ll have to google him), American Psycho, he was the Evil DJ, he wrote Tropic Thunder, I could go on but I have a feeling you’re covering you ears and singing “lalalalalalala”.
I’m furious that they’re not continuing with last season’s story line.
What is this 1902? Everybody keep their own damn name. In some cultures the man take the wife’s last name.
Justine seems like the type of who loves NY life.
To bad they didn’t stray from the usual formula and had a NY city blowout wedding/ honeymoon. Renting out a rooftop and just keep it casual with a justice of the peace. Then fly to Piccadilly Square (ALONE)to catch all the shows. Sigh. That sounds so cozy.
But it was there day and I wish them a long life together.
“Everybody keep their own damn name.”
Well, look who’s giving orders ’round here. I guess people minding their own damn business is no longer in fashion.
Changing the name legally is such a major hassle.
I only took my husband’s name because his is 2 times shorter and people can pronounce it better.
But it was a paperwork nightmare for 2 years , and some property is still in my old name and it causes all kinds of unexpected issues.
the same with college transcripts. And you just never know where else your maiden name might pop up.
If your maiden name is not causing anyone major heartburn I wouldn’t recommend changing it.
Apologize if I’m double posted. I couldn’t see it in the comments, but it could be user error.
Before I was was married people knew my surname professionally. After I hyphenated & it confused them..
We had an intimate wedding – 10 people. Most came from out of state. We had a party on a wedding (“consummation”) night. Drank & played board games. I know – geeky.
The best part was that our cat pick up a recent habit of bopping anyone who whistled near her. No claws. Quick pop – telling you to stop. She loooved our male friends. They refused to believe that she would slap them. A friend came in from out of state. He absolutely refused to believe us. He was buzzed. Sat on the floor. Tried the the experiment. And of course she slapped him. He was a bit obnoxious so this was hysterical.
Now the same cat despised any human being named Kitty. Kept trying to knock a Kitty Wells (classic country singer) album cover off the wall where my ex had it mounted.
We went away for a weekend. A friend who was cat babysitting brought our New York Times Sunday newspaper in. We walked in that afternoon to find Kitty Dukakis’ (wife of former presidential candidate Mike Dukakis) front age photo totally shredded. One funny cat.
Alas, little kitty passed on. She would be having a field day with the current pop culture “icon” who shall not be named.
Some countries do not allow the woman to take the husband’s name.
Cause it’s a stunt marriage and most H’wood Brands don’t change their names. Non -story
Lainey basically confirms her blind item : “Anyway, JT, but not John Travolta, ahem, was also asked about whether or not Jen would be changing her last name.”
He did not say that he was joking about the name thing and said he wasn’t sure about it since Aniston is her professional name. Alot of actors do not change their professional name even your beloved Jolie
not my beloved Jolie but she does go by Jolie-Pitt now 😀
Without the hyphenation. Just, Angelina Jolie Pitt.
This is something people in general don’t care about one way or another. So much so that it was a weird question to ask. Like, “so what color is your main bathroom”? Actually now I’m kind of curious. He wants to be such a hipster, does he have blacklights? Are those still a thing?
I didn’t change my name on getting married, and no guy I dated ever thought I would or would have wanted me to, because I never dated that kind of guy. I’ve only even known a small handful of that kind of guy irl, and not well, thankfully.
I believe Jennifer changed her name legally to Pitt but professionally kept Aniston. Brad is allegedly an alcoholic now, which disappoints and rightfully terrifies his traditional (Baptist?) family in Missouri. Angelina Jolie lives off Methadone for her heroin abuse. She’s an ex-junkie. Don’t see them as two great people to be jealous of. What’s beautiful on the outside is not always beautiful from within (no matter how calculated to look otherwise).
Just because you read it from FF site does not make it the truth.
Never heard that one before. Everybody’s entitled to their opinion, but where did you get that leak from? Seen Aniston slurring away and just about falling down on award shows and late night talk shows. She’s the one that seems to have a problem with alcohol.
She either made up that one or she read it from FemaleFirst site
WTH, you are confusing the two couples. Aniston is the alleged alcoholic, and Theroux is, as we all know, a known heroin addict, supposedly helped by rehab. He’s also an admitted alcoholic, who still drinks like a fish. They do sound like the perfect couple.
Odd, when Brad Pitt stopped staying stoned, along with Aniston, he dumped her. Another relationship of Aniston’s ended because of her “drug and alcohol abuse”, so says Paul Sculfor, yet, another guy who dumped Aniston.
Wow… you really tried it.
Angie… a methhead? Well, well. How in the world has she been able to keep that beautiful, radiant smile … a full set of teeth after all these years of methodone use?
It’s your girl Aniston that has married an ex-drug addict. FACT.
Paul Sculfor dumped Aniston and STATED the reason was he was trying to stay clean– away from drugs and her lifestyle posed a conflict for him. FACT.
Brad… an alcoholic? Funny, I cannot find a picture, interview, written quote, public display of any kind to support your…. ahem… assertions.
Your failed attempt to slander is not at all amusing…
What is amusing is your transparency.
Aniston has alcohol problems for years and is infamous for stumbling and slurring at awards acceptance ceremonies. Also Jolie was never a junkie. She experimented, but that is it. And she could not be on Methadone and be with the UN, or get studio/movie insurance. That is just such a ridiculous lie. Angelina has proven over and over against that she is such a beautiful human being on the inside for the humanitarian works she does. She doesn’t have to prove anything. She is not the one sitting in Cabo not doing anything for charity. The proof is in the pudding and Angelina’s actions and deeds prove that she is a good, decent moral person.