Jennifer Aniston Has Oil Thrown Over Her While Filming ‘The Morning Show’

Jennifer Aniston, who is 55 years old, was seen getting covered in oil while filming Season 4 of her Apple TV+ show, “The Morning Show,” in Manhattan on Sunday.

She was photographed getting splashed with a sticky, tar-like substance and looked upset as her white shirt and pants were ruined.

It seemed like she was filming a scene where her character, Alex, was surrounded by protesters who threw the oil at her.

The quirky drama recently received many Emmy nominations, including "Outstanding Drama Series" and "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" for both Aniston and her co-star, Reese Witherspoon, who is 48.

“The Morning Show” is set in the behind-the-scenes world of a fictional morning news show. 

It focuses on rival anchors Alex and Bradley (Witherspoon) and often deals with current issues like the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

But it’s also known for its strange plot twists, like sending Bradley into space or having her run through the U.S. 

Capitol on January 6, 2020, to record riot footage on her cellphone, which includes her brother Hal (Joe Tippett) attacking a police officer.

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About the more out-there plot lines, Aniston told Variety in 2023:

“Wow. Going into space, huh? Personally, I was like, ‘I would never do that! You’ve got to be out of your freaking mind!’”

When Witherspoon was asked if the show is “camp,” she replied, “Like ‘Dynasty’ campy? I don’t have a good perspective about that. ”

“I think we’re the wrong people to ask! I love ‘Dynasty.’ I love powerful women in great outfits having a verbal argument.”

Aniston told the outlet about her working relationship with Witherspoon, “We’ve been in each other’s lives for 20-something years.”

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“It’s just in our DNA that we are collaborators. We’re partners. We’re friends. 

“We’re girlfriends, we share all sorts of heartbreaks in life and love and everything.”

Aniston previously shared that she chose not to use an intimacy coordinator for a steamy sex scene with Jon Hamm.

“I was like, ‘What does that mean?’ They said, ‘Where someone asks you if you’re OK,’ and I’m like, 

“‘Please, this is awkward enough! We’re seasoned — we can figure this one out,’ ” Aniston recalled.

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Director and executive producer Mimi Leder praised Aniston and Hamm’s performance after the episode aired.

“It was a closed set, and two very grown-up actors who really understood the nature of the storytelling and were very much a part of it,” Leder, 72, told Variety in October. 

“We wanted it to be sensitive. We wanted it to be sexy. We wanted it to be adult. 

“We wanted it to be emotional. They really let go.

“They’re great actors. And there you have it.”

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The Morning Show” has not yet announced a Season 4 premiere date.