Sunday August 17, 2008
Jennifer Aniston in New York; John Mayer attends the Grand Opening Weekend Celebration at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort & Casino on May 17, 2008 in Ledyard, CT.
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John Mayer defended Jennifer Aniston and described their recent breakup as "the most normal thing in the world" as he spoke to a group of photographers in the SoHo area of New York City Saturday.
"If you guys are going to run stuff and run every lie under the sun, have somebody stand up for somebody," the singer challenged. "Have me as a man who ended a relationship stand here and write some truth. Have me stand up for somebody and write that Jennifer Aniston is the smartest, most sophisticated person I think I've ever met.
"She's one of the most lovely people I've ever met in my life and I'm going through something that's a very personal thing and you have to give that up," he said. "You have to give everything up because you can't have it all and it sucks."
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"I'm sorry that the story's not interesting," the 30-year-old added. "But it's about time that somebody stands up for that girl and I think she's great."
Mayer reflected on the situation as "the most normal thing in the world – There's no lying, there's no cheating. There's no nothing.
"People are different, they have different chemistry, they have different lives," he said. "It's not about years, it's about going out with somebody, being truthful on the way in, being truthful in the middle and being truthful on the way out."
Mayer snapped at a reporter who asked if he's dating anyone else.
"Why are you asking me that question? I'm being as honest as I can possibly can be," he responded. "I ended a relationship because there is no lying. I ended a relationship to be alone because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right. I don't waste people's time.
"I don't do 'the taper,'" he continued. "I guarantee you [that] 20 percent of the people on this street right now who are in a relationship wish they could get out but they don't know how. And I'm going to be honest on the way in to my relationships and I'm going to be honest on the way out of my relationships."
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"I just feel like spending a million dollars right now to put a mirror in every Us Weekly so that when you're reading about it, you go, 'Oh, that was me two years ago' or 'That was me a year ago,'" he said.
"You're either a cheater or you breakup," he explained. "And I'm not the first. I'm the second one. And that's it. There's no lying, there's no b-llsh-t, I just don't want to be followed around New York City like an animal."
On Thursday, Aniston's rep denied a report that she's dating model Matt Felker.
In the new issue of Us Weekly, available now, a mutual pal said that the 39-year-old actress' romance with Mayer (public since April) is "cooling off" after she expressed her desire for commitment — and a baby.
"These are mature people who talk about things maturely," the pal said. "It's just slowed down."
Another source countered: "If she said she wants kids and he's not ready, that's not being needy. It's being honest."
Check out the latest issue of Us Weekly for the complete story of what went wrong with their rocky romance, including how Aniston turned him off, his kinky behavior and his obsession with her ex Brad Pitt.
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Posted by Henry Seltzer at 1:11 pm ET
