I can’t believe this: In the March 16th issue of OK! Weekly, there is a spread on pages 34 to 35 comparing Lauren Conrad to Jennifer Aniston! The title “IS LC THE NEW JEN?” sprawls across the top in huge letters.

Why does OK! Magazine think Lauren resembles Jen? Well, because she has a “TV BFF”, she’s had her heart broken (who hasn’t), she loves the beach (who doesn’t), she loves her dog (who doesn’t), and she dates her co-stars. Okay, not everyone has a “TV BFF” and dates their co-stars but the rest of the comparisons are pretty lame. They even posted pictures of the two wearing similar outfits, doing similar things.

Please. Don’t even go there. Lauren Conrad is nothing more than a glorified reality TV star while Jen is a highly accomplished actress. Actually, I rarely read celebrity news about LC because I don’t think she’s important. I watched The Hills once, to see what all the fuss was about, and it was so lame I could only stand about 5 minutes of it.

Jen on the other hand has been around a long time and has worked hard to get where she is. She’s been through some hard times but she has handled it with dignity and grace. I think that sometimes the media gets to her but she keeps her chin up. I have the utmost respect for Jen, and it just infuriates me that someone would actually call someone as lame as LC “The New Jen”. LC is not the new Jen. There is no “new” Jen. There never will be a new Jen. Jen is Jen and she will always be THE JEN. No one can replace her!