John Mayer's been doing his best to keep a low profile since his split with Jennifer Aniston, but on Saturday night he peeked out from under his hoodie, posing for the paparazzi with a friend after dinner at La Esquina in NYC. He still couldn't find it in him to flash a smile, but he did open up big time to the photographers about his breakup. Here are a few highlights of what John had to say:
- "If you guys are going to run stuff and run every lie under the sun, have somebody stand up for somebody. Have me as a man who ended a relationship stand here and write some truth. Have me stand up for somebody and write that Jennifer Aniston is the smartest, most sophisticated person I think I've ever met."
- "She's one of the most lovely people I've ever met in my life and I'm going through something that's a very personal thing and you have to give that up. You have to give everything up because you can't have it all and it sucks."
- "I'm sorry that the story's not interesting," the 30-year-old added. "But it's about time that somebody stands up for that girl and I think she's great.
- "There's no lying, there's no cheating. There's no nothing. People are different, they have different chemistry, they have different lives. It's not about years, it's about going out with somebody, being truthful on the way in, being truthful in the middle and being truthful on the way out."
- "I ended a relationship because there is no lying. I ended a relationship to be alone because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right. I don't waste people's time."
If you want to hear more, click here to watch the video. Nobody loves to have a field day with the paparazzi quite like John does, but this latest speech is definitely a sad turn for the musician and his wacky antics. It sounds like Jen is not the only one who's hurting right now, but at least it's sweet to know John is still one of Jen's biggest fans.
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i respect john for putting things straight. i think jennifer anniston is a great person, i love her!
1WOW! what a blow for Jennifer! I bet she regrets ever dating him. Jen is such a private person and for him to come out and say the things he said was really childish. Jen does not need to have anyone else standing up for herself...she can handle it, she is a big girl. That was an intrusion. I would be so pissed off if it had happened to me. Really don't care for this loser
I hope she learns her lesson: "To stop dating immature younger guys"
2Hey, that isn't just any friend...that is the HILARIOUS Sherrod Small most famous for Best Week Ever!!!!
3John Mayer is a player. His track record is not good. Why would anyone hook up with him? Jennifer deserves better.
4I prefer break-up comments to be that way. Unfortunately not everyone likes to make it sound so cordial that way.
5Is this for real? Jennifer is so private, I am sure absolutely hates this. Just don't say anything, John. People love Jenifer and you don't need to "stand up" for her.
6mguz, I agree. Why does she need anyone to stand up for her. And for all his supposed concern for her, do you notice how many times he managed to get it there that HE was the one who ended the relationship, not mention all that other cryptic stuff about truth and lies and years and chemistry.
He's an insufferable arsehole.
7I still think that she broke up with him. But whatever, it wasn't meant to be.
8so now he's the one who's saying that he broke up with her - while over the past week everyone's been saying that she walked away from him. i wonder if we'll ever find out what happened. i'm glad to hear that there wasn't any cheating involved - and that they just realized that they were in different places in their lives. it's always hard to break up - after you know that you have feelings for each other but it's probablybetter to do it now at less than 6 months together rather that wait 2+ years and realize that you've wasted a lot of your time.
9
people wanted to know who did the dumping and john is giving it to them, so people shouldn't
complain now that they know. anyway i think Jen is a grown woman who can handle her ish and I hope she's not losing any sleep over this. It would be seriously funny if she turned out to be
the biggest player of all time considering tht she's always cast as the poor scorned wooman.
10Why anyone dates this loser is beyond me. He's ugly. And he's a d-bag.
11I am just loving how he made it oh so clear that HE broke up with her! So somebody, god forbid, doesn't think that she dumped the greatest lover of all time, John Mayer. I find this so classless and tacky. This guy is unbelievable. Jen needs to develop a better taste in men.
12whatever douche
13i have to give him some credit because everyone, including this site, makes Jennifer seem like she is still some sort of victim or that she's still heartbroken over Brad. It's just nice to have him say something, even if we all over critique every line for a cryptic message (wtf!!) he was nice and spoke highly over her. Who cares who broke up with who, was it really going to last?
14This is why no one confirms relationships anymore in Hollywood because if you are just casually dating and it ends (like it often hapens in "real life") suddenly someone is a serial dater or a jerk or a victim or a philanderer. And you are hounded by the paparazzi and press to reveal things that really aren't that interesting.
15Ugh, come on people! He is such an effin man wh*re, doesnt anyone see that? For someone who wants to respect his exes, he sure as hell loves to talk about it and make him look like the good person in all this. You are a douche John, thats all there is to say. Dont BS and say you dont want to waste someone's time or whatever, because all you want is to try the latest craze in hollywood and move on. Someday all this sleeping around will come back to haunt you, your tattoos will just sag on your pathetic body and your voice will stop paying the bills.
Until then, get the hell out of the news.
16Hmmm...He is very open but I am not so sure this one didn't hurt him. Another place another time he isn't ready to settle down.You have to respect honesty!!
17Translation: O hai guyz, I just upgraded to superdouche.
He didn't need to comment really, the relationship was over and he was more likely to get MORE tail if the common belief was that she dumped him. In fact, someone who didn't have anything to prove might have charitably left it as misunderstood because they understood Jen's been dragged through that A WHOLE LOT in the press already.
But no, as usual, his ego is too important.
Whoever dates him next deserves everything they get (though I wouldn't put it past him to feign relationship stability in the next one just to downplay this latest chapter in drama-whoring). Lame.
18It is amazing how a man can evolve from being a relatively cute, down to earth, small town musician into the monstrous, egotistical, self-impressed douche that is John Mayer today....in less than 10 little years!!
How horrible it has been for us older fans who remember him from his coffee shop days to watch this decline
19He seriously needs to shut his pie hole......
20people date him because he's hot. He seem like a funny guy too. It seems to me like Jennifer was looking for something a little more serious with him but thats not what he wants.
Im pretty sure Jennifer A done her research before dating John and knew hes likes to blog and chat with the paps. She put herself in that situation, now whether she likes it or not -hes BLOGGING! lol
What he said was harmless, and I kinda knew that what happend. Jenn wants to settle down but shes selecting all the wrong boys...key word BOYS.
21b*tch please,jennier isn't hurting and her camp started this sh*t, talking aboutt john cheated o nehrchin thress freakingtimes, he was just setting the record straight
22Jennifer won't be too pleased when she reads this. And by the sound of this, it seems like John dumoped her...
23I'm a fan of both of them, but John went a bit to far. Even though he said some nice stuff about her he should have respected her privacy and don't talk to the paps. She's a very private person and he already knows this. There was no need for him to stand up for her. But I think he was trying to defend himself too, so people don't belive he was a cheater or that he was dumped (man ego).
He looks so sad. This break-up doesn't do him good judging from the video and from the pics.
24What a Pap-wh*re. While I dont like either of them, I believe that Jen kicked his nasty skank miserly hiney to the curb.
Onto the next john, maybe you can go after Lindsay cause she loves the paparazzi as much as you do.
25people date him because he's hot?
he's not hot.
26Wow I completely lost all respect for John. He is the worse thing that has happened to Jennifer. I am so glad it's over between them. I am not sure if I can believe a single thing he just said, it sounds like he is trying to protect himself and making sound like he is being nice to jennifer. He knows she is more popular than him, so he is just using her and getting some publicity for himself. He really IS worse than I thought. I doubt that Jennifer was ever interested in a serious relationship with him. I think it was more like a fling. That's why she is looking better than ever these days and this a$$hole looks like sh!t. Please Jen find yourself a real man!!!
27hahaha, write a song about it john!
28"O hai guyz, I just upgraded to superdouche."
29Ummmm...okay. My girlfriends aren't even this verbose when they talk about their breakups. Sheesh.
30"But it's about time that somebody stands up for that girl"
Um, have you SEEN an Anniston/Jolie/Pitt thread on the innernets?
But all these statements are funny. Here he is making it like he's sticking up for her and at the same time making sure everyone knows he dumped her.
31He sounds like a jerk who was dumped.
32He is such a joke now.
If his old self ran into his new self on the street, the old self would punch himself in the damn face and then give him an atomic wedgie.
33Oh my! I must talk because I cannot stand more reading any longer how private Jen is, or how John should not be speaking up about what he was also a part of. Whether it is more speaking of private matters than it should be, it is his right if he wants just like it was her to let her people speak first about the breakup.
He is not downing her or being disrespectful at all. She does not have some halo above her head and he no horns. She allowed herself to be thrust out there to be photographed kissing and hugging him in quite public places like clubs and pools, so where is this private person some of you guys talk of? She talked freely about many private things a few short time ago, but now some here act like she has been Greta Garbo private always!
She has me as a fan, and I dislike John Mayer but in his defense, he has done nothing wrong. He did not just now become "this" John. He did not just become John Mayer who talks to fans and press about himself. Jennifer chose to date him and he her, it ended, let it be.
34Hey! That's bad breath dude from those VH1 shows.
35Oh, he's SUCH an ass. Does he have to make such a big deal about being the dumper? It's such a back-handed defence of her.
36What an *sshole! What kills me is that he is clear motive is to let us all know that he broke up with her but he's doing under the guides of "oh I'm such a great guy who is only gonna say great things about Jennifer". It's total bullsh*t. We see right through you John!
37mo_ri_ah, lmao, What now?
38yeah, you can just tell by the white foam in the corners of his mouth that his breath stiiiiinks, lmfao @dude from VH1-1...John, please STFU...why is he constantly banging on at the mouth
39Yes, John should've kept his trap shut to the paps but this was never the big relationship everyone made it out to be. For the life of me I can't see why people need to constantly make Jennifer the victim. The woman is almost 40 years old!!!! I can't feel sorry for her when it's obvious he wasn't looking for the same things she wanted. Hello, just listen to Continuum......it's all there!!!
40I'm sure Jennifer couldn't care less what he's saying.
41aistea311 I could not have said it any better.
42I think that was worst than the blog thing he did about Jessica Simpson. He really want the media to know "HE DUMPED JEN" ok we get it douch bag make your own butt look superior by dumping Jen. I knew this was bab for Jen. He was a douche bag before she met him did she think she was going to change him. She is in a worst place now than before now that she has become another notch on John Mayer's bed post. To get out of this she should Start dating another guy so all can see she has moved on and not thinking about John. I wonder which next star thinks she is going to change Mayer next.
43Jen's publicist couldn't have dreamed up a better scenario for keeping Jen A in the spotlight.
44gagirl
I very much agree with all you've said. These blogs pushed so much what really wasnt no real anything but a looksee. They have her marrige bound and in love when it was just dating, and not even a proclimation from either it was more. People want to pamper her, and make sure she is happy in love because they think she's still smarting from Brad and for this I think she must fire her pr people. What good are they if image she does not want to project is all that is projected? I still say that she was wrongly advised to speak so much post divorce because it set in stone maybe a persona of victim who needs protection that's hard to shake now.
45lucyS -
46I bet Jen has new movie coming up soon
47He dated a lot of wonderful women - his words from each break-up. I wonder what is wrong with him?
48Of course she won´t be mad about this, she looooooooooooves the attention. And of course he is putting her as the victim again, making clear he ended the relationship and even though she is so smart and sophisticated she wasn´t good enough to be with him.
49I bet Jen has new movie coming up soon
Not until Christmas, so you can rule this one out.
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