When Jennifer Aniston sat down on The Late Show in 2006, she expected jokes about her new movie — not her body. But as David Letterman fixated on her legs and skirt instead of her work, the moment turned from playful to deeply uncomfortable. She smiled through it, as so many women in that era were forced to do.
What once passed for charm now plays like a warning from another time. Watching those clips today, it’s clear how normalized disrespect once was — and how courageously women like Aniston held their composure. The laughter in that studio may have faded, but the lesson remains: what was once entertainment is now accountability.
