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Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a> has had a rotten time getting A-listers to join her inner circle, but she\u2019s finally making headway with the ultimate \u201cFriend\u201d as a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a> is hitting her up for pep talks and opening the door with a golden ticket into her choosey social circle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJen knows what it\u2019s like to be in the public eye and under scrutiny, so she has a ton of empathy for Meghan and thinks the way she\u2019s been treated is pretty diabolical,\u201d the insider says. \u201cAt the same time, she\u2019s really impressed with how Meghan\u2019s shown such resilience.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Duchess of Sussex, 43, has been embattled on several fronts as of late. Her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard suffered an employee exodus in 2024, according to Closer<\/em><\/a>, who reported the brand is still \u201cfirmly on the ground,\u201d despite injections of capital to see liftoff. The publication also reported Meghan was having difficulty trying to replace the brand\u2019s CEO.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe numbers don\u2019t lie and to have almost 20 members of staff quitting on them tells its own story,\u201d a different source told Closer<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s unprecedented, even for a startup.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe brutal reality is Harry and Meghan are the toughest of taskmasters, they\u2019re very demanding and difficult to work for and that puts a lot of people\u2019s backs up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Worse yet, as Life & Style<\/em> previously reported, the couple\u2019s $100 million Netflix deal is on the line as project after project fails to live up to sky-high expectations. Their latest endeavor, the five-part mini series Polo, fell flat on its face and was even branded \u201ctone deaf\u201d by The Guardian.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite the recent spat of bad luck, the first insider says that Jen, 55, \u201cadmires how [Meghan]\u2019s stayed strong and stuck to her principles through everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey have Oprah as a mutual friend and don\u2019t forget Courteney<\/strong> [Cox<\/strong>] is friendly with Harry, so there\u2019s already some common ground. Jen is very selective about who she lets into her circle, so she has taken things quite slowly with Meghan, but the word is she\u2019s ready to fully welcome her in.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Sussexes have been eager to add to their SoCal social circle<\/a> since Harry, 40, was rebuffed yet again by his heir-apparent brother, William. The formerly royal couple has been searching high and low for new A-list friends to buddy up to, including Nashville musician Jelly Roll<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n With Jen, however, Meghan seems to have found a kindred spirit. The Morning Show star has, for the most part, been hunkered down with her beloved dogs to keep her company in her Bel Air mansion that she had purchased with ex-husband Justin Theroux. And even though there was talk that Meghan had some beef with Jen while working as an actress before she became a duchess, the insider insists it\u2019s simply not true.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s been this rumor that Jen snubbed Meghan<\/a> years ago when they worked on Horrible Bosses, but that\u2019s just not true.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n