{"id":402985,"date":"2026-04-21T06:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402985\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T06:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:54:11","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-covered-judy-greers-valet-bill-when-she-was-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/402985\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey Covered Judy Greer&#8217;s Valet Bill When She Was Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/judy-greer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_judy-greer_1\" data-tag=\"judy-greer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Greer<\/a> is recalling when her Wedding Planner co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/matthew-mcconaughey\/\" id=\"auto-tag_matthew-mcconaughey_1\" data-tag=\"matthew-mcconaughey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew McConaughey<\/a> once came to her rescue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDuring a recent interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@entertainmenttonight\/video\/7628736704068816158?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@entertainmenttonight\/video\/7628736704068816158?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, the actress said she had gotten herself into a situation when she accidentally parked at an upscale hotel in New York City for the table read of the 2001 rom-com, starring McConaughey and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jennifer-lopez\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jennifer-lopez_1\" data-tag=\"jennifer-lopez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Lopez<\/a>. Greer played Penny, the latter\u2019s best friend in the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI valeted my car; I didn\u2019t know any better,\u201d\u00a0Greer said of when she arrived at the Roosevelt Hotel. \u201cI didn\u2019t have enough money to get my car out of the valet because I was so broke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tShe continued, \u201cI was on the pay phone in the lobby, calling my friend Sean Gunn [Gilmore Girls and Guardians of the Galaxy actor], and Matthew McConaughey overheard me and gave me $20. I was so mortified, but also: my hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe film, directed by Adam Shankman, follows Mary Fiore (Lopez), San Francisco\u2019s most successful wedding planner, who books the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/style\/best-wedding-romantic-comedies-909218\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/style\/best-wedding-romantic-comedies-909218\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biggest wedding of her career<\/a>. But when she realizes she\u2019s unknowingly fallen in love with the groom, Steve Edison (McConaughey), she has to decide if she\u2019s going to help get him down the aisle to his fianc\u00e9e or if she\u2019ll finally get to be the bride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWhen reflecting on her time filming The Wedding Planner, Greer said she remembers \u201chow lovely Matthew McConaughey was. I loved seeing him in hair and makeup every morning, because he had pajamas on and a Yerba mate [tea]. I haven\u2019t worked with him since, but I have a feeling not much has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAfter the film was a box office success, Greer went on to book roles in other rom-coms, including 13 Going on 30 and 27 Dresses.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Judy Greer is recalling when her Wedding Planner co-star Matthew McConaughey once came to her rescue. 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