Megan Stalter of ‘Hacks’ makes statement on 2025 Emmy Awards red carpet
Megan Stalter of “Hacks” wears a Hanes tee and Levi’s but says her “Ceasefire Now” bag matters more than any gown on the 2025 Emmy Awards red carpet.
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner should feel honored by Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs’ red carpet stunt.
The “Hacks” costars paid homage to the celebrity couple du jour at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards by wearing seemingly the same eye-popping orange Chrome Hearts outfits that Chalamet and Jenner wore to the “Marty Supreme” premiere in Beverly Hills, California, a month prior.
They even accessorized and posed similarly to the celeb couple as they went down the step-and-repeat. Downs sported a ping-pong paddle-shaped black cross-body bag over his left shoulder, just as Chalamet did in a nod to his table tennis-playing character Marty Mauser at the Dec. 8 premiere.
“Our stylists planned this last July for us,” Downs, who also cocreated the HBO show, told USA TODAY on the black carpet.
Stalter joked that though there was talk about wearing the designs to a Fourth of July party, “We kept being like, ‘No one wears orange.'”
Downs riffed off his costars reply and added, “It was too hot for the summer.”
‘Hacks’ stars Paul W. Downs, Meg Stalter joke about ‘friends’ Timothee Chalamet and Jylie Jenner
“We’ve been shooting Season 5 of ‘Hacks’ and haven’t had a lot of time to shop or pull, so we just borrowed from friends,” Downs told The Hollywood Reporter.
Stalter added, “My really close friend — I’m not going to name any names — but she let me borrow this dress. Fits like a glove.”
While speaking with Variety, Downs said he “loved” “Marty Supreme,” while Stalter revealed she hadn’t yet seen the Josh Safdie film that draws from the life of the late table tennis champion Marty Reisman.
Stalter and Jenner have a “sushi Fridays,” she told the outlet. “We go out for sushi at least once a month.”
In their respective Instagram posts, Downs and Stalter gave proper credit to the costume designer behind the custom outfits, Erica D. Schwartz. Kristen Carr, Heather Vandergriff, Robin Gurney and Marissa Soto crafted up the costumes and bag.
Timothee Chalamet makes rare public comment about Kylie Jenner
Meanwhile, the inspiration for their looks was nowhere to be seen in the lead-up to the ceremony; they reportedly arrived more covertly during the award show.
But the two were spotted sitting next to each other during the telecast, with Chalamet even addressing Jenner for the first time in his acceptance speech for best actor.
“Lastly, I’ll just say, thank you to my partner of three years, thank you for our foundation,” said Chalamet as the camera panned to Jenner sitting at the table with the filmmakers and cast. “I love you. I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Jenner mouthed back, “I love you, too.”
Chalamet and Jenner have already become a fixture on the awards circuit. The duo slipped into the Palm Springs International Film Awards a day earlier, avoiding the red carpet.
Contributing: Bryan Alexandar, USA TODAY