In this week’s Enquirer, Mike Walker (their go-to gossip guy, he’s like an older, bitchier, more delusional Ted Casablanca) has two separate pieces of Jennifer Aniston-Chelsea Handler gossip. I don’t feel like going through the whole damn recap of what happened, so here’s my version: Chelsea Handler ranted about Angelina Jolie, and because of her friendship with Jennifer Aniston, the situation ricocheted and Aniston looks pathetic, and like she’s not over it, six years later. Okay, now here are the basics from Mike Walker’s column (disclaimer, blah, etc):
*Courteney Cox hates Chelsea Handler, and is encouraging Aniston to cut her ties to Chelsea. Courteney refers to Chelsea as “trailer trash” and Cox told Aniston “I told you so” about the Chelsea situation – apparently Cox was never a fan. Courteney told Aniston that Chelsea’s ranting and raving is making her (Aniston) look bad. Also: Cox is still friends with Brad Pitt, and wants to make it clear that she (Cox) does not condone the “Angie-bashing”.
*Aniston kind of already hated Chelsea. During their trip to Cabo, Chelsea wouldn’t shut up, and continually teased Aniston about Brad Pitt and John Mayer. Aniston hates that Chelsea is “always on” and that there’s barely “a minute to rest, relax and chill out when she’s around.”
*Chelsea and Aniston were shopping together and Chelsea “pranked” Aniston by telling the security guards that Aniston was shoplifting.
*When Aniston first heard Chelsea’s Angelina rant, “Aniston immediately feared people would assume that Chelsea’s out-of-the-blue attack sprang from intimate confidences shared during their highly publicized vacation.”
*Aniston told off Chelsea, saying: “You’ve made me look like I’m still bitter and heartsick over my marriage breakup! I don’t want people to think I’m still pining for Brad. I’m over him! It was a long time ago!”
*When Chelsea tried to defend herself by saying that she’s always made fun of Angelina, Aniston issued a “no slamming Angelina” ultimatum, threatening to withdraw from their friendship. Chelsea allegedly agreed to keep her mouth shut.
[From The Enquirer, print edition]
I find the Cox stuff very interesting, and now I would really, really like to know what Cox really thinks of Chelsea. You know what a controlling, Type-A bitch Courteney is, right? I can’t even imagine what her real opinion of Chelsea is.
As far as the “Aniston was so embarrassed, she threatened to end her friendship with Chelsea” stuff… sure. Whatever. I don’t buy it, but maybe it happened. Considering Chelsea was still criticizing Angelina even after the initial instigating incident, I doubt it went down like Mike Walker described. Also: Aniston has known that Chelsea talks trash about Angelina for a while, and they’ve somehow managed to maintain their friendship.
Photos of Chelsea, courtesy of WENN.
Are they still in high school? That’s about the level of maturity all this nonsense is. Perhaps none of it is true, other than the part about Chelsea Handler being trailer trash.
I was thinking younger than high school and trailer trash is being kind. Can’t stand this woman and have no idea why she is tolerated by anyone.
Cox has a point
I’m sure she found it funny CH attacking AJ and her children. Now it’s turned on her and only now she doesn’t find it funny?
Ugh. I hate Courteney Cox for giving me a reason to be on team Chelsea. Look, the Angelina stuff was whack but, how is Courteney still a good friend to Jen if she is still friends with Brad? Hypocrite much? That doesn’t make sense to me. And “trailer trash” is kind of harsh seeing as how nowadays Chelsea is way more relevant than Cox. lol
I thought Courtney Cox no longer spoke to Brad after what he did to Jennifer? Considering all the stories that have gone down over the years regarding the Brad/Angelina/Jennifer mess. I would not be surprised if the three of them have actually become good friends and meet for dinner once a week!
If that’s how she (Chelsea)acts with a friend, don’t become her enemy.
Poor Jen
sounds credible…chelz is classless imo.
There was a story ina trashy mag here in the uk, where a ‘soruce’ states that when Jen heard Chelsea’s full rant she ‘laughed untill her face turned red’. Probably moving up and down and clapping like a retarded seal. I like to think this actually happened, its a good visual.
Oh please, Courteney would never stop taking Pitt’s calls. He is still big time A-List in LA. She is not kicking anyone to the curb… who could possibly be helpful to her later on in life.
But I suspect Angie Jo is not happy about Pitt speaking to her. For any reason.
Yet, I do think Courteney would not want the stink of Chelsea near her. And is probably not pleased with the friendship that is so public with Chelsea and Jennifer either.
Mostly cause Courteney is Boss in her social circle. So she does not need any one influencing her BBF Jennifer while she is out banging her male co-star. haha!
Cox isn’t Brad’s friend. That’s nonsense. During the split, Cox publicly supported Aniston and, if memory serves, took a couple of thinly veiled swipes at both Brad and Angie. I can see Cox advising Aniston to cut ties with Chelsea because Chelsea’s behaviour makes Jen look bad. It’s good advice and she’s doing it because she cares about Jen. That makes sense. I highly doubt Cox is doing this to defend Brad.
Wow another detailed list of thoughts and intimate conversations. How do the tabloids get all this information if there are only two people in these conversations, or does everyone call the paps once they’ve finished feeling their feelings.
Poor Jen? Really? Poor judgement in her choice of friends, more like. I’m sure this story is just the NE putting 2 and 2 together (anyone here could have come up with the same scenario) but it’s not at all hard to believe that Cox, as a real friend, would be telling JA to lose the CH association since all it does it reflect negatively on her. JA does get a terrible bashing from the tabloids but really, it’s hard to feel sorry for her if she hasn’t worked out all by herself that CH is baggage she needs to dump.
You shouldn’t tell your friends what to do, but it’s good advice.
I cannot BELIEVE JA is friends with someone like Joe Francis – ugh, ugh, ugh!
First, I doubt if Jennifer Anniston is as tortured by Brad and Angelina as some of you want to believe, yeah I’m sure it pinches that they “seem” to have this idealic family life, but I don’t think either B.P. or A.J. are any great prize. Also- I have no doubt Jennifer Anniston will, (if she doesn’t already) regret taking up with Chelsea Handler; Does anyone think that Chelsea would hesitate for one minute to trash Jen if she displeases her? Chelsea is a mean, vindictive bitch. The only part that’s really believeable in the story is that Courtney Cox told J.A. to dump the friendship. Chelsea Handler is a disease.
I don’t normally comment on a person’s looks unless they are someone who is ugly on the INSIDE…gawd, Chelsea Handler is FUGLY.
I don’t believe any of this. Such detailed knowledge could only come from several flies on the wall at different times and places … all communicating with each other telepathically. In a twisted way, CH has made Jolie more sympathetic. She handed Angie’s fans the gift of righteous indignation.
So Cox was not only raising her husband, but also her best friend.
I actually believe this story. I do think Jen is over Brad. For some reason, people can’t accept the idea that she may be happy living single and not having kids. There is not a damn thing wrong with that, considering half the people with kids are so freaking selfish they shouldn’t have bothered in the first place. Jen always seems happy and laid back to me. I really think this story still has teeth because its easy fodder for gossip columinsts and bloggers. The fans care way more than the people in the nonexistant triangle!
Also, it seems to me that Chelsea and Jen are pretty much complete opposites in personality, so I can totally buy that Jen is sick of her ass. I can see how Chelsea would be fun for a few nights of partying, but get tired very fast.
FTR: I am team who f-cking cares and I like both Jen and Angelina for who they are as actresses. (yes, it is possible)
From what I remember of the original VF interview it was Courtney who stated Brad didn’t cheat but that Angie had “gotten under his skin” also at a Golden Globes ceremony Brad and Cox were witnessed talking. I don’t think they are close friends but I do think they are still friendly. Cox actually knows Pitt and witnessed the marriage and the demise of it. CC maybe type A and controlling but she doesn’t bash anyone publicly I think she just doesn’t talk about that stuff in interviews other than to say she supports Jen. I do think Jen crossed a line/made an error in judgement in courting Handler’s friendship and it’s backfired to make her look desperate. She should stick with people who she knows are actually going to refrain from talking about her in public.
Mike Walker’s stuff is rarely right. He just makes junk up to post in his little column in the Enquirer. LOL
I so dont care, I dont think that JA would condone stupid Chelsea crap and I dont think CC would like CH.
My opinion.
angelina said she has no girlfriends which is much much better!!!
you can really see the difference between her and Aniston. Jolie is quiet and just surrounded by her family, dont talk a lot and dont rub elbows with everyone, anyone. Aniston on the other hand talks to everybody. and now this.
meh. im over this triangle, people ought to stop making up gossip and chelsea needs to stop with her shit jokes. It was more of an attack than a joke, low.
The only part of this story that got me stuck was “Also: Cox is still friends with Brad Pitt, and wants to make it clear that she (Cox) does not condone the “Angie-bashing”.” A true friend would stick by their friend no matter how the enemy of said friend could help their fledging career.
If thats true than Aniston needs to dump Cox and Handler both. Who gives a crap about Jolie/Pitt. Their over, all of their movies are crap anymore. Don’t get me wrong, Aniston’s movies are always crap. But who cares anymore.
I’m 100% with Cox on this!
“You know what a controlling, Type-A bitch Courteney is, right?” that’s HILARIOUS! i literally LOLd at work haha.
great article. i still LOVE Courteney Cox
“angelina said she has no girlfriends which is much much better”
if that’s true than i feel bad for her. i have alot of male friends (straight and gay) but there is something about a deep female friendship that you can’t get from a man. i’m not talking about shallow,gossipy type friendships, which are fine for what they are, but real friends who are like sisters. i have a few very close female friends and we have all gotten each other through some very rough times over the years, as well as raised hell together on more than one occasion. they are true and solid anchors, and have made my life a much happier one. yay, female friends!
having said that, however, i wouldn’t want to be friends with angelina, jennifer or chelsea.
I think Courney is jealous & threatened by Chelsea. CC is a complete control freak who even controlled what they ate for lunch on the set of friends. lol
@DD. Thanks for laugh. Honestly you’d have to be the proverbial fly on the wall in order to be privy to some of these alleged conversations. It’s a wonder anyone in Hollywood has friends with all the ‘sources & pals’ blabbing to the press non-stop. That said, I do think some of these sources are the stars reps – who feed stuff to the tabs on behalf of their client so as to spin things their way.
@gabs and westcoaster: You ladies need to grow up. When a friend’s marriage breaks up it creates an awkward situation but there is no need to take sides unless one partner has been egregiously in the wrong. One of my oldest friends split with her husband years ago. They had simply grown too far apart to relate to each other any more. How do you assess blame in a situation like that?
The Pitt/Aniston marriage had been on the rocks for ages. His falling in love with Jolie only hastened its demise.
Aniston better watch her back. She’s told Handler too much and at the first possible opportunity Handler will stick a shiv into her. This bitch is nobody’s friend. She’s looking out for good old number one. She’ll trash Jolie, Aniston, or whoever she feels like to get her face in the tabloids.
First off I call BS on this story but for all you who say that Jen should dump Courteney as a friend because she still “talks” to Brad even though there is no real proof that she does and feel like Chelsea is a better friend to Jen. Did you forget that Chelsea dated a married man or shall I say fuck a married man because she was only using him to get a big contract and once she got it she dump him, do you still think she is the better friend Jen. If Jen has no problem with her friend Chelsea fucking a married man than why would she have a problem with Courteney talking to Brad if it’s true?
Cox is an angry little dwarf!!
Actually, Cox and brad are still friendly. When he was married to Jen, they spent a lot of time designing Jen and Brad’s mansion (with nurseries included.) They bounded b/c they both are really, really into architecture.
When it was annonced that Cox’s marraige was on the ropes, Brad called to show his sympathy.
It was a long time ago and both are adults and yes Cox would not burn bridges with an A-lister.
Frankly since David said that Aniston never appreciatedwx him and has a responsability in the demise of his marriage to Courtney, no Jen’s PR came to deny it, Courtney was never seen again in jennifer’s company and Jennifer didn’t peep anything either related to david or to cc…nothing…but hey they are REAL friends..
So i personally find THAT behaviour bizarre that in a time like this, Jen her so called bff wasn’t seen at her side, didn’ take her to Cabo, instead of Chelsea.
So my question is : are they even NOW that close of a friend for CC to even get involved with this when from her estranged husband’s mouth, they don’t agree on the jennifer’s case and that she is one of the reason of the tensions between them ?
As for this tabloid stuff, i call it bs because neither jeniffer nor Chelsea are that bright.
If they were, they would have known that there was a higher risk of backlash and that Chelsea rant would bring more negative reactions than the controry. Plus Jennifer PR team has never done anything to lift jen’s image that has been deteriorating over the years.
Chelseam unbfortunately, is always on and constantly demeands her staff in public just to show who has the biggest dong. You know what you get with her, so none of thgis is a surprise. There is a reason she is on E, much like the Kardashians. She gets to promo all her “comedy” appearances. She also sponsored the(one season) show that had the teen who was part of the teen burglary ring f famous folk. She never has nade fun of that tain wreck, yet everyone else is fair game. She is shallow. But, again, no surprises when she acts the same in real life. Once her looks sag away, she will slink away
when i first heard about what she was saying regarding angelina jolie right after she was seen hanging out with aniston, i thought it was messed up too, i figured it was just to get more attention for herself, and that a true friend wouldn’t do that, so if this story is true then i wouldn’t blame courteney cox for being protective. i don’t think much of handler anyway, but i definitely think less of her now.
I have never read or seen an interview where Angie said she doesn’t have any female friends. Courtney is still ‘friendly’ with Brad. They spoke at an awards show where he introduced her to Angie and they hung out a concert last year.I think it was Kings of Leon. Also why wouldn’t they be friendly . In every interview in the last 4 years in when Jen has mentioned Brad she has praised him as a man , actor, etc
Actually they are all trailer trash, all old desperate old garbage…An old C-NT, a man repellent and a cougar trying to hold on to her youth through a younger man
It would be great if Jen was happy being single.
Then we wouldn’t have to get breathlessly excited reports about her going on a ‘date’ the night before. Like it was an event that mattered
But right now i guess it’s the only thing that will keep her in the press.
AJ’s been getting a lot of attention lately, so Jen should be stepping out any day now.
Everyone needs a tralier trash girlfriend. Everyone. She is the one who you take to the bar/club/mall and she get’s in the bitch fight with the tramp who dissed you and your man. That way you don’t ever break a sweat or a nail. Take notes ladies.
I think you are confusing Cox with her character on Friends, A-type Monica.
I am sure she wants to protect her friend, but I don’t believe this.
Team Cox and Aniston on this one! Chelsea is not funny at all.
I don’t know if this is true or not. It’s certainly what I WISH would happen. Chelsea is nothing but trouble, so matter how you cut it.
Now you know what ‘Friends’ would be like if it were a reality show instead of a sitcom.
I’d like to know at what point just being plain ole’ CRUDE w/ no talent, looks, humor, or wit whatsoever passed for being funny and/or celebrity status, and, yes, Chelsea, I am talking to you.
I’m still saying there is NO WAY she is only 35!
Seriously?? I think JA is a little late trying to supposedly tell Chelsea to shut up. And what’s Mama Cox gotta do with it? This all ridiculous. I think Jennifer Aniston is just doomed to be another Debbie Reynolds. She needs to immediately marry someone so we won’t have to hear it anymore…..
Soon we will see 50 Cents having a video for his new song featuring his new girl Chelsea and her friend Aniston as his main video vixens.
They will be there in a bikini (or maybe only a tie for jen) dancing, gyrating and popping like Beyonce.
Jen’s entourage is not what it used to be and has been falling in quality, starting with Mayer and now the woman with whom they go to bars for some tequillas !
yuck !!!
“Soon we will see 50 Cents having a video for his new song featuring his new girl Chelsea and her friend Aniston as his main video vixens.”
Gee I hope not 🙁
@Judy (#48)- ITA. It may shock some people, but all it does is disgust me.
And I’m with Anon, I hope we don’t see Chelsea in anything more than we absolutely have to. I shudder at the idea of her in booty shorts trying to ‘blend into’ a 50 cent video. *gag*
She has ALREADY taken Jen’s reputation down a notch, if not two.
Jen, Listen to Court, she’s your REAL friend.
I’ve seen that Chess-man type. She’ll each you just like she eats others.
If it walks like a mean, nasty person, if it quacks like a mean, nasty person — it’ll ALWAYS be a mean, nasty person.
THANKS COURT FOR YOUR COMMON SENSE to your friend.
I’m not a Jen fan, but I don’t like seeing her getting tarred with the brush of TRASH, when she is actually a decent person.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Chelsea doesn’t even listen to 50’s music. She’s a phony.
Will the real Chelsea please stand up?
My family and I took a trip out to LA this January and near the top of our to-do list was to see Chelsea Lately live. My mom had searched for tickets, found some and the four of us were happy as clams.
It was a cool 50 degree, cloudy day and we arrived 2.5 hours before the taping time. That’s a long time to stand still with no bag or phone (because no bags are permitted into the studio. apparently they cant just make sure you have no camera? odd.) No bathroom. No water. There was a line already against the front of this small building. While we waited my mom went to smoke a cigarette at the far end of the building on a stoop next to another Comcast worker (She has a bad knee). One of the security guards had come up to her and rudely said she has to smoke over by the sidewalk otherwise they were going to kick her out for being difficult. Way too harsh for a first warning to someone who has never been to your building before. So she smoked in the parking lot and he yelled at her again for not listening, saying that he had said “sidewalk” and that he worked there for two years and he could make us all leave if he felt like it. Next thing you know the security guard pulls my sister from the line and tells her my mother is being difficult and if he has to kick us all out he will because he can ¬– and not to worry because he will NOT feel bad. As far as any of us knew she had done what was asked of her. We chose to be quiet, let him have his power trip and just continue to hang out in line.
As the line grew more and more people were faced with this basket of control issues. His name was Lionel. One girl was standing next to her friend and he threatened to throw them both out if they didn’t get into perfect single file order. The personal favorite and absolutely most ridiculous Lionel threat was when this skinny little girl in front of us was shivering outside and Lionel told her that he would throw her out if she didn’t stop shivering. Amazing! An involuntary bodily function to regulate the temperature of your body is criminal and punishable at Chelsea Lately. Who knew?
Then Lionel went over the rules for book signings about 10 times. Don’t laugh too hard, make sure you laugh enough, laugh on queue, sit down, don’t stand up, no bathroom breaks, no water for anyone, no shivering, no no no no no. Or—big surprise— you will be thrown out. When he spoke about book signing he said, “you can say one sentence to Chelsea, give her time to respond, but you are not allowed to say anything else to her or I will be forced to throw you and your party out.” Amazing! Every single sentence, and I kid you not, ended with “and if you don’t, I will throw you AND your party out!” I suppose he thinks we are all idiots and he’s some high-falutin’ hot shot in a Comcast group shirt playing overweight security guard to someone who isn’t even that much a celebrity anyway. So, bottom line, Chelsea only signs her books. They throw out these foam balls to get the audience hyped but she wont sign those—ONLY her book. Not to mention you have to fill out a post-it note with ONLY your name on it, if there is anything other than your name you will be, take a guess – THROWN OUT!
This studio had more security than the airport. After the ridiculous body scan and metal detector we were herded into a cold studio space and taught how to fake laugh. Apparently they don’t use laugh tracks so we spent a solid 45 minutes fake laughing. This gets old and very, very annoying after about 5 minutes. Chelsea came out onto stage and didn’t acknowledge her studio audience AT ALL. No smile, no wave, no thank you for coming and waiting on a ridiculous line with ridiculous security. Nope. Nothing. While not being filmed she didn’t smile, she never looked happy or light-hearted or any other way that she usually portrays herself to be. in fact she looked miserable and ******. Her interactions with her staff were no different. While I understand that she is human and that she has various emotions like all of us, she chose this job. This is a career in which you need to be on all the time, especially at work and with your fans! Way to show your appreciation Chelsea. When she came around and did her book signing she barely broke a smile. It was closer to a half-assed smirk than a smile. Half-assed smile would’ve been more appreciated. The roundtable and Chuy were the only ones who actually greeted the audience with a large grin and wave like they gave a ****.
What you realize is how fake and scripted the show is. It’s all a sham. There is no Chelsea like you see on TV. Never again. We can’t even watch her show anymore. Chelsea Handler, what a disappointment.