Jennifer Garner’s awkward exchange with A-List star resurfaces as she’s blasted for ‘acting’ in LA fires video

Jennifer Garner’s awkward conversation with a fellow A-list actress has resurfaced after she was accused of ‘acting’ during an interview amid LA’s devastating wildfires.

The Hollywood actress, 52, has volunteered to serve food to victims of the fires across Southern California – after emotionally revealing to MSNBC last week that she had lost a friend in the disaster.

However, a TikToker has reposted a snippet of an additional message NBC interview with Garner visiting devastated areas and calling the star “a terrible actress.”

The social media user also referenced a 2017 interview with Jennifer when she appeared for Chelsea Handler’s Dinner Party: My American Experience.

The comedian sat down with a number of celebrities for a low-key meal, with Garner and Regina King being two of the guests seated at the round table.

At one point, Regina was talking about being born in Los Angeles, when Jennifer interrupted to ask questions about her heritage.

“I grew up, born and raised here in LA. One of the few people born and raised in LA,” King said.

‘I think it’s a really cool thing and I wear it on my chest very proudly because so many people are like, “Oh, LA is this and LA is that,” and I’m like, well, you’re not out LA, so you don’t really know.”

Garner then intervened and asked the star, “But do you know where your ancestors come from?”

After a brief laugh, Regina replied, “Well… They were part of the triangular slave trade. From Sierra Leone, Liberia and Senegal.’

‘But my parents are both from the South. Met here. To this day, I am extremely grateful that my mother left.”

She added: “My mom was the one who said, ‘I’m getting out of this b***h and I’m going to see what else is out there,’ and she came to LA.”

In 2023, the conversation went viral and was brought up again in a new one TikTok video uploaded on Wednesday.

Part of Garner’s NBC interview was shown at the beginning of the clip, as she talked about seeing the devastation and briefly talked about how a friend of hers had died.

As the interviewer continued the tragic revelation, the actress said, “It’s too terrible to talk about… It’s just unimaginable…”

The TikToker turned off the video to share her own thoughts, telling her followers: “I want you to watch this clip and think, is this person acting or is this the truth?”

“And I also want you to think about why this person is constantly, constantly in the news. Constantly in paparazzi photos, constantly with her kids in paparazzi photos even though there’s nothing she’s promoting.”

“And those people are always suspicious of me,” the TikToker said. “It’s like, why are you constantly in front of me? Why is this story continually presented?’

“I’m supposed to believe that this person is a great person,” she continued, adding that she “doesn’t care” what people say in the comments.

“Because if you watch this video or observe this person and you don’t see what I’m talking about, I don’t think you have good discernment.”

The media influencer then added, “That woman is a terrible actress first and foremost. Second, if you’re a celebrity, there’s no reason you can’t just quietly write a check.”

“There’s no reason you have to run and find the nearest camera and somehow make this about yourself.”

“And anyone who says, ‘They’re drawing attention to it.’ Do you think more attention should be drawn to this?…’

The TikTok user later shared: ‘It’s so obvious to me that this woman is so fake, and the louder they push a story that says, “Oh, she’s just the girl next door” – the more suspicious I am. .’

A caption above the video at the top read: “Look up the clip of her and Regina King.”

Social media users jumped to the comments section of the clip, with some agreeing with the TikToker, and others disagreeing.

One wrote: ‘Yes yes yes, I never changed my mind when I saw that segment with Regina King.’

Another said: ‘I never liked Jennifer Garner! I never understood the fascination.’

“I just watched the clip with Regina King that everyone was talking about in the comments and yes, she is not a good person,” another wrote.

One added, “She showed her true colors when she spoke to Regina King,” and a TikTok user also wrote, “Jennifer Garner is not who she claims to be.”

Others, however, came to Garner’s defense.

One wrote: ‘About the table thing with Regina King. Regina King has criticized most people who live in LA, claiming that she is one of the few who is a native LA resident.”

Jennifer recently teamed up with World Central Kitchen to help feed victims of the catastrophic fires in Altadena, a city affected by the Eaton Fire.

The star was also visibly on the verge of tears as she opened up about the devastating LA fires in the Pacific Palisades last Friday.

She joined chef Jose Andres for an interview with MSNBC and emotionally revealed she had ‘lost a friend’ during the catastrophic event – which has now been confirmed to have claimed 25 lives.

A number of residents and celebrities lost their homes in the flames, including Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins and Tina Knowles.

And apart from Garner, other celebrities have also been spotted helping at the scene, including Meghan Markle – despite being branded a ‘disaster tourist’ by critics.

Kelly Osbourne also shared a new video bashing stars for using the Los Angeles wildfires as a “photo-op,” saying, “Nobody asked you to come out and give hugs.”