Jennifer Aniston's Brutal Six-Word Description Of Brad Pitt After Their Split Explains So Much

The early 2000s brought us some legendary celebrity couples, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, and, perhaps most famously of all, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, who had a lavish wedding in 2000, and by all accounts appeared to have a dreamy, almost fairytale-like relationship. But by 2005, they had split for good. And within a year of their separation, the "Friends" star offered a clue as to what Pitt was really like behind closed doors that, in hindsight, sheds a lot of light on the drama (and trauma) that he reportedly caused in his next relationship. 

Angelina Jolie, his second wife, alleged that Pitt "physically and verbally assaulted [her] and the children," per NBC News, which chimed with what Aniston disclosed about him years prior. "There's a sensitivity chip that's missing," she remarked in a 2006 chat with Vanity Fair, not long after their divorce was finalized. The TV icon was discussing the W magazine spread that had run the year before featuring Pitt and Jolie as a happy couple with children and headlined: "Domestic Bliss."

It was apparently a concept developed and monetized by the "Fight Club" star. But it read as pretty heartless given how public the beloved couple's split was, though apparently not out of character, considering the fact that Pitt and Aniston had just separated and there were unjust rumors going around that Pitt had left because Aniston didn't want to have a kid so she could prioritize her career.

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Jennifer Aniston didn't think that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's big W magazine moment was a purposeful dig at her, just a completely oblivious one. As she explained to Vanity Fair, "Brad is not mean-spirited; he would never intentionally try to rub something in my face. In hindsight, I can see him going, 'Oh — I can see that that was inconsiderate.' But I know Brad. Brad would say, 'That's art!'" It sounds like the Oscar winner was focused on putting himself and his ideas first without considering their potential impact. That doesn't in any way excuse the shocking abuse allegations, but it gives some insight into Pitt's personality.

Along with the claims that Aniston wouldn't have a baby with the "Se7en" star, there were also rumors that Aniston and Pitt's relationship ended because he cheated on her with his "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star Angelina Jolie (the A-listers shot the movie in 2003 and went public with their romance in 2005). Again, the pairing looked idyllic from the outside. It was a match between two attractive and talented people, and Jolie and Pitt share six kids too.

But, in 2016, their marriage also ended which, alongside the allegations from the "Maria" star, came as a massive shock. Suffice it to say that the seemingly selfish mindset Aniston alluded to hasn't changed. Notably, the children have distanced themselves from their famous father too, with Shiloh Jolie-Pitt even dropping Pitt's name from her last name. It just goes to show that you never really know what anyone's like behind closed doors.