Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announce separation

Reuters
89th Academy Awards - Oscars Vanity Fair Party - Beverly Hills, California, U.S. - 26/02/17 – Actress Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Friends" star Jennifer Anniston and her husband Justin Theroux said on Thursday that they are separating after less than three years of marriage.

Anniston, 49, and "The Leftovers" actor Theroux, 46, married in August 2015.

"We have decided to announce our separation," the couple said in a joint statement. "This decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year."

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sandra Maler)