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Jennifer Aniston to Play a Lesbian on "Dirt"

Dirt will reunite two old Friends when Jennifer Aniston guest-stars on the March 27th season finale.

The FX drama series, which stars Courteney Cox-Arquette as tabloid editor Lucy Spiller, debuted January 2nd to strong ratings. In the finale, according to TV Guide, Aniston will play a lesbian rival tabloid editor who spars with Lucy - and ends up kissing her.

Aniston has kissed women on screen before: Lisa Kudrow and Winona Rider on Friends, and Dagmara Dominczyk in the Mark Wahlberg movie Rock Star (2001). Aniston and Cox's characters on Friends even kissed once, off-screen (read more about that in our history of lesbianism on Friends). But Aniston has never actually played a lesbian until now.

This will also be the first time Cox and Aniston have shared the screen together since Friends ended in 2004.

Dirt already has one recurring lesbian character - drug-dealer-to-the-stars Garbo, played by Carly Pope (Popular). Garbo was introduced in the third episode ("Ovaphagy") when one of Lucy's undercover reporters bought drugs from her in an attempt to elicit confidential information.

Over the course of the season, Garbo becomes romantically entangled with one of the show's lead characters, Julia Mallory (The 4400's Laura Allen), a high-profile actress whose addictions and insecurities push her into a drug-fueled downward spiral.

Dirt airs Tuesday nights at 10pm on FX.

Sneaky's picture

Dirt

Yay! haha. Best news ever. Well...let me rephrase...best news tonight. I'm watching Dirt right now and you can see something going on between Garbo and Julia already.
geewhiz's picture

Dirt

I don't have cable, so I haven't yet seen "Dirt" but have heard good things about it. Some trivia on Laura Allen (Julia) -- she used to play Laura on "All My Children" opposite Eden Riegel. Riegel's Bianca had a crush on Laura not long after it was revealed Bianca was a lesbian, but, alas, it was unrequited.
reeceecup's picture

I agree, I can't wait to see

I agree, I can't wait to see what happens between Garbo and Julia
Nawt's picture

Yay!

This is great! I'm loving Dirt, and I'm excited to hear that Jennifer and Courtney will be together on screen once again.  Great news, Sarah!

kay_jolie's picture

I cant wait to see it

I love carly pope... but aniston... is gonna be great...
Shiznortizny's picture

I think that Winona Ryder

I think that Winona Ryder and Jennifer Anniston would make wonderful lesbians....

I loved that episode of friends lol

 

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Arcane Tremere's picture

flukes

 I was so lucky to stumble into seeing that episode, and i think it has to be my favorite. I think since pump of the Volume and Heathers I have had a terrible crush on her.

They woudl make a cute couple, who needs Vince....

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Kare's picture

yes!

i can't even tell you how excited i am to see this!
lily_topphatt's picture

wow, hot. i'll have to see

wow, hot. i'll have to see that. :-)
playthemusic814's picture

Brain Power

So, last night I went to bed after watching Dirt. As I lie there unable to sleep, I remembered that Jennifer Aniston would make a guest appearance on Dirt later. This made me happy. I thought to myself about the possibility of Jennifer and Courtney kissing. Cause Monica and Rachel never did (off-screen, yes) but, how many of us would love to see that? I wished in my head that if they didn't kiss, Jen could at least play a lesbian...

So, imagine my surprise when I heard my favorite morning show DJs discussing that very fact. That not only would Jennifer Aniston play a lesbian but she would be smooching with Courtney Cox. Needless to say, I am beyond excited.

Now, I'm off to see what else I can will into to being with the power of just my thoughts...

ysma's picture

I shipped Monica and Rachel.

I shipped Monica and Rachel. Monchel!! lolz  And Jen and CC kiss would be HOT!!

DykeInShiningArmor's picture

kISSY KISSY

oH AWESOME!! I CANT WAIT

 

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Nathiest's picture

blurp

Tonight on DIRT everyone gets gay! Cox character can’t have an O" with a man, maybe there is something to this, maybe the writers all along plan on making the character gay?

 

-Nathiest

trent bowie's picture

Kewl

I was never really into Friends, but I do like Jennife and Courtney as actors so I think I think it would be a great epsode. Hopefully the character will stick around, 'cause if she appears in the finale, then it smells like a cliffhanger...
SaturnaliaGirl's picture

Why am I not suprised...

Call me crazy, but for some reason everytime Courtney and Jennifer were on-screen together on Friends, my gaydar went off with a high pitch!! I've always had the impression that there was something between them. I know, both of them have been married (that really doesn't prove a thing) and are supposedly straight, but for some odd reason, there's always something that catches my eye when I see a scene of them together, I really can't explain it! Funny thing is that the same happens when I sea Holy Marie Comb and Alyssa Milano together, LOL.....It may sound crazy, but to this day my gaydar has always been uncanningly accurate....can't wait to see the Dirt scene and maybe prove I'm bonkers...

sevillajo's picture

BrAD's Girls

Looks like Brad Pitt has a thing for on-and-off cam bisexuals. Hmmmm.....  

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Animal8074's picture

o_O

Carly Pope? Lesbian? Tell me again why I haven't watched this show.
MedGrl's picture

descisions decisions

AS if it wasn't hard enough alread to decide what to watch on tuesday night. Dirt is on at the same time as Law and Order: SVU. Now I'm going to have to choose betweenmy weekly Mariska Hargitay fix and seeing Jen and Courtney...descisions descisions.
silence91's picture

kiss ?spoiler?

don't get all excited just yet. i read somewhere (and i'm kicking myself right now for not remembering where) that the kiss doesn't deserve all the hype it's getting because it's just gonna be a peck (albeit on the mouth).

ah, yes, it's on IMDb: 'Aniston plays a lesbian in the March 27 episode and in one scene gives Cox's character a "goodbye peck." A source close to the show insists the kiss isn't nearly as steamy as media reports have suggested, adding, "But, yes, it's on the lips."'

sorry, folks.

 

MSN's picture

Pop

silence91 - I am going to pretend you didn't just pop my bubble. I was looking forward to this scene! :)

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