Jennifer Aniston is no stranger to tabloids treating her like a celebrity punching bag — and frankly, she’s 100% over it.
Aniston appears on the latest cover of InStyle and was interviewed for the feature by Molly McNearney, a friend and screenwriter (who also happens to be married to Jimmy Kimmel).
In the interview, Jen addressed the media’s favorite unsavory angles for her, such as the notion that she can’t keep a man, the accusation that she refuses to have a baby because she’s a workaholic, or the assertion that she’s sad and heartbroken.
Aniston addressed all of these misconceptions and shut them the f**k DOWN.
“First, with all due respect, I’m not heartbroken,” she said. “And second, those are reckless assumptions.”
For everyone wondering why she hasn’t had a baby? Mind your own damn business, people.
“No one knows what’s going on behind closed doors. No one considers how sensitive that might be for my partner and me. They don’t know what I’ve been through medically or emotionally. There is a pressure on women to be mothers, and if they are not, then they’re deemed damaged goods. Maybe my purpose on this planet isn’t to procreate. Maybe I have other things I’m supposed to do?”
As for the idea that she can’t keep a man? That’s a pretty sexist spin, considering the number of men in Hollywood who have gone through a myriad of divorces and breakups.
“For the most part, I can sit back and laugh at the ridiculous headlines because they have gotten more and more absurd.”
“When a couple breaks up in Hollywood, it’s the woman who is scorned. The woman is left sad and alone. She’s the failure. F that. When was the last time you read about a divorced, childless man referred to as a spinster?”
YES, JEN. ????????
As if she weren’t also enough, Aniston also addressed the rumors of a Friends reboot, and assured everyone that, if it doesn’t work out, she’s totally down to do a Golden Girls reboot with Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.
I mean, could she get any better??