Friendly exes! Jennifer Aniston is seen dining in Brooklyn with her ex-husband Justin Theroux... four years after they split
![Closes exes: Jennifer Aniston was seen at the same dinner party with her ex-husband Justin Theroux on Friday. Seen in 2020](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/63155397-11288427-Closes_exes_Jennifer_Aniston_was_seen_at_the_same_dinner_party_w-m-110_1665082115168.jpg)
Jennifer Aniston was seen at the same dinner party with her ex-husband Justin Theroux on Friday.
![The beauty and her ex were spotted in an image taken by a fan as they were joined by a select group of pals including Howard Stern, his wife Beth, Jason Bateman, Jon Hamm and Jimmy Kimmel, among others, for an Israeli-styled meal in Brooklyn, New York. Aniston and Theroux have stayed close over the years, even sending each other birthday wishes on social media.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/63097965-11288427-The_beauty_and_her_ex_were_spotted_in_an_image_taken_by_a_fan_as-a-108_1665082095770.jpg)
The beauty and her ex were spotted in an image taken by a fan as they were joined by a select group of pals including Howard Stern, his wife Beth, Jason Bateman, Jon Hamm and Jimmy Kimmel, among others, for an Israeli-styled meal in Brooklyn, New York. Aniston and Theroux have stayed close over the years, even sending each other birthday wishes on social media.
![Pictured: Justin's birthday tribute to Jen via Instagram Stories.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/17/63155211-0-From_him_to_her_Aniston_and_Theroux_have_stayed_close_over_the_y-a-31_1665074253734.jpg)
Pictured: Justin's birthday tribute to Jen via Instagram Stories.
![Aniston is good pals with Jason and Jimmy, and she is currently filming Morning Show with Hamm. A diner snapped the photo and sent to popular celebrity account DeuxMoi. Justin was sitting next to a woman with long hair; it is not known if she was his date. Aniston was next to Justin's pal and another woman. This comes after Aniston said in September 2021 that she ready to date again.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/17/63155193-0-A_romantic_life_They_met_on_the_set_of_the_movie_Wanderlust_seen-a-29_1665074253730.jpg)
Aniston is good pals with Jason and Jimmy, and she is currently filming Morning Show with Hamm. A diner snapped the photo and sent to popular celebrity account DeuxMoi. Justin was sitting next to a woman with long hair; it is not known if she was his date. Aniston was next to Justin's pal and another woman. This comes after Aniston said in September 2021 that she ready to date again.
![The crew was spotted out at upscale Williamsburg, Brooklyn, restaurant Laser Wolf (pictured).](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/17/63097963-0-The_crew_was_spotted_out_at_upscale_Williamsburg_Brooklyn_restau-a-26_1665074253719.jpg)
The crew was spotted out at upscale Williamsburg, Brooklyn, restaurant Laser Wolf (pictured).
![Pictured: The Israeli restaurant features a gorgeous view of the Manhattan skyline.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/63097961-11288427-Pictured_The_Israeli_restaurant_features_a_gorgeous_view_of_the_-a-106_1665082095670.jpg)
Pictured: The Israeli restaurant features a gorgeous view of the Manhattan skyline.
![The 53-year-old actress enjoyed being single after splitting from Theroux in 2018 but she is keen to find a new partner, she said. But she noted it has been difficult because of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on SiriusXM's Lunch With Bruce podcast, she said: 'No one of importance has hit my radar yet. But I think it's time. I think I'm ready to share myself with another. I didn't want to for a long time, and I loved really, being my own woman.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/17/63155179-0-They_were_a_Hollywood_power_couple_for_years_Seen_at_the_Vanity_-a-30_1665074253732.jpg)
The 53-year-old actress enjoyed being single after splitting from Theroux in 2018 but she is keen to find a new partner, she said. But she noted it has been difficult because of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on SiriusXM's Lunch With Bruce podcast, she said: 'No one of importance has hit my radar yet. But I think it's time. I think I'm ready to share myself with another. I didn't want to for a long time, and I loved really, being my own woman.'
!['Without, um, being a part of a couple where I've been a part of a couple since I was 20. So, there was something really nice about taking the time,' Aniston explained. But the former Friends star isn't interested in using dating apps to find a partner. She said: 'No gingers and no Raya please. I'm an old school girl. There it is, chemistry, and you see each other from across the room. People don't come up to people anymore, people don't do that. It's weird.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/17/63003263-11288427-image-a-38_1665074744066.jpg)
'Without, um, being a part of a couple where I've been a part of a couple since I was 20. So, there was something really nice about taking the time,' Aniston explained. But the former Friends star isn't interested in using dating apps to find a partner. She said: 'No gingers and no Raya please. I'm an old school girl. There it is, chemistry, and you see each other from across the room. People don't come up to people anymore, people don't do that. It's weird.'
![As well as thinking a first kiss is 'pretty important', Jennifer - who was also previously married to Brad Pitt and has dated Vince Vaughn and John Mayer - has a list of 'necessities' in who she's looking for. She said: 'The ease at which the conversation flows the first time. That's kind of a good indicator, confidence, but not a cockiness. 'Humor, please I beg of you, beg of you. Generous, um, kind to people, you know, it's just very few necessities. Fitness is important and not just about, like, how you look... I want to be around here for a long time and not be in a wheelchair when I am 80.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/63100437-11288427-As_well_as_thinking_a_first_kiss_is_pretty_important_Jennifer_wh-a-107_1665082095768.jpg)
As well as thinking a first kiss is 'pretty important', Jennifer - who was also previously married to Brad Pitt and has dated Vince Vaughn and John Mayer - has a list of 'necessities' in who she's looking for. She said: 'The ease at which the conversation flows the first time. That's kind of a good indicator, confidence, but not a cockiness. 'Humor, please I beg of you, beg of you. Generous, um, kind to people, you know, it's just very few necessities. Fitness is important and not just about, like, how you look... I want to be around here for a long time and not be in a wheelchair when I am 80.'
![The Brooklyn meal was notable as it has been years since Stern has left his home for a meal in public as he is afraid to get COVID. But oddly in the photo of him at the table, he does not have a mask on. 'Howard was there without even a mask. They all sat at a large table... 'Stern told restaurant staff this was his first night out since the start of the pandemic,' the diner said, according to Page Six. 'Howard was seated next to Jimmy and also at one point seemed to be in deep conversation with Jon Hamm. Pictured: Aniston filming The Morning Show with Hamm in NYC on September 28.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/63155719-11288427-The_Brooklyn_meal_was_notable_as_it_has_been_years_since_Stern_h-a-109_1665082095862.jpg)
The Brooklyn meal was notable as it has been years since Stern has left his home for a meal in public as he is afraid to get COVID. But oddly in the photo of him at the table, he does not have a mask on. 'Howard was there without even a mask. They all sat at a large table... 'Stern told restaurant staff this was his first night out since the start of the pandemic,' the diner said, according to Page Six. 'Howard was seated next to Jimmy and also at one point seemed to be in deep conversation with Jon Hamm. Pictured: Aniston filming The Morning Show with Hamm in NYC on September 28.
![The former AGT host's fear might not being entirely unfounded as his father Ben Stern had passed away earlier this year due to COVID-19 at the age of 99. Stern has since been hiding out in his $20million Southampton mansion (pictured).](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/63098843-11288427-The_former_AGT_host_s_fear_might_not_being_entirely_unfounded_as-a-105_1665082095567.jpg)
The former AGT host's fear might not being entirely unfounded as his father Ben Stern had passed away earlier this year due to COVID-19 at the age of 99. Stern has since been hiding out in his $20million Southampton mansion (pictured).
![He did not say much about his father's passing, but did say he was working on new paintings with his father in mind. DailyMail.com has reached out to Stern's representatives for comment. Pictured: Howard with his parents Ben and Ray in the backyard of their home in 1993.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/10/06/19/61355069-11288427-He_did_not_say_much_about_his_father_s_passing_but_did_say_he_wa-a-104_1665082095566.jpg)
He did not say much about his father's passing, but did say he was working on new paintings with his father in mind. DailyMail.com has reached out to Stern's representatives for comment. Pictured: Howard with his parents Ben and Ray in the backyard of their home in 1993.
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