Jennifer Aniston Turned Down 'SNL' Because It Was 'Male-Dominated'

According to Hollywood legend, Jennifer Aniston auditioned for SNL early in her career but didn’t get the job, which ultimately worked out for the best thanks to a little show called Friends. However, in a new interview with Dax Shepard, Aniston claims she turned down an offer from Lorne Michaels in a “self-righteous” move because she felt the show was “very male-dominated.” While Aniston offers the caveat that she might be remembering parts of the story wrong, she mainly has pepper for her younger self. “I always thought I was such hot sh*t.” (Variety)

Is Willem Dafoe Tessa Thompson’s celebrity crush? (Lainey Gossip)

Imagine showing up to a red carpet knowing every single headline is going to be about your husband knocking up another woman. (Celebitchy)

Face-eating leopard, Kash Patel. Kash Patel, face-eating leopard. (Wonkette)

From Jen: There’s a bullsh*t petition to replace Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl Halftime show with… George Strait? Are we just pulling names out of a hat here? (The Hill)

Lindsey Halligan does not sound well. (Lawfare)

Was the Cracker Barrel logo really that hard to notice on the highway? I just spent the past two weekends driving up and down 95. You couldn’t freaking miss them. (Daily Beast)

As most of you know, I live in PA. Been here my whole life. What you might not know is that my dad was born and raised in Maine, and his entire side of the family lives there. I’ve spent 40+ years deeply connected to the state thanks to summers eating dynamites, Humpty Dumpty chips, and going to Bah Hahbah for lobstahs. Christ, my folks literally just brought me back a Moxie T-shirt a few weeks ago. — Not bringing home the actual drink was clearly an act of aggression. — Anyway, even if none of that were the case, I think I’m allowed to say that Senate candidates should not have Nazi tattoos. Let me know if I’m out of line here, and I’m trying real hard not to make the next link Bernie’s response to this debacle. I’m giving her all she’s got, captain! (Bangor Daily News)

It didn’t work. (Bluesky)

Netflix apparently thinks Catan is destined to be the next big IP. I’ve owned a copy for years and still can’t figure out the instructions, but good luck, I guess. (Deadline)

How the GTA 6 “twerk button” fooled Google’s AI search. (Polygon)

“I hate Claudio. I feel like that shouldn’t be my takeaway from this play, but here we are.” Tracy decided it was time to reread William Shakespeare’s comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, and she wished there had been more Beatrice and Benedick than Claudio and Hero. Have you revisited any of Shakespeare’s plays recently? (Cannonball Read 17)