The actress has explained what really went down

Friends star Jennifer Aniston has broken her silence on the unusual situation that saw many people think she was in a relationship with former US president Barack Obama.

A series of rumors swirled recently which suggested that Barack and Michelle Obama had separated and were on the way to a divorce.

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That would be big enough news in itself, but the rumor developed to claim that Aniston was the reason they were splitting, as she had been having an affair with Barack.

A magazine cover in July 2024 had the title ‘The Truth About Jen and Barack’, with an ‘insider’ quoted as saying: “The goss is… Michelle and Barack are living separate lives, and Barack is f—— Jennifer Aniston.”

A month earlier, a Reddit user had asked: “Anyone else hear that Obama and Jennifer Aniston are f——?”

The gossip intensified to the point where Aniston had to publicly deny it when she appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show in October.

“That is absolutely untrue. There is no truth in that,” the 56-year-old claimed.

Michelle reignites the rumors

That seemed to work, but then Michelle Obama failed to appear at Donald Trump‘s inauguration and the funeral of Jimmy Carter, events that Barack attended alone.

That sparked more suggestions that Michelle and Barack were on the ropes. “There have been rumblings for months of trouble in their marriage,” RadarOnline’s source said. “There’s little doubt they’ve been living separate lives.”

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Jessica Reed Krans even claimed on her Substack she’d received a direct message with very specific information on the Obamas’ alleged split.

Barack, her follower alleged, “is with Jennifer Aniston. My old manager, now a friend, is connected to her inner circle. At a gathering with Jennifer‘s friends, the affair came up casually, Jennifer herself admitted it. They were sitting with a psychic, which makes it sound surreal, but it’s definitely not a secret among her closest friends.”