Jennifer Aniston Leaning On Jason Bateman Amid Justin Theroux Divorce?

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A new tabloid report claiming that Jennifer Aniston is leaning on Jason Bateman as she prepares to divorce Justin Theroux is entirely made-up. Gossip Cop can exclusively debunk the nonexistent drama. We’re told the couple’s marriage is going strong.

According to the New Zealand edition of Woman’s Day, Bateman was overheard telling friends at this month’s Screen Actors Guild Awards that Aniston and Theroux are headed for a split. A so-called “source” tells the magazine, “Jason was addressing rumors about Jen and Justin, confirming they were in dire straits. He said Justin’s had most of his belongings from their Bel Air home shipped to New York and the couple are barely on speaking terms.”

Bateman and his wife spent New Year’s in Mexico with the famous couple, but according to the outlet, the actor told his pals that Aniston and Theroux fought throughout the entire vacation. “He often acted as mediator between them, which ruined the break for everyone,” says the questionable insider. “Jason said this could be Hollywood’s next big divorce story.” The unreliable tabloid further purports that Bateman “will be the one Jennifer turns to as she starts her life without Justin.”

It should be noted, Bateman and Aniston are longtime friends who’ve co-starred in five films together, which is seemingly the only reason he’s being dragged into this phony narrative. Even if any of this were true, it’s hard to believe that the actor would be sharing the details of his pal’s marriage to a crowd of people at an awards show after-party. Regardless, we can confirm that the magazine’s article is pure fiction.

Gossip Cop is exclusively assured by a source close to the situation that Aniston and Theroux aren’t having any marriage problems. We’re further told that Bateman never blabbed about his friends’ nonexistent breakup at the SAG Awards. Woman’s Day has forgone actual journalism in favor of publishing sensational fan fiction.

In fact, this isn’t the first time that Aniston’s friendship with Bateman has been exploited to create a bogus story surrounding her marriage. Gossip Cop recently debunk an article alleging that the actress was “livid” about Theroux going shopping with Bateman’s wife. This latest article in the ongoing saga is equally bogus.