Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston share a long history, from being friends to dating and eventually getting married in 2000. Once known as Hollywood’s golden couple, their marital bliss came to an abrupt end in October 2005 after five years of marriage. While it has been nearly two decades since their high-profile divorce, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt still continue to make headlines, especially at a time when the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star has been embroiled in a highly publicised legal battle with Angelina Jolie.
While the duo claim to maintain a cordial relationship as friends, there was also a time when Brad Pitt went to the extent of spending as much as $79 million for a birthday present to the Friends actor as an apology for his past mistakes.
As per the Mirror Us, the series of events took place after 2016, following Pitt’s divorce from Angelina Jolie when he reportedly reached out to Jennifer Aniston and took the bold move of apologising for his mistake. Not just that he also made a grand gesture by buying Aniston a $79 million gift for her 50th birthday. Curious about what the gift was?
Well, it was the Beverly Hills mansion that Pitt and Aniston shared as a married couple. However, it ended up on the market for sale after their divorce.
The actor reportedly bought it back for her and gave it as a birthday present in 2019, leaving Aniston emotional. As per the report, the actress who believed that “losing their dream home worsened the heartache of the divorce and was one of her biggest regrets," was overwhelmed with emotions upon receiving it back as a gift. She reportedly thanked him for the gesture as the two reminisced about their time together in the house.
It is worth mentioning that despite having gone separate ways, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston remain good friends to date. During her appearance on The Howard Stern Show, the actress spoke about their reunion during a community relief project in 2021 and said, “It was absolutely fun. Brad and I are buddies, we are friends. And we speak, and there’s no oddness at all, except for everyone that probably watched it and was wanting there to be, or assumed there to be. We had fun, and it was for a great cause."
