“I cherish our friendship.”
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And you know that from 2015 until their divorce in late 2017, the actor was married to Jennifer Aniston.
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In a recent interview with Esquire, Theroux opened up about the split, dispelling a rumor about why they broke up.
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He specifically addressed speculation that the two had split up because they wanted to live on opposite shores: “That’s a story that is largely untrue,” Theroux said.
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“People create stories that make them feel better or simplify things for them. That whole ‘This person likes rock’ n ‘roll, that person likes jazz. That’s just not the case. It’s an oversimplification. “
Theroux also shared how the pair have “remained friends” since they decided to divorce: “We don’t talk every day, but we call each other. We FaceTime. We text.”
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“Like it or not, we haven’t had that dramatic split, and we love each other. I’m sincere when I say I cherish our friendship. We can’t be together and still bring each other joy and friendship.”
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“It would be a loss if we had no contact, for me personally,” Theroux continued, before giving good advice on relationships in general.
“I think if you get good at relationships – and here I am, single – if you love the person the way you loved them in the relationship, it would be okay to love them the same way out of the relationship. want to shit while you walk out the door? “
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Well that’s one way of putting it. It’s nice, however, that they are still on good terms.
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