Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

Later, Applegate joked that turning down the role was perhaps not her brightest moment since it ended up earning Witherspoon a Golden Globe nomination. On Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, she said, “I don’t regret it because Reese Witherspoon did a much better job than I ever could... and she has now way more money than I do and way more success. And so why would I even regret that?”

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