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Anne Hathaway jokes about directing photographers at Verity premiere on Tonight Show

After a clip of her directing red carpet photographers at the New York premiere of Verity went viral, Anne Hathaway addressed it on The Tonight Show, calling it "horrifying" and saying she was trying to be helpful.

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Mixed · 2Anne Hathaway, 43, addressed a viral clip of herself directing photographers at the New York premiere of her film Verity, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Mixed · 2Hathaway called the footage "horrifying" and "the stuff of nightmares", and Fallon said she had "kind of went into mom mode"; she replied that it was "mom mode by way of chorus line". Mixed · 2She said she was trying to be helpful because there were many people on the carpet and the photographers were getting upset and "the vibe was changing".

Mixed · 2Hathaway said her first thought afterwards was "Oh, no", because video was also being recorded, and she went into a "full cringe crouch"; she then said "I apologize, everybody" with a laugh. Mixed · 2In the clip she says "We are going to start from the left and then we can make our way that way", while co-star Dakota Johnson jokes "I'm going to leave". Left · 1Hathaway is heavily pregnant with her third child; the Independent says she is around eight months pregnant.

Mixed · 2Verity, based on Colleen Hoover's novel and also starring Josh Hartnett, opened at No. 1 in North America with $32.6 million, ahead of Tom Cruise's Digger. Left · 1The Independent adds that the film made another $30 million internationally, for a $62.6 million worldwide opening against a reported $40 million budget.

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Framing
Explains the moment as Hathaway's own account of why she acted, with box-office context for the film.
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Her explanation, Fallon exchange, worldwide box office and her 2026 run of No. 1 openings.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention the film's kissing scenes or the co-stars' banter off the carpet.
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“Anne Hathaway has explained why she slipped into “mom mode” and started directing paparazzi” — The Independent

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Right1 outlet

Framing
Treats it as a celebrity apology story, with a playful tone and added detail on the film's romantic content.
Emphasis
The apology, Johnson's reaction, the film's kissing scenes and plot.
Leaves out or plays down
Leaves out international and worldwide box-office figures.
Charged language
“ordering around”“steamy”
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“Anne Hathaway issues an apology for 'horrifying' moment she ordered around photographers” — Daily Mail
“The steamy film features a lot of kissing across the main trio” — Daily Mail