Jan 8, 2005
Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston separate
IN SPLITSVILLE: According to statement
released by Pitt's publicist Cindy Guagenti,
Hollywood's golden couple have split,
'after much thoughtful consideration'.
Ms Guagenti declined to comment
beyond the statement. -- AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood glamour couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer
Aniston have split, Pitt's longtime publicist confirmed on
Friday.
'We would like to announce that after seven years together we have
decided to formally separate,' the couple said in a joint statement
released by Pitt's publicist Cindy Guagenti.
'For those who follow these sorts of things, we would like to
explain that our separation is not the result of any speculation
reported by the tabloid media. This decision is the result of much
thoughtful consideration.'
The couple didn't indicate if they planned to file for divorce, and
Ms Guagenti declined to comment beyond the statement.
The separation, first reported on People magazine's website, comes
4 1/2 years after the couple's Malibu wedding and after months of
speculation that their marriage was in trouble.
In their statement, they asked for the public's 'sensitivity in the
coming months'.
Aniston has recently been photographed in public without her
diamond-studded wedding ring, according to People, although the
magazine said the couple had spent the New Year's weekend together
on the Caribbean island of Anguilla with Aniston's former Friends
co-star Courteney Cox and her husband, actor David Arquette.
Pitt, 41, and Aniston, 35, have been together since being set up on
a blind date in 1998. They were married in 2000 in a lavish wedding
at a Malibu estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Some 200 people
attended the wedding that included four bands, a gospel choir,
fireworks and tens of thousands of flowers.
Part of Pacific Coast Highway was shut down to accommodate the
influx of guests, which included actress Cameron Diaz and most of
Aniston's Friends co-stars. It was the first marriage for
both.
Since their wedding, they have been touted not only as one of
Hollywood's most glamorous couples but also one of the film
industry's most powerful. They are co-owners of Plan B production
company with producer Brad Grey, who earlier this week was hired to
replace Sherry Lansing as head of the Paramount studio. -- AP
