When Angelina Jolie finally signed divorce papers on December 31, 2024, ending her two-year marriage and eight-year legal battle with Brad Pitt, the words Jennifer Aniston once said about her were once again brought up.

Jennifer Aniston (55 years old) only met Angelina once in 2004 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, where she was filming the famous sitcom Friends .

Jennifer Aniston once believed that her marriage with Brad Pitt ended not because of a third person.

In a 2005 interview with Vanity Fair magazine , Jennifer recalled: “I stopped the car and introduced myself. I said, ‘Brad is so excited to work with you. Hope you have a great time!’”

At the time, Jennifer’s then-husband Brad Pitt, 41, was filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Angelina.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Although the two claimed not to be romantically involved at the time, they quickly became close during filming.

Despite this, Jennifer chose to believe that her four-and-a-half-year marriage did not end because of a third person. The couple announced their separation on January 7, 2005.

Just three months later, images of Brad and Angelina with their son Maddox appeared on Diani beach in Kenya.

Jennifer Aniston recalled in a 2005 Vanity Fair cover story: ‘I pulled up and introduced myself. I said, “Brad is so excited to work with you. I hope you guys have a really good time!”‘

According to Jann Wenner’s 2022 memoir Like a Rolling Stone , it was Angelina who leaked this information to the paparazzi, creating the first “Brangelina” moment.

Jennifer Aniston shared that when she saw this scene, she was shocked: “The world was stunned, and so was I. Who could endure that scene without feeling heartbroken?

But what happens happens. You can only console yourself by saying, ‘What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.’”

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie grace the cover of “Us Weekly” magazine while vacationing with their adopted son Maddox in Kenya.

Six months after their split, Brad and Angelina did a family photo shoot for W Magazine – a project that Brad conceived and held the international rights to for profit.

Jennifer said she was unaware of this and felt that Brad was being insensitive.

Jennifer has always wanted to have children, and when she learned that Angelina was pregnant, she was so emotional that she burst into tears, unable to respond right away.

Recalling the moment she saw her husband with his mistress, Jennifer said: “The whole world was shocked, and I was shocked too” (photo taken in 2004)

By the time Jennifer and Brad officially divorced in October 2005, Angelina was two months pregnant and they were also in the process of adopting another child.

Although Jennifer Aniston wanted to get married and have children in 2010, it wasn’t until 2015 that she married Justin Theroux. And the marriage only lasted 2 years.

She once declared that she would love Brad “forever” and the two had a warm conversation at the 2020 SAG Awards.

Six months after splitting from Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie posed as a family with a fake brood of children in a 60-photo “W” magazine cover shoot, which he conceived and held the international copyright for so he could profit from it.

Currently, Jennifer’s career is still thriving as she is said to earn $2 million per episode on The Morning Show on Apple TV+ , and just finished filming season 4 on December 5, 2024.

Jennifer Aniston declares she will love Brad Pitt “for the rest of her life” and they had a heated exchange backstage at the 2020 SAG Awards

Brad and Angelina have six children, including Maddox (23 years old), Pax (21 years old), Zahara (19 years old), Shiloh (18 years old), and twins Vivienne and Knox (16 years old).

 Despite being declared single in 2019, they have been fighting over custody of their children and property at Château Miraval in France since their split.

Brad is currently dating jewelry designer Ines de Ramon (34 years old) and the two have been together for two years.

Brad is currently dating jewelry designer Ines de Ramon (34 years old) and the two have been together for two years.