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Jennifer Garner shares hilarious mix-up where she texted the wrong person, thinking it was her 'Alias' co-star

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ByMegan Stone
October 04, 2021, 3:37 PM

Texting the wrong person can be a humiliating experience, but not for actress Jennifer Garner, who decided to share the hilarious mix-up to her millions of fans.

Garner said she thought she was texting her "Alias" co-star Carl Lumbly, but, instead, accidentally touched base with a total stranger.

Texting the person whom she had saved as her "Carl" contact, the 49-year-old actress wrote out, "Carl--this is Jen G. Here comes proof."

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While the mystery contact tries to tell Garner she texted the "wrong number," the actress boldly went ahead by sharing a recent selfie.

The "13 Going on 30" star laughed off the mistake and wrote back to the stranger, "Hahaha... Well this is me!... I'm looking for my old [friend]." It is unclear if the person she was texting responded, nor has anyone come forward as the person to have been contacted by Garner.

Meanwhile, the actress' "Alias" co-stars weighed in on Lumbly, who played Marcus Dixon on the show. Kevin Weisman, who played Marshall Flinkman in the '00s series, promised Garner, "I'll find him." "Where is he??? I miss him too," commented Greg Grunberg, who played Eric Weiss.

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Lumbly has yet to respond to Garner's faux pas.

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Garner recently celebrated the "Alias" 20th anniversary in an emotional TikTok video, which featured the crew hugging and coming together for a reunion party.

Lumbly, as well as star Bradley Cooper, were absent in the video.

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