Matthew Perry got over Jennifer Aniston crush when she began dating Brad Pitt
nypost.comMatthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston met three years before they both landed their “Friends” roles — but it would take Perry years more to get over his crush.The late star, who died at age 54 on Oct.
28, opened up about his feelings toward his co-star and their special bond in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”“Morning Show” actress Aniston gently rejected Perry ahead of filming Season 1 of “Friends” in 1994, but Perry appeared to still have feelings up until she began dating future husband Brad Pitt in 1998.
Pitt would later appear in a 2001 “Friends” episode. The exes were married from 2000 to 2005.“I had long since gotten over her — ever since she started dating Pitt, I was fine,” Perry noted in his book. “And had worked out exactly how long to look at her without it being awkward.”Perry and Aniston initially met through mutual acquaintances, with the “Fools Rush In” actor noting that he was “immediately taken” by her.
When he booked two gigs in one day pre-“Friends,” Perry called her to share the news.“You’re the first person I wanted to tell this to!” he recalled telling her.“Bad idea — I could feel ice forming through the phone,” Perry continued. “Looking back, it was clear that this made her think I liked her too much, or in the wrong kind of way . . .
Read more on nypost.com