As we reported in November, Jennifer Aniston had a few words about her ex-husband, Brad Pitt and his current partner, Angelina Jolie.
Now, Brad is speaking out and is actually defending Jen.
“Listen, man, Jen is a sweetheart,” Brad told the February issue of W Magazine. “I think she got dragged into that one, and then there’s a second round to all of that Angie versus Jen. It’s so created.”
In December, GQ ran a cover story where Jen referenced more recent remarks by Angelina – to the New York Times – where the brunette actress said she couldn’t wait to show the children “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” because it was the movie “where their parents fell in love.”
Jen called Angelina’s Times comments “definitely a confirmation for me of something that wasn’t quite confirmed at the time.” While many speculated that Jen was referring to Angie and Brad beginning their relationship before he and Jen were over, Brad told W’s February issue, nothing could be further from the truth.
“What people don’t understand is that we filmed ['Mr. & Mrs. Smith'] for a year,” he told the publication. “We were still filming after Jen and I split up. Even then it doesn’t mean that there was some kind of dastardly affair. There wasn’t. I’m very proud of the way that it was handled. It was respectful. [The film] will mean something to our kids. It will, that’s all.”
He does still keep in touch with Jen. ”We still check in with each other,” Brad said. “She was a big part of my life, and me hers. I don’t see how there cannot be [that]. That’s life, man. That’s life.”
Brad’s a classy guy. He seems happy now.