Jennifer Aniston is on the cover of next month's Vogue and from the sounds of it, the interview she gave is one of her most revealing to date. Among the hot topics are her love interests (both past and present), turning 40 next year and yes, her highly publicized (and often still talked about) breakup with Brad Pitt.
So in the interest of gossip, let's just cut to the chase and get to the good stuff, shall we? Of John Mayer, with whom she's had an on-again, off-again relationship, Jennifer says she feels "seriously protective" of their relationship and addresses John's penchant for blabbing to the press.
"He had to put that out there that he broke up with me. And especially because it's me. It's not just some girl he's dating. I get it. We're human. But I feel seriously protective of him and us. Trust me, you'll never see that happen again from that man."
She continues, saying that she cares deeply for him: "It's funny when you hit a place in a relationship and you both realize, We maybe need to do something else, but you still really, really love each other. It's painful. There was no malicious intent. I deeply, deeply care about him; we talk, we adore one another. And that's where it is."
On to former flame Vince Vaughn, who she called her "defibrillator". Jennifer credits him for bringing her "back to life. My first gasp of air was a big laugh! It was great. I love him. He's a bull in a china shop. He was lovely and fun and perfect for the time we had together. And I needed that. And it sort of ran its course."
Turns out Jen isn't a big Sex and the City fan. "I don't…like…girls…whining…and complaining…about…wanting a man! I never liked Sex and the City, the kind of thing where women only feel empowered once they find the Man. It is just not up my alley. I don't believe in it. There is nothing you can control about love."
(Hear, hear, Jen! I never saw what others did in that show, but this is about you, not me...)
Jennifer turns the big four-oh next year, but she'd rather look at it as 30-10. "I'm not saying I'm 40. I'm 30-10. I don't feel 40. I don't know what it means. I just know that all of a sudden it's something that's in print next to my name. AND NOW SHE'S 40. It almost feels like some sort of badge of honor in a weird way."
(I don't get all the hype either. Age ain't nuthin' but a number, people.)
Okay, so let's cut the crap and get to the good stuff: her feelings about her most famous ex, Brad, and his now notorious affair with Angelina Jolie. She has nothing but "absolute admiration" for her ex-husband, who she thinks has done some "really amazing things".
"I mean, in the end, we really had an amicable split. It wasn't mean and hateful and all of this stuff that they tried to create about Brad can't talk to Jen and Jen can't talk to Brad because this person won't allow it. It just didn't happen. The marriage didn't work out. And pretty soon after we separated, we got on the phone and we had a long, long conversation with each other and said a lot of things, and ever since we've been unbelievably warm and respectful of each other."
She did, though, have a few choice words about Angelina Jolie and some of the things the actress was quoted as saying around the time of Jen and Brad's split: "There was stuff printed there that was definitely from a time when I was unaware that it was happening. I felt those details were a little inappropriate to discuss. That stuff about how she couldn’t wait to get to work every day? That was really uncool."
Can't say I blame the woman for feeling that way, really. Though these are just bits and pieces from the article, Jen comes off as pretty level-headed and down to earth. It's a nice side to see of her, one that I hope we see more of in the future.
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