Stephen Baldwin claimed he was fired from the 1998 film \u201cThe Object of My Affection\u201d for being \u201cfunnier\u201d than co-star Jennifer Aniston.<\/p>\n
During Sunday\u2019s episode of his podcast \u201cOne Bad Movie,\u201d <\/a>Baldwin revealed he was initially cast as Vince McBride, the boyfriend of Aniston\u2019s Nina Borowski, in the rom-com directed by Nicholas Hytner.<\/p>\n \u201cI get there and I\u2019m me,\u201d he said. \u201cJennifer\u2019s cute and whatever. I got a girl. I\u2019m good.\u201d<\/p>\n Stephen Baldwin (seen above on his podcast \u201cOne Bad Movie\u201d) claimed he was fired from the 1998 rom-com \u201cThe Object of My Affection.\u201d YouTube\/@OneBadMovie<\/p>\n Baldwin said he was supposed to play Jennifer Aniston\u2019s boyfriend in the movie (Aniston is seen above at the \u201cMurder Mystery 2\u201d premiere in 2023). WireImage<\/p>\n The 60-year-old actor said on the second day of shooting, a producer came to his trailer and told him there was \u201ca problem.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe goes, \u2018You can\u2019t be funnier than Jennifer,’\u201d Baldwin recalled. \u201cI go, \u2018Is this a joke? This is a comedy movie! Am I about to get punked? What do you even mean by that?’\u201d<\/p>\n Baldwin stressed he wasn\u2019t sharing the story to \u201cshred anybody,\u201d but rather to prove that \u201cHollywood\u2019s Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cUsual Suspects\u201d star compared the producer\u2019s criticism to being \u201cmauled in the face by a f\u2013king wolverine\u201d and \u201cnumbing himself.\u201d<\/p>\n Baldwin (pictured above at the 2024 FOX Winter Press Day) claimed a producer told him, \u201cYou can\u2019t be funnier than Jennifer.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Baldwin said he felt \u201ccastrated comedically\u201d by the producer (Aniston is seen above in 1999). WireImage<\/p>\n He said when he returned to the set after being \u201ccastrated comedically,\u201d he toned down his comedic delivery.<\/p>\n \u201cYou hired me to play a role, and now you\u2019re telling me not to play that role,\u201d he recalled thinking to himself. <\/p>\n Baldwin said he was cut from the film after that day. <\/p>\n \u201cThey let me go. They told me I could go home,\u201d he shared. \u201cAnd that was all cool. But that\u2019s just awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n The role as Vince ultimately went to \u201cMad About You\u201d star John Pankow.<\/p>\n Baldwin\u2019s role ended up going to John Pankow. (Pankow is seen above in the film with Aniston). \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Paul Rudd (pictured above) also starred in the film with Aniston. \u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to Aniston\u2019s rep for comment.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Object of My Affection\u201d is about Nina (Aniston), a New York social worker who gets pregnant by her boyfriend (Pankow) but decides she\u2019d rather raise her child with her gay roommate George (Paul Rudd).<\/p>\n