May 6, 2011 13:33 GMT  ·  By

Jennifer Aniston’s ex husband Brad Pitt and her best friend for years Courteney Cox had dinner together the other night – behind Jen’s back, the tabs might say. As it happens, there really wasn’t anything that scandalous about it.

Long after Aniston and Pitt’s divorce, there’s been a lot of talk in the media on whether Courteney sided with her or with him in the matter, especially since she once said she was friends with both.

Then, the tabs decided that Court had finally chosen her best friend and terminated all contact with Brad, which would explain why them having dinner together has already made headlines around the world.

“Brad Pitt joined ex-wife Jennifer Aniston’s BFF Courteney Cox for dinner at Hollywood hotspot Beso on Wednesday night,” People magazine reports.

They weren’t alone though, so this had nothing to do with them hanging out as friends.

“The two joined a group of 12 people for an industry dinner party honoring their manager Cynthia Pett-Dante’s birthday,” the publication further says.

An eyewitness vouches for People that, while they may not have been in contact for years, there was definitely no bad blood between Court and Brad, spending a lot of time together talking up and having fun.

Whether they were catching up on aspects of their person life fans will never find out.

“They hugged and kissed when they greeted each other. They talked for a while,” says the insider. Brad was not seated next to Courteney, so they only talked for a while.

Still, they seemed to be having fun.

“They were chatting, catching up. They both seemed happy and totally relaxed, very at ease. And they were both smiling the entire time. It didn’t seem awkward at all,” the same eyewitness explains.

Before leaving, Brad even stopped by the bar and had drinks with other patrons, talking with them and being “really cool” overall, the onlooker says.