The tabloids weigh in to explain the big mystery

Sep 29, 2014 14:14 GMT  ·  By

It was supposed to be the biggest social event of th year, not because famous Hollywood actor and eternal bachelor George Clooney was getting married, but also because his guest list contained some of the biggest names in entertainment today, not like the Kim Kardashian and Kanye West wedding did, with their D-list celebrity guests.

Clooney's wedding was expected to draw the who's who in acting, music, politics, and just about every other aspect of life in between. While there were a lot of famous people in attendance, there was one couple whose absence was immediately noticed – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Everyone expected Brad and Angelina to show up, but they were busy filming

It's known that George Clooney and Brad Pitt are good friends, up to the point that it was speculated he was going to be his best man. As it turns out, Brad Pitt opted to skip Clooney's Italian nuptials. The reason for that is unknown, but Daily Mail has some speculations.

The most obvious reason, employed by many of the other people who have also failed to show up was the fact that they were busy with other projects. In Brad's case, he is currently busy filming in Malta with Angelina on their latest project, a love story entitled “By the Sea.”

This would be the official version, the one you're most likely to get if you ask Brad and Angelina why they couldn't come. The unofficial version is much more juicy and it has a lot to do with love triangles, past relationships and dubious affairs.

Angelina didn't want to run into Jennifer Aniston at the wedding

It seems that Angelina was the one who didn't want to come because she knew that Jennifer Aniston, who is also Clooney's friend, was going to be there. Seeing as how Angelina basically stole Brad Pitt from Jennifer while the couple was still married, you'd be safe if you thought there were going to be some awkward moments and that's in the best case scenario. Worst-case scenario, there would have been a cat fight and the paparazzi would have had a field day.

The other unofficial reason is that Amal Alamuddin didn't want Angelina to come to her wedding, fearing that the stunning actress would attract attention away from her on her big day, and thus ruin the wedding.

As it happened, Angelina and Brad passed on the wedding and everyone was better off. From George's many actor friends, only Matt Damon and his wife showed up, since Ben Affleck also had to pass up on the 4-day nuptials, because of previous work commitments.