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Natalie Zamora

Family feud: Jen Aniston & her petty mom

Honoree Jennifer Aniston accepts the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award onstage at The Hollywood Reporter 2021 Power 100 Women in Entertainment on December 8, 2021 in Los Angeles (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

Just because someone's life might look perfect on our TV screens, doesn't mean there isn't trouble behind closed doors. For actress Jennifer Aniston, she's previously said that the reason she was able to deal with fame and the spotlight as she became a household name with "Friends" was because of her mother. But not exactly because her mom, late actress/model Nancy Dow, was supportive.

In contrast, Aniston explained that because her mom sat "comfortably in victimhood" throughout her childhood, she had an example of who she didn't want to be as an adult. So what exactly happened between the 53-year-old star and her late mother? The actress has been pretty open about their "toxic" relationship.

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