New Girl Cast Receives Award at Chrysalis Butterfly Ball

The cast of popular sitcom New Girl reunited in a unique way on Saturday night at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles.

The event saw the stars of the show - Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone and Damon Wayans Jr. - come together to receive the Rising Phoenix Award for their support of Southern California nonprofit Chrysalis. The organization helps individuals overcome obstacles on their path to meaningful employment.

Max Greenfield served as host for the evening, while the cast members took home the award in recognition of their philanthropic efforts. This gathering marked a significant moment for the group, who have been at the center of recent discussions about a potential reunion.

The New Girl reunion comes on the heels of Max Greenfield's appearance on Today, where he made claims that creator Liz Meriwether had written "amazing scripts for a revival. However, subsequent confirmation from various sources has revealed that there are no concrete plans for an on-screen reunion at present.

The recent reunion of the New Girl cast has been making headlines, but their gathering had nothing to do with a long-awaited on-screen revival.

However, Max Greenfield's enthusiasm got ahead of him during an event, where he claimed that a New Girl reunion was actually happening and it brought a lot of attention to Chrysalis, a cause the group is supporting.

Greenfield later explained himself on the carpet, saying that if he had simply stated that there would be a New Girl reunion in support of Chrysalis, things might have been smoother.

The cast members were indeed present at the event, and Greenfield's announcement inadvertently drew attention to their charity work with Chrysalis.

Johnson was unimpressed by Greenfield's performance at the event, bluntly stating that he did such a bad job it was unbelievable." The actor highlighted how Johnson and Morris have a lighthearted game of exchanging humorous insults through interviews.

This playful dynamic was starkly contrasted with Greenfield's sincere response to a question about reading scripts for the show. He failed to inject any humor or irony into his answer, prompting Liz to step in and correct him with a tongue-in-cheek remark that implied he had made a mistake.