Overview

• In a new Vanity Fair interview, Aniston describes her 2005 separation from Brad Pitt as a “vulnerable” period in which she lacked an emotional shield against tabloid pressure.
• She calls the 2005 W Magazine photoshoot featuring Pitt and Angelina Jolie “incredibly insensitive” but emphasizes she never believed Pitt had been unfaithful.
• Contributions from friends such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Sandra Bullock illustrate how Aniston leaned on her support network during the so-called “love triangle” years.
• The profile portrays Aniston as having reached a more peaceful, “Zen era” after decades in the public eye and hints at possible future memoir plans.
• Recent July sightings with new partner Jim Curtis and reports that Brad Pitt is happy for her signal a shift from past controversies to private-life contentment.