Director’s bizarre claim leaves Jennifer Aniston baffled

Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has reportedly been left surprised by allegations from director Penelope Spheeris, who claimed the actress once gave her an inappropriate gift on a film set to embarrass her in front of the crew.

Spheeris made the claim during an appearance on The Moynihan Report podcast. When asked about someone in the entertainment industry she would like to confront, the director named Aniston and recalled an incident she said took place in 2011.

According to Spheeris, Aniston gave her a sex toy decorated with rhinestones. The director alleged that the gift was intended to humiliate her publicly rather than serve as a joke.

Aniston has not publicly responded to the allegation in the material available. However, a report citing an unnamed source close to the actress said she was shocked by the claims and did not recall giving Spheeris such a present.

The source claimed Aniston remembered having a positive professional relationship with the director. They also recalled Spheeris praising her after their project was released.

The insider reportedly described the allegation as unexpected and said Aniston was unhappy about being portrayed as someone who deliberately made colleagues uncomfortable.

Spheeris previously worked with Aniston on the 2011 Lifetime anthology series Five. The director’s account has drawn attention because of the serious nature of the allegation, although the claims have not been independently verified.

During the podcast, Spheeris also referred to seeing Aniston holding a similar gift box the following year. She presented this as part of her recollection of the incident, but it does not independently establish what happened or the actress’s intentions.

Neither the allegation nor the reported reaction should be treated as established fact without further confirmation from the people involved.