Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Separate
36 minutes ago Entertainment - Reuters
By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Superstar Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston (news) have separated after 4 1/2 years of marriage, but they remain "committed and caring friends," they said on Friday.

The announcement of their split followed months of tabloid stories about spousal ups and downs, including reports that Pitt, 41, wanted to become a father but Aniston, 35, was reluctant to start a family.

Aniston had been photographed recently without her wedding ring, but just two days ago the New York Post splashed a picture of the couple on its front page with a circle around Aniston's hand and the headline: "The Ring's Back On!"


Pitt, one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men, and Aniston, who became a household name on the long-running NBC television comedy "Friends," met on a dinner date in 1998.


They were married in a lavish, celebrity-studded wedding in the seaside California resort of Malibu on July 29, 2000.


News of their breakup came in an understated announcement released late on Friday afternoon through People magazine.


"We would like to announce that after seven years together we have decided to formally separate," they said. "For those who follow these sorts of things, we would like to explain that our separation is not the result of any of the speculation reported by the tabloid media.


"This decision is a result of much thoughtful consideration. We happily remain committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another. We ask in advance for your kindness and sensitivity in the coming months."


Aniston's spokesman said the pair spent the New Year's holiday weekend vacationing together in the Caribbean with her former "Friends" co-star Courteney Cox (news) and her husband, David Arquette (news).


Pitt, currently starring in the crime caper "Ocean's Twelve," and Aniston, best known for her TV role as Rachel Green in "Friends," also are partners in film production company, Plan B, whose first movie, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," is due out later this year from Warner Bros.

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:eek: I think my heart just skipped a beat!!!


:lol:

I think the sky is falling too!

:p I couldn't care less about ANY celebrity couples....it's so annoying how people make a big deal about them (I'm not talking about you but MTV & the tabloids)

Yea like Brittany Spears and her hundred different boyfriends.

LOL... I watching TV and they interrupted regular programming to tell us this.

Wow...

LOL... I watching TV and they interrupted regular programming to tell us this.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....thats hilarious...you think the town is burning but you find out that Jen and Brad broke up :lol: wow....I couldn't possibly care any less about this

Ladies... Brad Pitt is AVALIABLE! :eek:

This is surprising, but now a jaw-dropping shocker. Hollywood... :rolleyes:

Ladies... Brad Pitt is AVALIABLE! :eek:

too old for me :(

Ladies... Brad Pitt is AVALIABLE! :eek:

This is surprising, but now a jaw-dropping shocker. Hollywood... :rolleyes:
Ewww Brad bugs me. As does Jen. But I always thought theyd be one of the ones to last.

Wow :eek: I thought they would be together longer than 4 1/2 years.

SIMON WAS WRONG!!!!!

"Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston: True Love"

:bored:

I've been reading about problems in their marriage, but figured they were just rumors. I thought this one would last.

Some celebrity marriage breakups set me back a bit. I felt this way when Bruce Willis and Demi Moore split....and Tom and Nicole.

I could see it coming.Every bloody magazine i've bought in the last month had some write up about jen and brad's marriage problems,and recently a read a letter to the editor in a gossip magazine that said jennifer should let brad go if she doesn't want a baby and let him find someone who does,if this is his dream.
I wonder how long Brad will stay available?

LOL... I watching TV and they interrupted regular programming to tell us this.

OMG Seriously? :eek:

LOL... I watching TV and they interrupted regular programming to tell us this.

OMG. :lol: That's stupid as hell.

Ladies... Brad Pitt is AVALIABLE! :eek:


No thanks. Too famous for me.

Why am I not surprised?

I mean, aside from some award show appearences together, they never really seemed like they were a "couple."
Granted, many showbiz couples can live seperate professional lives, but to me they never looked liked they were very connected when they were together.
For the last two years, Brad was all over the globe, filming Troy, carousing with the cast of Ocean's Twelve in Italy, and Jennifer's name was never mentioned. She was never really in the picture.

To me, it never seemed like it was much of a relationship.