Justin
Theroux sounds like one supportive husband.
In
an interview with The Sunday Times, the actor reportedly shrugged off being
called “Mr. Jennifer Aniston” and said he takes the nickname in
stride.
“It doesn’t really get under my skin,” he said.
“It’s just one of those things that’s a shorthand for describing who I
am.”
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Being married to one of the world’s most famous women has
given Justin the chance to observe and experience fame in a whole new way, and
he went on to applaud his wife’s resilience in the face of her constant media
scrutiny.
“She has lived through a lot of bulls***,” Justin
said of his longtime love, whom he married in 2015. “Many people would
have crumbled under some of the stresses that have been put on her. I’m very
proud of her for that, for the way she handles herself. So in a weird way it’s
an honor to stand behind her. Truly, in that sense, she’s amazing.”
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Calling Jennifer “a proper badass,” Justin said the
actress addressed the topic “beautifully” in a searing Huffington
Post essay she wrote back in July.
“[She] understands that she is someone who has
attracted, for whatever reason, a level of attention where she’s become this
sort of fable, I guess, in some sort of bizarre morality play of what a woman
should be,” he continued.
As for how he processes his own stardom, Justin told the
British paper that keeping conscious boundaries with his public persona has
become a requirement.
“You start to feel like the crazy person they’re
portraying you as if you follow that s***,” he said of tabloid coverage,
explaining how he’s learned over time to shift his focus elsewhere.
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“When it first started happening I’d sort of casually
pay attention to it, and then I’d realize I was eating poison. Now I just avert
my gaze,” he said.
Justin may have gotten more used to the spotlight over the
years, but that doesn’t mean he never gets caught off guard anymore.
According to the UK publication, the 45-year-old is still
“constantly surprised” when strangers comment on his gossip
headlines.
“It’s really insane,” he said, noting that some
have even gone as far as to congratulate him on welcoming fictitious children.
Justin may have passed up an opportunity to skyrocket to the
A-list earlier in life, having turned down a screen test for the “Friends”
pilot more than 20 years ago.
Although a role on the classic sitcom would have possibly
seen him and Jennifer couple up sooner, Justin said he wouldn’t change how
their life – or his career – turned out.
“Who wouldn’t want to be a bazillionaire?” he told
the paper. “But I don’t regret it.”
Catch Justin next on the big screen when his anticipated
thriller “The Girl on the Train” hits theaters on Friday, Oct. 7.
— Erin Biglow
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