Jennifer Garner tells paparazzi that she and Brad Pitt are dating. There is only one problem to this statement. It is a joke.

Garner almost tricked a group of photographers when she confessed to dating Pitt, said Us Magazine. "Brad [Pitt] and I are dating," the 44-year-old actress revealed.

The "confession" happened on Oct. 3 after the "Alias" star went on a coffee break with a friend in LA. When Garner uttered the magic words, the cameraman asked her again as if trying to confirm her statement.

Jen then replied, "Isn't that great? Yeah!" Garner's friend, who was striding in front of her joined in the brief conversation and told the cameraman the "13 Going on 30" actress isn't really dating the 52-year-old actor.

Huffington Post also reported on the stunt and said that as Jen and friend walked towards their car, another paparazzo congratulated the actress on her new romantic relationship with Pitt. Garner answered the photographer with a thumb's up sign.

The mother of three can actually relate to the Brangelina break up given the fact that she and ex-husband, Ben Affleck went to the same ordeal in the summer of last year. Affleck and Garner had been together as husband and wife for a decade before they called it quits. Their split, at the time, was considered one of the most controversial since a third party was involved, their children's nanny.

On the other hand, although the two has been separated for a year now, divorce papers are yet to be filed in court. The exes revealed that they are co-parenting their three children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, and have remained to be friendly towards each other.

Meanwhile, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Pitt citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. However, the main cause for the power couple's split is being attributed to accusations that the "Fury" actor had verbally and physically abused their oldest son, Maddox. The Acadamy award-winning actress has also filed for sole physical custody of their six children.