Jennifer Aniston’s Beau Jim Curtis Spotted Limping While Using Cane Following Mystery Spinal Illness

Jennifer Aniston recently enjoyed a night out in the Big Apple with boyfriend Jim Curtis — who was spotted using a cane to walk.

On Monday, August 4, the couple went on a double date in New York City with the 56-year-old Morning Show star’s friend Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, according to the Daily Mail. Photos obtained by the outlet show the health guru — dressed in white pants, sneakers, a T-shirt, and a button-down — using a cane for support and walking with a limp.

According to a report in the National Enquirer, the hypnotist — who walks with a noticeable limp — was diagnosed with lesions on his spinal cord when he was just 22 years old.

“He was in so much pain, he said he wanted to die,” a source told the outlet. “He was paralyzed, depressed and terrified.”

The source noted that the author is “incredibly self-conscious about the way he walks” as he “spent so long pretending to be perfect” and that it’s “the first thing he worries people notice.”

As for how the Friends alum feels about his medical condition, a source told the outlet that she “doesn’t care about perfection” and “likes that he’s real.”

In 2018, Curtis opened up to Fast Company about his condition, telling the publication that he lied about the cause of his limp for years.

“I made up a story because I wasn’t vulnerable enough to tell this story,” he confessed. “So I said I’d been in an accident–often it was motorcycle accident — because that fit perfectly, that’s kinda cool and that’s tough enough.”

Curtis also discussed how his spinal illness impacted his former career as a Wall Street trader and led to more medical woes.

“My illness was telling me something about the perception of who I was, [which to me] was this macho guy; I was an athlete and I had a plan to work on Wall Street, so I did it,” he shared.

“It couldn’t have been a worse choice. I had to stand up in a crowd all day. It was super high-stress, which is inflammatory and devastating for a condition like mine,” he admitted. “It increased symptoms of fatigue and pain, and it brought on new ones like IBS [irritable bowel syndrome] and other things I couldn’t control.”

Aniston and Curtis have been romantically linked since June — and the two even took an international vacation to Mallorca, Spain, over the July 4th weekend, per photos obtained by the Daily Mail. Bateman, 56 and Anka, also 56, reportedly joined them.