# Ariana Grande on First Time Meeting Ben Stiller: “Directing Me in an Orgy Scene in ‘Zoolander 2’”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ariana-grande-on-first-time-meeting-ben-stiller-directing-me-in-an-orgy-scene-in-zoolander-2/
- Published: 2026-11-10T00:59:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T05:52:56+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ariana-grande-first-met-ben-stiller-orgy-scene-zoolander-2-1236751314/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Grande first met Stiller while filming an unusual Zoolander 2 scene.
- Their first Focker-in-Law rehearsal involved a Heimlich manoeuvre.
- The new comedy stars Grande alongside Stiller and Robert De Niro.

## Summary

Ariana Grande recalled first meeting Ben Stiller while he was directing her in an orgy scene for Zoolander 2, a cameo she said helped them feel comfortable with each other. The story came up during a joint appearance with Stiller and Robert De Niro on The Tonight Show, where they discussed their new film, Focker-in-Law.

Grande also described an unusual first scene with Stiller on the new film: rehearsing a Heimlich manoeuvre with the stunt team. In Focker-in-Law, her character Olivia Jones is set to marry Stiller’s on-screen son, Henry, despite seeming an unlikely match. The appearance marked Grande’s return to public view after her Eternal Sunshine Tour ended in September and a period away from public-facing work.

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