John Mayer: Jennifer Aniston Had My Back at Oscars

It turns out that while the singer was happy to provide "moral support" to his girl at the Academy Awards, he was also "very, very nervous" about attending.

"It's not my world, the Oscar thing," Mayer told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM show Wednesday. "But [Jen] was so sweet to me that night, because you can go from a Grammy winner to a water boy when you walk into the Kodak Theatre on Oscar night." He added,"While it was really, really fun, the whole thing is very odd to me."

"I basically stepped into the picture frame of Hollywood," he explained. "And you have to really be with someone you know has your back in that situation, and she did, and it was really great."

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Mayer and Aniston backstage at the Oscars talk to Oprah's friend Gayle King: Gayle asks if it's ok to say that it is good to see them out publicly.
"Sure, yeah!" Aniston replies.

Asked are they happy, Aniston replies, "Very happy."

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Comments

[chicamorena]

03:34 AM on 02/28/2009

She got dumped. Big. Effing. Deal.

[arizonastudent01]

06:54 PM on 02/26/2009

M-ANiston, LOL. Yep that is her big lantern jaw jen as I heard it. Try to stop talking about the other relationship...come on. Jen dear, I have never head Gwen talk about her other relationship with Brad. Just stop it already. There are 60 million men more or less, could really be less, on the earth, get a new life. Blah is right.

[DeirdreM]

08:34 PM on 02/26/2009

Arizona student...Go back to college...Try to learn some manners.

[AngryAmishJunior]

08:48 PM on 02/26/2009

How are the special ed classes working out for you, Arizonastudent?

[DeirdreM]

09:11 PM on 02/26/2009

AAJ, you are such fun! No one says it better than YOU!!!

[MyThought]

08:57 AM on 02/26/2009

How long to mourn a relationship? Duh - it's the press that keep asking her about it. Give her a break. Afterall, she didn't do anything wrong. BUT the media keep persisting. Don't you remember how she tried to avoid discussions about it?

BLAME THE MEDIA folks - they want to keep the story alive.

[RJII]

04:01 AM on 02/26/2009

blah

[AngryAmishJunior]

12:31 AM on 02/26/2009

Just to summarize for all you latecomers: 1) She has great hair, 2) Her skin glows, and 3) How long are you allowed to mourn someone else's relationship?

[BetterDays]

12:33 AM on 02/26/2009

You forgot to mention how angry and obsessed TiffanyHusseinBanned is. Hilarious.

[AngryAmishJunior]

12:39 AM on 02/26/2009

You call it "angry and obsessed." I call it drunk. But we're on the same page.

[happycat]

12:40 AM on 02/26/2009

I agree with you. It is kind of hilarious.

[happycat]

12:34 AM on 02/26/2009

Thank you for summarizing. A lot of us are too dense to understand Tiffany's message which is on constant replay ad nauseam..

[AngryAmishJunior]

12:40 AM on 02/26/2009

Pssst...The answer to number three is: one day (according to Miss TiffanyHusseinBanned).

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

11:30 PM on 02/25/2009

rzan1 See Profile I'm a Fan of rzan1 I'm a fan of this user permalink
I became an admirer of Jennifer when she went through all that public humiliation re the divorce and conducted herself so well. She has many friends who love and support her, including Oprah Winfrey.
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Shocking. Public humiliation? She and her husband divorced. Most marriages end in divorce. However, most divorced women can't afford to spend $2,500 for a trip to the salon.

Your sympathy is misguided. Sorry.

[AngryAmishJunior]

12:17 AM on 02/26/2009

Oh, Tiffany. Tiffany, Tiffany, Tiffany. It's good that you have a hobby to while away the hours as you anxiously await your first period.

[rzan1]

01:00 PM on 02/26/2009

I have a pet possum named Tiffany. (No kidding!). Just thought I'd mention it. She is bad tempered and overeats.

[birdbaner]

02:11 PM on 02/26/2009

Totally unrelated...you don't have to answer if this is too personal. Do you really have a pet possum? Is it legal where you are to keep them as pets? I'm an environmental scientist and I'm curious ...I didn't think they could be kept as pets. Pretty cool, if you weren't kidding :-)!

[birdbaner]

02:12 PM on 02/26/2009

One more thing...you might want to change her name. Maybe she will be better tempered with a nicer name. Maybe she reads this stuff when you're not around :-)!

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

11:24 PM on 02/25/2009

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Yada, yada. Oh groan me out. What the f&ck are you mourning?
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Yikes! Did I hurt your feelings? I can assure you that I am not mourning another woman's relationship.


That's for darn sure.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

11:22 PM on 02/25/2009

birdbaner See Profile I'm a Fan of birdbaner I'm a fan of this user permalink
So, how do you know what character she plays if you never wathced the show? Just curious...

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I like the show Friends, but you don't have to watch Friends to figure out Maniston's character.

It wasn't terribly complex or suprising.

[birdbaner]

11:33 AM on 02/26/2009

I never watched Friends. Frankly, I'm not into any of the movies these 4 make. However, if one never actually saw a person act, how do you know anything about thier ability. My post was not directed to you, so why you feel the necessity to respond is beyond me. I did see most of "Friends with Money"-try watching it. Her performance is very good, nothing like the character people seem to corner her in. She also recieved good reviews for "The Good Girl", altough I never saw that one. And, is it necessary to refer to her as "Maniston". It makes seem you sound very cruel and adolescent.

[rob2007]

11:16 PM on 02/25/2009

I know it's lame and if I don't like it I should shut my yap but I feel inundated by JA and all things JA and I seriously think I'm losing my mind from endless endless media infatuation with everything JA. How about disappearing for awhile, maybe hone-up on your acting skills like all serious actors do, and come back and wow me?

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

11:28 PM on 02/25/2009

Exactly. I don't get why everyone has to coddle her.

What has she done? I never hear about her going anywhere and doing something for the benefit of the planet.

She has great hair and her skin glows, but that's pretty much it.

She isn't royalty.

[justjojo]

12:15 AM on 02/26/2009

Just because you don't "hear" about it, doesn't mean she doesn't do anything for the good of our planet. Some people don't need to blow their own horn like other celebrities.

[happycat]

12:29 AM on 02/26/2009

What about St. Judes Hospital and Cancer Awareness? Aniston has been very involved with that.

[hlhicks]

09:07 PM on 02/25/2009

Oprah Winfrey has been promoting Aniston's relationships or lack thereof for four years and it is sickening. I remember years ago, Oprah castigated a woman whose husband of twenty years left her and their five children for her best friend. Oprah was all over the woman saying that men don't leave if they're happy and that there must have been a disconnect in the marriage in order for him to leave her. She had no compassion and no kind words and invited the husband and his new wife on the same show. Yet, as soon as Aniston, childless, rich, and famous is divorced, now it's time to throw a yearly party celebrating her bravery for surviving divorce. When I think of the number of women and children who are left destitute after a divorce it is somewhat sickening to hear people act like Aniston is a superwoman.

[DeirdreM]

09:33 PM on 02/25/2009

While I don't know anything about Oprah's take on Jennifer or other women who have been hurt by cheating spouses, it seems to me that people are drawn to Aniston precisely because she is NOT a superwoman. She has handled all ot this drama with such dignity and humanity, surrounding herself with her beloved friends and family while continuing to grow professionally. She also seems unafraid to try to find love again. We're all simply rooting for her.

[lioness39]

09:36 PM on 02/25/2009

bingo.

[rzan1]

11:23 PM on 02/25/2009

I became an admirer of Jennifer when she went through all that public humiliation re the divorce and conducted herself so well. She has many friends who love and support her, including Oprah Winfrey.

[rob2007]

11:20 PM on 02/25/2009

Oprah suffers from relationship-envy because the only thing she can commit to--besides lunch--is her stupid dog.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

08:42 PM on 02/25/2009

Maniston defenders, do you defend ever millionaire who spends $2500 at the salon?

Geez! You guys got all angry at me. LOL

Do you know her?

Angie laughed her and why not? She was nervous, she messed up a line, and looked out of place. Angie was nominated for an Oscar and Jen was just there looking kind of tragic and nervous.

Oh and with John Mayer. Great musician, but I would not take him to the Oscars with me. Oh no.

I call it like I see. I'd love to spend $2500 at the salon and still be treated like a victim.

It must be awesome.

[happycat]

09:08 PM on 02/25/2009

You're comment is snide and nasty.

[lioness39]

09:24 PM on 02/25/2009

Shall we chip in and buy Banned Hussein a night at the spa? Think it'll help...

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

11:18 PM on 02/25/2009

Oh. Did I hurt your Jennifer Aniston?

Get a life, Honey.

LOL

[mairs]

09:51 PM on 02/25/2009

I agree with you in the respect that Aniston generates a huge outpouring of empathy among so many people, while she is photographed on her constant vacations having idle fun. I just don't identify with her. She has a great life and can have anything she wants, and does have it. All the sympathy for her doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

[birdbaner]

01:58 PM on 02/26/2009

Yes, but is it her fault that people empathize with her? I would say its the press that keeps the nonsense going-it sells their publications. I don't have sympahty for her-that would be ridiculous. What I see is a beautiful woman in the prime of her life enjoying herself. She had a painful breakup of her marriage, but I don't see any indication that she is unhappy or not over her marriage. Was it awkward for her? I'm sure it was, and I think she handled herself as well as anyone could. My parents were divorced for 21 years-and still after all that time, if they ever had to be in the same room, they were uncomfortable and you could feel the tension. The amount of time that passes sometimes makes no difference, but it does'nt mean the people are "not over" each other. As far as identifying with her...can you really identify with any of these people?? They are rich, have the world at thier disposal, they want for nothing and get away with things that most of us would be fired from our jobs for (this is not singling out Aniston, but all of Hollweird, as I like to call it). And do you think JA is the only one that spent enormous amountof money on her hair & make-up? Please, let's get real...everyone on that red carpet had their hair & make-up professionally done and spent a fortune.

[Topper24]

07:42 PM on 02/25/2009

Maher, just go away.

[MyGuyO]

07:15 PM on 02/25/2009

Don't know anything about her man, but Jennifer has got to be so cool.

Can't for the life of me know how in the heck Pitt left her for ghoulish looking A. Jolie.

[marymansour]

07:30 PM on 02/25/2009

You're talkin' the talk and walkin' the walk. I can't understand it either unless it was s.e.x on a stick -excusez-moi!
- s.e.x with a stick.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

08:52 PM on 02/25/2009

I could see it. Brad wanted a family and now he has one.

Jennifer has great hair and beautiful skin, though.

[Village]

07:11 PM on 02/25/2009

He is so into himself, and not that interested in her, only in what she can do for him. When she can do no more, he will leave her.

I'm beginning to feel so sorry for her. She is stuck in another time and place.

He's not that into you honey.

[samandally]

07:02 PM on 02/25/2009

Yawn!!!!!!