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The love flowed freely at L.A.\u2019s San Vicente Bungalows on February 5 when Selena Gomez<\/strong><\/a> and Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a> donned matching black outfits and held a Galentine\u2019s Day event for their beauty brands. \u201cI\u2019ve known Jen for over a decade now,\u201d Selena, 34, told the group that had gathered. \u201cShe\u2019s always been there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n The Morning Show<\/em> star, 55, added she and Selena \u201csister-mother each other\u201d during what was the latest display of the pair\u2019s close, cross-generational friendship. \u201cJen and Selena have a deep respect for each other and are in touch all the time,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cThey\u2019ll grab lunch in Beverly Hills or Jen will invite Selena over for dinner or a glass of wine. They love to chill and catch up on gossip and politics \u2014 or trade beauty and fashion tips!\u201d<\/p>\n The duo are also in sync when it comes to their charities and bonded right away over their rescue dogs and work ethic. Now that Selena is planning her wedding to fianc\u00e9, Benny Blanco<\/strong>, 36, Jen is on hand to cheer her on. \u201cJen will absolutely be invited to the wedding,\u201d spills the insider. \u201cIt\u2019s even quite possible that she\u2019ll be a part of the bridal party.\u201d<\/p>\n Selena likely never would\u2019ve guessed she\u2019d end up so tight with the TV icon. Especially, given the pair\u2019s first awkward encounter in 2009, where the Friends<\/em>-obsessed singer \u201cfreaked out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI ran into Jennifer in the bathroom,\u201d Selena told Just Jared JR<\/em>. \u201cMy legs started to shake and I ran. I didn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n The two later connected again through their shared manager, Aleen Keshishian<\/strong>, according to the Only Murders in the Building<\/em> star, and Jen \u201cinstantly\u201d invited Selena over to her house. The rest is history. Jen\u2019s done just that, serving as an unofficial mentor. \u201cShe was one the of the first women in Hollywood that I had really met,\u201d Selena recalled to Elle<\/em> in November 2024. \u201cJennifer always gives me advice on personal stuff or even just, like, dealing with all the craziness. Sometimes this town can get lonely, so it\u2019s nice to have people to look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nJennifer Aniston Serves as Selena Gomez\u2019s \u2018Unofficial\u2019 Mentor and Became a Closer Friend<\/h2>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s like that little cherub that I feel like I wanna take care of,\u201d Jen gushed to E!<\/em> In 2015.<\/p>\n