"They've been secretly getting together for late night hook ups, and it's all because of George. George was the first person to call him when his marriage to Angie (Angelina Jolie) imploded. After Jen and Justin Theroux announced their split, he encouraged Brad to reach out and give their relationship another chance," a source told Star magazine.

While Aniston was close to Clooney when she was with the Pitt in late 1990s until early 2005, Clooney was shunted out of Pitt's life by Jolie during Pitt's relationship with the Maleficent actress.

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And now that Jolie has left Pitt, Clooney took the opportunity to get Pitt back together with Aniston.

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