‘Brad is so excited about...,' Said Jennifer Aniston to Angelina Jolie on their first meet.

Entertainment: As the news broke about the marriage of Hollywood celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hitting splitsville, rumors of an as yet unknown and little- heard anecdote had been going rounds that related how Pitt's earlier wife, actor Jennifer Aniston of FRI.

Aniston recounted their meeting in the parking lot of the FRIENDS set at Warner Bros. Studios. “I pulled over and introduced myself,” she said. “I told her, ‘Brad is so excited about working with you. I hope you guys have a good time.’”

This was 2004 when Pitt and Jolie appeared in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, where rumors have it that their romance began while Pitt was still married to Aniston.

The Brad-Angelina-Jennifer triangle

Brad Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston from 2000 to 2005. However, their marriage unraveled when Pitt reportedly fell in love with Jolie on the sets of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Shortly after, Pitt and Aniston's marriage ended, and he began his highly publicized relationship with Jolie.

The Pitt-Jolie timeline: love, marriage, and separation

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were together for over a decade, from 2004 until 2016. The two married in 2014, but separated just two years later. Their divorce went on for almost eight years and was finalized in December 2024.

Together, Pitt and Jolie have six children. In 2002, Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia in 2005. In 2006, the couple had their first biological child, Shiloh. In 2007, Jolie adopted Pax from Vietnam, and then Knox and Vivienne twins were born in 2008.

Hollywood power couple finalize divorce after eight years of legal fight

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have officially finalized their divorce on December 30, 2024. The Hollywood couple was together for 12 years and had two years of marriage before separating in 2016. The news ends an era of one of the most discussed relationships in Hollywood.