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Mindy Kaling on ‘Ocean’s Eight’: ‘With that group of women, I have never felt so unfamous in my life’

The Cambridge native chatted with Seth Meyers about filming the upcoming movie.

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Working on the set of the star-studded, all-female Ocean’s 11 reboot, Ocean’s Eight, actress Mindy Kaling said she’s become invisible to paparazzi.

The Cambridge native told Late Night host Seth Meyers on Wednesday’s episode that with a cast that includes Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, and Cate Blanchett, photographers are always nearby.

“With that group of women, I have never felt so unfamous in my life,” Kaling said. “Like, I thought I was pretty cool. I have my own show. And there, people think I’m Sandra Bullock’s assistant. They’re like, ‘Get out of my way, we need to bring Sandra her Matcha tea.’”

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But really, the comedian and writer pointed out that the paparazzi is there for one person only: Rihanna. Kaling told Meyers that after recently shooting a scene for the film with the other seven stars of the movie, she headed outside while speaking to Hathaway, Rihanna close behind. 

“There was like a sea of paparazzi taking photos and everything like that, and I was feeling kind of feeling cool and famous,” Kaling said. “And then Rihanna took a left to her trailer, which was like not in the same direction that me and Anne were going. And the paparazzi left so quickly. It was like a desert.”

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