Are Jennifer Aniston and Barack Obama having an affair? Unpacking the resurfacing rumours

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00:00Rumours have resurfaced that Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston are having an affair.

00:05Yes, it sounds ridiculous, and no, there isn't actually any evidence.

00:09So how and why did the story even come about?

00:13The rumours started five months ago,

00:15when tabloid magazine InTouch published a front cover

00:18revealing the truth about Jen and Barack.

00:20It claimed that Jennifer and the former president were obsessed with one another.

00:25The magazine revealed the rumour came from the popular celebrity gossip podcast

00:30A few months later, Aniston denied the rumour in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

00:35Of all the calls you get from your publicist where you're just like,

00:38oh no, what's it going to be, or the email saying,

00:41you know, some cheesy tabloid is going to make up a story, and then it's that.

00:46Yeah.

00:48I was not mad at it.

00:50Is there any truth to this?

00:55No, that is absolutely untrue.

00:56Well, I know it's not true. I just don't know if everybody knows.

00:59Well, it is untrue.

01:00Obama, however, has said nothing.

01:02So why is this all coming up now?

01:05Well, people are reading into Michelle Obama's absence

01:08at both Jimmy Carter's funeral and Donald Trump's inauguration.

01:12Barack posted a message for Michelle's birthday on his Instagram,

01:15but that hasn't stopped the rumours swirling.

01:18Over the past week, right-wing influencers have been peddling the rumour on social media,

01:22despite the lack of evidence.

01:24So as much as you might want the drama to be true,

01:27make sure not to believe everything you read online.