Brad Pitt made honest confession to Jennifer Aniston about Angelina Jolie before their divorce

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith. (20th Century Fox)

Aniston had reportedly been going through a difficult time after Friends finished it’s ten season run in 2004, and according to insiders, Pitt – who busy filming with Jolie – ‘just wasn’t there for her’.

An insider told PEOPLE magazine at the time: “They gradually lost sight of themselves as individuals. And despite their nice lifestyle and having everything they might want, they weren’t happy. They lost a sense of self.”

Of course, Pitt and Jolie went on to start a relationship shortly after the split, going on to get married in 2014. But they filed for divorce just two years later.

Amid the rumor mill, many saw Aniston as the wronged party and pitted her against Jolie.

Jennifer Aniston’s split from Brad Pitt was tabloid fodder for years (ABC)

When stories of Pitt and Jolie’s relationship emerged, Aniston generally avoided speaking too much on the tabloid drama.

However, in 2015, ten years after her divorce, the actor publicly discussed the ‘rivalry’ that the press had created between her and Jolie.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Aniston said: “I think it’s time people stop with that petty B.S. and just start celebrating great work and stop with the petty kind of silliness.

“I think that’s slowly coming to an end. I really do. It’s just tiresome and old. It’s like an old leather shoe. Let’s buy a new pair of shiny shoes.”