She was married to him. She watched him move on. And when he finally became a father for the very first time, Jennifer Aniston did something that nobody expected.
It’s been eight years since Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announced their split, and in that time, fans have watched both stars build entirely different lives. But nothing prepared people for what happened this spring, when Theroux and his new wife welcomed their first child together — and Aniston’s response went viral within hours.
Let’s rewind. Aniston and Theroux first crossed paths back in 2007, but the real spark didn’t ignite until 2010, when the two were cast together in the comedy Wanderlust. What started as an on-set friendship quickly turned into a romance that had tabloids buzzing for years. By 2012, Theroux had proposed. By 2015, the two were husband and wife, tying the knot in a secret ceremony at their Bel Air estate.
For a while, it looked like Aniston — who had already weathered one very public divorce from Brad Pitt — had finally found lasting happiness. But less than three years into the marriage, the couple shocked fans with a joint statement announcing their separation, citing “irreconcilable” scheduling and lifestyle differences that came with two demanding careers pulling them in opposite directions.
What happened next, though, is the part fans still talk about. Unlike so many Hollywood splits that end in silence or bitterness, Aniston and Theroux chose something rarer: an actual friendship. Over the years, the two have continued to like each other’s posts, show up for one another publicly, and speak warmly about their time together whenever asked.
Now fast forward to this year. Theroux, who began dating actress Nicole Brydon Bloom in 2023, married her in 2025. And in April, the couple announced they’d welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, sharing a tender black-and-white photo on Instagram with the caption, “He’s here, we are so in love.”
The internet did what it always does — zoomed straight into the comments. And there she was. Jennifer Aniston, liking the post.
For an actress whose love life has been dissected by the public for three decades, the gesture read as something quietly powerful. No bitterness, no distance — just genuine support for the man she once called her husband, now embracing fatherhood with someone new.
As for Aniston herself, she’s been linked to hypnotist Jim Curtis in recent months, and by all accounts, she’s in a good place. Two failed marriages, endless tabloid speculation, and years of unsolicited opinions about her choices — and somehow, she’s still the one setting the standard for how to handle an ex with grace.
Some people just know how to do heartbreak right.
