New Girl cast reunite at Chrysalis Butterfly Ball, joking about Greenfield's reunion claim
The six main New Girl actors appeared together in Los Angeles on Saturday to accept Chrysalis's Rising Phoenix Award, with Max Greenfield hosting and being teased over his earlier claim of a series revival.
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Left · 2Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone and Damon Wayans Jr. appeared together at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles on Saturday, 10 October. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The stars came together at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles, where together they received the Rising Phoenix Award and Greenfield served as the evening’s host.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “the award attracted Jake Johnson, Deschanel, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone, and Damon Wayans Jr to the Los Angeles awards show stage” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 2The cast received the Rising Phoenix Award, and Greenfield hosted the evening; the event supports Chrysalis, a Southern California nonprofit that helps people overcome obstacles to meaningful employment. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The event was put on in support of Southern California nonprofit Chrysalis, which helps individuals navigate obstacles on their path to meaningful employment.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “Greenfield was already on hand as the night’s host.” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 1The ball followed a renewed push for an on-screen reunion, which the Hollywood Reporter says was fuelled by Greenfield saying on Today that creator Liz Meriwether had written "amazing" scripts for a revival; the outlet reports this led to jokes between Meriwether and the cast and confirmation that there are no real plans for a reunion at this time. The Hollywood ReporterLC “fueled by Greenfield fibbing in a Today appearance that creator Liz Meriwether had written “amazing” scripts for a revival”“along with confirmation that there are no real plans for a reunion at this time” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 2Accepting the award, Deschanel thanked Greenfield sarcastically, saying he had announced an actual reunion while organizing the event and "made our lives so very annoying." The Hollywood ReporterLC “We especially would like to thank Max, who while organizing this announced that an actual New Girl reunion was happening and he made our lives so very annoying.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “quipped Deschanel while accepting her award” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 1Greenfield apologised, saying the episode had accidentally drawn attention to Chrysalis, and told the Hollywood Reporter on the carpet that he should have simply said a reunion would happen on Oct. 10 in support of the charity. The Hollywood ReporterLC “It did, however, bring a lot of attention to Chrysalis and what we are doing here tonight, accidentally,””“I probably should have just said there is a New Girl reunion and it’s happening on Oct. 10 in support of Chrysalis.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 1Johnson said Greenfield "did such a bad job it was unbelievable", explaining that he and Morris trade mock insults in interviews and Greenfield sincerely said he had read great scripts; Johnson said Meriwether then stepped in to deny it. The Hollywood ReporterLC “He did such a bad job it was unbelievable.””“Then Liz had to step in and say, ‘My lawyer wrote me, you idiot.’” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 1The ball also honoured Jared Wolff, chairman and CEO of Banc of California, with the Corporate Trailblazer Award, and Guadalupe Rios, a former Chrysalis participant now at Caltrans, with the John Dillon Award; it was held at The Beehive. The Hollywood ReporterLC “also honored Jared Wolff, chairman and CEO of Banc of California, with the Corporate Trailblazer Award; Guadalupe Rios, a former Chrysalis participant and current Caltrans employee, received the John Dillon Award.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
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Left2 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets treat the night as a lighthearted reunion in which the cast roasted Greenfield over his reunion claim, while noting the charity purpose.
- Emphasis
- The jokes at Greenfield's expense; the Hollywood Reporter adds detail on Chrysalis and the other honorees, the A.V. Club leans on Schmidt and Nick Miller character references.
- Leaves out or plays down
- The A.V. Club omits the other honorees and Meriwether's role; neither outlet gives a view from the creator or Chrysalis beyond the event.
- Charged language
- “fibbing”“loose lips”
- For example
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“Greenfield fibbing in a Today appearance” — The Hollywood Reporter
“for his loose lips like Schmidt looking for his driving moccasins” — The A.V. Club
Centre0 outlets
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Right0 outlets
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What every side reports
- The six main cast members attended the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles on Saturday and received the Rising Phoenix Award.
- Greenfield hosted the evening and apologised for his earlier reunion claim.
- Deschanel and Johnson teased Greenfield over the claim.
Where accounts differ
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Nature of Greenfield's earlier reunion claim
- Left
- The Hollywood Reporter says he fibbed about scripts on Today; the A.V. Club says it stoked what appear to be unfounded rumours, dating them to August.
Max Greenfield person
Greenfield hosted, apologised for announcing a reunion, and said it accidentally brought attention to Chrysalis.
“Now is probably not the most appropriate time to apologize for this but yes, that’s something that happened and I am sorry.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Zooey Deschanel person
Deschanel joked on stage that Greenfield's announcement made the cast's lives "so very annoying".
“he made our lives so very annoying,” quipped Deschanel while accepting her award.” — The A.V. Club
Left2 articles
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‘New Girl’ Stars Reunite — in a Slightly Different Way Than Max Greenfield Claimed
Mixed Entertainment report on the event that frames Greenfield's earlier claim as a fib and gathers the cast's jokes and charity details.
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New Girl cast reunites to roast Max Greenfield—oh, and for charity
Mixed Playful roundup, citing the Hollywood Reporter, that casts the evening as a roast of Greenfield with charity as an aside.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 11 Oct 05:40 First The Hollywood ReporterLC ‘New Girl’ Stars Reunite — in a Slightly Different Way Than Max Greenfield Claimed
- 11 Oct 15:46 +10h 6m The A.V. ClubLC New Girl cast reunites to roast Max Greenfield—oh, and for charity
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