Courteney Cox reveals frustration that best friend Jennifer Aniston has been dragged into Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce drama
Actress' comments come after Jennifer's husband Justin Theroux spoke out about his wife's name being caught up in the split saga
FRUSTRATED Courteney Cox wishes people would stop dragging BFF Jennifer Aniston's name into the Brangelina divorce drama.
The former Friends star has leaped to the defence of her best friend, after the actress' name has continued to pop up in stories surrounding her first husband Brad Pitt's shock split from Angelina Jolie earlier this month.
While Jennifer, 47, has remained tight lipped on the situation, Courteney, 52, believes it has nothing to do with her pal.
She told Entertainment Tonight: "It's not about [Jennifer]. I feel like we're exacerbating it by even talking about it."
Since her own split from Brad in 2005 after almost five years of marriage, Jennifer tied the knot with actor Justin Theroux in August last year, and her spouse also recently addressed the fact his wife's every move has been documented since Brad and Angelina announced their plans to divorce.
“But I think a lot of people do because people buy it. But there are bigger things to b***h about.
“It’s shocking how much bandwidth things can take up when there are far more important things going on in the world.
"As a child of divorce, all I can say is that’s terrible news for those children, and that’s all you can really say.
“It’s boring to sort of comment on anything else. People are having a bad time — that’s horrible."
Brad, 52, has six children with his estranged wife, Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, and on Tuesday, the star released his first statement since the news broke of his marriage breakdown, confirming his withdrawal from promoting his latest movie.
The Fury actor was due to make an appearance at Terrence Malik’s 30-years-in-the-making IMAX film Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey, which he stars in, but revealed he intended to focus on his "family situation" instead.
Speaking exclusively to Access Hollywood, he said: “Terrence’s Voyage of Time is an incredibly beautiful and unique experiential IMAX film for children and families chronicling the birth of time.
“I’m very grateful to be part of such a fascinating and educational project, but I’m currently focused on my family situation and don’t want to distract attention away from this extraordinary film, which I encourage everyone to see.”
There has been much controversy since the split, including rumours of an affair with his co-star and abuse allegations.
Last week Brad Pitt was reported to have begged his wife to see his children.
Angelina is blocking the actor from visiting their six children while the FBI continue an investigation into alleged child abuse.
The couple had been together for 12 years, and married for two, before announcing their split.