Jennifer Aniston Blasts Pregnancy Rumors, Says She’s ‘Fed Up’

Jennifer Aniston has been no stranger to pregnancy rumors over the years. And after the latest round of rumors, Aniston has had enough.

Jennifer Aniston ‘Fed Up’ With Pregnancy Speculation

Aniston, 47, has been married to Justin Theroux for about a year. While the two were on vacation in the Bahamas earlier this summer, speculation about whether or not the two were expecting heated up again. One picture in particular, which seemed to show Aniston without washboard abs, was circulated as proof that she was pregnant with her first child. In the aftermath of the initial speculation, despite a statement shutting down the rumors by Aniston’s rep, she and Theroux were followed around New York City by paparazzi that no doubt hoped to find proof of a baby on the way.

There is no baby on the way. And Aniston has now gone on the record not only to silence the rumors once and for all, but to explain why the preoccupation with whether or not she’s with child is so harmful – to her and to other women.

“For the record, I am not pregnant. What I am is fed up. I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of ‘journalism,’ the ‘First Amendment’ and ‘celebrity news,'” Aniston wrote. “I used to tell myself that tabloids were like comic books, not to be taken seriously, just a soap opera for people to follow when they need a distraction. But I really can’t tell myself that anymore because the reality is the stalking and objectification I’ve experienced first-hand, going on decades now, reflects the warped way we calculate a woman’s worth.”

As Aniston points out, a woman’s value should not be measured by her relationship status or whether or not she’s become a mother.

“This past month in particular has illuminated for me how much we define a woman’s value based on her marital and maternal status. The sheer amount of resources being spent right now by press trying to simply uncover whether or not I am pregnant (for the bajillionth time… but who’s counting) points to the perpetuation of this notion that women are somehow incomplete, unsuccessful, or unhappy if they’re not married with children,” she wrote.

Aniston added, “Here’s where I come out on this topic: we are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child. We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. That decision is ours and ours alone.”

Should Aniston become a mother in the future, she promises to let it be known. Until then, she advises, don’t believe the chatter.

“Yes, I may become a mother some day, and since I’m laying it all out there, if I ever do, I will be the first to let you know. But I’m not in pursuit of motherhood because I feel incomplete in some way, as our celebrity news culture would lead us all to believe. I resent being made to feel “less than” because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: ‘pregnant’ or ‘fat,'” Aniston wrote. “We get to decide how much we buy into what’s being served up, and maybe some day the tabloids will be forced to see the world through a different, more humanized lens because consumers have just stopped buying the bulls–t.”