Jennifer Aniston threw a lively housewarming party at her newly purchased Montecito mansion on Saturday night, hosting a star-studded gathering of her closest Hollywood friends. The evening was filled with laughter, music, and dancing, but the celebration took an eerie turn after everyone had fallen asleep, leaving the Friends icon stunned by a chilling discovery in her sprawling estate.
The 56-year-old actress, who purchased the $25 million Montecito property in January 2025, welcomed a tight-knit group that included Courteney Cox, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, and Blake Lively. The 8,000-square-foot mansion, with its ocean views and sprawling gardens, served as the perfect backdrop for the boisterous night. Guests were spotted sipping margaritas by the pool, engaging in a spirited karaoke battle—Cox reportedly belted out a rendition of “I’ll Be There for You”—and playing charades well into the early hours. “It was Jen at her best,” a source close to the actress said. “She was radiant, making sure everyone felt at home.”
The party wound down around 2 a.m., with guests crashing in the mansion’s many guest rooms. Aniston, after bidding her friends goodnight, retired to her master suite. But at around 4 a.m., she was jolted awake by a faint, unplaceable sound—like whispers echoing through the halls. “At first, I thought it was someone talking in their sleep,” Aniston later told a friend, according to the source. “But it got louder, and it didn’t sound… human.”
Armed with a flashlight and her phone, Aniston crept downstairs to investigate. The whispers seemed to lead her to the mansion’s wine cellar, a space she hadn’t fully explored since moving in. When she opened the heavy wooden door, she was met with a sight that left her frozen in shock: a hidden room behind a false wall, dimly lit by a flickering lantern that shouldn’t have been there. Inside, the walls were covered in faded photographs and newspaper clippings—some dating back to the 1920s—chronicling the lives of the mansion’s previous owners. At the center of the room sat an old, dusty journal with a name etched on the cover: “Margaret Holloway.”
Aniston, trembling, flipped through the journal, which detailed Holloway’s life as a silent film star who had lived in the house nearly a century ago. The final entry, written in shaky handwriting, read, “They’ll never find me here.” The lantern suddenly went out, plunging the room into darkness, and Aniston bolted upstairs, waking Cox and Bullock for support. “She was white as a sheet,” Bullock reportedly said. “I’ve never seen Jen so rattled.”
The next morning, Aniston called a local historian, who confirmed that Margaret Holloway had mysteriously disappeared in 1929, with rumors she’d hidden in the mansion to escape a scandal. The hidden room, it seems, had been untouched for decades. Aniston is now working with experts to preserve the findings, unsure whether to be fascinated or unnerved by her home’s secret history. “It’s like something out of a movie,” she reportedly told friends, still processing the surreal discovery in her new sanctuary.