Rumours of BRAD and ANGELINA’s increasingly rocky relationship came to a head recently, when sources close to Brad and JENNIFER, claim the
ex-couple enjoyed a secret meeting which ended in the actor pouring his heart out to Jen.

In New York to visit Angelina on the set of her latest flick, Salt – and attempt to repair their strained romance – Brad arranged to meet with Jen during a break from filming The Baster, and the pair drove around town in Brad’s SUV for fear of being recognised if they went to a hotel or restaurant.

Ahlan! reveals what went down during the fraught but tender meeting and how, despite wanting him back, Jen’s happy to move on with her life...

The meeting
Pals told In Touch that Brad, 45, and 40-year-old Jen have been speaking regularly on the phone and texting each other, with the calls getting longer and longer as they opened up to each another more.

And the New York meeting, say sources, was planned for a while – “They had to plan it meticulously,” revealed one. “So no one would find out.”.

“He pulled up in his black SUV,” spilled a friend of the exes. “He arrived on the opposite end of the set from where Jen’s trailer was, and Jen snuck into his car. They drove around New York City together, talking.”

Brad’s unhappy confession
Rumoured to have stormed out of the Long Island mansion they share with the six kids, after a furious row with Ange over – among other things – how to raise their brood and her desire to adopt another child as soon as possible – the insider revealed, “Brad confessed his feelings to Jen. He told her that he is trying to make his relationship with Angelina work, but it is failing.” Adding that the pair drove around for just over an hour before he dropped her off at The Greenwich Hotel.

Courteney welcomes him back
Getting close to Jen again has seen Brad also reunite with COURTENEY and DAVID ARQUETTE.

Meeting up backstage at a Chris Cornell concert in LA, last week, concert-goers were surprised to see Courteney happily chatting away with the man who broke her bestie’s heart – adding fuel to the rumours that Brad’s being welcomed back into the fold.

“Instead of ignoring him, Courteney chatted away with Brad all night,” revealed the backstage mole. “The three were in great spirits and seemed really happy to see each other.”

The curious case of Brad’s pendant!

Mutual pals of Brad and Jen have pointed to the gold necklace that Brad has started wearing again, as a huge indication that Jen’s back in his life.

Jen reportedly gave Brad the necklace for his 45th birthday, last December – “It’s an antique pendant,” revealed a friend. “She found it, and knew Brad would love it” – and the actor’s been snapped wearing it out and about on numerous occasions – causing further friction with Angelina.

But Jen’s still moving on with her life

New man? After GERARD BUTLER jetted off to India to rekindle his romance with PRIYANKA CHOPRA, Jen has been spied getting cosy with her He’s Just Not That Into You co-star, BRADLEY COOPER.

Bradley turned up to a party for Jen’s new flick, Management, at hot NY club, Table 8 and Page Six reports, “Bradley and Jennifer were definitely into each other. She kept touching his chest and whispering in his ear.” And party-goers have revealed that the pair left just 10 minutes apart.

Mended rift with mum Jen’s also revealed that her famous decade-long feud with her mum is finally over. The actress, who fell out with her mum Nancy after the 1999 publication of her tell-all book From Mother And Daughter To Friends: A Memoir, last week revealed, “It’s good. It’s Okay. Things are now fine between us. All of that is over, and we’re in touch with one another.”