National Enquirer: Jennifer Aniston is dating producer Scott Stuber

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The National Enquirer is claiming that Jennifer Aniston is dating a “longtime friend,” film producer Scott Stuber, 40. The Enquirer has a couple of photos of Aniston and Scott looking like either very good friends or a little bit more, along with the news that Stuber recently separated from his wife. According to the Enquirer, Aniston and Stuber didn’t start a romance until well after he was separated and it’s not like a homewrecking situation at all. All of that sounds plausible, but then they kind of give the story away as creative fiction by claiming that Aniston was compelled to break it off with Gerard Butler because he refused to deny the fake quotes that were circulating in which someone falsely quoted him as admitting he’d been with men. The Enquirer had enough circumstantial evidence to make this new relationship seem possible, but then they had to go and ruin it with this Gerard Butler “gay scandal” nonsense. It could be true that the fake article bothered Aniston, but she hardly pays attention to the Internet from what she’s said and I doubt that’s something that would bother her that much.

Jennifer Aniston has traded in hunky movie star BF Gerard Butler for a handsome movie studio exec she’s known for years.

The Friends beauty, 40, has moved on to a new romance with film producer Scott Stuber, 40, in the wake of a gay scandal involving Butler, sources say.

“Jen is into Scott in a big way, and she’s distancing herself from Gerard,” a close friend told The ENQUIRER.

“Jen began stressing out over Gerard’s history as a womanizer, and then she began hearing crazy rumors about his sexuality. In the end, she figured Gerard was just too much drama.”

Luckily, according to the source, the new Mr. Right – her longtime friend Scott, who produced both The Break-Up and her new film Love Happens – has been right under her nose.

“Jen and Scott have known each other for years. They have a great working relationship and now that’s blossoming into romance,” said the source.

The two have been business associates for years, and though Jennifer has raved about their amazing chemistry, their love lives never fell into sync.

Sparks flew as far back as March 2007 when Jennifer and Scott flirted at a birthday party for Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend, Vince Vaughn.

They were also photographed holding hands in January 2008 on the Vancouver set of Love Happens.

But when Scott’s seven-month marriage to Star Trek actress Rachel Nichols ended in February 2009, Jen was caught up in her ill-fated romance with John Mayer.

“Scott has been a steady friend and confidante to Jen for years – and now the timing is finally right for more,” said the source.

[From The National Enquirer’s website]

In the print version, they explain that the “gay scandal” is the fake interview and quote their source as saying “It embarrassed Jen that Gerard refused to debunk the interview as a hoax and was so nonchalant about the bogus claims.”

The Enquirer is dead on with a lot of breaking news, but they aren’t immune to using the same techniques as other tabloids in order to move copies. If Aniston is involved in a romance with a guy she’s known for years – good for her! Maybe this will work out. The guy does have a questionable record, though, as Wikipedia notes he was just married last July. That means that his marriage lasted all of seven months. I’m not convinced, though, as this story sounds too juicy to be true – “Gay scandal causes Aniston to break it off with Butler and take up with hunky just-separated producer!”

I think Aniston just hugs and holds hands and is generally a touchy-feely person with both her friends and colleagues. Then the tabloids say she’s dating whoever she’s photographed with if he happens to be single. Look at how she hugged on Owen Wilson at the Marley & Me premiere, and had her arm around Aaron Eckhart at the Love Happens premiere. When we see her out with this new guy, then I’ll believe it. I’m still not sure if she ever had a fling with Gerard Butler, and we’ll probably never know either way. Good for her for trying to keep some things secret. The tabloids will make it up if there’s even a small amount to go on, though.

Scott Stuber and his estranged wife, Rachel Nichols, are shown below
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  1. Firestarter says:

    Blah, blah, blah, blah!

    Seriously, why don’t the tabs give this woman a break.

    One week it’s Butler, the next it’s secret rendezvous with Brad, the next she is crying over Brad, the next she is with a producer and talking babies.

    The woman is SINGLE, maybe dating and not worried about much as far as I can tell. Can’t these retarded tabs give it a rest?

  2. DD says:

    Just going to put this out there to please the conspiracy theorists… so did Jen’s PR team put out this story to top Brad’s global initiative thing?

  3. Linda says:

    I think Jen needs to continue to find several good men!!! She doesn’t need to settle for anything and should just continue going out and having a blast and gettin’ her groove on!!!

    I know I hit my sexual peak at around 40 – I felt like a boy in high school – I understood a boy in high school!!! It’s a fun, fun time in a woman’s life and that heightened need only lasts for a couple of years – live it up while you can!!!

  4. Charity is Chic says:

    DD you are a complete loser. This story was written at least a week. Brad CGI thing happened yesterday. Maybe it’s time you got a life.

  5. Ursula says:

    DD, I guess she did it to steal his thunder, she likes doing that all the time.

    Seriously, now it is going to go on record that she dated Butler and Bradley, sheesh, even I cannot go through men that fast. I do hope she gets a BF outside the business, I know it is hard but it would give her a much needed break.

  6. Ash says:

    Ah, so he just left the girl from GI JOE. Did not know that… interesting.

  7. princess pea says:

    I think you’re right, CB. The fact that there are pictures of her with her arm around her co-star or producer leads me to think that she is a friendly, huggy person. It’s natural that she would be pally with the people she spent months working on a movie with.

    I bet we could find some pics of her hugging BFF Courtney Cox-Arquette and start up some lesbian scandal rumours, too. JEN ANISTON IN SECRET LESBIAN TRYST! SHE HUGGED A GIRL AND SHE LIKED IT!

  8. Praise St. Angie! says:

    to charity is chic…

    I’m pretty sure that DD was being sarcastic, hence the “Just going to put this out there to please the conspiracy theorists…” part of that post.

    there are some brangeloonies on this site that think EVERY story about Aniston is planted by her “PR team” to upstage anything the Brange does.

    (I know, sarcasm doesn’t always translate well in writing!)

    EDIT: I’m laughing so hard at “SHE HUGGED A GIRL AND SHE LIKED IT!” brilliant!

  9. V says:

    Ok. That gay Internet article has been circulating for at least 4 years. And Butler has denied it for the last 4 years. So I have to agree with CB that this is just sloppy storytelling. And I’m surprised that The Enquirer didn’t do a better job. Fans of Butler since the Phantom of the Opera days are familiar with this story and know all the history behind. It’s been debunked enough times and reassigned to different actors over years including Keanu Reeves. This to me is just a convenient way to remove Butler from the equation while still preserving the initial premise that there was something between him and Aniston, which was dubious to begin with. Butler has the Boris Becker/DiCaprio syndrome where he basically dates different women who are replications of each other. Jen Aniston is the antithesis of Butler’s female prototype.

  10. Hieronymus Grex says:

    I caught Jenn on Chelsea Lately and found myself liking her. She didn’t come off as stiff and shrill as she has on other talk shows.

  11. cutie says:

    her rep already denied this yesterday

  12. Katyusha says:

    I did too, Grex…I thought she was really funny.

  13. Anak says:

    I would love to have a life like this: full of money, full of beauty and full of hot guys!

  14. stacy says:

    I liked the Chelsea Lately interview. She’s a naturally funny person.

  15. lacy says:

    Sounds like Jen broke his marriage up and we are supposed to act like it’s cute. How hypocritical of us to call someone else a homewrecker. I wonder when did Jen buy this site.

  16. Maritza says:

    He tall, rich and handsome, what’s not to like? Jen and Scott would be great for each other. They are both 40,a great to have settle down and have kids.

  17. bollywoodhunk says:

    she is exciting to watch her and achieve her movie for share thanks

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