Sandra Bullock Was Told She Couldn't ‘Like and Respect' Jennifer Aniston and Other Women: Hollywood Divided Us Because ‘No One Wanted the Ladies to Be Friends'
'We were from that time in the business where no one wanted the ladies to be friends—it was about pitting everyone against each other,' Bullock said. 'We were told we weren't supposed to do that—meaning like and respect and honor each other.'
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Bullock and Aniston became friends 15 years ago when they ran into each other at a mutual friend's wedding and spent the night heavily drinking. As Bullock explained: 'We were just like, 'Oh my God, we need to meet and cut loose.' And we did.'
Aniston proceeded to bring Bullock into her circle of friends, meaning she got all the invites to dinner parties, vacations, holiday get-togethers and more. They relate to each other deeply over their shared Hollywood experiences, including a pair of frightening incidents related to stalkers. Bullock's home was broken into in 2014 while she was home. Aniston was at her home earlier this year in May when a 48-year-old man drove his car into her gate.
'It makes me think, 'Do I really have to go outside and navigate the world?'' Bullock said. 'There's the cases where they got into the house, the cases where they're outside the house, the cases where you're on a film set and they figured out where you are, and the cases that no one hears about. It's ongoing. It's not a one-off. And it does create a mindset where your home also unfortunately becomes your fortress.'
Bullock credits Aniston with helping her overcome these fears. The two push each other to get out of the house, she said while adding, 'There's a motivation of going, 'Okay, we need to go somewhere. Where are we going?''
Head over to Vanity Fair's website to read Aniston's cover story in its entirety.
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