Morris even put on his best Donald Trump impression to seal the deal.

Lamorne Morris says Jake Johnson won’t join* New Girl *reunion because ‘he doesn’t like the fans’

Morris even put on his best Donald Trump impression to seal the deal.

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May 18, 2026 2:54 p.m. ET

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Lamorne Morris and Jake Johnson on 'New Girl'. Credit:

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- The faux feud between *New Girl *stars Lamorne Morris and Jake Johnson rages on.

- Morris recently claimed that Johnson wouldn't attend a cast reunion because he "doesn't want to be involved with the rest of us."

- "He's probably somewhere just smoking a bunch of cigarettes in a corner by himself," the actor said.

Lamorne Morris and Jake Johnson cannot stop throwing each other under the bus when it comes to a potential* **New Girl** *reunion.

For years, the actors (and secret besties) have publicly blamed one another for being the reason why the cast of the celebrated Fox series has never officially reunited onscreen since it ended in 2018. And it’s clear that the bogus beef between them isn’t getting quashed anytime soon.

When asked by *Entertainment Tonight** *at the *Spider-Noir** *premiere if the cast had plans to celebrate the show’s 15th anniversary this September, Morris replied, “I think so, as a cast, except for Jake.”

The cast of 'New Girl'.

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He continued, “I don't think Jake Johnson will be able to make it because he’s, you know… Hollywood has its grips on people. And I think that he, I don't know, he's probably somewhere just smoking a bunch of cigarettes in a corner, by himself, doesn't want to be involved with the rest of us.”

But the *Fargo* actor wasn’t done putting Johnson on blast just yet. “He doesn't like the fans. He's not a fan person, you know?” he said. “I am. I really love the fans. Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Zooey Deschanel, Damon Wayans Jr., we all love the fans so much.”

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Adopting his best Donald Trump impression, Morris teased, “We love them so much. So, so much! And Jake hates the fans. He thinks they're low-IQ people.”

The *Fargo* actor was then asked if Johnson ever messages him about his disparaging comments. “No, he'll just go on his other interview and then say something really awful about me,” Morris replied. “So this is gonna keep on going.”

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Morris and Johnson's faux feud appears to have started back in 2024, when the *Game Night* actor repeatedly claimed that Johnson was specifically at fault for a *New Girl* reunion never coming together while conducting press for *Fargo* and *Saturday Night. "*Jake Johnson hates the fans, I guess,” Morris commiserated on the 2024 Emmys red carpet.

Johnson disputed Morris' claims — and pointed the finger right back at him — on his podcast that same year. “We’re all in but Lamorne won’t do the contract,” Johnson teased, before noting that “he and I are just constantly going after each other these days.”

Morris fired back at Johnson in a subsequent interview with *The Hollywood Reporter*, claiming Johnson was refusing to join the reunion unless he received proper compensation. “His whole thing is, I gots to get paid,” he joked at the time. “And we’re like, Jake, please just do it for the fans. And he’s like nope, I gots to get paid. Hopefully he changes his mind.”

Their quarrel reignited in March, when Johnson reasserted his claim that, actually, everyone *but* Morris has signed on for the reunion.

“We’re all in besides Lamorne… Because he got an Emmy and he thinks they’re better than us,” he told Deadline, referencing Morris' Emmy win for *Fargo*. “And I have direct quotes saying ‘I’m too talented and too funny to be on a sitcom with you, hacks.'”

Watch Morris discuss a* New Girl *reunion in the clip above.

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