Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston has been at the center of a controversy this week.
It comes after Jamie Foxx shared a problematic message on his Insta.
But to make matters worse, Jennifer Aniston then liked the image.
The post has received a LOT of backlash, and has been called “horrifically antisemitic” by Jewish organization A Wider Frame called the post “horrifically antisemitic”.
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Now, we all know that Jennifer Aniston is one of the more beloved celebrities in Hollywood…
We mean, when you know Jennifer Aniston has been cast in a movie or series, it’s going to be a good 1, right?
And we all know where that started…
From the NBC show Friends, of course!
Aniston was cast as fashion icon Rachel Greene back in 1994 and it’s safe to say that the rest is history.
To this very day, Friends continues to be one of the most successful sitcoms of all time…
And when Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Monica, (Courteney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) first burst onto our screens, we immediately fell in love.
It was an instant hit…
Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, the comedy follows a group of friends who live in the same New York apartment block as they together navigate through the turbulent years of their late twenties.
With ups and downs like Chandler and Joey’s bromance, not knowing if Ross and Rachel were on a break, Chandler relieving the pain of Monica’s sting on the beach, or their flourishing relationship…
We always enjoyed every single part of the character’s journey.
And we watched through our tears as the gang said their final goodbyes to the apartment we had all grown to know and love for the past decade.
As sad as it was, it was so beautiful to watch.
Monica and Chandler were starting a family, Phoebe was newly married, Rachel had a new job in Paris… As with a lot of friendships, the gang had grown apart and were embarking upon their separate journeys.
And, after hearing “we were on a break” time and time again…
Fans rejoiced as Ross and Rachel finally put their differences aside and got back together.
And then, just like that, the gang went to grab a cup of coffee for the last time.
And we all shed real tears, knowing after ten years long, we’d never see another new episode again.
But, we always have Friends as a comfort series.
Every time we see that Aniston has been cast into a new role…
We cannot help but celebrate, because she’s simply the best, and warms the heart of every viewer around the world.
But there’s another thing that many fans bring up when they talk about the actress…
And that’s her marriage with ex-Brad Pitt.
Many rumors circulated at the time about why the pair broke up.
But now Aniston has addressed them in her recent Cover Story with Allure magazine.
Scroll down to find out what she said…
As well as her highly publicized split from Pitt, there’s something else people never fail to bring up.
Even though it really isn’t anybody’s business, there’s always the question as to why Jennifer Aniston hasn’t got any children.
At the end of the day, no matter how much people pry, it’s Aniston’s business only.
But, over the years, the actress has spoken out on behalf of herself, and all other women in the world without children, explaining why people need to keep their questions to themselves.
Aniston addressed the pressures people put on her to become a mom during an interview with InStyle back in 2018.
Discussing the headlines in tabloid media that she is subjected to, Aniston said: “The misconceptions are “Jen can’t keep a man,” and “Jen refuses to have a baby because she’s selfish and committed to her career.” Or that I’m sad and heartbroken.”
“First, with all due respect, I’m not heartbroken. And second, those are reckless assumptions.”
“No one knows what’s going on behind closed doors,” she said. “No one considers how sensitive that might be for my partner and me. They don’t know what I’ve been through medically or emotionally.”
Aniston then discussed the pressures to become a mom that women face.
“There is a pressure on women to be mothers, and if they are not, then they’re deemed damaged goods,” she said. “Maybe my purpose on this planet isn’t to procreate. Maybe I have other things I’m supposed to do.”
Aniston had also previously discussed the pressure to become a mom back in 2016 when she shared an open letter through the Huffington Post.
Titled, For The Record, Aniston began by writing that “for the record, I am not pregnant. What I am is fed up.“
Aniston then discussed the “scrutiny and body shaming” in the media as well as the use of “celebrity ‘news’ to perpetuate this dehumanizing view of females.”
She then moved on to say that it has been highlighted to her “how much we define a woman’s value based on her marital and maternal status.”
“The sheer amount of resources being spent right now by press trying to simply uncover whether or not I am pregnant (for the bajillionth time… but who’s counting) points to the perpetuation of this notion that women are somehow incomplete, unsuccessful, or unhappy if they’re not married with children.”
“In this last boring news cycle about my personal life there have been mass shootings, wildfires, major decisions by the Supreme Court, an upcoming election, and any number of more newsworthy issues that ‘journalists’ could dedicate their resources towards.”
Aniston then wrote that she believes “we are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child.”
“We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. That decision is ours and ours alone. Let’s make that decision for ourselves and for the young women in this world who look to us as examples.”
“We don’t need to be married or mothers to be complete,” she said. “We get to determine our own ‘happily ever after’ for ourselves.”
Aniston also added that she “may become a mother some day,” but she is “not in pursuit of motherhood because I feel incomplete in some way.”
And now, Aniston has opened up about her fertility struggles with Allure for her December cover story.
She shared that trying to conceive was a “challenging road,” and that she went through “hard s**t” during that time.
“If it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I was meant to be. That’s why I have such gratitude for all those s**tty things,” she said.
Explaining that several years ago she was “trying to get pregnant.”
During “all the years of [media] speculation,” the actress said she was “going through IVF [and] drinking Chinese teas.”
She recalled, “I was throwing everything at it. I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”
However, Aniston insists she has “zero regrets” and “actually feel[s] a little relief.”
She explained, “There is no more, ‘Can I? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.’ I don’t have to think about that anymore.”
Aniston added that telling her story feels “like coming out of hibernation.”
“I’ve spent so many years protecting my story about IVF,” she said. “I’m so protective of these parts because I feel like there’s so little that I get to keep to myself. … I don’t have anything to hide.”
Her readiness to be a mother was also what many fans thought her split with ex-husband Brad Pitt was all about.
Aniston has finally addressed the rumors with Allure in December 2022.
She said: “I just cared about my career. And God forbid a woman is successful and doesn’t have a child.
“And the reason my husband left me, why we broke up and ended our marriage, was because I wouldn’t give him a kid. It was absolute lies.
“I don’t have anything to hide at this point.”
Soon after, Aniston has gone viral once more.
This time for a controversial Instagram post.
Jamie Foxx shared a post which read: “They killed this dude name Jesus…what do you think they’ll do to you???! #fakefriends #fakelove”
It was pointed out that Aniston had liked the post.
And now, the actress has taken to social media to deny any involvement.
“This really makes me sick,” her statement reads.
“I did not ‘like’ this post on purpose or by accident. And more importantly, I want to be clear to my friends and anyone hurt by this showing up in their feeds – I do NOT support any form of antisemitism.”
“I truly don’t tolerate HATE of any kind. Period.”
Jamie Foxx has also opened up about the controversy.
“I want to apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who was offended by my post,” he wrote. “I now know my choice of words have caused offense and I’m sorry. That was never my intent.”
“To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and that’s what I meant with ‘they’ not anything more. I only have love in my heart for everyone. I love and support the Jewish community. My deepest apologies to anyone who was offended.”
Fans still aren’t sure what to make of the debacle.
One wrote: “The whole Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston antisemitism debate here on Twitter just reminds me how easy it is to misunderstand people and take things out of context based on different cultural ways of looking at things. Let’s stop pretending that everything is horrible and everyone is hateful. Most people aren’t. Words typed on Instagram or social media in general are not always construed the same way by different people. Jamie Foxx clearly apologized for being taken out of context. Can’t we just leave it at that?”
