Posted 38 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownJennifer Aniston Reflected On The "Love Triangle" Era Of Her Life As She Got Candid About The Horrific Aftermath Of Her Divorce From Brad Pitt"It's a shame that it had to happen, but it happened. And boy did I take it personally."by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Back in 2005, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's divorce took the media by storm. Dave Hogan / Getty Images Although the pair - who had been married for almost five years - made it clear that they had parted ways on good terms, tabloids across the globe painted Jen as a villain, speculating that she'd "refused" to have children with Brad and that she'd chosen to remain committed to her career instead. Boris Horvat / Getty Images In recent years, Jen has opened up about her fertility struggles, admitting in 2021 that she understandably found the tabloid speculation to be "really hurtful." "I used to take it all very personally - the pregnancy rumors and the whole 'Oh, she chose career over kids' assumption," she told the Hollywood Reporter. "It's like, 'You have no clue what's going with me personally, medically, why I can't ... can I have kids?' They don't know anything, and it was really hurtful and just nasty." Michael Buckner / Getty Images And sadly, following her split from Brad, Jen was also pitted against Angelina Jolie, whom Brad met in 2004 and started dating in 2005. Kevin Winter / Getty Images Now, Jen is looking back on the aftermath of her and Brad's divorce. Admitting that it's been a long time since she read her first interview post-Brad-divorce, which was Vanity Fair's 2005 story "The Unsinkable Jennifer Aniston," the Friends star said in a new profile with the outlet, "I haven't looked at that article in forever. I just remember the experience of doing it - which was kind of jarring. It was also such a vulnerable time. But yeah, that was one for the memoirs." James Devaney / Getty Images The author of the piece noted that Jen said she will, in fact, write a memoir one day, when she has "more" to share. "Journalism back then felt more like a form of a sport. There's obviously some PTSD we all have, which is why these scare me," she said, referring to interviews. "How are they going to misinterpret my words or take something out of context?" Gregg Deguire / Getty Images Detailing how she got through the so-called "love triangle" era of her life, Jen said, "Just pick yourself up by the bootstraps and keep on walking, girl." Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images "It was such juicy reading for people. If they didn't have their soap operas, they had their tabloids," she added. "It's a shame that it had to happen, but it happened. And boy did I take it personally." Elsewhere in the interview, Jen hilariously admitted that she and close friend Gwyneth Paltrow - who also dated Brad back in the day - happen to discuss their mutual ex here and there. Phillip Faraone / Getty Images "Oh, of course," Jen said when asked if she and Gwyneth chat about Brad. "How can we not? We're girls." However, Jen went on to clarify that it's not just Brad that she and Gwyneth discuss. "We're always swapping advice - 'What are you doing for this? What are you doing for that? Do you have a new doctor for that?'" she shared. You can find Jen's full Vanity Fair interview right here.