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She wasn't nominated for a Golden Globe, but a stunning Jennifer Aniston definitely took home the award for sexiest appearance at the Jan. 17 ceremony. Wearing a black Valentino gown with a mile-high slit on the side, the screen siren took a page out of her rival Angelina Jolie's style book. And while Angelina and Brad Pitt decided not to attend the awards, their absence actually inspired Jen. "Jennifer decided to go for black and sexy for the awards only when she discovered that Angelina wasn't attending," an insider tells Life & Style. "An earlier choice had been a white asymmetrical Stella McCartney, since she didn't want to go head-to-head with Angelina and her trademark black."

Jen, 40, has been proudly showing off some killer curves -- while Angelina, 34, has looked worn out and nearly skeletal. Unlike Angelina, Jen has taken a balanced approach to maintaining -- and even improving -- her figure. Jen has done away with a regimented diet to maintain her fat-free form and is enjoying her food. "Jennifer was happy to emphasize her curves in direct contrast to Angie's skeletal look," says the insider.

Just three days before she poured her curves into a Valentino gown, Jen and five friends met at the Sunset Tower Hotel in LA, where they indulged in $30 flutes of Veuve Clicquot champagne, small plates and then a meal. "Jen joked that she didn't want to look like a blimp on Sunday," an eyewitness tells Life & Style. But as a devout yoga fan, Jen can certainly afford to take in a few more carbs. "She's been putting extra yoga hours in but has also upped her carb intake to create an altogether curvier look," says the insider.

For more on Jen and how she maintains her fabulous figure, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

It was the moment everyone watching the 2009 Oscars had been waiting for. When Jennifer Aniston walked onstage to present an award, she stood just 12 feet from her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, and her archrival, Angelina Jolie, who were sitting in the front row. Now, as Brad and Angie celebrate five years together, Jen will meet her fears once more. She was just announced as a presenter for the 2010 Golden Globes, taking place on Jan. 17 at the Beverly Hilton in LA. Brad and Angelina have attended the past two ceremonies together, and with Brad's movie Inglourious Basterds up for four awards, including best drama, the actor is sure to attend this year as well. "Jen can't wait to see them because she wants them to squirm," an insider close to Brad and Jen tells Life & Style.

Jen hasn't said which category she'll present, but at the Oscars, she announced best animated feature -- even though Angie's movie Kung Fu Panda was a nominee. So she wouldn't shy away from presenting the best drama -- setting up the chance to give the award to Brad's film! Even if such a tense moment comes to pass, Jen's not worried. "Believe me," the insider says, "she's really looking forward to this."

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Tearing clothing in a frenzy, mounting countertops, thrusting against walls and ending up breathless on a debris-strewn floor: The chemistry was undeniable during Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's sex scene in 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Things got so hot and heavy, Brad soon split from wife Jennifer Aniston and found himself in Angie's arms in real life.

But their on-screen coupling could seem tame compared with Angelina's steamy turn in the upcoming film The Tourist. Life & Style has obtained a draft of writer Julian Fellowes' screenplay and can reveal that things get positively scorching between the actress, who is set to play Interpol agent Cara Mason, and her new leading man.

So who's the lucky guy? Ultimate Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp is taking on the role of Frank Taylor, an American tourist whom Angie's character uses to get what she wants, according to Variety. When Johnny, 46, signs on, he and Angie, 34, will be filming their torrid sex scenes by February.

"The outline of her naked body is visible in the shower," the script teases, describing one provocative dream sequence. "Frank walks to the shower and opens the glass door. Walking in, he lifts Cara against the glass, clutching at her slithery body, kissing her frantically. She kisses him back with ardor, wrapping her dripping legs around his back."

Two of Hollywood's hottest stars in a thriller full of sexual tension, lustful lip-locks, public undressing and cleavage caressing? This flick, slated for a 2011 release, will clearly have viewers getting hot and bothered.

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With a dining room open only to members and their guests, NYC's Soho House is the perfect place for a low-key private date. But when singer Jessica Simpson and actor Gerard Butler met there for dinner on Oct. 20, they didn't care who saw them flirting up a storm.

"He was trying really hard to make her laugh," says an eyewitness. "And she was laughing at everything he was saying. The two of them were really hitting it off. There definitely seemed to be chemistry between them. He was making her blush and crack up."

For her part, Jess was thrilled by all the attention. After all, she was clearly attracted to Gerard, 39. But she could also have been motivated by a desire for revenge. In early September, two months after she had split with Tony, reports emerged that Jess and former flame John Mayer had reunited. But then John rekindled his romance with Jennifer Aniston, leaving Jess alone again.

For more on Jen and Jessica's love triangle, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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For years, Jennifer Aniston has spoken openly of her longing to be a mom. When reports emerged that the reason for her divorce from Brad Pitt was that she wasn't ready to start a family, she angrily insisted it wasn't true. And after playing a mother in 2008's Marley & Me, she said she couldn't wait for the real thing. "I feel like that's in my future and I'm on the verge of it in some way," she said.

But now she's gone further than ever before. On Access Hollywood on Sept. 15, Billy Bush brought up Jen's next movie, 2010's The Baster, in which the star plays a woman who opts for artificial insemination to have a baby. Asked whether that's in the cards for her, Jen didn't hold back: "I'm ready for anything -- bring it on!" she responded.

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Jennifer Aniston took a break from filming The Bounty on Aug. 22 to enjoy a meal with co-star Gerard Butler and some pals at Freemans eatery on NYC's Lower East Side. Instead of nibbling on a salad, "she shared her dessert with her table and drank with her friends," an onlooker tells Life & Style. "She's tiny, but she looks strong and healthy. Her arms were amazing, she was in great shape and she looked comfortable in her own skin."

It's no wonder Jen seems so confident and flirtatious -- her toned curves, tight abs and perky assets are looking better than ever. "I feel more comfortable today than I ever did in my 20s or early 30s," Jen, who turned the big 4-0 in February, recently said. Part of that newfound serenity comes from incorporating fitness and food into her life -- instead of making them the enemy.

"Whenever she wants to look her best, Jen does this strict diet so she's able to lose 5 pounds in five days," an insider on the set of The Baster (a comedy Jen filmed with Jason Bateman before The Bounty) tells Life & Style."She did it during her past few films and doesn't find it hard at all. I saw her eat pasta only once!" But the yoga devotee -- who flew her instructor, Mandy Ingber, from LA to her NYC set -- always eats enough to keep up her energy. "She routinely gets up at 5 in the morning to run before filming starts," says the insider, who was on set with Jen as she filmed The Bounty at Monmouth Park race track in Oceanport, N.J., on Aug. 17. "We were filming from 6 a.m. until almost 11 at night, and she had a great energy level the whole time. She was upbeat and smiley and never flubbed a line -- and her body looks amazing!"

To read more on Jen's on-set diet tricks, pick up this week's issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

Jennifer Aniston's plan to bring a musical to the silver screen as a producer will finally become a reality.

Life & Style can report that Jen and her producing partners have secured the financing for her upcoming film project, Goree Girls, a women's prison musical set in the 1940s.

"Jennifer has finally signed on the dotted line to make Goree Girls her next movie as both star and producer," an insider tells Life & Style. "She is gearing up to shoot this during the first eight weeks of 2010."

Goree Girls is based on a true story about female inmates in a Texas prison who form the first ever all-women country act. They become popular and eventually are granted pardons.

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The cozy Italian restaurant Il Cantinori is the setting for many a romantic NYC evening, and June 18 was no exception. But seated among the canoodling couples was one surprising duo: Jennifer Aniston and The Hangover star Bradley Cooper. "We put them at a secluded table in the back," one Il Cantinori staffer tells Life & Style.

The pair arrived around 10 p.m. and left two hours later. "They were very flirty and into each other -- it was definitely a date," says an eyewitness. "Jen looked really happy. When they left, they went back to the same hotel together!"

For more on Jen and Brad's date, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style Weekly, on newsstands now!

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Jennifer Aniston shared a dinner with Bradley Cooper in a romantic New York restaurant on Thursday, Life & Style has learned.

Jen and Bradley, who starred together in He's Just Not That Into You, were spotted leaving Il Cantinori last night.

The actress spent two hours with Bradley in the Italian restaurant - despite being in New York to film with hunk Gerard Butler, with whom she has been rumored to be romantically linked.

Jen last week joked she wanted an "adult stable man"--has she found her new Brad?

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When Brad Pitt split up with Jennifer Aniston and started dating his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie in early 2005, no one was more loyal to Jen than Courteney Cox. She comforted her pal as any best friend would and shunned the man who broke Jen's heart. Even Courteney's husband, actor David Arquette, took Jen's side and bad-mouthed Brad, telling Howard Stern in a radio interview that Brad "did some stuff that hurt our friend." David also implied that Brad and Jen would never have divorced had it not been for Brad's romance with Angelina.

But Courteney and David's attitude toward Jen's ex seems to have softened recently. On May 3, the couple got chummy with Brad at the dinner party of a mutual friend before meeting up backstage at a Chris Cornell concert at LA's Wiltern theater, where the group reportedly spent time laughing about the old days. Plus, Courteney and David reportedly approached Brad and Angelina at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards (Jen was not in attendance), giving him a warm greeting -- and even saying hello to Angie! Jen, according to reports, was furious about it.

But the friendship may still be able to bounce back. Jen's in NYC filming the comedy The Baster, but when she gets back, "she and Courteney can make up for lost time and repair the damage," says an insider. "If they can't do that before Jen has to leave town again for her next project, things won't get better. They'll get much, much worse."

For more, check out this week's issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

Jennifer Aniston's been pretty much on her own since she started filming the comedy The Baster in NYC in late March. As Life & Style has reported, she hasn't been hitting restaurants or clubs, instead spending evenings ordering room service and staying in her suite at the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. "She misses her house in Beverly Hills and her friends," says an insider close to her.

But on April 27, she nearly had some surprising company: The onetime love of her life, ex-husband Brad Pitt, was just blocks away! While Angelina Jolie was on the Brooklyn set of her upcoming thriller, Salt, Brad visited downtown Manhattan's Standard Hotel. He arrived via SUV around 12:30 p.m. to be photographed by Steven Klein for W magazine. "He was scruffy and messy-looking," says an eyewitness.

For more on Brad and Jen's close encounter, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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When Life & Style caught up with Jennifer Aniston in NYC on April 14, the actress hardly looked like someone who was enjoying her stay in the city. Asked how she was doing, a grim-faced Jen simply responded, "I'm hanging in there."

Jen, 40, has always loved NYC, soaking up the shopping and dining at the trendiest spots whenever she's in town. But during this stay, which began in late March, she's kept a remarkably low profile. When she's not on set filming her new romantic comedy, The Baster, she's been holed up in her room at the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, ordering room service for most meals.

Why the sudden shut-in behavior? Jen's nemesis, Angelina Jolie, is also shooting a movie -- the spy thriller Salt -- in and around NYC, and an insider close to Jen believes she's being extremely careful to avoid bumping into Angie. "Instead of going out to restaurants where she might run into Angelina, Jennifer is entertaining guests in her hotel suite," the insider says.

For more on how Jen and Angie are avoiding each other, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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After a long day of filming on the NYC set of her new movie, The Baster, on March 22, Jennifer Aniston ducked into the Tribeca Grill for dinner. "She was so sweet," says an onlooker. "She was in a good mood." But was Jen, who turned 40 on Feb. 11, just putting on a brave face? "She hasn't been the easiest on set," an insider working on The Baster tells Life & Style. "She's being controlling and snapping quite a lot. It's pretty out of character for her."

Jen's beef? She's having a problem with the fact that her character, who's trying to get pregnant, ages from 40 to 48 when the movie jumps ahead in time. "She keeps saying it's not believable because she looks much younger," says the insider. "She asked the makeup artist what high-tech effects they're going to use to age her, and she was disappointed to learn there aren't any."

For more on Jen's fear of looking old, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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John Mayer has never kept his feelings to himself. Since splitting up with Jennifer Aniston soon after their Feb. 22 appearance at the Oscars, he's poured his heart out via his Twitter account. But now he's gone a step further. In his new song, "Heartbreak Warfare," which he debuted to thrilled fans aboard his four-night Mayercraft Carrier 2 cruise to Mexico, he appears to rail against her.

"If you want more love, why don't you say so?" he sings. "How come the only way you know how hard to hit me is to see how far I fall?"

For more on John's life after the breakup, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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Newly single Jennifer Aniston is on a mission, and it has nothing to do with winning back ex-boyfriend John Mayer. Instead, she's focused on an entirely different goal - motherhood - and she's going for it with or without a man by her side. "In a perfect world, she'd get pregnant naturally," an insider notes. But if Mr. Right doesn't show up, she's willing to adopt or try in vitro fertilization using donated sperm. "She's working out how she wants to proceed," the insider tells Life & Style. "But one thing is definite: She wants a baby, and she wants one soon."

Her recent breakup with John -- the couple's third in a year -- served as the wake-up call Jen needed to finally make becoming a mom her priority, an insider close to Jen tells Life & Style. "Yes, she was hoping to have a baby with him," the insider explains. "But I think deep down she knew he probably wasn't ready to settle down and start a family." Instead of waiting around for John to mature, Jen -- who just turned 40 in February -- has decided to go ahead and have a baby on her own. "She knows the one luxury she doesn't have right now is time," says the insider. As a result, Jen's come to a life-changing decision. "She's willing," says the insider, "to become a single mother."

For more on Jen's dilemma, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

Jennifer Aniston had John Mayer to lean on when she finally came face-to-face with her rival, Angelina Jolie, at the Academy Awards on Feb. 22. Little did Jen know, though, that would be their last big date. The couple, who hooked up in April 2008 and have split twice before, have called it quits again.

But there's an upside to this latest breakup for Jen. "She and John are the new Jen and Brad," says the couple's pal. "Instead of everyone always talking about Jen and Brad, Jen is hoping her split with John will be the sore subject people focus on! It's a much easier 'heartbreak' for Jen to deal with."

For more on Brad's involvement in Jen and John's split, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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Jennifer Aniston has never been shy about her desire to become a mom. "I really love children," the star, who turned 40 on Feb. 11, recently said. "Of course I'd like to be a mother someday."

Someday could turn out to be very soon. Jen, who's happily with her on-again beau of nearly a year, John Mayer, 31, seems serious about getting her body into baby-bearing mode. In order to do that, Life & Style has learned, she's been frequently visiting Dr. Mary C. Kerr, the ob-gyn to the stars, who's based in Beverly Hills. "She's been seeing Dr. Kerr," confirms an insider. "She's seen her in the past, when she and Brad Pitt were together and there was talk of them trying to have a baby."

In fact, Dr. Kerr and her hubby, Wyck Godfrey (Twilight producer and the producer of Jen's upcoming movie Management), attended Jen's Feb. 7 birthday party -- where Jen seemed to follow the doc's advice of kicking back and relaxing. "I think Jen got the same advice that most Hollywood women on the skinny side get," says the insider. "Beef up, relax and give it your best."'

For more on how Jen is getting baby ready, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

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The most anticipated category on Oscar night is usually best picture. But audience members all sat up a little straighter in their seats this year when it came time for the announcement of best animated feature. That's because Jennifer Aniston walked onstage to present -- and stood just 12 feet away from her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, and her rival, Angelina Jolie, who were sitting in the front row. "Everyone was craning their necks to see how Brad and Angie watched Jen," says a witness.

Though Jen, 40, seemed a bit uncomfortable, she read the list of nominees without letting her nerves get the best of her. "Jen looked very nervous backstage beforehand," says the witness.

Nevertheless, Jen bit the bullet, and for the first time since her marriage to Brad broke up in 2005, she came face-to-face with his partner, Angelina. But that's as close as the two got over the course of the night.

For more on why Jen stayed away from Brangie, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!

There's always plenty of drama at the Academy Awards, but this year's ceremony could set a new standard: Jennifer Aniston may finally meet up with her ex-hubby, Brad Pitt, and her nemesis, Brad's partner, Angelina Jolie!

Both Angelina and Brad are Oscar nominees (she's up for best actress for Changeling, he's a best-actor contender for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), so the couple are expected to attend the Feb. 22 event. But the big news is that Jen's planning to be there as well. "She's going to be a presenter," an insider tells Life & Style. In fact, she's considering presenting the award for Best Animated Feature -- a category that includes another Angie movie, Kung Fu Panda!

Even more shocking? It's not the first time Jen has reached out to Brad and Angie: She invited them to her 40th-birthday party at her LA home on Feb. 7, but they were traveling and couldn't make it.

Now Jen's thinking of making a public peace offering. "She says her goal for Oscar night is to be photographed hugging Brad and shaking Angelina's hand," says the insider."

Tune into the Oscars on ABC on Feb. 22 -- and for more about Jen's meeting with Brad and Angelina, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style Weekly, on newsstands now!

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Sure, Jennifer Aniston has started a new decade of her life, but she hasn't completely moved on: She's kept voice messages from her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, she confesses in the March issue of Marie Claire magazine. "I still have the cassette tapes of messages from my first boyfriend, my second boyfriend, my husband," says Jen, whose divorce from Brad became final in 2005. "It's like saving love letters."

For more on Jen, including her 40th birthday party, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newsstands now!