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Jennifer Aniston has replied to Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly after the host called the actress' recent comments about women not needing men in order to parent, "destructive to our society."

The Switch star retorted by saying: "Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age. parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth. And, of course, many women dream of finding Prince Charming (with fatherly instincts), but for those who've not yet found their Bill O'Reilly, I'm just glad science has provided a few other options," Aniston told People Magazine.

Aniston had told reporters, during a press junket for her new comedy about artificial insemination: "Women are realizing more and more, knowing that they don't have to settle with a man just to have that child. Love is love and family is what is around you and who is in your immediate sphere."

The O'Reilly Factor host said Jen did a disservice to fathers by "diminishing the role of the dad." He told his viewers: "Dads bring a psychology to children that is in this society, I believe, under-emphasized. I think men get hosed all day long in the parental arena."