Justin Theroux calls Jennifer Aniston break-up a ‘gentle separation’

Justin Theroux says there’s no bad blood between him and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.

“The good news is that was probably the most — I’m choosing my words really carefully — it was kind of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity,” he told the New York Times in a profile published Saturday.

Following their 2017 split after being married for over two years, the actor, 49, said that although the two are on good terms, “navigating the inevitable perception of it is the exhausting part.”

“Again, neither one of us is dead, neither one of us is looking to throw hatchets at each other,” he added. “It’s more like, it’s amicable. It’s boring, but, you know, we respected each other enough that it was as painless as it could be.”

The former couple announced their separation in a joint statement to the Associated Press after speculation of their break up surfaced. In efforts to “convey the truth directly,” they said they were “two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to continuing our cherished friendship,” and anything else printed was not to be believed.

At the time a source told Page Six that after they got hitched in 2015, they just realized they were different people.

“They realized they couldn’t make things work…He’s really bored by her whole Hollywood crowd, and she’s not into his edgy, arty scene,” the source said.

And even though the Times mentioned that Theroux’s career definitely shifted — with mainstream movie roles and most recently starring in Netflix’s “Maniac” —after being Anistons’ arm-candy, he disagreed.

“I still don’t know creatively if it’s had an impact,” he said. “I don’t feel like it has.”

Theroux and Aniston are not currently romantically linked to anyone, although the “Leftovers” star has been spotted with various women, including “Parks and Rec” star Aubrey Plaza, since their split.

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