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Justin Theroux “encourages co-dependency” with his dog, not relationships

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Justin Theroux “encourages co-dependency” with his dog, not relationships

Justin Theroux and his dog Kuma attend the 16th annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” on December 11, 2022 in New York City. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CNN

Justin Theroux revealed that he has a special bond with his dog that does not translate into his other relationships.

“I say this is the only relationship where I encourage codependency because a relationship has to be codependent,” Theroux, 53, exclusively told “Nas” weekly. to Best Friends Animal Society to save them all.

Theroux continued: “They watch you in everything. They need you for almost everything, to take them outside to the bathroom. They need you to eat, they need you to heal and shelter.

– Theroux said Us that he had been a dog lover since childhood. Now he is the proud owner of a pit bull named Kuma.

“She was 3 when I got her. She was very neglected and in a very bad condition, but she assimilated really beautifully,” he said. “He’s a very, obviously, very nice dog, a very gentle dog.”

Theroux said it’s an “understatement” to say pit bulls have a “bad reputation.” He added: “They are one of the most loving and kind breeds. This is my fifth pit bull and each one is amazing.”

Justin Theroux and his dog Kuma attend the Best Friends Animal Society to Save Them All event at The Glasshouse on September 26, 2024 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Best Friends Animal Society

Theroux called Kuma a “fantastic traveler” and said he takes her “basically everywhere” – as long as he has permission and to places where “people will tolerate her.”

“I have a rule that if I’m traveling for more than a week, I’d like to take her,” he explained. “I don’t want to take her if I go to Paris for 24 hours. There’s too much stress in it.”

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Theroux, to whom he recently became engaged Nicole Brydon Bloomhe said that he did not rule out Kuma’s participation in the wedding.

“I don’t know. Who knows?” said about the idea while supporting the nation’s leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of cats and dogs in U.S. shelters by 2025.

Theroux asked Bloom this question when they attended the Venice International Film Festival in August 2024. The day before news of their engagement, Bloom wore what appeared to be a diamond engagement ring on her left hand at the film’s premiere. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Reflecting on their engagement the following month, Theroux admitted he was nervous. “I was obviously nervous about the proposal,” Theroux said “Times”. earlier this month. “It is a question after all, so there is no guarantee that the answer will be given. But it was wonderful.”

With reporting by Andrew Nodell