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INAPOD
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andraBullockwas
ona missionto
disruptanddelight.
Duringa Netflix
pressjunketin
December– whereshe
waspromotingherthriller
BirdBox– shestackeda
traywithtequilashots,
juiceandlimewedges,and
crasheda nearbyinterview.
Andit wasn’tjustany
interview:JenniferAniston
andDollyPartonwerein
themiddleofdiscussing
theirfilmDumplin’. As
thecountrymusiclegend
wetherwhistle,Jennifer
puckeredupandkissed
Sandraonthelips,then
declaredtherefreshments
“delicious”.Sandrasmugly
replied,“That’stheway
youlikeit,Mama.”
It allstartedaboutfive
yearsago,multipleinsiders
reveal.“They’dknowneach
otherfromtheindustry,”a
sourcetells.Bothhaddated
actorTateDonovaninthe
’90sandenjoyedthetitle
of“America’sSweetheart”
aftera stringofrom-com
hits,includingoneeach
withBenAffleckastheir
leading man(Forces of
NatureforSandrain1999,
He’sJustNotThatIntoYou
forJenniferin2009).
Theirfriendshipbegan
duringa dinnerpartyatthe
homeofoneofBen’sexes–
GwynethPaltrow.Saysour
insider,“Theygottotalking
andeverythingjustclicked.”
It didn’ttakelongforthem
todiscover“theyhadsimilar
outlooksonlifeandthesame
drysenseofhumour.”
Thingshaveonlygrown
fromthere.NowtheSpeed
actress,55,andtheFriends
star,50,“talkortextfrequently
andgoouttodinnera lot”,
notestheinsider,andoften
inviteeachotheroverfor
partiesandlow-keyget-
togethers.“Theyeachthink
theotheris hilariousbut
alsoverykind-heartedand
down-to-earth.”
Therehavebeenshared
getawaystoo.“They’vegone
ontripsandspentwinter
holidaystogether,gone
skiing– theyalwayshave
a lotoffun.”
AndthoughlastNew
Year’sEvetheactresses
werespotteddancingup
a stormata barinJackson
Hole, Wyoming – where
Through heartbreak
and grief,these stars are
there for each other
CRAZY
JEN &
Fast friends
Jenisflying
solothese
days,shestill
enjoysher
eveningsout
withSandra
and Bryan.
DINNER
DATES
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SandrawasengagedtoTate,55,
inthe’90sandaftertheirsplit
he dated Jen for two years.
In2014,comedienneChelsea
HandlerrevealedthatSandraand
Jen were among her closest friends.
SandrahasaGoldenGlobeandan
Oscar,whileJenhasaGolden
GlobeandanEmmy.
They’vestarredintwoofNetflix’s
mostsuccessfuloriginalmovies–
SandrainthrillerBirdBoxand
Jen’s comedyMurder Mystery.
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