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Ryan LaBee

That Time Jennifer Garner Bit Off Part Of A Co-Star’s Ear ‘Like Mike Tyson’ While Filming

Jennifer Garner starring as Janet Mayes in Peter Berg's political action thriller, The Kingdom (2007).

We’ve all had awkward days at work, but few can top Jennifer Garner casually biting part of a co-star’s ear during a fight scene. While promoting the 2026 TV schedule release of The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2, the actress shared one of the most unhinged on-set stories imaginable, revealing she didn’t need a refresher on her scene partner at all. The two already had a history that involved a very much “like Mike Tyson” ear loss.

While speaking at Apple TV’s press event in Santa Monica (via THR), Garner veered delightfully off-script and shared the story in front of a packed room, much to the visible disbelief of her The Last Thing He Told Me co-star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. What started as context for an intense scene quickly escalated into a jaw-dropping anecdote. She shared:

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