Their relationship crataegus laevigata have fizzled, but when Jennifer Aniston, 39, and John Mayer, 30, were together, the two generated plenty of talk, reflected on USA TODAY's Celebrity Heat Index, which ranks stars based on their media exposure.
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"Jennifer is someone wHO people have invested a serious interest in for most of her adult life," says J.D. Heyman, assistant managing editor for "People". "They are interested in world Health Organization she dates, and they want her to be happy."
Here are the hottest media moments in the actress and rocker's four-month romance:
�May 1. Aniston jumps from No. 20 to No. 1 when she and Mayer are spotty getting cozy poolside at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami in former April. No. 2? Mayer.
�May 15. Aniston and Mayer reach another 1-2 finish over conjecture about the state of their relationship and what the iI saw in each other. "A lot of people thought he was highly inappropriate for her," says Janice Min, editor of "Us Weekly". "It was such an improbable pairing."
�July 2. Interest in the couple spikes again with reports that the 2 are considering starting a family. Aniston gets to No. 3 on the index; Mayer, No. 15.
�Aug. 7. Aniston hits No. 1 over again after reports surface that she and Mayer would be acquiring married in the fall. (Mayer reached No. 20.) The interest in Aniston was so dominant on the index that she bested ex Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie when the couple had photos of their newborn gemini the Twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon, in People.
�Aug. 14. Thanks to photos of a solo Mayer in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and news program of the couple's dissolution, Aniston lands at No. 3 on the index, behind former Sen. John Edwards and the former Bernie Mac. Mayer hit No. 7.
Despite the couple's split, Aniston's personal life sentence is non likely to fade.
"Jen is still that Rachel Green, the girl next door," Min says of Aniston's "Friends" theatrical role. "She has a layer of genuineness about her. She is 39, had the highest-profile marriage in Hollywood diminish apart, and people will forever root for her until she has her happily-ever-after."
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