{"id":42215,"date":"2026-08-13T03:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42215"},"modified":"2026-08-13T03:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:00:28","slug":"jake-johnson-shares-new-girl-group-text-led-to-upcoming-cast-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42215","title":{"rendered":"Jake Johnson Shares New Girl Group Text Led to Upcoming Cast Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>15. They earned the right to dream big. Prince reached out to <em>them<\/em>.\u00a0&#8220;He contacted Zooey and <strong>Hannah<\/strong> [<strong>Simone<\/strong>] directly,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/499071\/the-unbelievable-story-of-how-prince-was-cast-on-new-girl-he-s-a-nick-and-jess-shipper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baer told E! News<\/a> in 2014, &#8220;and asked to do the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turning down a season two episode called &#8220;Virgins,&#8221; (&#8220;Obviously, in hindsight: The episode was too racy,&#8221; Meriwether told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2016\/04\/new-girl-liz-meriwether-prince.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vulture<\/a>) he said he&#8217;d be interested in something else. And with the post-Super Bowl time slot, said Baer, &#8220;It was perfect timing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was down to have the crew end up at his party, with one caveat: He wanted to play a role in the central romance. 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