Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux Divorce: Should 'The Leftovers' Star Feel Threatened By Jake Gyllenhaal

Jennifer Aniston may make "The Leftovers" star Justin Theroux nervous because of a secret that Jake Gyllenhaal revealed. The timing may not be so good as Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux have been the subject of more than a few divorce speculations.

According to New York Daily News, Jake Gyllenhaal had been nursing a secret crush on Jennifer Aniston from the moment they worked together in 2002. Gyllenhaal and Aniston co-starred in the film "The Good Good Girl." From then and for many years, Jake Gyllenhaal continued crushing on Jennifer Aniston from afar.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Jake Gyllenhaal began his revelation by trying to joke about his attraction for Aniston. The "Nightcrawler" star said that Jennifer Aniston was not likeable at all and that she was not someone who could be easily given a compliment. The normally eloquent actor spoke more openly eventually and said that working with Jennifer Aniston was a lovely experience and that the "Friends" actress was not difficult.

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At the time that they first worked together Jennifer Aniston was rising in celebrity status and "Friends" had already become a popular TV series. However, Jake Gyllenhaal was not attracted to the glitz that surrounded Jennifer Aniston. Instead, he admired the person that Jennifer Aniston was and always had been.

"Not so much Friends, but kind of her personality from afar, and movies she was in," Jake Gyllenhaal said. "And some of Friends- I'm not a huge Friends fan - but who she is."

Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal never dated. Subsequently Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston met and got married. However, even when Aniston and Pitt broke up, Gyllenhaal did not act upon his admiration.

Jennifer Aniston is now married to "The Leftovers" star Justin Theroux. Although the two together and individually professed happiness in their marriage, speculations and stories cropped up every now and then about Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux coming close to breaking up. The question is if the secret that Jake Gyllenhaal revealed will affect Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston or if it will bring them closer together.