In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Aniston recalled the “love triangle” between herself, Brad, and Angelina Jolie.
In 2005, Jennifer and Brad called it quits.
Of the media frenzy that followed the split, Aniston recalled, “It was such juicy reading for people. If they didn’t have their soap operas, they had their tabloids. It’s a shame that it had to happen, but it happened. And boy, did I take it personally.”
And more than not wanting the attention, she wasn’t prepared at the time to deal with it.
“They were sort of building us up and then tearing you down,” Jennifer emphasized. “I didn’t have a strong enough constitution to not get affected by it. We’re human beings, even though some people don’t want to believe we are. They think, ‘You signed up for it, so you take it.’ But we really didn’t sign up for that.”
Despite the heartbreak, Jennifer remained strong publicly, saying she said to herself, “Just pick yourself up by the bootstraps and keep on walking, girl.”
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