Jennifer Aniston On Pregnancy Rumors, The NYT And "Tabloid" Vogue

Jennifer Aniston continues her push for this month's "Marley & Me" and graces the next issue of Entertainment Weekly, excerpted on E!. Inside she disses her last magazine cover, that of Vogue.

The cover (seen below) pulled out a quote from Aniston regarding Angelina Jolie.

On her Vogue quote ("What Angelina did was very uncool") being taken out of context : "I was just surprised that Vogue would go so tabloid. I was bummed. But you almost expect it. Big deal. Done. Next."

On the rumors that she's carrying boyfriend John Mayer's baby: "Oh my God, it's hysterical . It's almost going to take away the fun from actually being able to say one day, 'I'm pregnant!'"

On motherhood being in her future: "I'm on the verge of it in some way--or it's something I long for."

On Her Split With Pitt: "'The Hollywood fairy tale romance'--that's what's put onto it. It's Luke and Laura. But if you strip away all of the glitz and the glamour and the headlines--the shock and awe of it--it's just people living their life. S--t happens, and it's as normal as any other human being if you take away the headlines. It's just not as interesting without the headlines."

On What She Perceived as a Hit Piece By the New York Times' Caryn James in 2006 [here]: "It was so venomous. It was like, who f---ing s--t in her Wheaties? How do these people get the opportunity to just spew s--t? They don't know anything. You know, career choices -- you just do what you do. Not everyone's a winner. Not every episode of Friends was great. Not every guy you choose is great. Just across the board, there's so much expectation."

Comments

[Carrasco]

I like both Aniston and Jolie. However, Jolie is a far better actress. I just watched Girl Interrupted again last night. What a great flick, that girl's got serious range. That whole scene where she totally pushes Brittany Murphy's buttons that leads to her suicide was priceless. Just love her, great acting.

[CKieffer]

Part I

I don't care about Aniston's films, the same way I don't really care about Jennifer Garner or Cameron Diaz. There are some actresses whose film niche is just not up my alley. Doesn't make them any less of an actress, just makes them not my type of actress - - much like some clothing designers, magazines, television shows, etc., etc. I don't disparage them because of it - - I just choose to not buy a ticket. Obviously, there are plenty who do like them because they continue to make movies and continue to be paid for the movies they make. Period.

However, as a woman, I respect how Aniston behaved while being figuratively bitch slapped in public. I wouldn't have shown the restraint she did. "Sensitivity chip missing" and "uncool" pale in comparison to what I would have said. The W shoot orchestrated by Pitt alone would have made go insane.

As a woman I know exactly how easy it is to play a man, let alone a man in a hum-drum marriage with (possibly) other issues. It is very easy to see that Jolie exudes sexual appeal and truthfully, represents everything Aniston does not. Pitt's decision is not surprising because we all know when we get bored with one thing, we tend to go in a completely opposite direction... we do it as a society and we do it as people.

[BlackJAC]

Ah, so your entertainment choices are based on plot, too.

[CKieffer]

Shhhhhhhh... don't say it out loud - - people will talk.

[CKieffer]

Part II

I do not respect Jolie and Pitt for how they handled the affair ("the movie where their parents fell in love"), the W photo shoot, the selling of their children's photos and the constant upheaval they subject those children to - - period. Is it their right to do it? Sure. As it is my right to question their motives, their decisions or anything else they do IN THE PUBLIC EYE. As it is my right to not buy a ticket to see their movies either.

And, if an actress has a legal obligation to promote a movie, one has to question how much flexibility she has in refusing some questions or dictating the headlines. Leave her alone - - at least when she whores herself out for her movie, she doesn't drag children along for the ride or talk about her sex life. Between all three, Aniston may be the more pedantic, but she is by far, the more professional.

[CKieffer]

Sorry to my crew, I know I just went off versus our usual one-liners. (Not sure if "crew" is the right word, but you know who you are.)

[marymansour]

I enjoyed every word of it. I called us the JenFenders some time back. One liners or otherwise, it's fun to 'mock' these fiends.

[AngryAmish]

No need to apologize to your crew. The Brangeloonies need to be reminded from time to time that the urge in some of us to dismantle the Brangelina myth is rooted in something much deeper than an adolescent devotion to Jennifer Ansiston: Movie Star! or a narrow and moralistic view of infidelity .

On one level (the level you identify in your comment) this discussion is not so much about whether infidelity is right or wrong as it is about the appropriate way that all of the parties to a break-up should conduct themselves once the marriage, or relationship, is beyond saving.

In my view, if you're in Bradley and Angelina's position, you don't flaunt your newfound happiness in public, you keep your mouth shut about your relationship unless asked about it directly, and if asked about it directly, you either decline to comment or you tell the truth as concisely as possible. What you do NOT do is stage photo ops to cash in on your glamorous new couplehood and then retrofit a lie-filled backstory to protect your image as Saints and Ambassadors. Accept the consquences of your actions, man; don't use your wealth and PR savvy to erase your history--and to rob your ex-wife of her remaining dignity. It's astoundingly poor form.

[AsISaid]

For one, I like her a lot. I think she's beautiful, classy, and smart.

[Hechizera]

ROTFLMBAO! So this passive-aggressive bítch is feeling the backlash from her stupid Vogue interview where she whined about Angelina being "uncool", and now it's VOGUE's fault for "going tabloid" on her?!

This woman is the most pathetic waste of space that ever landed in Hollywood. No wonder she keeps getting dumped. The smartest thing Brad Pitt ever did was throwing her under a bus. The dumbest thing he ever did was waiting five years to do it.

Get gone, Jen, and stay gone.

[happycat]

I have been sickened by some of your previous comments, but this latest of yours is just pure vomit. It is fine and dandy for you to be a big fan of the Jolie-Pitts, however, I would like to know what it is about Jennifer Aniston that you hate so much. It seems that you have a lot of hatred for her because she is unmarried and Pitt left her for another woman. If that is the reason why you hate her, then you are the one who is "a pathetic waste of space."

[CKieffer]

ROTFLMBAO... ok... let's play...

Rolling On the Floor Laughing My B A... Off

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Bubblicious

[AngryAmish]

And the bus that Brad threw Jen under? Angelina was driving it.

[Hechizera]

Oh for heaven's sake! Your head is so far up Aniston's áss, you can't see straight. Face it once and for all -- she's a no-talent has-been who has never learned to accept responsibility for her own mistakes and keeps blaming everybody else for her failures. Emotionally she has the depth of a puddle and the maturity of a four-year-old. If that's what inspires you, that's your problem. The best thing Brad ever did in his life is dumping Aniston for Jolie, who is ten times the woman Aniston will ever be.

Now go find an ocean to scream at.

[BlackJAC]

You asked her out once, and she turned you down, didn't she?

[marymansour]

Bingo, BlackJAC!

[missjabez]

Do you realize how maniacal you sound? It's one thing to dislike JA, but your hatred of her is unhinged.

[Theda]

There have been too many stories written about Jennifer's "new life." Everytime she breaks up with a man she gets on the cover of magazines.
She's more famous for the men she dates (and divorces) than she is for her movie roles. The story line is getting repetitious.

[arizonastudent01]

You again? Please you are so plain jane. You can't act. Your looks are the same as years ago. You always go back to Brad yourself. Please get on with life it is too short don't you know yet? It is like your stuck in time. Mayer could do so much better than you!!!! Your smile is WEIRDLY FREAKISH!

[giselley]

Here come the Brangeloonies...I don't get why people so viciously attack Anniston and her career in defense of Angelina...They are both women who manipulate the media!

[claptrapa]

And that is very fair, both being actresses and interested in the longevity of their careers. What nonplusses me is the loathing the Jolie-Pitt fans have for Miss Aniston who has behaved in a dignified manner.

[missjabez]

My guess is the Brangiebots are entranced by Angelina Jolie's looks and her supposed coolness. They have also fallen hard for the Brangelina PR blitz. I almost pity people who are unable to think for themselves.

[susiesorority]

I don't dislike this actress, but why she gets constant national exposure for a lukewarm career, I can't fathom. The really interesting actresses, like Parker Posey or Lili Taylor? I guess they're not blond enough.

[sasidechick]

I agree. I could never figure out why she was such a big star anyway. I mean, she was ok on Friends. I must admit the only movie I ever liked that she was in was the Breakup, and that's because I love Vince Vaughn.

She became big when she married Pitt. Angelina was big before she married Pitt.

[CRUSADER]

Absolutely...WHY? She must have the greatest publicist in life. She is constantly on every magazine all of the time. Now here she is in the Huffpost.....WHY? She's lukewarm at best.
I know we need an outlet from all the election guff, but it's overdone with this girl. Sorry, but I don't think I'm alone with my opinion. Enough with Jennifer Anniston.

[marymansour]

Aniston was 'big' when she married Pitt. As for Jolie, she had a famous dad and got a leg up by marrying Billy Bob Thornton who was all the rage at that time.

[kloew]

Actually, Jennifer Aniston was famous for five years before she met Pitt. Jolie was famous too, but her career was in trouble after a string of flops and a creepy personal life that people got tired of hearing about. All three of them are more famous now than they have ever been thanks to this drama. I know you want to belittle Jen every chance you get but please get your facts straight. Lying takes away from the point you were trying to make.

[learnsomething]

Aniston is the most passive-aggressive, narcissist. mediocre actress out there. Completely self-absorbed, a c-lister, and unattractive.

Brad needs a medal for putting up with this mess of a child/woman for all these years.

When she and Brad broke up, it was common knowledge that their marriage had been over for years. She and Brad hardly saw each other. They had been in a bad marriage almost from the beginning. They even admitted as such.

Jennifer was alright with the break-up until Brad moved on, and got with Angie. Then Jen started her pity party.

Why should a man stay in an unhappy, fraudulent marriage just so Jennifer can look good to the world.
She always promised children, which she never planned on delivering. That is called marital fraud, and is grounds for divorce in any state.

[scorpioleidy]

You are 100% en pointe !!! Thank you - and well stated!

[missjabez]

You certainly have gulped the Brangeloonie Kool-Aid. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are the only ones who know what occurred in their marriage. Whether their marriage was on the rocks or not, Brad showed little or no class by succumbing to Angelina's dubious charms. Adultery is adultery no matter how you slice it. You don't know if Jennifer Aniston refused to bear children for Brad, but condoning Brad's fidelity on that basis is extremely sexist. I feel I am wasting my time trying to reason with yet another Brangiebot, but nobly I persevere.

[missjabez]

Oops I meant to say infidelity not fidelity. Obviously Braddy-body would never get props for being faithful.

[claptrapa]

"....but nobly I persevere."

And I, for one, am most proud of your efforts. Do please perservere.

[claptrapa]

"Jennifer was alright with the break-up until Brad moved on, and got with Angie."

Where have you been the past three years? Brad divorced Jennifer and two weeks later was in Kenya with Jolie. This was not exactly a divorced couple where the husband 'eventually' met his true love.

[learnsomething]

Brad and Angie were not seen in Kenya until April of that year, which is three months after the break-up. Please don't lie.

[AngryAmish]

Marital fraud? Where did you go to law school? University of 1932? Divorce laws in every state have advanced quite a bit since Claire Booth Luce penned "The Women," and thank heaven the law no longer assumes that the chief function of any wife is to produce children--which is how I can tell the difference between you and the law when you're both in the same room.

[giselley]

Well put!

[jacobomorales]

Who is the agent for this cheesy washed up person? Inane and ignorant, how is it she is all over the tabloids?

[drumz]

She's obviously enough of a somebody to you since you took the time to post. Go cry somewhere else.
I think Jen is hot and it certainly isn't her fault the tabloids are after her, give me a break!

[missjabez]

I've always preferred Jennifer Aniston's looks to Angelina Jolie's. I know everyone says she's beautiful, but something about her has always repelled me.

[lioness39]

Why are you posting?

[progressivelady]

I love you Jen so honest and refreshing not like AJ at all at least you honor marriage and don't go after married men.

[Shellly]

Can anyone remember one thing this woman has done career wise that was worth noting? other than 'friends' she's a complete dud..

[claptrapa]

She HAS a 'career'. That took hard work and talent. Do you have one? Not that I really care at all.

[happycat]

She was really cute in "Picture Perfect." Give that one a chance.

[Azmom]

Who cares.

[Teckwreck]

Apparently a lot of people do or they would not read and post. She is beautiful, successful, and seems, on the whole, to be pretty comfortable in a very public life.

[drumz]

You obviously

[PamelaNH]

I suspect Jennifer's tabloid complaint was that they used that quote on the cover. She probably would not have minded it in the body copy of the article. Vogue did go tabloid by picking the quote that would give them a 2-for. They got Jolie and Jen on the cover. It was done to boost circulation, period.

[Shellly]

she needs to learn how to manipulate the tabs like Angie.... if they are going to discuss brad or angie, then the interview is off...she just comes off looking bad and pitiful.

[piul05]

She doesn't have AJ's or BP's gravitas to call any interview off - that's the crux of her relationship with the media.

[pangursperson]

Aniston needs to stop answering questions about anything related to her past marriage. It's tempting to "set the record straight" or "have your side heard" but it only keeps the fact of her failed marriage front and center. It's like Sarah Palin harping on about how her clothes are hers, blah blah. All it did was keep the story alive.

Any way you look at it, talking about Brad, talking about people talking about her and Brad, is just bad PR.

[progressivelady]

So where did you read she asked herself the question. it's the media who keep's bringing it up NOT HER, can't you READ?

[AfroLatina21]

CAN YOU READ? They said that Aniston should stop answering questions about her past marriage not that she brought it up. Geez...