Former President Barack Obama was cheered by diners when he arrived at a hip Washington, DC, restaurant with out his spouse, Michelle this week — as wild unfounded rumors swirled a couple of attainable romance with actress Jennifer Aniston.
Patrons on the Beltway hotspot, Osteria Mozza, burst into applause and shouted “whoo!” because the 63-year-old ex-commander-in-chief strolled into the eatery solo Saturday night time forward of President Trump’s inauguration, new video exhibits.
“We miss you!” one girl could be heard hollering.
Obama is seen climbing a staircase within the footage then waving at followers seated at tables within the second-level of the upscale Italian joint, which serves “California-style” pasta dishes and dry-aged Bistecca Alla Fiorentina for $175.
His splashy entrance got here as long-simmering rumors concerning the 55-year-old “Buddies” star’s relationship with Obama resurfaced this week.
The speculative chatter popped up when the First Woman didn’t attend President Trump’s inauguration with Obama Monday on the heels of skipping Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral earlier this month.
Michelle Obama reportedly refused to attend the inauguration as a result of she couldn’t cover her disdain for Trump and didn’t wish to “faux” being civil with him, Web page Six reported.
Rumors concerning the unfounded affair started in August when “In Contact Journal” splashed the headline “The Fact About Jen & Barack” throughout its cowl — then went on to report they’d really simply been associates for years.
“[Aniston] was at all times nearer to Michelle, not too long ago she’s gotten near Barack. However they don’t seem to be having an affair,” a Hollywood supply informed the journal.
“With the election arising in November, Jen has gotten very political, so she’s discovered herself in Barack’s world rather a lot recently,” the supply mentioned.
The speculative chatter reached a fever pitch this week when political commentator Megyn Kelly addressed the rumor on “The Megyn Kelly Present” saying that, if true, “It will be a political earthquake.”
The favored popular culture podcast “Who? Weekly,” additionally claimed — with zero proof — that the Obamas have been “dwelling separate lives” whereas the previous chief of the free world had an affair with Aniston.
Obama, in the meantime, posted a birthday tribute to his spouse on Instagram on Jan. 17. “Pleased birthday to the love of my life,” the previous president captioned a photograph of the couple holding fingers over a meal. “Love you, honey!” the previous first girl responded.
Aniston addressed the affair hypothesis on “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” in October, declaring with a smile that she wasn’t “mad at” being linked romantically to Obama, however that the rumor was “completely unfaithful.”
“Of all of the calls you get out of your publicist the place you’re like, ‘Oh no, what’s it gonna be?’ Or the emails saying some tacky tabloid’s going to make up a narrative after which it’s that,” she mentioned.
“I used to be not mad at it,” she mentioned — playfully implying that she carries a torch for the previous president.
“I’ve met him (Obama) as soon as. I do know Michelle greater than him,” Aniston added.