“The Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal reacted to the rumors about him and Jennifer Aniston dating after pictures of the two celebrities having dinner together went viral.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of the second season of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” the 49-year-old actor talked about their relationship but made it clear it’s just friendship between them.
“Oh, Jennifer and I are very good friends, and I got to have dinner on Saturday. It was a fun martini dinner,” Pascal explained.
When pushed further about all the attention their dinner received, “The Mandalorian” star said, “That’s her starlight. I’m just basking in it.”
The comments came in response to pictures on social media of Pascal and the “Friends” star having dinner together for three hours on Saturday in Los Angeles, as the outlet noted.
Jennifer Aniston and Pedro Pascal spark romance rumors with three-hour dinner https://t.co/XPj89zbWbO pic.twitter.com/67VyKlg9eU
— Page Six (@PageSix) March 24, 2025
Several outlets’ headlines later read that Pascal and Aniston had sparked romance rumors with their outing.
However, a source has since told Page Six that “There is no romance going on between Jennifer Aniston and Pedro Pascal. They respect each other as artists but it’s strictly platonic and they’re not dating.”
Pascal has never been in a public relationship. The source and Pascal’s comments backed what a source told People magazine recently about Aniston and him.
“Jen likes [Pedro’s] energy and would love to work with him,” the source told the outlet.
Aniston’s dating life has always made headlines. In 2022, the 56-year-old actress opened up about dating, but made it clear she didn’t have any interest in walking down the aisle again after getting married not once but twice. “The Horrible Bosses” star and Brad Pitt were married from 2000 to 2005. She went on to marry and divorce Justin Theroux. Pitt was later married to Angelina Jolie from 2014 to 2019 before their divorce was official.
“Never say never, but I don’t have any interest,” Aniston told Allure magazine. “I’d love a relationship. Who knows?”
“There are moments I want to just crawl up in a ball and say, ‘I need support,’” she added.”It would be wonderful to come home and fall into somebody’s arms and say, ‘That was a tough day.’”
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