Jennifer Aniston’s Lover Speaks Out: She Likes ‘Bad Boys’

Ever since she split from Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston’s love life has never ceased to be tabloid fodder. One of the men she dated briefly in 2008 is now speaking out, revealing intimate aspects of her life when she’s out of the spotlight.

For starters, Jen likes her men to be “bad boys,” Brian Bouma, her ex, says for the latest print issue of Star magazine, as per Radar Online, which has excerpts from the exclusive interview.

The two met on the set of “Love Happens,” where he worked as a lighting tech. Seven hours after meeting, she asked him out and he, of course, accepted the next instant because he was completely won over by her.

People have a very wrong perception of Aniston, Bouma says, and that includes her personality and her love life.

Jen is not lonely and she’s definitely not bitter or mean to those around her, even if she does have a wild streak about her because she seems to avoid getting into a relationship with Mister Goody Two-Shoes.

Which is precisely what Bouma is, he says by means of an explanation of why things didn’t work out for him and the star.

“[It] was an overwhelming experience. I just want to set the record straight, she’s not the person people think she is,” he says for the magazine.

“All that’s written about her being lonely is just ridiculous. I didn’t spend time with Jen because she was famous or successful. I’ve been down that road before,” Bouma explains.

“It usually mean trouble with a capital T. It was because of the conversation that first time we spoke. She’s genuine, sincere and charismatic,” he adds.

The ex lover also says that he’s decided to speak out on the romance just now because he wants to set the record straight and put an end to the rumors once and for all.

Admittedly, it was Jen who broke it off with him when she realized he didn’t “measure up” to her “bad boy” standards – but he’s not bitter about it.

“It would have been even better if I thought she was a jerk. But she’s an amazing, beautiful and talented woman who’s sweet and kind and treats everyone with respect,” Bouma says.