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Jennifer Aniston Rejected SNL Role Over Women's Treatment

10/14/2025

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Jennifer Aniston, American actress known for Friends, turned down a role on Saturday Night Live before fame.
On Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert, she said she was concerned about how women are treated on SNL.
Aniston recalled feeling confident yet inexperienced during her 1990s meeting with Lorne Michaels.
She later hosted SNL in 1999 and 2004 and described herself as a 'young twit'.

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Jennifer Aniston, American actress known for Friends, turned down a role on Saturday Night Live before fame.
On Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert, she said she was concerned about how women are treated on SNL.
Aniston recalled feeling confident yet inexperienced during her 1990s meeting with Lorne Michaels.
She later hosted SNL in 1999 and 2004 and described herself as a 'young twit'.