Jennifer Aniston has defended her decision to cut ties with her unvaccinated friends.
According to The Independent, the 52-year-old Friends actress spoke about how she has been forced to drop acquaintances who have professed a belief in conspiracy theories surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine.
In an interview with InStyle, Aniston stated: "There’s a large group of people who are anti-vaxxers or just don’t listen to the facts.
"It’s a real shame. I’ve just lost a few people in my weekly routine who have refused or did not disclose [whether or not they had been vaccinated]... A lot of people just don’t listen to the facts."
Aniston would later double down on her comments, taking to her Instagram Stories on Thursday (August 5) to comment on why she didn't want to be around unvaccinated people
Replying to a commenter, Aniston wrote in a caption addressed to her 37.7 million followers on the platform: "Because if you have the variant, you are still able to give it to me. I may get slightly sick but I will not be admitted to a hospital and or die.
"BUT I CAN give it to someone else who does not have the vaccine and whose health is compromised [...] and therefore I would put their lives at risk. THAT is why I worry. We have to care about more than just ourselves here."
In a separate post, Aniston also spoke about her personal belief in the importance of wearing face coverings to curtail the spread of the virus.
Uploading a picture of herself wearing a mask, Aniston wrote in an accompanying caption: "I understand masks are inconvenient and uncomfortable.
"But don’t you feel that it’s worse that businesses are shutting down... jobs are being lost... health care workers are hitting absolute exhaustion. And so many lives have been taken by this virus because we aren’t doing enough."
She continued: "BUT still, there are many people in our country refusing to take the necessary steps to flatten the curve, and keep each other safe.
"People seem worried about their 'rights being taken away' by being asked to wear a mask. This simple and effective recommendation is being politicized at the expense of peoples’ lives. And it really shouldn’t be a debate."
