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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston arrive for the official projection of US director Wolfgang Petersen’s (5R) film “Troy” , 13 May 2004, at the 57th Cannes Film Festival (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt<\/a>‘s divorce<\/a> remains one of the most defining moments in pop culture history. But during a time when tabloid culture was at its most toxic, the trauma experienced by Aniston went far beyond the breakup.<\/p>\n

Now, nearly two decades on, the Friends<\/em> alum has reflected on the \u201cvulnerable\u201d and \u201cjarring\u201d months that followed her divorce from Pitt, particularly regarding the media circus that came with it.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a new interview with\u00a0Vanity Fair,<\/em><\/a> Aniston admitted she still has \u201csome PTSD\u201d from the scrutiny, recalling how the press turned her split\u2014and Pitt\u2019s subsequent romance with Angelina Jolie<\/a>\u2014into a relentless \u201clove triangle\u201d saga.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such juicy reading for people,\u201d she said. \u201cIf they didn\u2019t have their soap operas, they had their tabloids.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Aniston and husband Brad Pitt attend the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on September 19, 2004, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The only way the actress got through it was by adopting a \u201csurvival approach\u201d, a \u201cpick yourself up by the bootstraps and keep on walking, girl\u201d mentality, she explained.<\/p>\n

But the constant headlines and speculations around her personal life left their mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re human beings, even though some people don\u2019t want to believe we are,\u201d she added. \u201cThey think, \u2018You signed up for it, so you take it.\u2019 But we really didn\u2019t sign up for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up until their split, Aniston and Pitt had been Hollywood\u2019s golden couple, meeting in 1998, marrying in 2000, and appearing inseparable until 2004, when the on-set chemistry between Pitt and Jolie in Mr & Mrs Smith<\/em> sparked rumours that would become celebrity gossip canon for years.<\/p>\n

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 86th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In early 2005, a joint statement ended the relationship, but that certainly didn’t put a stop to the public appetite for every detail.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shame that it had to happen, but it happened. And boy did I take it personally,\u201d she confessed.<\/p>\n

Yet, despite the storm, she and Pitt have maintained a friendly relationship. In fact, in 2019, following his divorce from Jolie<\/a>, the actor reportedly tried to make amends with his first ex-wife when she turned 50. According to reports, Pitt marked Aniston\u2019s milestone birthday with an elaborate gift: a Dhs300 million Beverly Hills mansion that had once been their shared marital home.<\/p>\n

The sprawling estate had been their place of residence during their marriage before it was sold during the divorce. When it reappeared on the market, Pitt reportedly seized the chance to offer a grand gesture of friendship to Aniston.<\/p>\n

Pitt and Jolie, on the other hand, are unlikely to open up about their split anytime soon. Though some explosive details<\/a> from their divorce settlement have gripped headlines over the past eight years, given the legalities of the divorce, the two have remained relatively quiet about it all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":65600,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[36,35],"yoast_head":"\nJennifer Aniston Opens Up About Brad Pitt Divorce<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jennifer Aniston has opened up about the "PTSD" she still has from her divorce with Brad Pitt back in the tabloid era.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/jennifer-aniston-brad-pitt-divorce-ptsd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jennifer Aniston Opens Up About "PTSD" From Brad Pitt 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