Rocker Sheryl Crow [Images] has busted the myth that Brad Pitt [Images] left wife Jennifer Aniston [Images] after meeting Angelina Jolie [Images], insisting that the former Friends star was the one who did the dumping.

Ever since Pitt and Jolie became close after meeting on the sets of Mr and Mrs Smith, it has been widely believed that the hunky actor dumped his wife for Jolie.

However, Crow insists that it was Aniston who did the dumping.

"For both of us, the perceived idea is that, in our big relationships, we both got dumped. Believe me, this is not true," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.

"Neither one of us has ever gotten dumped. No one ever knows what goes on in relationships. Unfortunately, for some people like Jennifer and me, so much is written about things that you don't say, and so many emotions are attributed to you that you haven't had," she added.

Giving credence to Crow's claims are other pals of Aniston,  one of whom told the National Enquirer that Aniston had indeed been the one to call an end to the her and Brad's relationship.

"Once Jen saw the writing on the wall, she dumped Brad. She took a cold, hard look at her marriage and realised it was irretrievably broken," the pal said.

"She and Brad had vastly different personal agendas and feelings about love, career and having a family."

Text: ANI | Photograph: Getty Images

In the picture: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt during happier times.