Jennifer Aniston responds to strange Barack Obama fling rumour

Who came up with this one???

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Jennifer Aniston has finally addressed the strangest rumours about herself — including one that she... romanced Barack Obama?

The actress appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, with the host asking Jen to confirm or deny a bunch of rumours that have circulated about her online or in the tabloids.

Jimmy pulled out a copy of the magazine InTouch, with a cover story titled "The Truth about Jen & Barack!" Below the title, it said: "Michelle betrayed as Aniston steals her husband's attention" and: "'They're obsessed with each other.'"

Laughing, Jennifer said: "Of all the calls you get from your publicist where you’re just like, 'Oh no, what’s it gonna be?' Or the emails saying some cheesy tabloid is going to make up a story, and then it’s that. I was not mad at it."

Asked if there was "any truth" to the story, the Friends star said: "No, that is absolutely untrue."

Commenting on whether she knows Barack, Jen said: "I've met him once. I know Michelle [Obama] more than him."

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Jimmy then asked his guest to comment on whether she's had a salmon sperm facial (yes), whether she installed a "$4,000 anti-aging water filter in [her] home for [her] dogs" (no), whether she travels abroad with jars of olives (yes), whether she has a sandwich bag with her dead therapist's ashes (yes), whether she has a black belt in jiu-jitsu (no), and many more weird and wonderful rumours (or facts, if you will...).

The actress was on the talk show to promote a brand new project of hers that's a little out of the ordinary for her: her picture book Clydeo Takes a Bite Out of Life, which is inspired by her own grey schnauzer mix Clyde. (The star also has a white labrador called Lord Chesterfield, and a white pitbull called Sophie, according to Hello!.)

Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the newly established Clydeo Fund, which benefits animal rescue organisations around the world.

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Iris Goldsztajn is a celebrity and royal news writer for Marie Claire. As a London-based freelance journalist, she writes about wellness, relationships, pop culture, beauty and more for the likes of InStyle, Women's Health, Bustle, Stylist and Red. Aside from her quasi-personal investment in celebs' comings and goings, Iris is especially interested in debunking diet culture and destigmatising mental health struggles. Previously, she was the associate editor for Her Campus, where she oversaw the style and beauty news sections, as well as producing gift guides, personal essays and celebrity interviews. There, she worked remotely from Los Angeles, after returning from a three-month stint as an editorial intern for Cosmopolitan.com in New York. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she interned at goop and C California Style and served as Her Campus' national style and LGBTQ+ editor. Iris was born and raised in France by a French father and an English mother. Her Spotify Wrapped is riddled with country music and One Direction, and she can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.