Jennifer Aniston Got 'Endless Texts' After Photos of Her Getting Hit with Oil onThe Morning ShowSet Went Viral

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Aniston is covered in oil while filming ‘The Morning Show’.Photo:Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, James Devaney/GC Images

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, James Devaney/GC Images

No,Jennifer Anistondid not get oil thrown at her in real life. But viral photos of her filming such a moment forThe Morning Show’s upcoming season did spark a wave of worrisome responses from those closest to her.

During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!on Oct. 2, Aniston set the record straight as she dispelled tabloid stories and rumors about herself online, including giving further context about theviral photos of herself covered in oilthat made headlines.

TheFriendsalum, 55, explained that she was later overwhelmed with messages from concerned loved ones who tried checking in.

Jennifer Aniston films ‘The Morning Show’.James Devaney/GC Images

James Devaney/GC Images

“I was getting endless texts [asking], ‘Are you okay? What happened to you? This is awful,'” she recalled, before referring to tabloid reports, “But yeah, they just did not mention that it was in the [show].”

But behind the scenes, Aniston was all smiles after shooting the moment, according toa new picture the actress shared on Instagramon Sunday, Aug. 4.

Jennifer Aniston shares a behind the scenes photo from ‘The Morning Show’.jennifer aniston/instagram

jennifer aniston/instagram

In the snap, Aniston was covered in black liquid as she sat in a director’s chair. She lifted her leg to seemingly show off her large platform heels.

“I ❤️ NY,” Aniston theFriendsalum wrote in the caption of her post, which also included a handful of other photos she snapped recently including a pic of her withWhoopi GoldbergandCole Escolabackstage at the Broadway hit,Oh, Mary!

This wasn’t the only headline she set the record straight on during her appearance on the late-night talk show.

Aniston was also presented with a magazine cover that had the headline “The Truth About Jen & Barack.” Another line on the cover claimed his wifeMichelle Obamais “Betrayed as Aniston Steals Her Husband’s Attention,” and that Aniston andformer President Barack Obamaare “obsessed with each other.”

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Laughing, she replied, “Of all the calls you get from your publicist, where you’re just like, ‘Oh, no, what’s it gonna be?’ or the email saying, you know, some cheesy tabloid is gonna make up a story, and then it’sthat.”

“I was not mad at it,” the actress joked before clarifying that the romantic link between her and Barack, 63, is “absolutely untrue.”

“I have met him once. I know Michelle more than him,” she quipped. Kimmel then jokingly asked, “Is there a truth about you and Michelle that we should know?” Aniston then said with a smile, “That is not true.”

source: people.com