Jennifer Aniston nearly CLOBBERED in gaffe on Gong Show
Jennifer Aniston avoided what Jack Black described as 'almost a fatal accident' after a large padded dart the actor threw on the set of ABC's The Gong Show missed her by mere inches as it was coming down.
The 48-year-old actress was on the panel of the show, when Black decided to call an end to an act by heaving a large dart toward a gong, which ricocheted off the metal circle, nearly hitting the A-list actress as it landed on the stage.
Black, 47, tossed the object to cease a piano act, with Aniston's back turned as it came crashing down. He immediately checked with the star when it hit the ground to make sure she was alright.
Close call: Jennifer Aniston, 48, said that her 'life just almost ended' after Jack Black's errant toss of a large dart on ABC's The Gong Show
He said, 'That almost ended tragically,' to which Aniston said, 'My life just almost ended!'
The Shallow Hal star said the landing dart 'almost took [Aniston's] head off,' adding, 'Once again, there was almost a fatal accident with a bouncing gong.
'Thank God that didn’t go the way it seemed like it was going to.'
Launch pad: Black heaved the dart toward the gong with a bit too much strength
Oops: Black flinched as the dart had a high bounce off its target on the swanky set
Close call: Aniston's back was turned as the dart landed perilously close to her person
Aniston appeared on the show alongside Black and executive producer Will Arnett, with Tommy Maitland, played by Mike Myers, hosting.
Her Friends castmate Courteney Cox has previously served as a guest judge, in addition to stars such as Megan Fox, Elizabeth Banks, Chelsea Handler, Dana Carvey, Andy Samberg, Ken Jeong and Zack Galifianakis.
The show, a reboot of the 1976 original, aims to find 'super-talented people in an unconventional sense,' executive producer Conrad Green said earlier this month, Entertainment Weekly reported.
Shaken: Black was clearly alarmed after the mishap, thankful for Aniston's safety
Star power: The performers were flanked on the panel by the show's producer Will Arnett (L)
Counting her prayers: The A-list beauty is among the most high-profile celebrity panelists the revived game show has featured
'For me, an amazing talent can be someone who just hums the national anthem brilliantly, you know? There can be all kinds of things,' Green said. 'Very few of our acts could have a residency in Vegas.
'Some of them, yes, but most of them are acts very homemade, very sort of elemental, people who’ve got strange imaginations, and created something wonderful, individual, memorable, and most of all, funny.'
The Gong Show airs on ABC Mondays at 10/9c.