{
  "id": 19189028,
  "title": "Watch Ariana Grande Dupe Robert De Niro & Ben Stiller With ‘the Worst Lie’ About Her Childhood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/watch-ariana-grande-dupe-robert-de-niro-ben-stiller-with-the-worst",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T18:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/ariana-grande-tricks-robert-de-niro-ben-stiller-fallon-video-1236377956/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ariana Grande impressed Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, and Jimmy Fallon with her performance in \"Focker-in-Law,\" but her claim of accidentally falling into a huge fish tank at her childhood aquarium remains a mystery. While visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ariana Grande participated in a game of \"True Confessions\" with De Niro, Stiller, and Fallon. She recounted a false memory, claiming she was only four years old when she saw her older brother, Frankie, scuba diving in the tank. Despite the doubts from her castmates, De Niro, Stiller, and Fallon all believed her story. Ariana later admitted that it was her \"worst lie\" and expressed her gratitude for being invited to join the cast of \"Meet the Parents,\" describing it as a surreal experience.",
  "summary": "The castmates also joined Jimmy Fallon in a sketch titled \"Slow Clap Soap Opera.\"",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Watch Ariana Grande, Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro Take Over ‘The Tonight Show’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/watch-ariana-grande-ben-stiller-robert-de-niro-take-over-the-tonight",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:49:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ariana Grande Crashes Jimmy Fallon’s Monologue With ‘Focker-In-Law’s Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ariana-grande-crashes-jimmy-fallons-monologue-with-focker-in-laws-ben",
        "published": "2026-11-09T15:08:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Robert De Niro’s Gross Pimple Question on ‘Tonight Show’ Leaves Ariana Grande Baffled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/robert-de-niros-gross-pimple-question-on-tonight-show-leaves-ariana",
        "published": "2026-11-09T16:24:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}