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Brad and Angelina on 3/17/05. Credit: Bauergriffinonline

The National Enquirer claims to have the insider story on the start of Brad Pitt and Angelina’s relationship on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004. This comes right after Angelina admitted in a NY Times interview that she fell in love with Brad while they were making the film. Many people thought she was just stating the obvious while others were quick to point out that Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston at the time and said it was insensitive to admit that she fell in love with Brad when he was a married man.

The Enquirer says that Jennifer Aniston was seething after reading the interview and that she tried to make sure that Angelina knew about it. They also have the details of Brad and Angelina’s hookup along with the fact that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about it and demanded a divorce.

Some of the details sound too cliché to be true, especially the “Angelina refused to wear underwear for a sex scene” part. It’s possible there is some truth in there and I do trust the National Enquirer to get a lot right, as sensational as they’re apt to make it:

Jennifer Aniston is super pissed at Angelina, tried to get word to her
When Jennifer read Angelina’s Oct. 15 “New York Times” interview, it “was like having old wounds ripped open… Jen hates Angelina,” revealed a friend.

Ready for battle, Jennifer got word to Angelina that she “would love to look her dead in the eyes and call her a home-wrecker,” divulged the friend.

“Through her staff, Jennifer told Angelina: ‘I’m glad the world finally sees you the way I do – a husband-stealer.'”

But Angelina insisted the marriage was already over and that “Brad was there for the taking,” according to the friend.

Brad and Angelina hung out a barbecue together in February, 2004
The filming of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” began in early January 2004 and by February, then-married Brad and single mom Angelina had already bonded.

The two huddled close together at an intimate barbecue Angelina hosted at her Brentwood home – with Jennifer nowhere in sight.

Brad sent Angelina flowers with a card “To the Mrs.”
Several weeks later, Angie came down with the flu that Brad had passed to her.

He sent his co-star a gorgeous bouquet of flowers with a note that flirtatiously read: “The the Mrs. – Oops.”

Angelina refused to wear underwear for sex scene
Word got back to Jennifer that Angie told the wardrobe people she didn’t need the standard flesh-colored underwear for a scene in which she and Brad simulated sex, said the friend.

In September, the stars took adjoining rooms while reshooting scenes in Victorville, CA and in October, they huddled in Italy while Jennifer was in the States.

How Jennifer confronted Brad about cheating and asked for a divorce
In December, infuriated and humiliated, Jen summoned Brad to London where she was filming – under the guise of celebrating his 41st birthday.

Instead of an intimated part for two at The Dorchester hotel, Jennifer unloaded on a grimacing Brad, said the friend.

“She screamed, ‘I knew it all along – you’ve been cheating on me! I’ve been lied to long enough – I want a divorce.”

Brad returned to L.A. in shame, and he and Jennifer announced their split in early January 2005. Four months later, Brad and Angelina took their romance public.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 3, 2008]

It’s possible a lot of these details are re-hashed from tabloid reports at the time. Some of the details I remember, like the photos of them out in Italy, but I wasn’t as immersed in celebrity gossip back then didn’t pour over the tabloids every week like I do now. The Enquirer didn’t include the part about Brad and Jennifer’s last-ditch vacation to Mexico in January right before they announced their separation.

Angelina never said that she slept with Brad when he was married, she just admitted that’s when they fell in love. She’s long said that she couldn’t be intimate with a married man. It’s not like it’s ancient history, but it has been over three years and both parties have moved on. That said, if this happened to me I would want nothing to do with my husband’s new partner and would not wish her well at all.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are shown on 3/17/05 at a ShoWest 2005 event for Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Credit: Bauergriffinonline. They’re also shown out in Paris with Maddox and Zahara on 2/20/06. Credit: Fame.

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