A 8-year-old disabled boy wanted to meet Jennifer Aniston on the set of her new film, Management, in Madras, Oregon. Kind-hearted Aniston made sure that the little guy was able to get on the set immediately, and she took time out to personally meet with him, signing a photo for him and spending time talking to him.

Isaiah Beeson suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, which causes brittle bones that are weak and can easily break. He is a big fan of Aniston and loves to watch Friends repeats. His grandfather told the National Enquirer that Aniston really went out of her way for Isaiah, and that he couldn’t stop talking about what a “super nice lady” she was:

[Jennifer Aniston] was in her trailer prepping for a scene when she heard that Isaiah Beeson – an 8-year-old with a debilitating bone disease that confines him to a wheelchair – wanted to say hello.

“Jennifer made arrangements for Isaiah to be brought on-set immediately,” the child’s grandfather, Danny Beeson, told The Enquirer in an exclusive interview. “It was second nature to her to want to make his day, and it was a dream come true for the little guy.

“Isaiah’s only eight, but he knows and loves Jennifer from watching ‘Friends’ repeats with his mom.

“He’ll never forget how Jennifer made time for him… [Her] attention really raised his spirits.. He kept saying what a ‘super nice lady’ she was after he left the set.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 3, 2007]

This touching story reminds me of Colin Farrel, who also spends time with disabled fans and does small acts of charity without asking for recognition or seeking publicity. It’s telling that the only magazine covering this story is The National Enquirer, and it suggests and Aniston tried to keep it quiet. There are no pictures of her with the boy, and the article is accompanied by just a small picture of Isaiah with his mom. If she wanted the news to get out she would have called someone on-set to come and take photos so that she could get some positive press out of it.

Aniston may not be going out of her way to do charity, but she’s not too caught up in her career to be kind to fans. Last summer when asked if she was interested in world affairs, she quipped “No, I’m not interested in any of that. I like to just focus on me and my tabloid career.” We know she sure didn’t try to use this opportunity to get some press. Maybe she figures that charity is her ex’s thing and she’s damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t.

Aniston is reportedly doing some public charity, though, she is slated to appear in the upcoming Oprah-produced reality charity show on ABC “The Big Give.”. She was announced as taking part in the show this spring along with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, and that’s when filming took place. I’m not sure why we haven’t seen the show yet.

Header image is an older one of Aniston from 8/29/07, thanks to WENN. She has really stayed out of the spotlight lately, probably because she’s filming in Oregon.