Jennifer Aniston has won accolades and even a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role on The Morning Show.
But someone was a little less than impressed — the woman her character was supposedly based on! The drama series, which premiered last November, follows the struggle of morning news show anchor Alex Levy after her longtime on-air partner Mitch Kessler (played by Steve Carell) crashes and burns thanks to a sexual misconduct scandal.
Sound familiar? Yes, it’s very clearly based loosely on the real-life fall of Matt Lauer, with Jen’s character being an analogue for Katie Couric.
Katie never spoke in detail about the show or Aniston’s performance throughout award season, which may have been a kindness as it turns out. Video: Matt LeBlanc
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