Overview

• On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rogen warned that his VHS-era audition for Gigli would be career-ending if released.
• He auditioned to play a boy with a cognitive disability in the 2003 Ben Affleck–Jennifer Lopez flop, which he now views as insensitively written.
• Rogen said he feels too ashamed to reenact the audition and offered to buy and destroy any existing copies of the tape.
• The part ultimately went to Justin Bartha after the film grossed just $7.2 million worldwide and drew scathing reviews.
• At April’s Breakthrough Prize ceremony, his jokes targeting President Donald Trump were removed from the YouTube upload to meet the show’s runtime requirements.