Are you shocked by the fact that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s blatant stunt queenery was not rewarded with breathless Us Weekly and People covers? I am shocked. I thought Us Weekly would have absolute put Brad & Jen on the cover, but they went with the Sussexes. People Mag only put a little sub-cover blurb, and People is running this story, below, as an exclusive:
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston‘s sweet reunion at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards showed the pair’s regard for each other. The two exes greeted each other warmly backstage at the awards show after each had won a SAG Award in their respective category — Pitt, 56, for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Aniston, 50, for her Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.
“Jen was happy for Brad,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “They congratulated each other and that was it.”
The insider says, “It was an emotional night,” and adds that Aniston “is not dating Brad.”
“They are friends and happy for each other. They want nothing but happiness for each other,” says the source. “She is happy to have Brad back in her life as a friend, but that’s it.”
Well, that’s something. It sounded almost… terse? Are sources close to Aniston (cough) kind of terse about how her big SAG Award win turned in Brad & Jen: Redux For An Oscar Campaign? Nothing is more convincing than a flat “Jennifer IS NOT DATING BRAD.” I actually believe she’s not and I actually believe that she’s over his bulls-t, but still…she and Brad have both been happy enough to milk this reunion.
Also: Brad mentioned his “lovely kids” in an interview with People. For those of you keeping track of how many times he mentions them.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
He forgot to put a ”biological” before kids in that interview. Lovely biological kids since the adopted ones are choosing not to see him and that makes them not lovely in his eyes.
Also anyone who cares about their kids would NOT be pulling stunts like this with an ex whose friends have been attacking the kids and their mother for more than a decade.
You know Jennifer has always milked her relationship with Brad for publicity and seems to have been perfectly fine with continuing to do so. But just like in the past – she seems to get mad when that overshadows “her work”. Can’t have it both ways Jen. As for Brad…he’s chuffed I’m sure that Jen is a willing accomplice to his reputation rehabilitation tour.
Yes, she masterminded it all. She invited him to her bday party early last year and that started the speculations and the when reunion fever cool down, she invited him again to her christmas party. Of course, Brad is a willing participant, the guy has a lot of time theses days and is campaigning for awards. But I think Brad is only for the publicity, not interested in getting back to her, im pretty sure though that Aniston wants him back, no matter how the photos and the interpretation looks like.
Or they have a shared history, once loved each other, and are mature about wishing each other well? If either of my two exes from long term relationships were alone for the holidays they’d absolutely be welcome at a big friendly gathering I was hosting. We loved each other for a reason. Ending a romantic relationship doesn’t have to mean you no longer value them as a person.
THIS! Thank you @M for being reasonable. and holy fuuuu- people are taking this to a creepy analytical level. The way some you talk it’s like you think Aniston is the antichrist. It’s like they have personal issues w/ these ppl…and yes, they show up for any article mentioning these 3 celebrities (Pitt – Jolie – Aniston). You’d think it was a life or death zeitgeist conversation going just by the emotional investment in it all. And boy o boy it is LOADED with sexism & pitting (omg I didn’t even first notice that pun) two talented strong women against one another. It’s sick & shockingly, this is Not internalized misogyny. This is straight up women hating other women.
I think if you were at a young enough age where it wasn’t relevant (me) you definitely observe some of the commentary, particularly about the above subjects, to be **way**overly invested in this… Ive noticed that if you are +35, you are likely to have an opinion on it…as someone who is not that or near it, all I can say is it’s disturbing how many have become SO invested in this…to me it seems sadly bigger than the ‘saga’ itself. A lot of women do the whole team this or team that but it feels….it feels so ridiculous & archaic. Let’s be real, all 3 of these celebrities (Pitt/Jolie/Aniston) are way past their peak in relevance. They’re established, famous but they certainly are past their prime.
It’s not 2005 & people who are still acting like this is some sort of big deal…it seems more psychological for those ppl, particularly if you’re of an age where you were very much aware/paying attention to it…Perhaps I’m not articulating it well, but it’s just what I observe 🤷♀️ It’s bizarre. I think it’s more something for therapy than a comments section. So much energy devoted to an ancient gossip story that seems to be a lightning bolt topic for older 30s/early 40s & beyond.
@rememory I’m 47 so I very much remember when all 3 were at the peak of their celebrity, when Brad and Jen divorced, etc. and I totally agree with you! It’s weird.
Yeah she totally masterminded her publicity. She made a list of the hottest male celebrities while she was on Friends. She finally found a male celebrity who also craved as much attention as she did – Brad Pitt. When Friends was ending, Aniston knew she needed to do something drastic to continue the publicity. Hence the divorce. She then cried to her friends and the press on how horrible and painful divorce is. God, we the public were so duped! But she didnt stop there. She purposely made a TV show, convinced all her powerful entertainment friends to nominate her work on Morning Show just so can “run into” her ex-husband. Sheesh! She is such a master in manipulating the press. Thank God there are some of us who can see through her ruse and “enlighten” all those who think Jen is just living her life. What fools.
Jennifer went to the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Brad’s movie) after-party, and skipped her own Morning Show party. I think she is fully complicit in this attention-seeking stunt.
yesterday when you made this claim, I responded and pointed out that, as noted in that article, they both attended the Netflix party.
there was no “Morning Show” party, nor was there an “OUATIH” party. so, no, she didn’t attend “his” party over “hers”. they both went to the party hosted by Netflix.
Aniston is actually in a precarious spot here. She has nothing to gain by shutting him out and thereby causing headlines of “Jen will never forgive Brad” She won a GG for an amazing new series and it’s totally overshadowed by a 10 second moment backstage. I see her being polite and friendly. Nothing more.
If that were the case she wouldn’t have invites him to her birthday and Christmas parties and then made sure the press knew about it. I would believe it was being polite and friendly if this has been their only encounter. But I believe both of them are enjoying the publicity.
Might not have been Jen who alerted the press?
And yeah, they’re enjoying this.
They both love being in the tabloids and are experts in manipulating the press. I’d say they are friendly, but all this is for show. First her baby bump, then a Friends Reunion tease, and now whipping their fans into a tizzy with a possible reunion. Great PR though.
Exactly, both best manipulators in the industry. None can compete with their manipulation & it works, they are laughing but didn’t they know that they are the laughing stock!
Is it possible that other winners are pissed by this stunt queenery?
LOL. Why y’all calling it that? Stunt Queenery?
Anyway, BP’s team said the same thing about being friends w/ JA after the GGs so nothing new, they want the back and forth. This will last until after the Oscars. Then they will go their separate ways until they need each other again.
I think Michael K used to describe famewhores as such.
I started to think about all of this and it really reminds me of old money vs new money. Jen and Brad are new money, happy to be at the ball/prom, like it’s forever, media seekers, showing off their “things” on social media (I mean JA posted a pic of her SAG award on IG like it’s an Oscar or more over something that is very major, lol) whereas Angie is old money, classy forever, private, no social media need (she doesn’t even know where her Oscars are). There’s a vast difference.
Actually her award is for her tv gig, nothing major, it just sealed the fact that her movie career is over and she is back to TV land where competition is less, and easy to win for someone who is very popular. She is the only A-list nominee with lots of A-list friends.
IMO, some of the best roles for women right now are on television as evidenced by the multitude of A-list “movie” actresses who have flocked to the medium, from Michelle Williams to Julia Roberts to Viola, Kidman, Witherspoon, Dern, etc. We live in a day and age where streaming services dominate with all manner of great content, so I don’t agree that it’s easier to win an award in TV when there’s such a market saturation of quality programming. Also considering that Jennifer Aniston is getting the best reviews of her career for her performance on The Morning Show, I think her win is well deserved. I’ve seen TMS and it isn’t perfect–it takes a few episodes to get going but once it does, it reminds me of an Aaron Sorkin program at its finest. I’ve never thought too much of Aniston as an actress… I never thought she was bad, but with the exception of a few performances (Horrible Bosses comes to mind) I always felt like she was phoning it in with the same “cool girl” Rachel Greene persona we’ve seen from her time and time again. But her performance on TMS is so raw, layered, and nuanced, that I’m so incredibly surprised/impressed and I’m glad she won. I just feel bad her accomplishment and this recognition of her exquisite work is being overshadowed by her @$$ clown of an ex-husband.
Yes to your whole post, Grant. Especially about TMS, it got so much better as it went, and I was really impressed with her performance.
Also, I think this kind of terse “happy for each other but that’s it” is her team shutting it down. JMO, but I feel like he’s definitely pushing a different narrative and she doesn’t want that to overshadow her achievements.
Grant, don’t feel bad. She could out a stop to it if she wanted to but she feeds it. They both do.
seems like this bit in People is her putting a stop to it, as lucy2 theorized above.
Oh, these two.
Too cool to know where your Oscar is, yet so cool she jumped in a pool with her award for GI or Gia.
I think it’s quite sweet when anyone is proud of a trophy they’ve just won—both
Swimming with it or posting a pic of it.
I’d be so stoked if I won a trophy right now!
You’re comparing Angelina in her 20s to Jennifer in her 50s.
there’s really no reason to compare these two women AT ALL.
the only thing they have in common is that they were both married to the same guy (who turned out to be an abusive a-hole).
they are two different kinds of women, and NEITHER is “better” than the other.
I agree with Doofus. There’s so much commenters trying to kick JA down and discredit her win as insignificant. Why? This is a milestone in her life, we should be proud with them of their accomplishments. She is doing her best to deal with her a**h*le ex trying to manipulate her into another narrative with him, without coming off as some angry bitter harpy b**ch. She had nothing to do with the Jolie-Pitt dysfunction, so why the hate? This vitriol is very strange to me.
@Cheryl
How is she being manipulated? She’s the one inviting him to her parties.
cheryl, I’ve been saying as much for the past couple of days.
SHE isn’t instigating anything. the bday and xmas party invitations were NBD. she invited dozens of people to both. and yes, it makes news because people like her, they want to know about her, just like a LOT of celebs. I don’t see those invites as her “wanting him back”, as much as her detractors like to portray her as STILL stuck on Pitt. she was being nice. THAT’S IT. I mean, she invited Theroux to her Friendsgiving, and they’ve only been broken up for a few years AND he kind of bashed her in the media after they did break up. but I really think she’s just a peacemaker in life. we’ve heard how she and Pitt kept in touch over the years, touching base at major points in each others lives. people just dislike her so much that it suits their narrative to think of these two having secret dinners to intricately plan how they’ll run into each other.
she can’t win. if she’s nice, she “wants him back” or is “playing along” even though all she’s doing is responding to HIM seeking her out. if she snubbed him, she’d be labeled as a bitter b*tch who can’t get over it.
I have had a few major relationships in my life, and I’m friends with those exes, too. two were bad break ups and yet, years later, we were both able to put the hurt behind us and be friendly. I even hang out with one of them fairly often, with our significant others. it’s not that uncommon.
YES doofus!
I’m so tired of those 2 women being pitted against each other, while Brad just skates on by.
I’ve read a few of them even put their trophy in the bin upon reaching home, what a Hollyweirdos they are. James Gray, director, said he is not bothered about Oscars at all, it is how the movie tanked he is interested!
@doofus
You are claiming that Jennifer can’t win whatever she does. But, her friends David Spade and Courtney Cox are making fun of Angelina in the aftermath of SAGs, fueling this further. Why? And don’t tell me that Jennifer can’t do anything about what her friends do. There was a lot of bitterness coming all these years from her camp (yes, Chelsea Handler) and this is exactly why these photos are putting people in the frenzy, why this triangle is still alive after, my god, 15 years!! Insane!
“David Spade and Courtney Cox are making fun of Angelina in the aftermath of SAGs”
what? where? link? I just googled and found nothing. and how does Aniston control either of those two and what they do? sheesh, according to her detractors, she must be THE MOST POWERFUL person in H’wood, in order to control what people do and when they do it. I’m surprised that no one has accused her of fixing her and Pitt’s wins so they had a reason to talk.
no wonder Pitt wants to hitch his wagon to hers!
David Spade posted on Instagram that sparks were flying between Aniston and Pitt at SAGs. He also said that sparks were flying at Angelina’s house too because she tossed a stone at her TV. Courtney Cox liked his post and Jennifer’s fans are reposting that all over Internet saying that they adore Courtney for that. Courtney also “liked” every picture of Aniston and Pitt from SAGs, which was written about on celebrity sites incuding Lainey and Just Jarred. So, that looks like fueling that story to me, and fueling hate towards Angelina. Because, if you read anything on Internet in the last three days, excluding Celebitchy, majority of the posts that were shipping Aniston and Pitt were also hating on Angelina.
To add to my post above, these past fifteen years, when the jabs came from Jennifer’s camp, they were always directed towards Angelina, never Brad. They were always “friends” , just Angelina was evil. And Brad played along. Press just loved that and kept pushing that narative, especially the first five years of Brad’s and Angelina’s relationship. Those first years were brutal to Angelina in press, like Meghan Markle brutal, with all the outrages stories trashing her and even her children.
Courteney Cox liking posts is not making fun of Jolie. please, that is quite a stretch. this is not “fueling hate” toward her either. Cox (or a “source”) has said that the reason she liked all those posts is because Aniston is her friend, and Cox was also friendly with Pitt post-divorce, and she’s happy that they were able to reconnect and be friends again. she’s happy that her friend is happy.
as for Spade’s comment, stupid…but he’s a comedian, and has made his living off of low-brow humor, including making fun of celebs. his comment was unnecessary, but I wouldn’t say his crack was “making fun” of Jolie. more like making a stupid “joke” about the shared history of these three.
also, I wouldn’t call Spade and Aniston “friends”. “friendly”, sure, but as has been noted she’s “friendly” with a LOT of people. spade took an easy opportunity to make a joke. it’s what he does. (it’s not even a very funny joke as we all know Jolie ghosted his azz and doesn’t care who he talks to.)
ETA: Aniston most certainly took at least one jab at Pitt, the famous “sensitivity chip” comment.
so, you’re saying the PRESS kept pushing that narrative…NOT Aniston and her friends? Hmmm…
Ok, doofus, we disagree about it and it’s fine.
I think they all know what kind of reactions their posts, their “likes” or “dislikes” will produce and even Courtney’s explanation of her reaction (the one you are quoting) is furthering the narative and prolonging the story. Whatever.
@sarah
source? oh & your gossip sites you know aren’t legit sources. That isn’t even what a *source* w/facts is…
cuz if you don’t have legitimate sources for such claims, you are literally makin sh/t up.
we live in a time where facts matter more than ever.
well, yes, we disagree. I don’t think people should stop living their lives (whether it’s saying congrats to an old friend or liking an insta post) because they know how other people will react and/or misinterpret their intentions.
@emily
Why would I make things up?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7l3WEtpT8Z/
Courteney Cox is very funny and takes digs at herself. On her IG she reposted something by David Spade likening her to Caitlyn Jenner. It wasn’t flattering but she admitted they have similiarities.
@Grant. Wow. Aaron Sorkin. What happen to him? Great Writer.
he’s been doing a lot of writing; last big one was the movie Molly’s Game. But he’s got a few things in pre- and post-production.
including an “A Few Good Men” TV movie?!!!
To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway. Going to London’s West End this year.
Jessica was SO BEAUTIFUL in it but Molly’s Game was a hot mess. He needs a good editor and writing collaborator.
She has been stalking Brad and Angelina forever. She also remains in contact with his family throughout the years. No J.A. can’t seem to let go of Brad and his family. She is bitter that he had children with Angelina. If Brad is pursuing her it is only to get back at Angelina. So why don’t they just get together. She also lied to the media about her marriage to Justin that she they never actually married. I think she has treated Justin awfully – she never invited him to her birthday party or Christmas party, but invited Brad. I guess he is the bigger star. It’s like her relationship with Justin never existed. Maybe they deserve each other.
Theroux was invited to and attended her Friendsgiving party.
which would make me think he was probably invited to her xmas party, too. and maybe even her bday party.
All she does is have parties at her house and of course she always has Ellen who always supports her and promotes her on her show – it gets nauseating. I think Ellen is in love with her.
doofus, exactly
I was surprised the media paid no attention (or not more attention) to Theroux attending Jen´s Thanksgiving party
it was funny that Theroux himself had to post selfies about the party, and no one paid attention even after that 🙂
so what if she has parties at her house?
if I had her money, and her real estate, and her group of friends, I’d have parties, too! caterer, servers, and someone to clean up after? why not? that’s like GOING to a party and not having to drive home afterwards – best of both worlds!
and why are you nauseated that Ellen supports her? I’m not Ellen’s biggest fan, I think her response to sitting with Dubya at that game was tone-deaf and out of touch, but she’s not an evil person. most people are not either “good” or “evil” as much as some folks like to think. I mean, I think Ricky Gervais is not terribly funny and sometimes mean in his comedy, but he IS a big animal right advocate. so that gives him SOME credit. it’s clear that you don’t like Aniston and of course that’s your right, but she’s not some 100% evil shrew. she wouldn’t be where she is with the friends she has if that was her. she doesn’t kick puppies, she fundraises for St. Jude’s, and lots of H’wood likes her.
@DOOFU, not that person but you need to learn more about Ellen. She is awful to everyone she works with and her image couldn’t be faker. She is mean af.
I get your defense if Angelina but I also get Kay’s because contrary to your posts people do trash Jolie now and for no reason. She is separated divorced 4 years and people want to still hang on to this triangle. He
Comes away crispy clean until now when most people see his ways. But don’t say that JA is completely oblivious to this award season PR stunts.
She said she was friends with Bush – who does not support the rights of gay people. I do not dislike J.A. I think she is an incredibly insecure individual. She perpetuates the assumption that she needs to attach herself to Brad to be successful. He treated her awfully and she had every right to be upset, but why does she just attack Angelina and being okay with what Brad did is utterly bizarre. He was 42 when he left her. There were problems in their relationship before Angelina. It would be incredibly unhealthy for them to get back together – what happened will always be there, but that is up to them. She needs to have more courage in her acting roles and not be obsessed with what she looks like.
@kay
Kay, just by your comment alone, I can tell this is personal for you. Please read it again. The vitriol, sexism, it’s just – I hope you heal from whatever hurt you where this is so much more than a gossip story about 3 people you don’t & will never know.
also WHOA. “Ellen who always supports her & promotes her on her show – it gets nauseating. I think Ellen is in love with her.”
DUDE, can you *not* see the veiled (tho not quite lol) homophobia in that comment?? You tried to be subtle but wow, way to show true colors. Lol reminds me of Mean Girls – “yes Regina, I’m soooo obsessed cuz I have a BIG LESBIAN CRUSH on you!”
hate corrodes its container first.
Pathetic attempt to twist what I say. Nobody else gets that level of attention. I will always support the person who is being victimised that is Angelina. Getting your friends to trash another woman is a form of bullying that no one should participate in if they had any values. I support the victim of the horrible onslaught the PR people are doing against one woman who is looking after her children.
Can’t discuss the issues, but attack my character. I’ve always been an advocate for people’s rights and fight for them and I abhor right wing politics that supports the suppression of the rights of all people.
G. Paltrow didn’t get slandered in the press when she left her husband for a man she met while filming a television series. Didn’t she also get full custody of her children.
Justin Theroux attended the goodbye ceremony they had for their dog Dolly. He posted about it on IG. She’s good friends with many of her exes; she even invited douchebag John Mayer to her bday party (and he turned up). Aside, Courteney Cox liked a comment saying Pitt and Aniston still love each other on Twitter. I’ve been following Comments By Celebs and some of the comments from people like Rumer Willis and Britney’s little sister were hilarious; I think everyone knows they’re not getting back but it’s like a pop culture moment you’re having fun with.
Girl no one is stalking anyone OMG.
Move on…it’s been 15 years!
Angie,Brad and jen have all moved on.
You are stuck in 2005 and this ish ain’t healthy !
I hope Jenn and Angie both have extra security.
I think they would freak the f out reading some of these comments!
It’s groundhog day central on every single JA/Brad/Angelina thread every single post.
It’s off the charts creepy.
Angelina has already stated that she doesn’t feel safe. She is the one who needs extra security for herself and children. The PR teams are feeding this hatred against Angelina on a weekly basis in the tabloids. Always negative stories about Angelina never anyone else.
At this point I feel a lot of people have caught in to Pitts little games and selfishness. I do recall him grabbing onto Alicia S at a concert they all attended as friends when he saw a camera filming.
Pitt is in a sad place and seems to me no A lister wants that baggage. He is still in a custody battle and financial battle with Angie. I would think the next woman would play it safe until all of that is settled.
He initiated this SAG moment. The photographer who took these gone-viral pics tweeted he called out “Aniston” twice to get her to come over – fully aware of all the cameras of course. I think she took pity on him and has helped to rehabilitate his image and got some good coverage in the process but is drawing the line before people say she’s a doormat and trying to get him back. It’s a good way to end all the speculation – by showing the world you’re friendly exes and it’s not a big deal if they get photographed together again in the future. Isn’t that easier than having your PAs orchestrate your movements at every event/party whatever to avoid getting papped together, which they must have had to do in the past whatever years?