It's official. They are not together!
Star couple and picture perfect pair Brad Pitt and Jennifer
Aniston did a formal announcement of their break-up through the
office of Aniston's publicist, Stephen Huvane. This announcement
came after tabloid stories said that the couple's marriage was
indeed on the rocks.
The announcement mentioned that the reasons for the couple's
split are difficult schedules and disagreement on whether or not
to have children. Both stars have been busy with movie schedules
and TV programs.
Divorce came months later. Jennifer cited irreconcilable
differences in the dissolution papers. They were filed with a
Los Angeles court by the couple. The court documents said that
Jennifer Aniston's maiden name was asked to be restored.
Blaming her unhappy childhood for the problems in her own
marriage to Pitt, Aniston also admitted that her negative
attitude played a role in the breakdown of their marriage.
Jennifer's parents had a difficult marriage which ended in
divorce. Jennifer's announcement came as no surprise since right
from the start she said that she often fear, mistrust, doubt and
insecurities. She added that it's impossible to delude oneself
about fairytale romance and happy endings.
Jennifer was recently caught on pictures by paparazzi not
wearing her wedding ring. This lead to a wild tabloid
speculation of marital problems. So the announcement did not
really come as a surprise to Hollywood insiders. Moreso, this
announcement only confirmed what everyone had discreetly known
but never confirmed.
Pitt has also been caught playing around with his Mr. and Mrs.
Smith co-star, Angelina Jolie. They have been romantically
linked for several months
Brad, 41 and Jennifer, 35 began dating in 1998. Their formal
announcement of a hook-up became a frenzy for paparazzi who
wanted every second of their relationship documented on the
tabloids.
The wedding announcement came a couple of years later. Brad and
Jennifer were married in July 2000 in a grand ceremony in
Malibu, California.
>From the beginning, Brad and Jennifer's marriage was a fairy
tale come true. Their wedding on July 29, 2000 included a canopy
filled with the most amazing flowers. It was held at a Malibu
mansion.
During the ceremony, Jennifer made an announcement to make
Brad's favorite banana split and Brad promised to find a balance
on the thermostat.
Brad and Jennifer's wedding was attended by 200 guests. They had
over 50,000 flowers, a gospel choir, four bands and fireworks to
top it all off. They served lobster and champagne at the
reception.
Brad made an announcement that he himself personally designed
the wedding rings. They were watching white gold bands with
small diamond.
Jennifer was extraordinarily radiant at her wedding. Her wedding
dress was designed by Lawrence Steele. It was a full-length
white silk tulle halter dress studded with tiny pearls.
Her sandals were by Manolo Blahnik. The were ivory suede with
tiny ankle straps and double bows.
Brad was equally striking. His dinner jacket was designed by
Hedi Slimane. Brad wore a straight tie.
The marriage was the first for the couple. Although Brad had
already made a previous announcement of an engagement to Gwyneth
Paltrow for about six months and then they part ways.
Wedding guests included Jennifer's friends from "Friends",
Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer. Other Hollywood
stars who graced their wedding were Cameron Diaz, Melissa
Etheridge, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.
Aniston is famous as Rachel Greene. She is one of the six stars
of the comedy "Friends."Pitt has appeared in a lot of
blockbusters including "Fight Club," "Interview with the
Vampire," "Seven," "Ocean's Eleven" and "A River Runs Through
It." and "Ocean's Twelve."