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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Why Are We Gaga Over Jen?

'Movie star' has nude pics, famous breakup, pithy quotes—but no blockbuster, uh, movies

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(Newser) – Jennifer Aniston is everywhere. “Have you opened a paper or magazine in the last two weeks and not seen her? Did she finance Marley & Me herself?” asks Ken Levine on the Huffington Post. Even without a blockbuster to her name, the former Friend has become a bonafide movie star: “She’s got everything it takes. She’s beautiful. She shows her breasts. She’s not a Scientologist.”

Aniston can no longer hide out at a theater in glasses, needing a shampoo, as the author once saw her years ago; today “there'd be guys on their hands and knees picking up her discarded popcorn kernels.” She must miss “those days when she could sit in the dark and be a schlump,” which is why Levine loves her—“just not enough to spend eleven bucks to see her in a movie about a dog.”

This image provided by GQ magazine shows actress Jennifer Aniston on the cover of the magazine's January 2009 issue. Aniston wears a tie and nothing else on the January cover of GQ magazine.
This image provided by GQ magazine shows actress Jennifer Aniston on the cover of the magazine's January 2009 issue. Aniston wears a tie and nothing else on the January cover of GQ magazine.   (AP Photo/GQ)
In this image released by Vogue, Jennifer Aniston graces the cover of the December 2008 issue of
In this image released by Vogue, Jennifer Aniston graces the cover of the December 2008 issue of "Vogue" magazine, available in stores on Nov. 19.   (AP Photo/Vogue)
Jennifer Aniston arrives at the premiere of 20th Century Fox's 'Marley & Me' held at the Mann Village Theater on December 11, 2008 in Westwood, California.
Jennifer Aniston arrives at the premiere of 20th Century Fox's 'Marley & Me' held at the Mann Village Theater on December 11, 2008 in Westwood, California.   (Getty Images)
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson attend the 'Marley & Me' film premiere at the Mann Village Theater on December 11, 2008 in Westwood, California.
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson attend the 'Marley & Me' film premiere at the Mann Village Theater on December 11, 2008 in Westwood, California.   (Getty Images)
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She recently posed nude for GQ magazine. Makes sense. That's how I would promote a family dog movie opening Christmas day. - Ken Levine

She's a glamorous movie star but she's still one of us... occasionally... sometimes... on that odd Sunday. But that's enough. And that's why ultimately her fans love her. - Ken Levine

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Michael_CT
Dec 18, 08 1:07 AM CST
the single most dire, dull 'celebrity' on the face of the planet. Reply
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