Jennifer Aniston On Oprah (VIDEO)

As reported yesterday by People magazine, Jennifer Aniston appeared on Oprah Thursday to promote her Christmas film "Marley & Me," but first talked about her Vogue interview in which she called Angelina Jolie's comments about the genesis of her relationship with Aniston's then-husband Brad Pitt "uncool." She also talked about Brad, her pride for him, and her feelings on their movies coming out the same day (his is "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

Also on the show, but not in the clip below, Aniston talked about her dogs (who skyped in on video conference from California) and her election night with David and Courteney Cox Arquette, for which she made an Obama-icing-ed cake.

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[PhDiva]

Angelina pretends to be a great person, but what she did to Jen was awful. Period. I like them both, but who would you rather have as your mom? Angelina thinks parenting is another performance. Jen would be the better mom.

[harriettubman]

It doesn't matter in Holly "sin" wood. They do it all the time. From far back as I have read memoirs or the news, someone met their married partner on a movie set. Back then you had to keep it quiet or your career would be toast. Elizabeth Taylor went thru an ostracization after the Fisher/Reynolds incident and again after the married Burton affair.

During Bryant Gumbel's divorce his wife gave an interview saying how Hollywood allows families to be damaged. It's true too. How many drug addicts have still been allowed to make movies? How many turbulent 3-party marriages have been reported out of Hollywood without a hint of scandal? There are no boundaries in Hollywood. That's why some people seek to go there. It's like the deviat men who flock to the Catholic church to become priests. They know they'll be shielded from prosecution.

[gloriousbeing]

And you know this because you PERSONALLY know both of these women?? You have a crystal ball and can tell what type of mother Jenifer Aniston would be?? Marriage is difficult and private - no one knows what goes on in a marriage other than the two people involved, and even their perceptions are diffierent. It appears that you like JA better than AJ (ooooh, the reverse JA, interesting!) which is great for you, but to make statements as you did above, without personally knowing both women just makes you sound like an adolescent fangal. But that's just MY perception!

[DontBeFoolish]

I would of never dropped Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie. After Angelina's pretty face, there's nothing. No way, mom would of seen Angelina over Jen. Sorry Brad, your my man and all, and I know that this is my opinion, and I know that opnions are like ?ssholes, but you missed the boat on this one bro.

[dukesman]

Jennifer, please get over it. Lets face it, you got beat by the hotter woman. Angelina is clearly a freak in the sheets, while you were toting around the body of a twelve year old boy, thinking your doo-doo could make ice cream.

[JDHART]

Bitter much? What exactly do you want her to do?

Meow.

[Hechizera]

What we want her to do is stop whining and get over it. It's been four years already. The better woman won. Just suck it up and move on. Sheesh!

[PhDiva]

Ew. You're vicious. Who screwed you over?

[Lex10]

Upbeat, fair-minded sweetie-pie vs. blood-vial wearing, white-patch-where-billy-bob's-face-used-to-be, brother-frenching, OCD-adopter.
You decide.

[bruffin]

OCD adopter. LOL!

[gloriousbeing]

Again, you know this how??? Because you PERSONALLY know both women? This is just your perception and your opinion. So, you actually believe that when you see actors in television shows and movies, magazines, interviews, etc. that you know the REAL person?? They are ACTORS. How the heck do you know what they are truly like unless you have a personal relationship with them????
Judge much???

[Lex10]

Angelina! Calm the F down! It's me, Brad! I'm Lex10 ! So: yes! and yes! and....yes!

[marymansour]

Oprah loves 'to stir the stew' as we say in the South. This is what she was doing to JA. I don't think JA's response was out of whack at all. She seems to have moved on.

[NJ13]

At the time Brad and Angie met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who is to say that Brad and Jennifer's marriage had not fallen apart well before the movie? Who knows if those two had been seperated when all of this came about? No one knows what goes on in any one's marriage so why is it that people are so quick to believe Jennifer? In Addition, why do people feel she is at such a disadvantage? Jennifer walked away with a great deal of money from her marriage. She and Brad began the production company Plan B which was responsible for the lucrative and fantastic remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory so I Jennifer is doing just fine.

Clearly Brad and Jennifer have always been on different pages. Brad has always been about trying to do something more with his life then live the "lifestyle" in Hollywood. Jennifer is all about Hollywood.

It's intersting that the only time Anniston wants to talk about Angelina is when she has a movie coming out and it always seems to drum up publicity around her. She wants to play this drama out in the media so people will go see her movies, why else bring it up?

[Takae]

Aniston and Pitt were indeed separated; roughtly nine months before the filming started and also - I still can't believe a lot of people forgot this - Jolie wasn't his first post-marriage girlfriend.

In fairness to Aniston, she didn't have an easy time when the divorce announcement was made. A lot of people blamed the split on her for being so selfish in wanting to be "career woman" and for "refusing" to have children (Aniston said in various interviews before the announcement that she wasn't ready, etc.). Many believed that she drove Pitt away, but really, she didn't. The marriage just simply didn't work out, no fault of anyone's, really. But yes, it was rather horrible for both women -- and any woman who has experienced similar reactions.

Aniston hadn't 'wanted' to talk about Jolie. She was asked a question about Jolie's recent comment. The easiest way out is to decline answering the question, but she chose to answer. Her choice and also, her right.

[trinity29]

i agree with everything you said. I just wish that Jen realizes that her talking about her pain "sells" magazines. She even said on Oprah that people like negativity. I wonder why she is feeding into it because clearly it is not easy for her to go there and clearly she wants to move on. Her actions and her words seem contradictory.

[harriettubman]

I've been saying that in my posts--they were separated. I guess people don't believe it. David Arquette accidentally spilled some beans about the marriage in an interview. He said Jen had hoped they would've reconciled.

Brad gave an interview and from the tone of his voice and his answers, it appeared he wasn't present in the marriage then. He practically begged about wanting to be a father so bad. Well, he's got his chance 6 times now.

Nicely put.

[XME]

"Clearly Brad and Jennifer have always been on different pages. Brad has always been about trying to do something more with his life then live the "lifestyle" in Hollywood. Jennifer is all about Hollywood."

Wow, pretty judgemental, hateful AND unfounded...unless you know both of them personally...

[sponge1989]

It's about time Jen spoke up and said how she felt about Angelina. Why is it okay for Angelina to go on and on about how she and Brad fell iln love while he was still married to someone else? Personally I'm surprised she was able to to hold her tongue for this long. Good for her!

[toocoldout]

I miss Jen. We don't see enough of her. It would be great if her and Brad could be a couple again. They make a perfect couple.

[TequilaMockingbird]

and what about Mr. Pitts children?? wouldn't that just be super swell for them? at least you would get your tabloid dream.

[rzan1]

I think that ship has sailed. He has six kids and lots of responsibility. I doubt Jen would want him back after what he has put her through.

[sjcb8]

i did watch oprah and she didn't seem to be rehashing everything yet again...oprah asked about the vogue interview and jen explained that she was just answering someone's questions...she didn't appreciate that "it was uncool" quote splashed on the cover, since it was just a tiny part of the interview. THAT SAID, i feel like all 3 of them seriously want to move on from this but the media can't let it all go. world's sexist man, friend-next-door, and globe-trotting humanitarian/"home-wrecker"...it makes for a great story but it's OVER!

this is how i think things went down with brad and ang...brad and jen already had some issues (jen's insecurity, perhaps not wanting children, who knows), brad meets ang and the way she carries herself and how she lives her life and all the things she stands for ALL appeal to him. and i think he just wanted a life partner who was concerned about more than flipping her hair, L.A., and making romantic comedies. just my two cents!

[trinity29]

i agree. its best for the three of them to not discuss their relationship in public. they get exploited and everything gets blown out of proportion.

[CeeLee]

This "hair-do" woman, should get off her high horse, get a life and forget about Brad Pitt.
SHE HAS MADE a COTTAGE CAREER out of staying in the tabloids, press and internet whining about Brad Pitt. Who cares? I can see why Brad moved on from this self centered whiny broad.

[PhDiva]

Broad? Sexist much?

[TequilaMockingbird]

From someone who called someone with 6 kids and breastfeeding 2 of them a pretend Mom.. this is kinda Ironic and maybe you are the one that is a bit sexist..

[anghiari]

My goodness...Jennifer has a great life, has had a fabulous love life, things are great!....but wait, she has enough time and interest to take a whack at her ex husband's partner and mother of his six children.

Anybody remember a couple of weeks ago when John Mayer dumped her and told the media, there was no there there...but did Ms. Aniston have the balls to give him his comeuppance publicly nah!...now they just adore each other...but she does have time to tell Brad's partner that it is "uncool " of Angelina to talk about Angelina's life with Brad??? hmmm with such self righteous, honest as she could be?...if she were honest, she would tell us she has hardly put her life back together because it was a mess even before Brad left. Those two had nothing in common...go back and read Aniston's first Vogue interview after Brad left. She smoked, he didnt, she was in therapy, he wasn't, she was afraid to fly commercial flights, he wanted to take lessons to fly a plane, he liked one type of architecture and interior design, she didn't like his choices... it goes on and on. The man was not happy in that marriage even before he saw Angelina Jolie.

[RhondaSTL]

There are some of us out here that believe you should be respectful of the person you took vows with and at least honestly separate from them, if not divorce, before hooking up with someone else. And to talk about your romance with a still married man publicly, especially when there are now children - I agree. That's uncool. It might have been more gracious for Jennifer to refuse to talk about the situation at all, but she's showing no less grace than Angelina did by opening it up in the first place.

[PhDiva]

It's called common decency.

[TequilaMockingbird]

He was separated... 9 months before filming even started.. They separated when he wanted a Nursery in their house and she didn't.. get over it. The media didn't jump until the divorce was announced but they had actually been separated NUMEROUS times during their relationship.

[trinity29]

they were separated when brad met angelina.

[gorgol]

JENNIFER..FOR CRYING OUT LOUD..MOVE ON...You don't seem to be able to find a steady boy friend..no one seems to suit you.....you didn't want children..did you?? YOU"RE A PRINCESS...or you believe you are...you're just tooooo good for anyone..okay?? but WE ARE SICK OF HEARING ABOUT YOUR FAILED MARRIAGE...I have a feeling it wasn't all Brads fault...

[Flick08]

If he did have an affair of course he was wrong but geez how long can you stay married to someone who views retail as culture (ie knowing designer styles is just as important as knowing things about history, art, etc). Brad is very interested in architecture, international issues, and he wanted a family.

Jennifer has always come across as someone fun and light-hearted. These aren't necessarily bad qualities but they aren't going to hold their appeal for someone interested in having deeper, more intellectual conversations.

I remember watching she and Clive Owen on Larry King discussing the movie they were in and Owen was deep and had lots of interesting opinions and insights and Jennifer looked completely out of her depth. Unfortunately, I imagine that probably mimicked much of the Aniston-Pitt dinner conversation.

[trinity29]

you know none of us know if brad had an affair or not except for brad and angie. however, he was separated for 9 months when he met angie at the set of mr. and mrs. smith.

[ChelseaC]

If --and I say "IF" JA is not that bright and it bothered BP, he didn't have to marry her, did he? You don't marry someone to change them, they are who they are.

[sponge1989]

When did she ever say it was all Brad's fault? How do you know she didn't want children? Were you there? Why do people feel the need to comment on other people's personal lives. Because they don't have one of their own?

[mshazen]

Stop bashing the girl who got cheated on in front of the nation. Angie is the one who brought all this stuff up again bragging about how they fell in love while he was still married to Jen.

I am glad they are happy but stop blaming Jen when she gets asked a question about those two adulterers.

[oncethere]

From what I've read, Jolie's, either, mother or father, had a series of affairs and, so, she is just re-playing out, in her own life, this same script.

[trinity29]

its presumptive to declare jolie had an affair. we dont have access to that information.

[smacklooshis]

I love how people give interviews, say things - and then deny everything. When journalists interview a star, they fact check and record EVERYTHING.* That way if there is a lawsuit after they can defend themselves.

Plus, Aniston can talk about it and reach out to all those people who have been in her shoes and are trying to deal with the same thing.

*There have been some recent cases of blog reporters messing up facts, but I'd say the majority still do their jobs correctly.

[trinity29]

yes it was interesting how at the start of the interview she said she didnt say what was on the cover and when opra h pressed on and said she respected the journalist who did the story, she fessed up.

[emmalee]

Angelina was wrong and so was Brad... With that said, why is everyone ganging up on Jennifer Aniston? Doesnt she have a right to express herself? Brad and Angelina did so from the very beginning with their public affection and disrespect. I think Jennifer has a lot of class and is better off at the end without Brad. He only has his looks.. and that only goes so far.

[Flick08]

I think she's the one who only has looks to fall back on. She's a twit. A beautiful, likable one but a twit nonetheless. I watched Pitt being interviewed by Charlie Rose, there was none of the celebrity fluff stuff, and he sounded intelliegent and engaged with what was going on in the world beyond Hollywood. Plus he is highly respected by two serious architects, I. M. Pei and Ram Koolhaas, neither of whom would waste their time with him if he was just another celebrity dilletante.

[trinity29]

again, neither you nor I know what happened between them but brad and jen were separated when angie and brad met. its jen's choice to take questions and answer them anyway she wants. however, she has to know that the more she talks about her failed marriage, the more it appears that she hasn't moved on. if she has moved on, she should just tell people who ask those questions that she has no answer because it is not a relevant issue in her life.