Here are some photos of Justin Theroux from last week that I just never got around to publishing. He was in NYC later in the week, walking around town with an umbrella and a fuzzy sweater, and then he went to the big Alexander Wang X H&M launch on Thursday night. As far as I know, Jennifer Aniston did not make this NYC trip with him at all. I’m assuming she’s home in Bel Air. Justin sure uses any excuse to come to NYC, doesn’t he? That being said, he’s a long-time supporter of Alexander Wang. He’s attended several of Wang’s shows in the past. As for Jennifer and the future of JustJen and whether they’ll ever get married… God knows. There is this UK-tabloid-sourced story about Justin’s near-constant deflections on all things wedding-related:
Jennifer Aniston’s famous friends have reportedly “urged caution” over Justin Theroux. The former Friends star has been engaged to fellow actor Justin, 43, since August 2012. But two years on, the couple seem no closer to walking down the aisle and it has reportedly led her showbiz pals to voice their concerns.
“Several of Jen’s friends, including Chelsea Handler and Demi Moore, are thought to have urged caution over Justin’s reluctance to carry out the wedding, pointing out his reputation as a huge commitment-phobe,” a source told British magazine Grazia. “Even Justin’s own friends have joked that his line ‘we’re not on anyone else’s time frame,’ should be ‘we’re not on any time frame’.”
Justin recently admitted he felt a “hum of pressure” despite saying earlier this year that he and Jennifer had “hot feet” about getting hitched, as opposed to cold. People close to The Leftovers actor feel his behaviour echoes his attitude during his 14-year relationship with stylist Heidi Bivens, which ended in 2011.
“One moment Justin would be dropping hints to Heidi about ‘when we’re married’, before getting really vague and ultimately dismissing it as just a piece of paper,” the source continued. “Justin seems hesitant to even discuss the kind of ceremony he’d like [with Jen]. Their recent trip to Bora Bora was a typical example – it seems Jen wanted the beautiful setting to inspire them to talk about romantic wedding locations, but it seems Justin has become a pro at deflecting her hints.”
Things have reportedly been made worse for Jennifer, 45, because a number of her close friends, such as Courteney Cox and George Clooney, have either got engaged or married before her.
“Most of Jen’s friends are marrying or having children around her, while she feels as if she’s treading water,” the source added.
[From The Malay Mail/Cover Media]
I tend to believe this. Go ahead and yell at me! But I think if Justin really wanted to get married, they would have done it already. He’s the one playing these games. He’s never been into marriage at all, I think. He spent 14 years with Heidi Bivens without getting married, and now he’s pulling the same thing with Aniston. It does make me wonder though – why even get engaged? Why did he propose? Or did he even? I’ve always found the proposal story somewhat suspect.
And finally, Justin’s name was mentioned in The Wrap article about the neverending Doctor Strange casting drama. According to The Wrap’s sources, Justin really wants the Doctor Strange part. Yeah… Theroux as a Marvel lead? Can you see that?
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
If I were Jen, I’d be more concerned that I was listening to relationship advice from Chelsea Handler and Demi Moore…
Spot on ! LOL
Yeah, if they wanted to be married, they would be married.
+1. They could have found the time if they wanted to find it. Maybe Justin doesnt want to get married so he can bolt for the next best thing that comes along, like he did with Heidi.
Agree. I don’t think Aniston is really all that hot to get married either, although they seem to enjoy toying with the media about it. Plus didn’t it take several years to untangle the business side of her union with Brad Pitt – I’m thinking about their company, Plan B. I sure wouldn’t be in a hurry to get into that again
Yes, but remember how Jen started crying on Chelsea Handler shortly after the engagment? Jen clearly seemed to be overjoyed about the prospect of marrying Justin. I doubt then that she pictured being unwed two years after the engagement. That said, I don’t understand why Justin would propose if he weren’t serious. I just think long engagements are a bad idea overall. They don’t need to be dragged out because they lead to questions like this. Jennifer Hudson and Amy Adams also have been engaged for several years now, and they both have babies with their fiances. What gives?
@DB, who wrote: “Plus didn’t it take several years to untangle the business side of her union with Brad Pitt – I’m thinking about their company, Plan B. I sure wouldn’t be in a hurry to get into that again.”
They got divorced in 2005 and Brad Pitt became the sole owner of Plan B in 2006. If I recall correctly, Brad bought out both Jennifer and the third co-owner, Brad Grey.
I don’t think Jennifer cares about getting married either. I think she just wanted to be engaged. She loved the “poor Jennifer” attention for a few years. Then when it became “poor, pathetic Jennifer” she didn’t like that. She especially didn’t like it when Brad and Angelina got engaged. This was really obvious considering she and Justin got engaged a couple of months after they did and did it when everybody believed Brad and Angelina were getting married that weekend. Justin barely said “Will you marry me?” before calling People.
I ask the casting gods, with all solemnity, please do not inflict us with a Justin Theroux Marvel promotional tour. The world does not need a douchey skinny jean and raised eye-brow overdose during this trying time. Amen.
Amen!
Tell it!
It’ll never happen. Marvel is clearly after a bigtime name for the part, like RDJ and Iron Man. I’d love it if Sendhil Ramamurthy got to be Dr. Strange, but that won’t happen either.
@Algernon …
I think the role should go to Keanu Reeves. He has the look, build, height, and gravitas to pull it off. Did you ever see “Constantine?” 🙂
I did see Constantine, and I still watch it when it comes on TV. Underrated movie.
I will NOT see the movie if he gets cast, what an absolutely ridiculous idea!
Still don’t get the obsession with getting married. It’s not like JA hasn’t been married before, and it can be vastly overrated anyway. Marital status should not define anyone as a person, even when they are forced to play PR games.
+1
He got engaged as he made him a lot more famous than before?!?! Sure being JA’s fiancée has it’s perks…
I still don’t understand why Justin proposed if he has no intention on getting married. To placate Jennifer? Seems silly to propose.
I got engaged and was so excited and then was almost immediately overwhelmed by the prospect of planning a wedding (we both come from big families so there will be no getting away with a small affair). So I decided to put off actually getting married for a while and my fiancee was cool with it and now people are asking why we even bothered getting engaged. But I realize I like the “bonus official” feeling of it. It’s a tangible symbol of our commitment without having to go through the mess of getting married.
I got married on New Year’s Day 2011 after just a three-month engagement. It was great. Many family members couldn’t come on such short notice, as we both moved out of the states we grew up in. Those people who really wanted to be there attended, which ended up being our close family members and friends from L.A. We had 80 guests. It was quick and low-stress. I would’ve been fine eloping. The only reason I had a wedding at all is because my husband wanted one. If the actual marriage is what’s most important to you, I wouldn’t put my marriage plans on hold for more than a year to organize a wedding.
I don’t think they’re engaged. I think it’s a huge media ploy.
Agreed.
Yep.
Maybe Jen should start wearing a wedding dress around the house? All kidding aside, why did they get engaged in the first place? They must have known people would want to know when they would get married, since they have been engaged so long? Maybe both parties have cold feet but neither wants to be first to call it off?
Yeah. These two are confusing. I’m assuming the proposal was just to placate Jennifer’s feelings, but he’s not gonna take the full step and get married. I would feel bad for Jennifer, but all she had to do was look at his previous relationship. I don’t know if I’d ever date someone (with the specific intention of marrying them) if they were in a 14 year relationship. That’s just a red flag.
That 14-year relationship would have me frowning a little, too…..some people are very clever at putting off what they want to put off. I have no doubt that he loves Jen, but he clearly likes his freedom, too. Some people would still feel absolutely free being married to someone they love, but others might feel a bit like having to do what the other partner says they must do. Without marriage, there’s certainly no divorce to risk. Time will tell where this one goes.
They’ve lasted much longer then I would have thought. I don’t really see him as the marrying type so I’d believe this dynamic and guess they’ll only marry if she’s adamant and lays down an ultimatum.
I think the reason they’ve lasted as long as they have is because they’re rarely spend much time together.
I love the wording about Handler and Demi Moore–they “are thought to have urged caution”. Is Moore even a friend of Aniston’s? Anyway, they’ll never get married, in my humble opinion.
I think JA is the holdout. She might not have had to fight over money with her ex, but it will be a lot different with this clown and I think she knows it.
Didn’t JA went to People saying she had the date, the dress and the venue. It was a People cover over a year ago. I’m thinking JT is the one who is holding out. Im thinking he has cold feet just like he had with HB, jmo.
I think that was more the case of some photographer asking if she had everything ready, she responded with a vague “oh, yeah”, and they wrote an article around that.
@Mina
There were two PEOPLE articles (one saying when–when she wrapped up her movie–that she had her dress, venue, and rings picked out….and the second one said that she was pushing it off because they were both busy)–and then a few days after THAT there was an interview (with Marie Claire??) where she talked about how she wanted her hair for her wedding i.e. made it seem like nothing was put off–obviously it was done a few months in advance, but dang, her pr sure didn’t earn their money that time.
And then, later on, during the We’re the Miller’s promo tour, she said that nothing was pushed off, decided, or canceled. Which, sure fine……but why go to PEOPLE twice if nothing had been decided? It’s either an attention ploy, or someone backed out. The whole thing is fishy to me. Especially since they’re two forty somethings with no kids i.e. they can go down to the judge and get married, and then have a huge party afterwards i.e. Cabo (every. flipping. year.).
Mina, she did TWO actual formal interview spreads with People magazine, gushing about the preparations etc. She also went on Chelsea Lately and at least one other talk show discussing her wedding plans.
Yeah, he won’t marry her. Why even bother with a proposal and then get annoyed by wedding questions?
For two people who are engaged to each other, they do seem to spend inordinate amounts of time on opposite coasts from each other.
If both are okay with not getting married then that would be fine, but couples need to be on the same wavelength when it comes to marriage and children. Otherwise, the relationship is doomed from the start. I don’t believe Aniston will ever have kids – that ship seems to have sailed whether she ever wanted a kid or not – but I believe that she still wants to get married and it is Theroux who is delaying a wedding. He was with Bivens for 14 years and threw that relationship away to get with Aniston. He seems like someone who is opposed to marriage since he doesn’t plan on sticking around for his entire life. When things turn sour, it will be easier for him to end the relationship without a messy divorce. That seems reasonable given the divorce statistics, but the truth is that a lot of people still believe in the institution of marriage. If Aniston is one of those people, she is a fool for putting her needs and wants on hold for him. Move on and find someone better who wants the same things in life.
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THIS!
Ugh, the whole article is filled with assholery. I find it unbearable that The Emoting Eyebrow might get its own cape.
@Kri, who wrote: “Ugh, the whole article is filled with assholery. I find it unbearable that The Emoting Eyebrow might get its own cape.”
LOL! Thank goodness I’d only picked up my coffee cup and wasn’t drinking from it! 🙂 🙂 🙂
lol. How’s your tooth?
OMG. my tooth is the devil. And many thanks to all of you who suggested some remedies-the warm salt rinses help. Things will be taken care of on 11/4. Until then, I am required to be on really strong antibiotics. Snakes and bastards, dental issues suck. Oops, so sorry to have thread-jacked The Eyebrow post. I LOVE EYEBROW THEROUX 4ever!!
kri- for what it’s worth, my husband swears by swishing his mouth with Jack Daniels. he says, don’t swallow, just swish and spit it out. and repeat periodically. and when my sister was suffering dental pain she tried it, and now she swears by it as well. they say it’s just miraculous, that it not only knocks out the pain but also helps knock out the infection, or at least makes it bearable until the dentist can work on it.
the facial expression of the woman behind him says is all.
Oh Lord–troubles brewing if they’re dragging Heidi into it (tabloids). They very rarely mentioned her apart from the initial stories back from when Justin and Jennifer got together. If these two get married, I will take a full page ad out, and eat crow.
Be careful VC
Wendy Williams said the same thing about Kimye wedding.She ate crow on her show.No it doesn’t taste like chicken according to Wendy.
Well, I’m not famous, so I don’t mind it too much 😉 But I will say that if they do get married, I don’t see it lasting long. In a marriage like that (well, how I perceive it), eventually someone gets tired of it. And they don’t have kids to bind them together….
I want to know who is minding the chickens in that chicken coop she had added on to that house she bought and was supposedly going to have their “wedding” at! Fresh eggs – seriously?
her cabbage patch dolls (credit: michael k from dlisted).
To be fair, it’s kind of an LA thing. Many people here, even poor people, have chickens. I routinely hear roosters in my neighborhood. Hipsters are basically co-opting the cultural trends of Latino immigrants in the city.
People have chickens in Brooklyn too. A trend among the upper-middle class set.
Those scuffed up clod-hopper boots….what is wrong with this guy, why does he think this is some sort of “I’m too hipster for my boots” fashion statement?
Everything about Theroux seems scripted and rehearsed.
His outfits are an obvious plea for attention.
I actually love his boots. If he feels good about why does it have to be called hipster or “try too hard”? Many women worry about what they wear and it’s seen as pretty ok, why can’t man do the same without being called hipsters or gay?….
I have neither love nor hate for the guy, but I don’t understand why people here keep calling him a “hipster.” I live in NYC we have lots of hipsters (mainly in Brooklyn, I think) but we do not use the word to describe people like Justin. Okay, they do wear skinny jeans, but Justin is not wearing skinny jeans in these photos. Unlike Justin, hipsters pride themselves on not having much money and do not wear anything with a label on it or that looks new. There’s no way they would wear an all black outfit. Hipster men tend to have these long, unattractive beards, or little goatees, and wear mismatched clothes and t-shirts with ironic messages on them, And they do not dye their hair!
“Theroux as a Marvel lead? Can you see that?” Totally. With those eyebrows he is made for playing some Marvel character. BTW I think he doesn’t want to get married and I think Jennifer doesn’t want to get married as well. So it’s like perfect match. Move on.
Bingo.
Agreed … but then the question remains, why did they get engaged? Why the big production of showing off that ginormous 8-carat ring she bought herself? No one would have thought twice about them getting married if they hadn’t made it such a ‘thing’ when they first got engaged.
I think this has moved firmly into the “Who really cares?” category.”
There’s no cure for douchebaggery. Quit wasting your time, Jen!
Just started watching The Leftovers and I’m not sure how I feel about the show yet.
That being said, Theroux can ACT. He’s really good on that show.
And sexy.
Yup, I said it and I’m not taking it back.
He’s much better “live” than in still photos, I think.
Completely agree. I find it hard to look at pictures of him without laughing, but on TV?
Yes, I would.
I think so too.
I recently re-watched his Parks & Rec episodes and forgot how funny he can be. He really is talented. I ended up liking The Leftovers, but I’m okay with ambiguous stories, so the unresolved relationships and stuff didn’t bug me.
I think he’s great in this as well. He’s definitely got the acting chops in the family.
He’s sexy when he’s not picking out his own clothes. I still remember him in Charlie’s Angels…*sigh*. I watch that movie OVER AND OVER because of him. Even with his horrible accent–which is better than his real speaking voice. It’s so weird and nasally–I was surprised. But he comes across as so try hard in his real life. For someone who’s a ‘serious’ actor, he has a ton of interviews where he’s ranting about fashion and flip flops.
But my aunt loves the show.
“It’s so weird and nasally–I was surprised”
Yes!
His voice is surprisingly gruff and deep on The Leftovers. It must be an affectation because I do NOT remember him sounding like that in other movies.
Regardless, I’m a total Voice Girl, and whatever he’s doing on The Leftovers works for me. Sexy.
Maybe they’re both happy the way they are?
Yeah – I’m wondering if they enjoy their relationship as-is. They’re engaged and loving it…don’t have to worry about “choosing” a coast, or having kids. Hey, if it works for them…
Just a little advice Justin – if you don’t want people to ask you personal questions then dont freaking give interviews constantly about your personal life.
No one forced you to declare to the world when, where and how you proposed to Jennifer.
No one forced you to high jack the Oscar covers with your wedding details.
Most importantly no one is forcing you to read gossip and then act all sanctimonious.
Seeing as much of this story comes from Grazia, which is notorious for inventing stories out of air, I’m taking this one with a bushel of salt, never mind a grain.
However, I’ve always believed the Aniston-Theroux engagement was a pure publicity move, coming as it did hard on the heels of the Jolie-Pitt engagement, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Aniston bought the ring.
@Janet, who wrote: “However, I’ve always believed the Aniston-Theroux engagement was a pure publicity move, coming as it did hard on the heels of the Jolie-Pitt engagement, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Aniston bought the ring.”
Agreed! I thought from the very beginning that Just-Jen’s engagement was a Tit-for-Tat thing in response to the Jolie-Pitt engagement. Hijacking the “People” magazine Oscar edition on the weekend the Jolie-Pitts were rumored to be getting married in France just underscored it for me.
I’m convinced Jen bought that ring for herself because Justin just doesn’t look like a ‘Here’s an 8-carat engagement ring for you, ma babe’ kind of guy to me. I’m not saying he couldn’t afford to plop down a cool half-a-million on such a ring, I just don’t think that he ever would. It goes against his ‘hipster, only the Bourgeois buy gaudy, pretentious objects’ image.
I wondered why there was an “engagement” story, with People Cover, then a “this is the ring” story a few weeks later, with another cover. Mostly it is here is the ring, we are engaged, not we are engaged and will get the ring later. And I also think she bought and paid for it. I also think they do read the gossip stuff and may just get married to prove them wrong (I would hope not if they truly don’t want to, but they seem to be driven by others opinions).
If she did buy that ring she’s got terrible taste in jewelry. It looks like a hunk of cheap quartz. Bigger is not always better. I’ve seen better-looking jewelry in a gum ball machine.
@Janet, I thought it looked like a moonstone. The diamond does not always look clear. It is big and clunky on a small skinny band, so it looks ginormous and not good on her hand. Not my style at all, but I don’t have to wear the monster and never would. If my fiancé brought that thing to me I would tell him to take it back!
And I don’t think she would break up with him unless she wants more “poor pitiful Jen stories” and I hope that does not happen ever again.
Bingo!
See, I love all kinds of gossip (scandal, cheating, girl drama, boy drama, the most random stuff, whatever). But this obsession with when an engaged couple is getting married? I don’t get it. Why do people care?
In the case of Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, people care about the engagement not just because they’re an engaged couple, but because they and their PR people have made a concerted effort to have their relationship and engagement in the headlines. They started the conversation about their relationship, engagement, and wedding planning, and it’s only natural that others — in this case the public and the media — continue the conversation by asking questions about if/when the wedding will happen, why they’re not married or preparing to get married when they said they were so ready to, and why their tunes have changed so much.
In general, people care about when engaged couples get married because humans tend to be interested in the timing of life events. They are what life is made of, and that means their timing is information worth knowing or asking about. Also, the date of a wedding is a definite point in time; one day you’re single, the next you’re married. The date of the wedding is pertinent information. It would be unnatural if most people didn’t wonder when the wedding was going to be when they find out someone is engaged or that an engagement has gone on for a long period of time with no end in sight.
Right on. They used their ‘engagement’ to milk the living sh.t out of it for PR. People magazine spreads. Chelsea Lately – how many bridesmaids etc. This couple will stop at nothing – nothing for publicity. They never do anything PR wise without purpose. Its hardly surprising that people think their ‘engagement’ is fake.
If these can be believed, here are two CDAN blinds, one revealed, re: Theroux–
http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2014/07/blind-items-revealed_1363.html
http://173.201.188.47/~crazydays/2014/03/blind-items-almost-revealed-45.html
No fcuking way… and I’m saying this as a non fan. He wouldn’t be that stupid, unless he has something on her or there’s an ‘agreement’ in place.
And frankly, I would be super pissed if it is true and it’s all good, given the hell that was rained down on Pitt (and mainly Jolie).
I think he is funny. The Leftovers was meh. But marriage doesn’t prove anything. He seems nice, kind of shy in interviews. Idk what I think of them. They may never get married. To each his own I suppose.
Just once I would love to see the tabloids be able to write the story the opposite way. How about Jen is the one with cold feet and not wanting to get married? Impossible right because women are just such poor little things desperate for a man to marry. I mean really to get “glory” in Hollywood you don’t need to have a career just a man and a baby. Look at how interested everyone is in Blake lately. No career but she did the right thing found a man, got married and now pregnant. So pathetic.
Really. I don’t think anyone truly believes Aniston wants to get married. She is a master pr media manipulator. She is using him as much as he is using her. Its all about image and spite with her. You’re not the first to suggest that. Many people don’t think she genuinely wants to get married. Its all about image. And one-upping another couple.
i don’t think she wants to get married either. and that’s cool – she shouldn’t have to want to. it’s kind of weird, though, that she manipulates her image to put “out there” that she is all about the marriage and the babies. she should be honest. at this point in her career, what does she care? she has $hitloads of money. would people watch her rom-coms any less? doubtful. i think that it would actually make people like her more, as she would no longer appear to live this dissonance.
@Ag, who wrote: “i don’t think she wants to get married either. and that’s cool – she shouldn’t have to want to. it’s kind of weird, though, that she manipulates her image to put “out there” that she is all about the marriage and the babies. she should be honest. at this point in her career, what does she care? she has $hitloads of money. would people watch her rom-coms any less? doubtful. i think that it would actually make people like her more, as she would no longer appear to live this dissonance.”
I think she would survive the truth as well, but as you say, “she manipulates her image to put “out there” that she is all about the marriage and the babies.” She has done so since 2005, when Diane Sawyer and others asked her if there were any truth to the rumor that the main reason her marriage to Brad Pitt ended was because she didn’t want children. I think she’s afraid to take it all back and admit that she’s never wanted children and could careless if she ever gets married again. I really do think her fans would forgive and forget, and that they would really appreciate her honestly. Then she could kick Justin’s ‘hipster’ a$$ to the curb and live her life all on her terms.
I think Aniston’s love life quit being interesting in 2005.
+1
His eyebrow game is on point.
His face gives me Robin Thicke type douche vibes. I want to punch him…and I rarely want to punch anyone…let alone a celeb. Yep. Punchable face. (forgive me!!) *smiles*
Oh god, as if these two worthless pompous arseholes will ever get married. That’ll be the day! They are both using each other.
Hell no, he shouldn’t even be game to play Doctor Strange.
Anyway I believe this too, he proposed to keep her but he seems the kind of guy who’ll wait till he feeels ‘old enough’ to get hitched -like other Hollywood guys do.
Since when was Jen friends with George Clooney? Am I missing on something?
If this is a case of JA pressuring JT to marry her and propose then yes I can see him doing it to shut her up and then blowing off the wedding in a cognitive dissonance fashion. I tend to agree with his stance about marriage (despite recently getting married myself). There’s no real purpose or point to it and it is just a piece of paper. But hey, it is super important to some people and I respect that but both parties should take into account their thoughts on marriage before getting into a relationship.
In reality, I don’t think JA cares and I always got the feeling these two are not engaged and the story was merely one to counteract the Brangelina engagement. JA knows hpw to keep interest and draw attention to herself and the engagement merely seemed like a ploy to do so. If she does want to get married and JT is refusing…well she knows where the door is.
Marriage isn’t just a piece of paper with no point or real purpose.
If it was just a piece of paper, there wouldn’t be so many legal protections and benefits involved. Its legal aspects go into every part life, from next-of-kin matters, to housing, to responsibilities for children, all the way to the marital communications privilege which means a court can’t force a person to disclose the content of the personal communications between them and their spouse.
It may not seem like it, but marriage is a big deal. Most people won’t get into situations where they have to deal with all of its benefits and protections, but marriage can play a big part in every aspect of life — from the pettiest matters to the most consequential. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t understand that until they’ve gotten into a bad situation where their marital status, and who they’re married to, does matter.
@TrekGirl (Love the name)
That’s why we chose to get married…well that and to get our families off our back. Since we live in Canada, we were in a common law marriage which is the same and in the eyes of the law we would be considered husband and wife. But his Catholic grandmother and my mother kept pushing so we got married but on our terms. For the most part, I was speaking from an emotional and spiritual perspective about it being a piece of paper. What I meant was that being married does not prove or disprove our love.
@Arya Martell: (Thank you!)
Ah, ok. That makes sense. I totally get what you’re saying, and I rather agree.
That depends where you live. Where I live there is absolutely no legal distinction between married or defacto couples.
Her ring is so ugly. And it’s because it’s so BIG. I think that if it had been smaller, than it would’ve been a beautiful ring–especially if it had been flanked by two smaller diamonds, or maybe emeralds (well, a green colored rock). It’s not a design issue, or a matter of taste–it is just straight out ugly. But right now it just looks like a cloudy piece of ice.
And yeah–they really make me scratch my head. On one hand, faking an engagement sounds like a lot of work (and that they just have *issues* that neither want to resolve). on the other–they’ve been on opposite ends for a long time now. And only seem to come together when they need to be in town for something (an event) or there’s a premiere (The Leftovers, Jennifer’s Cake premiere/wrap party). That is so weird.
When I think about them, and about how some posters say that this kind of relationship works for them, there’s nothing wrong with it–I think of my 92 year old neighbor, Mr. C who drives 40 minutes a day, twice a day, seven days a week to go see his wife who’s in the nursing home. That’s real love, this just…isn’t.
@VC Well it isn’t like JA has a ton of depth to her personality. Maybe for her this is her idea of true love. It’s different for everyone.
@Arya
She hasn’t really learned from her marriage/divorce then. From what I read, she and Brad were apart for the last half of their marriage–and it’s the same for Justin. As soon as Justin got that job filming The Leftovers back in the summer of 2013, they’ve been apart. I remember the beginning of their relationship really well, because I had just got into gossip. Justin went with her everywhere. I’m not saying he was with her every single day–but the only time they were ever apart (that I saw) was when Jennifer was filming, and he’d go back to NY (the majority of the Uncle Terry/Justin pics) for a short visit. But as soon as HE got a job, then they were apart for these long periods.
I mean, maybe she likes doing it this way, after living alone for so many years–but why get engaged? Why not just have a ‘friend’ (or two or three, lol) that you can visit whenever, and then you go back to your own life? Especially with her money.
I agree but I think she is one of these types of women who needs a man in her life. She doesn’t care how or why but she needs someone…anyone in her life. Vince Vaughn, who I see as being the most real out of many celebrities basically swore off dating anyone in Hollywood after dating her and I think it’s because of her shallow nature. I think having a boyfriend to JA is like having a check mark on her check list. When it’s empty her sole thoughts consume her with finding someone she can call her own. Hey I used to feel the same way so I can relate (never been as needy as JA, though). Maybe the long distances and never marrying don’t matter as long as she can say he’s her boyfriend or partner.
I really do think that the whole engagement was a media ploy. Maybe to get back and Brangelina, maybe just for attention. I don’t know. I don’t think either of them have any intention of marrying. I think JT is the friend you mention and then she does go back to her own life but he wants to be A list so he will play whatever game she wants (just a theory of mine). She seems a lot more laid back and less neurotic these days so if it works it works. I just wish she wouldn’t lie to the media about her life. Either tell the truth or don’t say anything at all.
@Arya, I think she likes to have men around, but likes her female posse much better the way DiCaprio does and that is fine. I don’t think she really wanted to be married to Pitt and does not want to marry this one. It is the public that thinks she needs a husband and children and she keeps feeding that beast, the one she created in the first place by the way. She should be honest with herself and the public and say she never wanted kids and does not want them now. It is not a crime and nothing to be ashamed of. She should take the route that C Diaz does and be proud of it.
Pitt just got bored and said to hell with this and moved on. She should just keep the side piece for fun and forget the fiancé stuff. Have a nice time in Cabo with whoever, bring your posse with you and get on with it. This dude just looks creepy and both are using each other, so I guess that are both getting what they want. Just seems dysfunctional, but it is her/his life and she/he can do with it as she/he pleases, but stop complaining when folks ask questions about something you brought up to begin with.
@Jen You summed up way more concisely what I was trying to say. Thank you.
I hate when people carry their umbrellas like that. Specially when climbing the tube/subway stairs! That’s a weapon!
Man what a filthy, greasy slimy looking grease ball he is. Does he shower at least 3 times a year? Fu.kking God, my hair and skin is itching just looking at him.
Ugh. The douche is strong with this one.
Agree with others who have said, if he wanted to be married, they’d have done it already. No need for a fancy event or a big party. He gave her the ring as a stall (and maybe PR move) but I don’t think he’s ever intended to really tie the knot with her. If that’s truly important to her, then she should give him the ring back and move on. He’s fine with treading water at this point. If she wants more than that, the onus is on her to walk away.
Duplicate comment, sorry!
Its almost like Theroux and Aniston are this year’s Heidi and Spencer. Anything for attention and pr.
Heh, almost — except Hiedi and Spencer actually followed through with their engagement and got married. They eloped to Mexico in 2008, had a traditional wedding in 2009, and have been married since then.
For all their antics and silliness, they did do what they said they would do.
So in other words, if this is true, he’s being a passive aggressive dick and dragging out an engagement that he doesn’t really want. Can you imagine if this was gender-reversed?
I’ve never been a Jen fan but let’s be real here, he was/is never going to marry her. He probably gave her the ring thinking it would shut her up.
True. The whole thing was fake and all for publicity.
I don’t know why I think this, but he left his longtime girlfriend probably exactly for that reason- to not have to get married. I don’t think he fell hard for Aniston, but she was his way out, plus the publicity that comes with her was attractive to him. Now he finds himself in the same situation. Aniston perhaps doesn’t care too much about marrying, but since they are engaged, it would be the logical step- otherwise, why getting engaged in the first place? I think he feels pressured, and will use every opportunity to be in his beloved New York, where Aniston clearly doesn’t want to live. I don’t think this will last much longer.
14 years with Heidi?!
That says it all.
I don’t think he will marry her – I think he’ll be with her for a couple of more years and then find a much younger woman, get married and have kids – it seems like a lot of men in Hollywood do that – which leaves the older women without the option of having a family anymore unless they adopt or consider other fertility options. Really kind of sad – I actually am starting to feel bad for her and I never really used to.
You make it sound like adoption is not as good an option as having a child yourself. Sad that you feel that way.
Many people prefer to have biological children. I don’t get it, I don’t want them at all genetically related to me or not, but it’s clear that is preferable to many people.
The engagement was an appeasement, IMHO. By him. He doesn’t at all seem eager to marry. She seems resigned to the situation while putting a good face on it in the form of claiming to be super busy. I agree with those who have noted that they’re mature and kid-free and in a financial position to just go and get married if they really want to. Unless there’s been some foot-dragging due to prenup issues…….
Two years ago there was much more incentive for Justin to lock it down.
In 2012 nobody really knew who he was and his future as an actor looked bleak.
Because of his relationship with Jenn, he is now a household name and is finally getting the career opportunities that had eluded him in his past.
He seems rather self-centered and dwarfish so I don’t really understand the big attraction.
He was with his ex fourteen years so I’m not really surprised.
Never knew much about him before as an actor, but now since I’ve been watching him in the TV series The Leftovers , Imo he is a very GOOD actor.
He’s a way better actor than JA is an actress.
I don’t see the stress. Me and my husband bought a house, had a kid, and were engaged for ten years before we got married. We knew we were comitted to each other so we didn’t feel we needed to rush. One day we just decided that the time was right so we booked a church and sent of inventations.
My sister was engaged for fifteen years and had two kids before she got married. She picked out her dress three days before her marriage and the shoes one day before. I guess neither my sister or me has the bridezilla gene.
I never believed they were together anyway. Let alone engaged. AFAIAC Justin was just trying to ride the wake Jenny’s PR guy maintains. Same with John Mayer. I’ve always believed JA is gay. She has never seemed to be into any of the guys she is with really.