Pitt wanted kids, Aniston didn't, she keeps the $13.5 million mansion.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

The short update on Ani-Pitt-gate.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,143810,00.html

LOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt's (search) overwhelming desire to have children sunk his marriage to Jennifer Aniston (search), after the "Friends" star decided to put motherhood on hold to pursue her acting career, a pal of the power couple said.

Pitt will now move out of the couple's $13.5 million Beverly Hills mansion, as Aniston keeps the home as the base of operations for her campaign to continue with a full schedule of big-screen roles.

A pal said Aniston doesn't want to take the time off to have a kid — and she doesn't want to endure the physical effects that giving birth will have on her sexy body.

[Florida_Geek]

1. and she doesn't want to endure the physical effects that giving birth will

have on her sexy body"

I think that says it all....

[hlthe2b]

3. I think it says she reslly is NOT ready to have children....

If she's not ready to put their needs first, then she really is not ready. I credit her with at least realizing that.

[madison2000]

4. does she know about the physical effects that getting older will have

on her sexy body?

:hi:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. Well, if she actually said that, it seems like....

...she's the person I always believed her to be in "real life."

I remember the noise she made when her "designer" wedding ring was copied by a knock-off jeweler...she took the thing to court, screaming all the way, and she got the pay-off she wanted.

BTW...I seem to remember the news of them buying that house for $8.5 million, so she's made a nice little $5 million profit.

:puke:

[XanaDUer]

12. A "pal" said that she said this

I don't see a direct quote from her on this. And, even if this is so, so what?

Not all women want to have kids, and their reasons vary.

Stretch marks are the least of it. Try varicose veins, killer hemorrhoids, gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and I can totally understand not wanting to have kids.

Especially since women are judged by how they look, whether they are famous or not.

[indigo]

52. Not to mention

"Not all women want to have kids, and their reasons vary."

She's at the peak of her earning potential and does not want to interrupt her career. I certainly don't judge her -- men rarely have to choose -- but I expect the celebrity media to depict her as self-absorbed to pander to the alleged 'traditional values' climate.

[XanaDUer]

57. I agree.

It's a crock of shit, frankly.

[serryjw]

55. Why didn't they discuss this first?

At 54 I never wanted children either BUT I wouldn't marry someone whom wanted them???

[XanaDUer]

56. Maybe they did and she changed her mind, or he his.

It's still between them , based on what they feel is the best thing for them.

Better they divorce now than after having kids.

[serryjw]

58. Divorse is too easy

is marriage about negotiation and compromise? All this was a 4 year affair that ended when it got difficult.

[XanaDUer]

60. Maybe it was a four-year affair that ended

But that's their business.

Life is about negotiation and compromise.

Sometimes it's about cutting your losses, as much as it may hurt and hope you keep from hurting as many people as possible.

[roguevalley]

65. Too bad. He's a smart, talented guy with a good head and a life

outside of the movies. Tell me where you'll find another one like that in tinsel town.

[miss_kitty]

15. uh- that's a reporter not even Quoting an unnamed source

"A pal said Aniston doesn't want to take the time off to have a kid — and she doesn't want to endure the physical effects that giving birth will have on her sexy body."

fuck-this is why I don't read MSM-they picked up this shitty little trick from the gossip rags.

So let's see if I get this right-Jennifer Aniston's life choices are being judged here over something an unnamed source told an unnamed reporter. Who is this "pal?" Best friend? Best friend's cleaning lady? Nodding acquittance who likes to tell people she knows Ms Aniston? Or the manicurist of the nodding acquaintance?

"Really Susan, having a baby would put a strain on my sexy body. That's why Brad and I must split."

I don't think so. Really. :eyes:

Our first amendment rights should not override someone else's fourth amendment rights.

Pay attention to the source. It's REALLY important when it's actual news.

[XanaDUer]

16. Yes, isn't it lovely?

The "pal."

And, even if it is so, so the fuck what?

Guess why I don't want to have kids?

I don't want to be tied down, and want to move whenever I take a new job.

I'm a female.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

36. What does that say?

I can relate to how she's feeling. I've had one kid. I was lucky enough to come out of the pregnancy with very little damage to my body. I have a few stretch marks in my pubic area, but no one else can see them even when I wear a bikini bathing suit. I've really gotten into working out a lot since last year and now my body looks better than it did before I was pregnant. I'm not particularly interested in having to go through losing all the weight again, which is something I would probably have to do if I got pregnant again. There's other reasons why I think I don't want another too. She might have other reasons too. However, I don't think there's anything wrong with her deciding not get pregnant because she wants to maintain her health and her appearance. It's her choice and her body, after all.

[Bok_Tukalo]

37. Yes. It says she fully understands the demands of her job

of being a "hot" celebrity and also her window of opportunity is not that long. I'm not making a value judgement but more than one woman has put off children for their occupation.

[Lorien]

51. With 6 billion "miracles" on the planet already

I don't see anyone's lack of desire to have children as "selfish". If Pitt really wants kids, he ought to be open to adoption. There are over one million orphans in India due to AIDS ALONE.

[hlthe2b]

2. So, I guess the RW will villainize Aniston for wanting to dealy children..

Of course they are both acknowledged Dems, so I guess she could never have been 'moral.'

[XanaDUer]

13. Exactly.

Who knows how many abortions Republican-supporting celebrities have had for the same reason.

It's her body, life, and her business.

[supernova]

5. Her sexy body notwithstanding,

maybe the real reason is she doesn't want kids at all. People who don't want kids... ever do exist. "Sexy body" is just a cover for public consumption.

Sorry to hear that. They were a cute couple.

[feistydem]

7. Too bad they didn't figure this out before they married.

No harm, no foul. Both will go on just fine with their beauty and money, no doubt.

[Deja Q]

8. I'm sorry. I'd rather be filleted alive with a rusty knife than read more

about these celebrities, who are all overpaid dingbats anyway.

Thank God they didn't breed. She's as much of a whiny vain as anyone can get and he, well, is a doofus, plain and simple. Any offspring with an amalgamation of their qualities would have problems, indeed! (And I'd feel sorry for the child, to say the least! )

[fujiyama]

11. Well said

How true, how true indeed.

I guess I should be so surprised another celebrity marriage fell apart...and society says gays can't get married.

[Deja Q]

14. I thought I was a tad harsh, but those celebrity marriages are twofold:

1. Shallow selfish trophy hunting.

2. Destined to fail because of said vanity (point #1). Marriage is a private, special thing. These celebrities (all of whom must surely be mentally ill) make a mockery of it (from Jen to Ben to Britney) and act as if they're all big shots by flaunting it. They love attention (hence the mental illness accusation) and will do anything upon ANYTHING in order to get in the news. For better or for worse, celebrities are interesting - but I do not care when or who they do the horizontal blender with.

[Bok_Tukalo]

38. Have the world kiss your ass for several years

and even the strongest among us may start think it must smell like roses.

[democracy eh]

49. but hey it fills the void left by the Peterson trial ending

and Amber Fry's 15 minute's expiring

goota sell ad space

[Maple]

9. Brad's phone sex killed marriage

THE phone sex session with Angelina Jolie that ended Brad Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston was just the latest in an intense relationship that had been raging for nearly a year.

The News of the World broke the news in October that Brad and Jen's marriage was doomed.

We can now reveal it hit the rocks last February when Brad and Angelina played a married couple in the film Mr & Mrs Smith. A source close to the couple told us: "When Brad and Angelina's relationship reached a head over the summer, they were so close they were acting as if it was ‘the real thing.'

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news1.shtml

[madison2000]

17. Well, maybe Brad and Jen were "on a break" when he strayed

like Ross and Rachel :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[tjdee]

27. Angelina is going to be the fall guy, which is unfortunate.

I hope it doesn't turn into 'that skanky temptress Angelina took Brad away from wittle precious Jennifer'.

That would be unfortunate.

Though, Angelina has a child. If Brad was interested in having kids, I'm sure he saw Angelina in the light of a woman who maintains her sexy persona in spite of having a child to care for.

[empathy]

46. Damn. With Jen out of the way, maybe my wife has a chance

She seems to have been eyeing Brad for a long time.

[LTR]

10. Hollywood shallowness

Personally, I think some women get sexier after having children, but then again, I don't live in LA.

She was better looking before she turned into an overly made up skeleton.

[Lenape85]

54. Oh yes, yet another superficial breakup

It's hard to even keep count in Hollywood these days.

[Magrittes Pipe]

18. Jennifer Aniston didn't want to have Will Pitt's kids?

WTF is wrong with her? :o

[pbartch]

40. SO WHAT! I never had children and there is nothing wrong with me.

There is nothing "wrong" with a man or a woman if they make the decison not to have children.

[Borgnine]

44. Defending the poster you replied to...

...he was making a funny.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

48. Thank you, pbartch. I've been married almost seven years and

we don't have kids (by choice). It is a personal thing.

[XNASA]

19. Maybe, you know, Brad's not that great in the sack...........

Or maybe, he's too good. :shrug:

[radwriter0555]

20. The stories about the whole kid thing are greatly exaggerated.

They've been on the rocks for quite some time now and have been planning this split for a couple of years.

It's not that big of a deal really.

[Left Is Write]

21. I take the stories and rumors with a grain of salt.

Celebrities or not, these ARE real people, and splitting up hurts even if it's for the best.

I'm not going to condemn anyone as "shallow" based on entertainment and tabloid reports.

[fluffernutter]

29. exactly. even if it is true, people have different things that are

improtant to them in life, and neither choice is "bad", but it can break up a marriage ... and that is always a sad thing.

[jellybelly]

22. if she was sexy, I'd believe that quote...n/t

[ldf]

23. luckily

all of the "opinions" on this post are irrelevant to mr. pitt and ms. anniston.

as it should be.

talk about shallow. some of these posts make brad and jen look absolutely angelic.

[Merlot]

24. So Jen does't want kids?

Nothing wrong with that. Maybe she didn't realize it before marrying. I know it's a shock to some, but there are women who don't want kids. Some women regret having them.


The bigger question is what happend to Jen's chin? it seems to have grown...

[XanaDUer]

25. Thank you.

I think it may be a shock to some people that some women don't want kids.


PS-Can't help you with the chin thing. I never follow celebrity gossip, but this thread intrigued me when I saw some of the responses about Aniston's supposed reasons (via the anonymous "pal") for not wanting to breed.

[jellybelly]

26. her chin is scary. n/t

[Tweed]

31. There really should be a forum for this kind of thing

:)

[jellybelly]

35. post it in GD

:toast:

[amazona]

28. well good for her

I'm tired of every female star thinking she should have kids and be a mommy on top of everything else just as a publicity stunt. Not every woman wants kids, and we're still real women too.

[sweetheart]

30. adopt

Geez, you'd think the world was black and white. For people of their
wealth, many options for children exist, many that take advantage of
the fact that we're already drowning in warm bodies... take care of
one... everyone need not pop one out.

[kodi]

32. look soon for a new reality show starring Brad Pitt as "the Breeder"

sort of a Henry VIII thing

[cestpaspossible]

33. OK, with Brad out of the way, maybe now I have a chance.

OK, maybe not.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

34. Oh, that's sad that they are spliting up.

You think they could have adopted a kid or something. Are they getting a divorce? I hope they can work it out.

[SarahB]

39. Didn't they talk about this before they got married?

I guess it's hard to understand to a degree and I have known men who wanted kids, but their wives put it off until it was too late, so I guess it happens. Better than bringing children into the world when someone isn't sure about having them. No one should feel forced to have a child when they aren't sure about it.

As for physical effects, no I don't look as perfect after children as before, but it's not all that horrible either. Maybe if I made my living off my looks, I'd think differently though. Seems like the emotional considerations are more important than the physical ones though.

[Bouncy Ball]

43. Even if they did talk about it before marriage

that was about four years ago and maybe she felt differently then.

[SarahB]

45. Probably true.

And of course it's better than having children and then splitting. It's a lot more difficult when there are other innocent parties to consider. It's heartbreaking.

[GRLMGC]

41. Well, fuck, I'd have his babies

but it's her decision. Different strokes for different folks.

[Bouncy Ball]

42. Well hey at least she realizes she's not in any emotional place to

have kids and believe it or not, I actually find myself feeling sorry for Brad Pitt. I bet he thought they'd have kids. (Note to Jennifer in case she ever changes her mind: It's really not THAT big of a deal, body wise, and you have access to the best personal trainers and plastic surgeons in the world if it comes to that....look at all the women who have had babies and look terrific!) On edit: I do respect people who KNOW they don't want kids. It's better than having them because you feel pressured to!

Now, look at him. Divorced. In his 40s. Still no kids. I can empathize. When you want to be a parent, it's just an ache inside. My husband wanted a child so badly he resorted to begging on his hands and knees (literally). He was so charming, he won me over. Plus I thought it might take a while (happened right away).

[musette_sf]

47. The beard spouse has done her time

and would rather get out now before she has to breed.

Nicole has gotten out (albeit after adopting), and it's been just fine for her career. Jennifer hasn't got a thing to worry about.

[Mr. Blonde]

50. I think Nicole has more skills than Jennifer

And you have to have skills everyone knows that.

[Bouncy Ball]

53. Numchuck skills

cage fighting skills

[edbermac]

59. Well to quote Frank Zappa from Valley Girl

Tosses her head and flips her hair,
She got a whole bunch of nothing in there...

Brad doesn't appear to be a rocket scientist either...

[mdmc]

61. I bet WillPitt would have lived w/o kids

Give him a call , Jen

[blondeatlast]

62. I thought this thread was about him, actually! nt

[mdmc]

63. me too

I'm glad someone saw my funny! :hi:

[redqueen]

64. And we're supposed to care... why?

[Heddi]

66. Oh My God! A woman doesn't want kids! STOP THE PRESSES

Jesus.

I guess I don't really give two shits about them or their relationship or whether they wanted kids or didn't or whatever...but you know, people, alot of these kinds of conflicts can be avoided if they're discussed PRE-MARRIAGE....

Of course, that doesn't negate the fact that minds can change during time, and I find it insulting that the "reporter" in this story (whether his/her own commentary, or the commentary of the 'pal') would use the "didn't want to fuck up her sexy body" excuse ---because you know, ALL women who don't have kids are TOTALLY not having kids because it will mess up their bodies... :eyes:

Sigh. I wish for the day when Reproductive Choices are realized to be just that---CHOICES. She has just as much right to NOT want a kid as he has to WANT one. Unfortunately (or not really, since I don't care about them or their marriage), many marriages end over this. As a woman, I'd never want to be forced to have a child just to please my mate, or to be forced not to have a child to please my mate.

Such things happen.

Why isn't there a story about my neighbors who are getting a divorce? Certainly their lives are just as compelling as these pesudo-celebrities, no? Plus, neither of my neighbors have a 13.5 million dollar house. They'll be splitting the resale value of the Vanagon and arguing for the next 5 years over visitation rights with their dogs.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

67. You stole the words right off my keyboard...

I don't give two shits about what these two twits do. You'd think the tsunami disaster would have put life a little in perspective...you know...live your life instead of salivating over other people's lives. But...nah.

[greyfox]

68. She ain't all THAT

to start with! Age will soondrag those boobs down and she will be u ndergoing plastic fix-me's like all the rest .. and Pitt will be gone....

[complain jane]

69. I think it's kinda sad and I don't usually give a crap about celebs.

They just seemed to live their life out of the spotlight compared to a lot of the others, and seemed sweet together, like they were each other's best friends too. But then what the hell do I know. I'm just sorry to hear they've split.

I choose to think Angelina Jolie had nothing to do with it.

[SoCalDem]

70. Watch what happens next..

They'll split up, she'll meet someone new, and ....Baby !!

They believed the hype, they got hitched, it fizzled :) end of story..

Thank goodness they did NOT have a kid.. At least they get out of it, just the way they entered it..

rich, young, attractive.:)

and a hundred years from now ..Brad who?? Jennifer...which one ?

[sendero]

71. Hehe...

.. am I the only one who thinks Pitt should have kept his hair?

Some people look better with their hair cut off, Brad looks like Curly Howard. :evilgrin: