Newly engaged Justin Theroux still feels ‘protective’ over ex-wife Jennifer Aniston

Justin Theroux, who is newly engaged to Nicole Brydon Bloom, said he still feels “protective” over his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston.

In a new interview with the Times, the “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” actor said he and the “Friends” alum – whom he was married to from 2015 to 2017 – are still close and that he was proud of her when she clapped back at republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance over his controversial comments about women who don’t have children.

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston at the "LVxKOONS" exhibition in 2017.

Newly engaged Justin Theroux, seen above in 2017, said he still feels “protective” over his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston.Getty Images

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston hugging at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

In a new interview with the Times, the “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” actor said the “Friends” alum, seen above in 2015, is “still very dear” to him.FilmMagic

“She is still very dear to me so, of course, yeah, I feel protective,” Theroux told the outlet. “But she batted back criticism, as well she should.”

The “Leftovers” alum, 53, and Aniston, 55, secretly tied the knot in August 2015 at their BelAir, Calif., home.

Sources told Page Six at the time that the “Murder Mystery” actress notified people they were attending a surprise birthday party for Theroux to keep the wedding a secret.

Jennifer Aniston at the premiere of "Murder Mystery 2" in March 2023.

Theroux said Aniston “batted back criticism” after she clapped back at vice presidential nominee JD Vance over his controversial comments about women who don’t have children.Getty Images for Netflix

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston at Louis Vuitton's Dinner for the Launch of Bags in 2017.

The actors, seen above in 2017, secretly tied the knot in 2015.Corbis via Getty Images

Several A-listers attended the Jimmy Fallon-officiated wedding, including Aniston’s “Friends” co-stars Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, along with Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Sandra Bullock and Ellen DeGeneres.

Two years later, the duo announced they were ending their marriage but looked “forward to continuing our cherished friendship.”

A source exclusively told Page Six at the time that the actors couldn’t make it work because Theroux wanted to be in New York and Aniston wanted to be in LA.

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Nearly two years later, they announced their split.WireImage

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston at the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards.

A source exclusively told Page Six Theroux and Aniston, pictured here in 2016, couldn’t make it work because they wanted to live on different coasts.Tiffany Rose

The “Mulholland Drive” star and the “Morning Show” actress continued to remain friends over the years, even catching dinner together at celebrity hotspot Il Cantinori in NYC in April 2023.

Theroux is now in a committed relationship with his fiancée, Bloom, whom he popped the question to in Italy last week while the couple was in town for the Venice Film Festival.

On Thursday, the “1BR” actress, 30, walked the red carpet with Theroux wearing a massive diamond ring on that finger.

Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom at the UK premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" in August 2024.

The “Mulholland Drive” star is now engaged to Nicole Brydon Bloom.FilmMagic

Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom at the red carpet for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" during the 81st Venice International Film Festival in August 2024.

On Thursday, the “1BR” actress, seen above in August, showed off her four-carat sparkler when they walked the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival.WireImage

The actor proposed with a custom, “one-of-a-kind” four-carat engagement ring designed by jeweler Stephanie Gottlieb.

Theroux told the Times he was “nervous” getting down on one knee, but said it was a “wonderful” moment.

The filmmaker and Bloom were first romantically linked in February 2023 and made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in March.

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