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Jonathan Bennett Says the 'Mean Girls' Zoom Reunion Was 'Awkward'

Jonathan Bennett is reflecting on the Mean Girls Zoom reunion.

One week after the Mean Girls cast came together to celebrate the film’s 16th anniversary, Jonathan, who played Aaron Samuels, revealed what it was like to E!’s Daily Pop.

“It was a moment!” he said of the reunion.

“Because here’s the thing…we haven’t all been together in 16 years, and to all be together for the first time, and do it on Zoom — already it’s awkward to see each other for the first time; you want to say so many things — but then when you’re on a Zoom call, it’s even more awkward because you’re waiting for the person to talk and you don’t want to interrupt,” he went on to say.

“You’re just like, ‘Whatever you wanna say!’” he recalled, adding that it was still “super fun to see everyone” he worked with on the movie.

“It really did give us, like, a sense of nostalgia seeing everybody and being next to each other, like, on screen. It brought back so many, like, high school memories. You know, when you run into an old classmate from high school? It was really fun.”

If you missed it, click here to watch the reunion!

'Mean Girls' Cast Reunites to Encourage People to Vote - Watch the Reunion!

The cast of Mean Girls reunited for a special reason and you can watch the full video here!

Katie Couric brought the entire cast together after reaching her goal of getting 5,000 people to register to vote as part of HeadCount’s Good to Vote campaign.

Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Jonathan Bennett, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, and Rajiv Surendra all participated in the reunion. Rachel McAdams, who is currently pregnant, was unable to attend the reunion, but she did a solo Zoom call with Katie that was included.

Amanda had to lay down during the call as she just gave birth to her second child, which Katie noted at the beginning.

Tina revealed that she had to change lines in the movie to get a PG-13 rating. She said, “We felt it was important to get that PG-13 so I had to keep peeling that away. I remember one of the weird ones, we couldn’t say… in the cafeteria Jason Weems says ‘is your cherry popped?’ and they wouldn’t let us say it. I do think because it was girls and not boys MPAA were like ‘no,’ they couldn’t handle it. So we had to change ‘is your cherry popped’ to a weird audio replacement of ‘is your muffin buttered,’ which means nothing.”

Take a look back at what the cast looked like in 2004 at the red carpet premiere of the movie!

Happy 'Mean Girls' Day! Look Back at the Film's Red Carpet Premiere in 2004!

October 3rd is celebrated as Mean Girls Day every year and we’re taking a look back at the film’s red carpet premiere from 2004!

In the movie, Lindsay Lohan‘s character Cady Heron crushes on her classmate Aaron Samuels, played by Jonathan Bennett. She notes in a scene, “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.”

Mean Girls helped launch Lindsay to super-stardom following her beloved roles in The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday.

The film’s red carpet premiere was held at the Cinerama Dome Theater in Hollywood on April 19, 2004. In attendance were Lindsay, Jonathan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Amy Poehler, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and producer Lorne Michaels. You can check out lots of photos in the gallery!

Check out the famous clip below.

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RuPaul & 'AJ & The Queen' Cast Celebrate Netflix Season One Premiere!

RuPaul happily hits the red carpet with his little co-star Izzy G. while attending the season one premiere of their new Netflix series AJ & The Queen held at the Egyptian Theatre on Thursday (January 9) in Hollywood.

The drag queen superstar and Izzy were joined at the event by Sex and the City‘s Kristin Davis, Whitney Cummings, Ross Mathews, Michelle Visage, Este Haim, Kalen Allen, Gigi Gorgeous, Tatiana Maslany and Jonathan Bennett as they all came out to show their support.

Also in attendance were the other stars of the series Michael-Leon Wooley, Tia Carrere, Katerina Tannenbaum, Matthew Wilkas, showrunner Michael Patrick King and drag queens Shangela, Ginger Minj, Eureka, Mayhem Miller, Mariah Balenciaga, Valentina, Ongina, Monique Heart, Pandora Boxx, Trinity The Tuck, Latrice Royale and Jaymes Mansfield.

Season one of AJ & The Queen is available on Netflix now!

FYI: Katerina is wearing a Valentino dress and Piaget jewelry.

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Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic, & More TV Hosts Kick Off Golden Globes 2020 Red Carpet!

Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic, and Brad Goreski walk the red carpet at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (January 5) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The E! Live from the Red Carpet hosts were joined by fellow hosts Kristin Cavallari, Nina Parker, Zanna Roberts Rossi, and Erin Lim.

Hosts from other networks who were spotted on the red carpet include Billy Bush, Kit Hoover, Scott Evans, Sibley Scoles, Zuri Hall, Renee Bargh, Natalie Morales, and Jonathan Bennett.

FYI: Ryan is wearing Gucci. Giuliana is wearing an Alexander Terekhov dress. Brad is wearing a DSquared2 tux, Christian Louboutin shoes, and a Cartier watch. Kristin is wearing a Cristina Ottaviano gown, Stuart Weitzman shoes, and jewelry by Martin Katz, Djula, Jacob & Co., and Neil Lane. Zanna is wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress, Femme Los Angeles shoes, and The Last Line jewelry. Nina is wearing a Melissa Mercedes gown and Sophia Webster shoes. Erin is wearing a Kim Kassas Couture dress, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, and jewelry by Cirari, Lark & Berry, and Hearts on Fire. Sibley is wearing a Jovani suit. Zuri is wearing a Jovani gown.

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Octavia Spencer, Tim Cook, & Madelaine Petsch Are Honored at GLSEN Respect Awards

Octavia Spencer and Tim Cook pose together with their awards while attending the 2019 GLSEN Respect Awards on Friday (October 25) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The Oscar-winning actress was presented with the Inspiration Award while Tim, the CEO of Apple, was honored with the Champion Award.

Madelaine Petsch represented the Riverdale cast and accepted the Gamechanger Award!

Also in attendance at the event were Jonathan Bennett, Connor Franta, Liv Hewson, Our Lady J, Chelsea Kane, Judith Light, Mary McCormack, Melissa Peterman, and Glen Powell.

FYI: Madelaine is wearing an Ingie Paris dress. Jonathan is wearing Dolce&Gabbana.

50+ pictures inside of celebs attending the GLSEN Respect AwardsMore Here! »

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Maddie Hasson Celebrates Season Two of 'Impulse' With Co-Stars at Premiere Party

Maddie Hasson gives us a classy retro vibe in a lilac ensemble as she arrives at the season two premiere of her YouTube Original series, Impulse, held at the San Vicente Bungalows on Tuesday night (October 15) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 24-year-old actress met up with her cast mates, including Missi Pyle, Eric Ladin, Matt Gordon, Craig Arnold, Sarah Desjardins, Callum Keith Rennie, Enuka Okuma, Daniel Maslany, and Tanner Stine.

The cast was also joined by Tatiana Maslany, Chloe Bennet, Jonathan Bennett, and Jamie Chung at the premiere party.

Impulse centers on Henry Coles (Hasson), a rebellious 17-year-old girl who has always felt different from her peers and longs to escape from her seemingly quaint small town.

During a traumatic event, Henry discovers she has the extraordinary ability to teleport, and her newfound power confirms Henry’s conviction that she really was different from everybody else — but it now makes her the focus of those who want to control her.

Season two of the show is out now on YouTube.

FYI: Jamie is wearing a 4th & Reckless blazer and skirt.

45+ pictures inside of Maddie Hasson, Chloe Bennet and more at the season two premiere of Impulse

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