I repeat... tread VERY carefully, Bradley Cooper

So, here's a review:

The Jolie-Pitts issued a denial about their breaking up.

Star Magazine claimed that Brad met with Aniston at a NYC hotel rooftop.

The JPs got a People cover story (5 paragraphs spread over 4 pages); within the text/pics boxes, Aniston's rep was quoted as saying that the meeting did not happen. And Brad's rep issued an even stronger statement indicating that no way in hell did he meet with Aniston, just as it has been for the last 4 years.

Last Thursday, Aniston was spotted at a charity event for Congolese women. Her method of support - wearing a T-shirt that one of her friends designed.

Meanwhile, the 'Brad Pitt family' (that includes Angelina), along with the Pitt siblings and their spouses, donated $1M to build a children's cancer wing at a Missouri hospital. The wing will be affiliated with the St. Jude's hospital and it was named after the Pitt's matriarch, Jane.

Then, Aniston takes a dig at her pathetic, much lamented lovelife at an awards ceremony last weekend.

Then, Angelina did some promotions for World Refugee Day which hit the internet last weekend.

Then, the JP Foundation donated another $1M to refugee children in Pakistan.

Angelina participated in World Refugee Day activities, including sponsoring a poster contest for school kids. Then she did several interviews with Anderson Cooper and Ann Curry.

But before the segments were aired, Aniston was spotted having dinner with Bradley Cooper.

Bradley Cooper... really?

You mean the Bradley Cooper who denied dating her weeks ago? The Bradley Cooper who costarred in the #1 movie for the last two weeks? The Bradley Cooper who also made People's Sexiest Bachelors list?

Uh huh.

So I assume that Bradley Cooper is that 'stable' male that Aniston wanted sent to her table at the Crystal Awards. Kinda curious, given that he married a few years ago and ended up divorcing within 4 months. But again, things like that doesn't matter when it comes to movie careers and likely, it will not matter when it comes to dating Aniston, not because she is such a big person that she would ignore it, but her princesses will because he's an attractive, available man who is experiencing some success right now.

Just look at the facts:

In 2005, rumors sprouted about Vince Vaughn and Aniston when they were spotted having dinner. And coincidentally, during that summer, Vaughn broke huge in his turn in Wedding Crashers and the cries for that pairing grew louder. Nevermind that Vince didn't scream husband or father material - the princesses found their new savior.

In 2007, rumors sprouted about Paul Sculfor, just after Jane Pitt was spotted visiting Aniston around Father's Day. Americans were immediately inundated with Paul Sculfor's modelling pics, before breaking up within a month.

In 2008, John Mayer wrote on his blog about douchebags, even dropping Brad Pitt's name in the entry. By February 2008, he was spotted sunning with Aniston on a Mexico beach. Eventually, he made the cover of Rolling Stone, along with some of the greatest guitarists of rock, and got an offer to host a TV variety show. They broke up twice - the final time was after Mayer accompanied her to the Oscars and secured the price of pap pics of him would not plummet like they did before.

So, what will be Bradley Cooper's fate? Will he be tapped to be the Brad that Aniston wish he had? Will the princesses apply undue pressure on him to fulfill their dreams for Aniston? Will he be the scapegoat when their dreams don't come true? Because whenever anything goes wrong with Aniston's relationships, it is never her fault. And the tendency to ignore certain red flags now will end up being several months of fodder if and when the relationship is toast.

So again, Bradley Cooper... tread very carefully, because when the machine kicks in, it could grind you into powder.