Jennifer Aniston can flop all she wants, Rupert Everett observes

Perhaps Jennifer Aniston would appreciate a break from the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie discussion, but maybe not the kind Rupert Everett offered in a recent interview.

Everett named the actress specifically when discussing how Hollywood promotes people it considers stars, despite failures at the box office. Stars like Aniston, apparently.

"Jennifer Aniston will just have one too many total flops," he told BBC radio. "But she's still a member of that club."

"And she will still manage to — like a star forming in the universe — a whole lot of things swirling around and suddenly solidifying into yet another vital, tasteless rom-com: a little glitter next to the Crab Nebula." 

That "club" Everett is referring to seems to be an abstract collective of power players who protect and promote their industry favorites. Though Aniston gets a dig, at least old Rupey is taking his medicine too — he's clearly not one of the chosen few.

Leave your thoughts on Everett's observations in comments below.

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Comments

[B]

he's in no position to talk, he makes some movies if any. and the ones he does make are simply put in the 1$ bin at the nearest Walmart. And anyway who even watches anything he's in.

[carann sanchez]

i'll never see another r. everett movie again-no class what so ever

[Corinna]

He's got a point. Aniston can't carry a movie on her own. It's obvious she's been a part of the "IN" crowd of Hollywood for a long time. I have nothing against her but I would NEVER pay to see a movie she headlines. She's an awful actress but Hollywood will never tell her that. There are so many great actresses out there who are being cheated of these great roles. Hollywood needs to get their crap together. They are ruining the movie industry.

[Thelma]

Sure he showed no class but I feel for him -- he was pretty good in his early movies and he has a point. Jennifer Aniston is a good example -- can't act her way out of a bag, plays the same character in 95% of her movies, flops galore (and not even critically aclaimed) and YET, she keeps getting movie after movie. I've often wondered how she does it. If you look at his statement on its merits he's right. There are many more talented actors out there who are not getting a chance...

[Sarah]

Thank God tastes are different. Whatever critics and R. Everett say, I loved all the films with Jennifer Aniston. I've recently seen "The Switch" and I think this film is the best rom. com. of the year 2010. All of the actors like Bateman, Aniston, Goldblum, J.Lewis, Thomas Robinson were great.
But I can't remember the name of a film where R. Everett played a leading part.
Not even as a supporting actor. So his comments are only wounded male ego.

[BELLA BELLA]

Pray tell, but exactly what did Rupert say that was not true? Jennifer Aniston has been doing the same part in rom-coms forever and mostly they flop like a 2 day old fish. Less anyone forgets Rupert is a fabulous actor and for whatever reason, we rarely see him on screen anymore. Could that be that before he officially came out, he was often cast as the "straight romantic lead"? It has been explained that Rupert had been invited by Colin Firth who was hosting this BBC radio show to come on to talk about "openly gay actors" and that Rupert's comment about Firth was said jokingly and quickly followed up by his sincere praise for Firth's work in a Single man. However American media has set it up to seem as though Rupert was having a hissy fit about Firth's work, when in fact he was talking about Aniston regurgitating the same old same old film after film...and, gosh how can anyone really argue with his claim...seen on of her pictures lately...she just changes lead men and wardrobe in these films.

[Theresa]

Is anyone taking this comment seriously?? This is after all coming from a "D-Lister". Rupert Everett should really take a long good look at his own career.....talk about professional jealousy. I am not sure how many of you will recall the same senseless comments he made about Michael Jackson shortly after MJ passed away.

[Frank Wilson]

Who's Rupert Everett?

[PM]

I agree with Rupert Everett, wholeheartedly. It was bold of him to say it...everyone keeps their mouth shut in the industry (all the actors) for fear of beingblackballed. But he's definitely right. He absolutely has talent...he was great in "My Best Friend's Wedding", and in other films I've seen him in. However, he came out, and there went his career. The Hollywood brass is definitely conservative in terms of how they cast movies, and they do anoint certain actors as "stars" and give them film after film, no matter how sucky the film is. Aniston is definitely one of the top ones in this category. And, I would say Jolie is as well. She makes one stupid hair-brained, overly produced action film after another, appealing to idiot teenagers and brainless adults. They both suck as actresses. Sandra Bullock is also WAY the hell overrated, making one dumb rom-com after another, and her Oscar win was insane. The Blind Side was, at best, a Lifetime Movie. For her to have been nominated, much less win over Meryl Streep in a glorious performance of Julie & Julia was completely insane, and profit-motivated by the powers-that-be.

[gloriaad]

Finally somebody answered the question a lot of us have been asking ourselves. How come Jenifer Aniston makes so many movies that bombs, not only that she is perhaps the busiest movie star out there if you didn't notice. Most actresses make one movie every 2 years,some of them you don't see for years, Juia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, etc. JA is out there on the red carpet like the energizer bunny making bomb, after bomb after bomb. Now we know she is part of the in crowd.

[T]

Of course, the media is spinning this in favor of their beloved Queen Jennifer Aniston who is constantly being misportrayed as this wonderful victim and great woman who we should all adore, respect, and trust when in reality, she is the biggest hack and fraud in Hollywood due to her manipulating and exploiting of tabloid gossip & misportrayals against her powerful ex. She owes her golden girl image, A-list status, level of power, and extreme popularity to him. She is no victim. She took advantage of a gossip web and press agenda that Pitt and Jolie got trapped by where gossip clashed with the messy timing of real life to create a continuing cycle of corruption, deceit, and spin which both the media and Aniston profits from.

Her image and appeal is completely manufactured. Only a minority of people
can see through her, her false image, tactics, manipulation, how she uses
other celebrities for campaigning often at Pitt's expense, and recognizes
the toxic dynamic she was with the media who just spins everything to her
favor. Anyone who dares to criticize her or share any real insight gets bashed.

Pitt and Jolie actually became a couple about 3 months after they separated which was a mutual, amicable breakup. Jolie was not the cause and she was
hardly more than a co-star to Pitt. They had re-shoots for the film after his breakup. There was no reason to let gossip and unfounded backlash prevent them from acting on their compatibility and natural chemistry. They
were not the first couple to deal with a tabloid mess and accusations like that
or gossip during filming but they were the first to get destroyed and become
objects of crazy corruption because of Aniston who validated the false claims
and tabloid version all around Hollywood and then to the public with a series
of calculated interviews which was effective character assassination. The understanding of Pitt, Jolie, and Aniston's personalities, characters, and lives
are deeply contradictory and wrong. The people who accurately perceived
Pitt and Aniston's personalities and relationship understand why they really
split up. Aniston has always been a manipulative narcissist who knows how
to use people and play the Hollywood game. It is a shame because Pitt
is one of the few genuinely nice men in this industry and also has very strong morals and principles. It is insane how his fans just threw away any
insight into who he really is to blindly accept a tabloid misportrayal and just
swallow the false impression Aniston enabled. There were many holes in her stories which directly contradicted Pitt's behavior and the evidence but most
of the world was swept up under a wave of unfounded hatred, suspicion, media deceit, and pseudo-self righteousness.

The media and this industry definitely has a circle which protects and promotes their industry favorites. Aniston threw Pitt under the bus and
targetted Jolie who was a bystander caught in the cross-hairs because of she can obtain this favorable position and because the media enhanced their crediblity by acting like all of their spin, deceit, and manipulation is credible and admirable. She would definitely not be in the A-list anymore or have that level of sick adoration if she had not taken advantage of the misportrayal of their divorce and press agenda against Pitt-Jolie using the rumors. She was underhanded, conniving, and completely played dirty but
she is now of the most beloved actress of our time.

Of couse, most of the world is completely deluded about Jennifer and what is going on. She is a mediocre actress who would have faded into the B-list
without her game-playing, campaigning, media-whoring, and use of her influential social circle of Hollywood elite ( many of who never would have supported her if not for Pitt in the first place). She is a politician who justs acts with a couple of personas, not a real actress.

[T]

I would appreciate it if you would show both of my comments. It will be my final post here.

Aniston has shown no class or integrity at all with the media or public.
Anyone who dares to speak the truth about her or even has the nerve to criticize her even if it is slight or minimal, gets bashed and trashed. This is why anyone who understood the truth about her lies and manipulations about how she rose to the top and destroyed Pitt-Jolie for her own power & to retain her A-list status has kept fairly quiet...because they get bullied and bashed by her millions of minions.

Why is it that Aniston's camp gets to trash or degrade any celeb they want, often through underhanded methods, by spreading items to the gossip columns like she did with Mayer, Pitt, or anybody else who got in the way of her agenda..but other celebs are not allowed to comment on her? It seems
that almost everybody is forced to become a sycophant or lover of Aniston.

She would have faded into the B-list without her manipulation and exploitation of the media and industry. She knew how to schmooze so many influential celebrities, producers, and etc when she married Pitt. She married him for the connections and benefits. So it was of no consequence to her, to ruin his reputation and sell him out to the press over false accusations, because she never deeply loved him to begin with. Without that, she would be in a similar position to the rest of the Friends cast: struggling to find film roles and maybe still be on t.v. Not making millions out of mediocre rom-coms or receiving ridiculous critical acclaim over mediocre indie films. She
did this to secure her status, popularity, and the best position with the media & industry.

It is a shame because Pitt and Jolie have to overcome a negative bias, corruption, deceit, slander, hate campaigns, and extra harsh standards for all of their films, humanitarian work, and etc because of the media bias & corruption Aniston helped spread out of unfounded hatred and false images that a pseudo-scandal created. People have a completely deranged and delusional concept of their relationship, life, family, and personalities. Pitt and Jolie had the potential to improve the society and be a great influence on film. Jolie has shown far more range in her acting and tries to make quality films. She sometimes makes action blockbusters but actually also has been in films of substance as well. Her career options have become very limited thanks to Aniston because all of people don't want to hire her because they don't want to deal with the backlash and made-up controversies. She is sometimes forced to take on these action films because they make money versus taking more roles like in A Mighty Heart and The Changeling because her options are limited. She is black-listed in a lot of studios. She is wrongly being degraded as an actress, activist, and most of all as a person because of people like Aniston and millions of journalists who jumped on a bandwagon to cover up their made-up scandal.

Also, Rupert Everett may not be a huge movie star but he is very talented.
It is ridiculous that people are boycotting him and insulting him because they
were brainwashed to support Aniston and the media. Watch The Importance of Being Earnest and some of his other films. It is not fair to him that more
talented people that have more potential to make quality movies are being sidelined because of hacks like Aniston who know how to lie, manipulate,
schmooze, and play dirty in the right way. He also has right to express his opinion, it doesn't matter how irrationally popular Aniston is with her millions of groupies who are increasing the corruption and mediocrity. His comments about MJ were not senseless either but that is another debate.

[HoneyJo]

It's purely a matter of personal taste. I love Jennerifer Aniston. She's funny, beautiful, and yes, a very good actress. She was wonderful in The Good Girl, and Friends With Money, both fantastic films. Her films may not make a lot at the box office, but she also probably doesn't get paid as much as the Julia Roberts' and the Angelina Jolies, so it's a wash. I really enjoyed The Switch, too, though that was really Jason Bateman's movie. I don't feel she plays the same character over and over again. Her character in Friends With Money was nothing at all like the woman she played in The Switch. Plus, she has one thing that's essential to rom com success...she's adorable. She's the girl next door, the girl that other women want to see get the guy. I just saw Reese Witherspoon's new rom com, How Do You Know, and REALLY disliked it, mainly because Reese doesn't have that adorability so essential to female rom com leads. Her character was cold, emotionally truncated, her desperate drive not to be neurotic her biggest neurosis, with no redeeming qualities, and was very unlikeable. That's why Jennifer is still working in rom coms. A good chunk of movie-going women love to see her get the guy. I know I do.

[cdz from the ministry]

@T -- Christie D'Zurilla here from MOG. Your comments are now up. It's pretty much just me approving them, and sometimes I walk away from the computer.

//cdz

[HoneyJo]

Wow, T...you sound like an angry, bitter Queen Angelina fan.

[V. Kathryn]

Jennifer Aniston acts like Jennifer Aniston in every film she makes. She is cute, but she really is beyond the cutesy, coy age. She needs to put some emotional range into her roles. Doesn't anyone find it annoying when she talks, her lips don't move? She absolutely wants to hang on to that youthful image, but enough already. And I agree, Brad Pitt has talent beyond acting, he is a respected architect and his humanitarian work is admirable. He wanted children -- Jennifer didn't (or at least she wanted to wait for the right time in her career.) He has shown he is a wonderful father as well as a loving partner to Angelina. I hope their relationship lasts -- I would love to follow their children's development and growth.

[alice]

Aniston's movies make money and draw audiences: they're not flops. Although I'm also not a fan of the rom-coms Aniston seems to star in so often, it's glaringly obvious that Everett is a jealous nobody whose own movies are truly appalling flops and financial black holes... Everett has no business criticising anybody else's career when he doesn't even barely have one of his own.

[alice]

@ T - What bitter, classless, childish remarks. None of the article was about Aniston's personal life, it was about her professional record. If you're a fan of Jolie's or Pitt's work it doesn't mean you have to hate Aniston. "Grow up, Angelina."

[sherry]

I tried to read Rupert Evert's biography and it didn't make any sense to me. I couldn't even get through the first chapter it was so bad. Jennifer Aniston is loved by so many people I know and always can't wait to see what movie she'll be in next. She's the all american girl and always will be. She's obviously dedicated her life to working as a tv and movie actress and is respected by everybody. She has said many times she wishes the media would leave her alone about the brad and angelina thing because she's so over it. People love her because she's REAL and we all hope she wins the Best Actress Award at the People's Choice Awards. She of all actressess we know deserve it the most. She also gives to people and helps people without having to tell the world about it. We love you Jennifer Aniston and always will.

[Jeremy]

Jennifer Aniston can't act, and that's why she has to play the same role all the time. It's ridiculous to always see her on the big screen in the part of a single woman in her late 20s or early 30s when she's actually almost 42. She's got no range as an actress and can never carry a film on her own -- i.e. as the main lead -- like Julia Roberts did in Erin Brockovich or like Angelina Jolie did in Salt. Her male costars like Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty are the real attractions for the audience, and she's usually the supporting character.

It's also very tiring to hear Jennifer Aniston complain about losing Brad Pitt to Jolie when that happened nearly 6 years ago. Her friendship with Chelsea Handler reveals her hypocrisy because Handler did exactly what Team Aniston accused Jolie of doing. Handler couldn't advance her "career" until she had an affair with the chief of network programming, a married executive with kids, and in an egregious example of nepotism, she received a TV show deal at E! By the way, she showed her gratitude by eventually kicking him to the curb. In essence, she's a homewrecking, talentless, vulgar, D-list, wannabe comic -- who can forget her tasteless and offensive comments about handicapped and minority children? By hanging out with Handler, Aniston makes it clear that she approves of Handler's atrocious behavior and that runs contrary to her carefully-cultivated and pretentious "good girl" image.

It'd be nice if Aniston, Handler, and their belligerent fans were actually honest about things.

[cari]

I usually don't like to criticize because I follow the rule, "Let that one who is free of sin, cast the first stone." However, in Jennifer Aniston's case, when I once read an interview given to Vanity Fair right after the break-up, she sounded pathetic, and my impression was that she showed little dignity. On the other hand, maybe she was advised by her agents so she would get on the bandwagon of publicity caused by the Brangelina romance. And it seems to have worked out in her favor because people wanted to see her, and paid to see her movies. I went to see her in the "Break-up" which turned out to be a bummer that I almost walked out before the end. After that, I only saw one other where she co-starred with Kevin Costner, and which was a medocre movie. So far as Rupert Everett, I feel that it doesn't pay to criticize a colleague. It'll backfire on him because Jennifer has a lot people on her side, who will now hate Rupert, regardless of whether he is right or wrong.

[Melinda]

God bless you T!!!!

Alice, Sherry, and most of the others who commented: millions of you jumped on a bandwagon instigated by the worst, most deceitful, and calculated level of brainwashing. Considering the level of slander and unfounded hatred people have engaging in towards Brad, Angelina, or any other celeb who
becomes the media target when they become mislabeled because people like you deeply become manipulated. The Fanistons have no right to become hypocritical and declare people who try to expose reality as bitter, classless, or jealous when people have the right to discuss the truth about
what has been happening for the past 5 years thanks to people like Jennifer Aniston who has made the media become so depraved. People are involved in a cycle of such disgusting behavior and operate on a manufactured viewpoint that Jennifer helped support.

It is not about being a fan of Brad or Angelina. It is about decency and
so many people have shown a utter lack of it because they were influenced
by media campaigns and self-serving celebrities like Jennifer Aniston who
used and destroyed people for their career and image. There are people who actually analyzed Brad over the years and also have an understanding
of how twisted the industry is who also recognized early on what kind of
person she is because they were observant enough to not fall for the golden
girl image which she got labeled when she married Brad. My, people have
shallow memories of the past.

I feel sorry for people who have become such sycophants of Jennifer. She and her fanbase have shown no decency or class. They believe all of the trash and lies. They fully participate in harassment and all of the lying yet
they also get to bash anybody who dares discuss the truth. You love her because of what the media sells about her and because you fully deceived
by her. It is like she has the masses under mind control and there is a destructive mob-mentality serving her, that is why she has become so
respected and popular. A lot of Brad and Angelina's humanitarian work
is not reported and when it does, it becomes trashed because they think
Jennifer is a victim. Her level of charity work is minimal to alot of celebs and
she always receives attention and press coverage for it. She knows how
to be a PR whore and played so many cards to get the right kind of image
and attention she wants.

She loves this because she knows her followers will respond. It is no suprise
people are attacking Everett or anybody else who is telling it like it is because
they are so conned by their beloved manipulator Jennifer and just increase
media corruption. I admired Brad way before he become a humanitarian and father because his personality is real and I know he would never engage
in the behavior he was accused of. She would not be so respected, adored,
and loved if she had not used him, destroyed him, or manipulated the media.
She got to where she is today because of her manipulation. She is a B-list
actress and there is nothing great about her personality. People forget
her tons of interviews, how her friends constantly provide stories for the
tabloids, and she has used so many dirty tactics.

Chelsea Handler is a product of Jennifer's brainwashing. She is just
echoing what Jennifer wants you to believe, that she is some sweetheart,
lovable All-American girl, and golden girl actress who everybody should
respect. It is because of this that she is of such stature, it does not connect
to her reality at all. She is a very destructive, shallow, two-faced, and vindictive person when she did not suffer through anything at all during
her marriage and breakup.

It is not being as fan, even if I didn't like Brad or Angelina, I would still find
Jennifer's behavior and her impact on society appalling. The delusions
and contradictions scare me. Her power is linked to spin and negative
portrayals against people who are actually real and were victimized by
gossip.

Jennifer Aniston is a fraud. People forget how she became so beloved, respected, and highly influential in this industry. They completely disregard how Brad Pitt shaped her image and level of adoration for the public who once rightfully respected him for his real self. She has the press in the palm of her hand because she helped them sell a false storyline that none of Brad's fans should have believed.

[Melinda]

T perfectly summarized the in-depth and multi-layered truth that has been covered up by so much corruption but most of the public has been programmed to be repulsed by truth about these people because they are so sold on a false perspective over a fabricated scandal over somebody who has never been authentic. She is limited as an actress, not even that attractive, even her appearance is fake because she gets work done, and she is phony about her personality and personal life which has soldified
her career when so many talented people are struggling.

[Nicholas]

I agree with Rupert 100 percent in fact hes being mild on her. This women can't act her way out of a paper bag. The worst actress I have seen in a long time. The problem is the the film industry pays this idiot who can't act to save her life ridiculous sums of money to play roles she can't play. All you have to do is take a look a Angelina Jolee, this women can take on any role and make her own a fantastic actress to say the least. Aniston I wish this chick would find a guy get married and have kids and get the hell out of the movie industry. I also want to know when is the movie industry going to wake up and get the message.

[Alice]

@ Melinda : calling other people "brainwashed" isn't going to win you any friends and certainly not influence people to believe your argument. I don't give a damn about these actors' personal lives. I watch films by Jolie, Pitt, and Aniston when and if I feel like it. Don't get dragged into some petty, irrelevant and wholly classless gossipmongering about who might have done what to whom. Now if you are actually interested in talking about the article (imagine that!!) - Everett is simply wrong. The majority of Aniston's movies are not flops: they are financially successful. Why would Everett then make comments which are so transparently false? To me it seems it must be for the same reason that the obviously angry (& self-appointed) "Brangelina" fanatics here are posting: spite and jealousy. To that I say, get over it. It's sad that anybody would get so angry over another person's success... show some of that decency and class you talk about but obviously don't have the first clue about. The hate you have for others only comes back on you. Your New Year's resolution should be to start wishing for more peace for not only others but yourself.