Ariana Grande, De Niro and Stiller Lead ‘Focker-in-law’ Premiere Star Parade
WHO:
The Cut - Ariana Grande and Ricky Álvarez, who previously dated for a year in 2015, appeared together on the red carpet.
NY Post - The premiere attendees included Ariana Grande, Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and other stars.
Deadline - The film stars Ariana Grande, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner. It also stars Teri Polo, Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein and Eduardo Franco.
US Magazine - Robert De Niro, 83, attended with his longtime girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, 46.
NY Post - Grande wore a “90s vintage” look selected by her stylist, Law Roach.
WHAT:
The Cut - Grande and Álvarez posed for photos with their arms around each other; Álvarez later shared a photo of them on his Instagram Story captioned, “Seeing a movie.”
The Cut - Grande wore a vintage Bradley Mischka gown, while Álvarez wore a suit jacket with jeans and no tie.
The Cut - Grande said in August that she would be “taking a step back from visibility” after her *Eternal Sunshine Tour*.
The Cut - Grande appeared on *The Tonight Show* on Sunday with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro to promote *Focker-in-Law*.
NY Post - The articles cover the world premiere red carpet for *Focker-in-Law* and the outfits worn by attendees.
US Magazine - De Niro and Chen made a rare red-carpet appearance together.
Deadline - *Focker-in-Law* is the fourth installment of the Fockers franchise. John Hamburg wrote and directed it, based on a story by Hamburg, Ilana Glazer and Austen Earl.
Deadline - In the film, Greg Focker, played by Stiller, is anxious when his son Henry, played by Gisondo, brings home his new girlfriend, Olivia, played by Grande, for the 80th birthday of Greg’s father-in-law, Jack Byrnes, played by De Niro.
Deadline - Greg’s concerns grow when Olivia is welcomed by the family, including Jack, and Henry says he plans to propose. Greg suspects Olivia is hiding something and tries to uncover it; the attempt leads to a calamitous weekend and escalating rivalry between the future in-laws.
Deadline - The executive producers are Nancy Tenenbaum, Amy Herman, Lauren Hennessey, Michelle Graham and Berry Welsh. Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures present the film, a Tribeca/Red Hour/Delirious Media/Particular Pictures production.
WHERE:
NY Post - The premiere took place in New York City.
Deadline - The stars reunited at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for the world premiere.
US Magazine - De Niro and Chen walked the red carpet at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
WHEN:
Deadline - *Focker-in-Law* is scheduled to open in theaters on November 25.
HOW:
Deadline - The film’s story follows Greg’s attempt to investigate Olivia, with the in-law rivalry escalating from an airplane to a kitchen to a bike path.
NY Post - Grande’s red-carpet look was a vintage 1990s outfit chosen by stylist Law Roach.
(UPDATED November 13, 2026 02:01 UTC)
Ariana Grande reunited with former boyfriend Ricky Álvarez at the Focker-in-Law premiere in New York. The stars gathered at Beacon Theatre, including Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. The comedy follows escalating rivalry between future in-laws and opens November 25.
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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 01:08 UTC)
Stars including Ariana Grande, Ben Stiller, and Robert De Niro reunited in New York for “Focker-in-Law.” The fourth Fockers film follows Greg Focker as he investigates his son’s new girlfriend, Olivia. De Niro and longtime girlfriend Tiffany Chen made a rare red-carpet appearance; the film opens November 25.