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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJennifer Aniston loves to gush about her friendships, especially her close bond with her Friends costars Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. \u201cTo be friends with Courteney is to be family with Courteney,\u201d Aniston said at Cox\u2019s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in February 2023, which was also attended by Kudrow. \u201cShe was immediately inclusive \u2014 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bateman, who met Aniston while he was starring with one of her friends on the 1995 sitcom Simon<\/em>, also said that the We\u2019re the Millers<\/em> actress is great with his kids.<\/p>\n\u201cShe almost makes us parents look bad because she\u2019s so incredibly attentive and consistent with her curiosity and warmth,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe\u2019s the first one to call or text about big dates in the girls\u2019 lives. She has questions about boyfriends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bateman even said that Aniston is a step above an aunt.<\/p>\n
\u201cAunts you might not see all the time. She\u2019s almost closer to a co-mom with Amanda. She\u2019s been a part of their lives from the moment they were born,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt is odd for them to even understand the public Jennifer Aniston.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Inside](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Inside-Jennifer-Aniston-Dinners-With-Jason-Bateman-and-Jimmy-Kimmel.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston<\/span> Lester Cohen\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter meeting Bateman in her 20s, Aniston told the outlet that he\u2019s part of her \u201cchosen family.\u201d In addition to spending their free time together, the pair has costarred in five films, including both Horrible Bosses<\/em> movies, The Switch<\/em>, The Break-Up<\/em> and Office Christmas Party<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cSometimes you look back at the person you were in your 20s, and you don\u2019t recognize that person or those people around you \u2026 But we\u2019ve grown up together,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Aniston also gushed about Adam Sandler<\/strong>, another close friend whom she met through a mutual friend in her early 20s.<\/p>\n\u201cAnything that happens in my life that he hears about, he\u2019s one of the first people that I hear from. He would lay down on the tracks for me,\u201d she said of Sandler, 58, who has costarred with her in Just Go With It<\/em> and both Murder Mystery<\/em> films.<\/p>\nAniston concluded, \u201cAs we\u2019re getting older, I think we\u2019re realizing that quality of time spent is probably at the top of the what\u2019s-important list for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe almost makes us parents look bad because she\u2019s so incredibly attentive and consistent with her curiosity and warmth,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe\u2019s the first one to call or text about big dates in the girls\u2019 lives. She has questions about boyfriends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bateman even said that Aniston is a step above an aunt.<\/p>\n
\u201cAunts you might not see all the time. She\u2019s almost closer to a co-mom with Amanda. She\u2019s been a part of their lives from the moment they were born,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt is odd for them to even understand the public Jennifer Aniston.\u201d<\/p>\n After meeting Bateman in her 20s, Aniston told the outlet that he\u2019s part of her \u201cchosen family.\u201d In addition to spending their free time together, the pair has costarred in five films, including both Horrible Bosses<\/em> movies, The Switch<\/em>, The Break-Up<\/em> and Office Christmas Party<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes you look back at the person you were in your 20s, and you don\u2019t recognize that person or those people around you \u2026 But we\u2019ve grown up together,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Aniston also gushed about Adam Sandler<\/strong>, another close friend whom she met through a mutual friend in her early 20s.<\/p>\n \u201cAnything that happens in my life that he hears about, he\u2019s one of the first people that I hear from. He would lay down on the tracks for me,\u201d she said of Sandler, 58, who has costarred with her in Just Go With It<\/em> and both Murder Mystery<\/em> films.<\/p>\n Aniston concluded, \u201cAs we\u2019re getting older, I think we\u2019re realizing that quality of time spent is probably at the top of the what\u2019s-important list for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston<\/span> Lester Cohen\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n