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Ben Stiller, 58, says he was 'freaked out' by the horrible reviews for his rare box-office failure Zoolander 2: 'It was definitely blindsiding to me'


Ben Stiller didn't know it at the time, but Zoolander 2 being a flop at the box office turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It forced him to reflect on his career and ultimately go in another direction.

Ben Stiller, 58, didn't know it at the time, but Zoolander 2 being a flop at the box office turned out to be a blessing in disguise (pictured in Los Angeles in 2018) He directed seven episodes of the true crime drama about a prison employee who becomes romantically involved with an inmate and helps him and a friend escape. In 2018, Stiller won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film and also received an Emmy nomination for the project.

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