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Jennifer Aniston Turned Down 'SNL' to Do 'Friends'
She says she passed on the show because it was "a boys' club."
4:42 PM PST 2/2/2011 by Mark Cina

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Live from New York, it's ... Jennifer Aniston?
While promoting her new comedy Just Go With It on The Oprah Winfrey Show Wednesday, she revealed that she met with SNL creator Lorne Michaels years ago, following the recommendation of Adam Sandler. Sandler (who costars with Aniston in Just Go With It) said he wanted her to become a cast member with other young comedians like Chris Farley, David Spade and Rob Schneider when he landed a job on the show at age 23. "I remember being on the ninth floor where Lorne Michaels' office was, and seeing Jen come in," Sandler recalled. "I was like, 'Oh, my God. There's Aniston. Is she about to be on our show?'" Aniston said she turned down the offer because the show was "a boys' club. They thought I was making a huge mistake." Instead, Aniston signed on for the hit NBC sitcom Friends, she said, and "did alright." Joked Sandler, "People liked that one, yeah."comments
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