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Rashida Jones On Being Cut From ‘The Office’: “People Did Not Like Me”


Rashida Jones' time on The Office was short-lived, and the actress reflects on why her character didn't last long.

Rashida Jones in 'The Office'Paul Drinkwater / NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images In the latest episode of Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang, Jones recalled her brief stint on the NBC sitcom and why she thinks she was ultimately cut. The character was an employee at Dunder Mifflin’s Stamford branch and became a love interest to John Krasinski’s Jim and a rival to Jenna Fischer’s Pam. Poehler noted of the situation Jones came into, saying, “You had such a tough job there, because everybody wanted Jim and Pam, and then guess who shows up?

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