Actor Stephen Baldwin says he was dismissed from the 1990s romantic comedy “The Object of My Affection.” According to Baldwin, he was hired to play Jennifer Aniston’s character’s boyfriend. On his podcast, he describes being told to reduce or restrain his performance, saying he was instructed to “just say the words,” and that his more comedic approach was treated as a problem rather than an asset.
Baldwin claims a producer told him he was being let go because he was “funnier” than Aniston, and that the situation became “awkward.” He says the experience left him feeling creatively constrained, describing the outcome with strong language about how he was “mauled” and “castrated” comedically. Multiple outlets report the same core account: Baldwin’s claim that the production asked him to tone down his acting and ultimately removed him from the film. The reports do not include a response from the film’s production team or Aniston.
