Jennifer Aniston’s ex-husband Justin Theroux married Nicole Brydon Bloom on March 15 in Mexico, so now, all eyes are on the Friends star and her personal life. It was business as usual for the 56-year-old actress, who is often spotted enjoying nights out at Los Angeles hotspots, but this time, her A-list dining companion has everyone talking.
We know the media shouldn’t focus on Aniston’s dating life immediately after her ex gets married, but that’s probably what’s happening here. She and Theroux divorced in 2018, so it’s been seven years since they were together, and they’ve maintained a friendly relationship. The Morning Show actress deserves to be known for her Hollywood accomplishments, not her dating life.
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Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom.
But as Theroux has told the press in the past, it’s hard to shake off Aniston’s level of fame. “In ideal circumstances, you’re known for what you do, or for the contributions you make in the arts, literature, movies, whatever. Even if it’s a negative review, OK — that’s fair play,” he told Rolling Stone in April 2021. “But there are people who are only curious about the private lives of other people, and… I think the best thing to do is to train your eyes away from it.”
And think about it, Theroux’s marriage to Aniston only lasted three years. The white-hot spotlight his ex endured after her Brad Pitt love triangle with Angelina Jolie was even worse. Aniston’s private life is always a spectacle and it’s why people are curious about her situation with the actor she dined with on Saturday — she was at the Tower Bar at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood with Pedro Pascal. It’s not exactly the place for a celebrity to go and hide, this is a place to be seen.
Pedro Pascal at the Featured Session “The Last of Us: Cast and Creators on Season 2” during SXSW Conference & Festivals in the Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
According to the Daily Mail, the dynamic duo enjoyed a three-hour dinner and were spotted at the valet upon leaving the hotel. Aniston nailed her causal look with black jeans and a black vest with a white T-shirt underneath. The Gladiator II actor also dressed down with jeans, a black leather jacket, boots and his black-rimmed glasses. The night looked friendly in a very platonic way — no PDA in sight!
While the headlines might try and link Aniston together with Pascal, their friendship has likely developed through work. There have been rumors swirling that he might play a role in Season 4 of The Morning Show. At the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, Pascal crashed Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s KTLA interview.
Aniston asked Pascal, “Do you want to be on it?”
Witherspoon chimed in, “Wait, we actually do have a really good part for him.”
Pascal said enthusiastically, “Pitch it to me now.”
The Aniston-Pascal sighting might be the first confirmation that he did take the women up on their offer. So, consider the night out in LA as a possible Morning Show spoiler alert, not an Aniston romance update.
Before you go, click here to see celebrity exes who will always be friends.
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