Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announce split, but still want to be friends
Star couple said they were making the announcement publicly ‘in an effort to reduce any further speculation’
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are separating after two and a half years of marriage.
The couple said Thursday in a statement released through a publicist that the decision to split “was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year.”
The couple said they are making the announcement publicly “in an effort to reduce any further speculation.”
“Normally we would do this privately, but given that the gossip industry cannot resist an opportunity to speculate and invent, we wanted to convey the truth directly,” they said in the statement released by Aniston’s long-time publicist, Stephen Huvane.
“Whatever else is printed about us that is not directly from us, is someone else’s fictional narrative. Above all, we are determined to maintain the deep respect and love that we have for one another.”
Aniston and Theroux were engaged in August of 2012 and married in August of 2015. They have no children.
We are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship