Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt ‘are still in touch & speak’ but there’s nothing romantic

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We spent a full week in February absorbed in the vintage drama of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Many have insisted, over the years, that Brad and Jen’s 2005 divorce was water under the bridge long ago. I never really bought that – they both seemed to have residual feelings about each other. But Jennifer still invited Brad to her huge A-list 50th birthday party mid-February. Brad went, and they hugged and they didn’t seem to spend much time together. But the fact that it happened was enough to send Us Weekly and People Magazine into a gossip-drunk tizzy about how Brad and Jen could possibly get back together, and how they’ve been getting close since his second marriage fell apart and how Brad asked for Jen’s forgiveness. So, now that a few weeks have passed, is this still a story? Well…

Still a flame there? Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are not letting their reconnection go to waste, though a reconciliation is not in the cards as of now.

“Jen and Brad are still in touch and speak, but there still isn’t anything going on romantically between them,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. The insider adds that Aniston “is also in touch with Brad’s mom,” noting that the women “are close and have been for a while.”

The Friends alum, 50, and Pitt, 55, made headlines in February when he was unexpectedly spotted at her birthday party in Los Angeles. “Jen spoke to Brad briefly. At one point she hugged him and thanked him for coming. … It didn’t seem like that big of a deal to Jen,” a source revealed to Us at the time. “The invite went out to a ton of people and he accepted. She was happy he was there, but that was it. She was busy making the rounds and excited to see so many people near and dear to her.”

The Fight Club star “didn’t stay all that long and ducked out before most people,” according to the insider.

[From Us Weekly]

Brad Pitt’s mother Jane Pitt is a Bible-belt mid-Western Republican who hates Barack Obama, abortion and gay marriage. Jane did issue a lovely statement of support for Angelina after Angie announced her double mastectomy in 2013, and Jane and Angelina were reportedly friendly over the years. But yes, Jane Pitt got along well with Jennifer Aniston too. I remember once, in 2007, Brad’s parents went to LA to support Angelina and Brad in some way (A Mighty Heart, if memory serves) and Jane also made a point of visiting Jennifer Aniston. Paparazzi documented the whole visit. I always wondered if the Pitts soured on Jennifer a bit after that stunt, but I guess not. I’ve also wondered if the Pitts completely soured on Angelina after Angelina dumped Brad and ghosted him.

As for Brad & Jen: 2.0… I still don’t know. I still believe they’re both just milking this because it’s advantageous for them both at a gossip level. But we’ll see.

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  1. Ray says:

    They are both old news ,its not 2005 any more

  2. smcollins says:

    The gossip rags really need to let this one go. I get the nostalgia-like excitement, but no.

  3. Becks1 says:

    I think this is purely about getting their names out there for semi-positive PR. Even with Brad – there is less talk about how or why their marriage ended, and more talk about “sigh, weren’t they a gorgeous couple?” So this whole line of gossip seems advantageous for both. Jen really came into her own during that era, fashion wise, so all these old pics of her that are resurfacing are good for her too IMO (although she still looks great.)

  4. Zapp Brannigan says:

    So we are just ignoring Brad’s sheer man-blouse in that top photo then? Alrighty.

    • whatWHAT? says:

      hahahaha…I think, the last time this was posted, someone said “Keith Urban is going to shank Pitt for that shirt”….

  5. Jegede says:

    Y’know with Luke Perry’s sudden death at 52.😢😢

    Aniston’s approach makes complete sense to me.

  6. Birdie says:

    I am not ashamed to say that I would love them to be back together. It is great gossip, it doesn’t hurt anyone and why not enjoy it as long as it lasts.
    (And if someone wants to make the argument it would hurt his kids in a way .. lol)

    • Yvette says:

      Don’t know if it would work. Brad still isn’t content with sitting around the kitchen all day eating salads, drinking margaritas, and playing with the dogs. I think Jennifer needs to find a man who is as much of a homebody ad she is. And I believe she will find the right man … but it isn’t Brad.

  7. Everley says:

    He has a film coming out in May and that’s all I gotta say.

  8. TheHeat says:

    Hey, People & Us Weekly: 2005 called and it wants it’s stories back.

  9. B n A fan says:

    Why are the weekly rags he’ll bent on having these two together again. When they were together the first time they were unhappy. Jen did say he was not the love ❤️ of her life, he was a love in her life. He was smoking and toking the whole time. It would make more sense for him to go back to his wife and children and I don’t believe that will ever happen.

  10. Tw says:

    Or maybe they are two adults who divorced many years ago and have moved forward in a healthy way. Sure you won’t post this because Angie’s publicist doesn’t pay you for that.

  11. Michelle says:

    I think they are both well suited for each other. They’re both as deep as a puddle, neither has time nor interest for kids in their lives & are about as interesting as a bowl of porridge. They belong together!

  12. Meg says:

    I can’t find pap pics of Jane Pitt visiting Jen, can u? I’m super curious

  13. Lowrider says:

    Brad and Jen 4eva ❤️

  14. itspurplespice says:

    There’s nothing there but I hope the story keeps going for a while anyway because i am HERE for the vintage Brad & Jen Pics.

  15. Garlictoast says:

    Both can do with the PR, though Pitt needs it much more than Jen. Jen’s got an interesting project on her IMDb – beauty queen or something become a sports manager. I always thought she could have done well with these lighter but not Adam-Sandler-territory films. (She was very good in the Good Girl (though it was unkind towards people with mental illnesses; can’t imagine it being made the same way today) and Cake.) Semi-corporate, business-y, with mainstream appeal. Sports is such a huge industry esp in the US. I hope they make this one more serious and not her usual comedic stuff.