While promoting her movie 'The Switch' earlier this week, Jennifer Aniston told reporters that women don't need men to start a family or be good mothers. When Bill O'Reilly caught wind of her statement, he debated the topic of single motherhood on 'The O'Reilly Factor' and called out the 41-year-old actress. "She's throwing a message out to 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds that, 'Hey you don't need a guy. You don't need a dad.' That is destructive to our society," O'Reilly railed.
FOX News contributor Margaret Hoover and FOX News anchor Gretchen Carlson debated the topic with O'Reilly, admitting young teens wouldn't be able to comprehend the vast differences between a 40-year-old woman and a teenager raising a child as a single mother. "She is glamorizing single parenthood," Carlson said.
In 'Switch,' Aniston plays a woman who elects to take on life as a single parent through artificial insemination. During the movie's press conference in LA, the actress admitted "times have changed" and women don't need to rely on men to be good mothers.
"Women are realizing more and more that you don't have to settle, they don't have to fiddle with a man to have that child," Aniston said. "They are realizing if it's that time in their life and they want this part they can do it with or without that."
O'Reilly called out the actress, deeming her message inappropriate. "Jennifer Aniston can hire a battery of people to help her. But she can't hire a dad. Dads bring a psychology to children that in this society is under emphasized. Men get hosed all day long in the parental arena," he ranted.
"Any man who leaves their children is not a man. Let's make that perfectly clear. But the fathers that do try hard are under appreciated and diminished by people like Jennifer Aniston," he continued.
Finally, O'Reilly challenged Aniston to come on his show and defend her statement. "If she wants to explain, she can get her butt right in here."
WOW. To be honest, I dont know any 12 13 year old that know who Jennifer Aniston is to be honest. And I believe what she said is true, you dont need a man to have a kid. Growing up my father was constantly working so most of the time it was my mother that was there and it worked out fine. Bill O'reilly is one of those people that want to find fault with everything and spin it into a controversy. PUH-LEASE. Get over it.
KARENH, I understand your point, but why is so different from you or I? I didnt want kids because I didnt have a stable career, so my boyfriends left, now that I have a stable career I want a baby, does that make me a bad person?
Bill O'Reilly always always trys to create a "shock" effect by bad mouthing someone. It's how he makes his living. He always takes a situation, studies it, and sees where he can find fault, and create controversy, then publicize it. Jen Aniston is basically telling it like it is, in the "Real" world. She's not telling 12 or 13 years olds not to get married. She's just making a statement that a woman does not need a man to start a family, or be a good mother. Now that's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!
MAXIMUMJOE, sorry to be the one to tell you this, but journalist are to tell thing that are happening in the world, things that make a difference, now tabloid writers and poperazzi, their jobs are to pick apart celebs with every crumb and seed they find. oreilly cand rush are all just hot air trying to let out controversial steam. not saying their opinions dont matter but so do the people they talk about
As much as I dislike O'Rielly he is actually right in this case. Though, I also think Aniston is right. I grew up in a two parent household, and my dad is the person I look up to most. As a single 30 year old woman who just has met Mr. Right yet, I also think it's ok to bring a child into this world as a single mom. Given you are mature and capable of supporting the child both financially and emotionally. It's better to bring a child into to a loving home, then one of constant bickering and hate like many loveless marriages have.
I don't see teens looking up to Aniston as an example. They are more likely to look up to someone like Bristol Palin. If anything the fact that Bristol is a single teen mom that the media is constantly making look "cool" will be more damaging to young girls.
So many idiots grasping at straws to make something out of nothing, including O'Reilly. Anniston made a simple statement regarding her new movie and all of a sudden it's turned into a ridiculous claim that she is trying to tell teenage girls that men are not needed at all. It's the premise of a movie for crying out loud, not an attempt to turn teenage girls away from their fathers or men. WTF-ever!
Interesting that Mr O'Reilly didn't mention any statistics regarding all the single moms out there due to the 60%+ divorce rate. In a perfect world a child has both parents but in this real world, most don't. All Jennifer is saying is, if you are ready for a child but not a husband, there are options.
Jennifer Aniston SHUT UP. What do u know about parenthood. When Im not working. I home with my 2 kids, takin care of them. Makin sure they are well care 4.breakfast/lunch/and dinner. doing HW.Reading. etc,etc,. when my lady get home everything is done. She can just relax. Everything from the kids to house chores. Can u handle that.. Get a life..
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O'Reilly is right. her statement is understandable considering her love life. its a personal belief and should be kept to her self
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WOW. To be honest, I dont know any 12 13 year old that know who Jennifer Aniston is to be honest. And I believe what she said is true, you dont need a man to have a kid. Growing up my father was constantly working so most of the time it was my mother that was there and it worked out fine. Bill O'reilly is one of those people that want to find fault with everything and spin it into a controversy. PUH-LEASE. Get over it.
KARENH, I understand your point, but why is so different from you or I? I didnt want kids because I didnt have a stable career, so my boyfriends left, now that I have a stable career I want a baby, does that make me a bad person?
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Who bought money to your family?: Your dad. He supported you till you moved out and you are saying you don't need a man to have a family?
Actors and actresses are vulgar,uneducated people who make their living pretending to be someone else.
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oh you're just jealous.
And you pay to make sure they can keep doing so.
If listened to and believed, Bill O'Reilly is distructive to society...
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For Once O'Reilly is right. Even though I generally like aniston
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Bill O'Reilly always always trys to create a "shock" effect by bad mouthing someone. It's how he makes his living. He always takes a situation, studies it, and sees where he can find fault, and create controversy, then publicize it. Jen Aniston is basically telling it like it is, in the "Real" world. She's not telling 12 or 13 years olds not to get married. She's just making a statement that a woman does not need a man to start a family, or be a good mother. Now that's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!
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John, I agree with you wholeheartedly!
John, I think your an idiot. Calling people on their stupid statements is the job of every GOOD journalist, not just O`Reilly.
MAXIMUMJOE, sorry to be the one to tell you this, but journalist are to tell thing that are happening in the world, things that make a difference, now tabloid writers and poperazzi, their jobs are to pick apart celebs with every crumb and seed they find. oreilly cand rush are all just hot air trying to let out controversial steam. not saying their opinions dont matter but so do the people they talk about
As much as I dislike O'Rielly he is actually right in this case. Though, I also think Aniston is right. I grew up in a two parent household, and my dad is the person I look up to most. As a single 30 year old woman who just has met Mr. Right yet, I also think it's ok to bring a child into this world as a single mom. Given you are mature and capable of supporting the child both financially and emotionally. It's better to bring a child into to a loving home, then one of constant bickering and hate like many loveless marriages have.
I don't see teens looking up to Aniston as an example. They are more likely to look up to someone like Bristol Palin. If anything the fact that Bristol is a single teen mom that the media is constantly making look "cool" will be more damaging to young girls.
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Who cares what he thinks, just another loser trying to gain attention off of someone else.
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You mean like the attention your trying to get by your post? Hypocrisy at it's finest.
isnt that the pot calling the kettle black, JOE?
So many idiots grasping at straws to make something out of nothing, including O'Reilly. Anniston made a simple statement regarding her new movie and all of a sudden it's turned into a ridiculous claim that she is trying to tell teenage girls that men are not needed at all. It's the premise of a movie for crying out loud, not an attempt to turn teenage girls away from their fathers or men. WTF-ever!
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Someone got to the real truth...She is promoting her movie...OReilly has his head up were it always is
Interesting that Mr O'Reilly didn't mention any statistics regarding all the single moms out there due to the 60%+ divorce rate. In a perfect world a child has both parents but in this real world, most don't. All Jennifer is saying is, if you are ready for a child but not a husband, there are options.
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Jennifer Aniston SHUT UP. What do u know about parenthood. When Im not working. I home with my 2 kids, takin care of them. Makin sure they are well care 4.breakfast/lunch/and dinner. doing HW.Reading. etc,etc,. when my lady get home everything is done. She can just relax. Everything from the kids to house chores. Can u handle that.. Get a life..
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