Justin Theroux has nothing but love for his ex, Jennifer Aniston.
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As I’m sure you know, Justin and Jennifer — who met in 2007 — tied the knot in 2015 and were married for nearly three years.
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After announcing their split in 2018, Justin told the New York Times there was “no animosity” between himself and Jen, describing their breakup as “the most gentle separation.”
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“Neither one of us is dead, neither one of us is looking to throw hatchets at each other,” he said. “It’s more like, it’s amicable. It’s boring, but, you know, we respected each other enough that it was as painless as it could be.”
Since then, Jennifer and Justin have evidently remained on good terms, hanging out from time to time and mentioning each other in interviews. Notably, Justin told Esquire in 2021 that he and Jen “remained friends.”
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“We don't talk every day, but we call each other,” he said. “We FaceTime. We text. Like it or not, we didn't have that dramatic split, and we love each other. I'm sincere when I say that I cherish our friendship.”
Now, Justin has given another update on their relationship, telling the Times that Jen “is still very dear” to him.
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He also commented on Jen’s recent criticism of Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance over his resurfaced remarks about “childless cat ladies.”
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For context, Vance said during a Fox News interview in 2021 that women without children are “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made.”
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“It’s just a basic fact — you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC — the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children,” he said. “And how does it make any sense that we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?”
When these comments resurfaced online in July, Jennifer — who’s talked openly in the past about her “challenging” fertility journey — was among those to speak out, writing on Instagram: “I truly can’t believe that this is coming from a potential VP of the United States.”
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She continued: “All I can say is… Mr Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day. I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option. Because you are trying to take that away from her, too.”
When asked about this, Justin was firmly in Jen’s corner, saying: “I feel protective. But she batted back criticism, as well she should.”
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During Justin and Jen’s marriage, the Friends star penned an impassioned essay for HuffPost about invasive pregnancy speculation, calling out the media’s “sport-like scrutiny and body shaming.”
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“Every day my husband and I are harassed by dozens of aggressive photographers staked outside our home who will go to shocking lengths to obtain any kind of photo, even if it means endangering us or the unlucky pedestrians who happen to be nearby,” she wrote, confessing she was “fed up” of it all.
“Here’s where I come out on this topic: we are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child,” she continued. “We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. That decision is ours and ours alone.”
In November 2022, Jen looked back and told Allure that “the years and years and years” of pregnancy speculation were “really hard” for her to deal with while she was privately struggling to conceive.
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“I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it,” she told the outlet. “I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”
