Matt Damon and Casey Affleck Debut ‘The Instigators,’ Will Smith Celebrates ‘Bel-Air’ and This Week’s Best Events

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for The Instigators, Bel-Air and Coup!

Avaline’s anniversary dinner

Avaline wine co-founders Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power hosted an East Hampton dinner on July 26 to celebrate the brand’s four-year anniversary, with support from Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachel Zoe and Molly Sims.

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon at Avaline's 4-Year Anniversary Dinner in the Hamptons
Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon

The Instigators premiere

Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau and Jack Harlow joined director Doug Liman at the New York premiere of their Apple TV+ movie on Wednesday.

Celia D. Costas, Kevin J. Walsh, Chuck MacLean, Casey Affleck, Doug Liman, Luciana Damon, Alison Winter and Matt Damon attend Apple Original Films' "The Instigators" New York Premiere
Celia D. Costas, Kevin J. Walsh, Chuck MacLean, Casey Affleck, Doug Liman, Luciana Damon, Alison Winter and Matt Damon
Alexia Barroso, Isabella Damon, Gia Damon, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso and Stella Damon attend Apple Original Films' "The Instigators" New York Premiere
Alexia Barroso, Isabella Damon, Gia Damon, Matt Damon, Luciana Barroso and Stella Damon

Bel-Air Summer BBQ

Peacock hosted a Summer BBQ at the Universal Studios Backlot on Thursday to celebrate the return of Bel-Air season three with the cast. Coco Jones surprised guests with a performance of her new single “Here We Go,” before inviting Will Smith (an exec producer on the series) up to duet his hit “Summertime.”

Coco Jones, Will Smith at the Lot on August 1, 2024 for the Bel-Air Summer BBQ
Coco Jones and Will Smith
Jimmy Akingbola, , Adrian Holmes, Jabari Banks, Olly Sholotan, Simone Joy Jones, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar at the Lot on August 1, 2024.
Jimmy Akingbola, Jordan L. Jones, Adrian Holmes, Jabari Banks, Olly Sholotan, Simone Joy Jones, Coco Jones and Akira Akbar

Coup! special screening

Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen attended a special New York screening for new film Coup! on Thursday, sponsored by Phiphen Studios.

Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal attend the New York Special Screening of "COUP!"
Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Billy Magnussen attends the New York Special Screening of "COUP!"
Billy Magnussen

Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti conversation

Montclair Film hosted Paul Giamatti in conversation with Stephen Colbert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on July 26 as part of the second annual North to Shore Festival.

A Conversation with Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti Presented by Montclair Film
Stephen Colbert and Paul Giamatti

Lulus D’Amelio launch

Lulus Melrose hosted an in-store meet and greet with Dixie and Charli D’Amelio on Saturday in celebration of the new D’Amelio Footwear capsule.

Dixie and Charli D’Amelio at Lulus Loves: D’Amelio Footwear capsule launch.
Charli and Dixie D’Amelio

Groundlings alumni show

Maya Rudolph, Cheryl Hines, Oscar Nu?ez, Jim Rash, Emily Spivey and Shane Nickerson were among the comedians who returned to their roots and Groundlings stomping grounds to celebrate the iconic comedy troupe’s 50th anniversary on Monday.

Maya Rudolph, Jim Rash, Lucy Wrubel, Tony Sepulveda, Jordan Black, Nat Faxon, Cheryl Hines, Shane Nickerson, Oscar Nunez, Carrie Aizley, Emily Spivey, Jeremy Rowley and Christen Sussin attend the Groundlings Alumni Show
Maya Rudolph, Jim Rash, Lucy Wrubel, Tony Sepulveda, Jordan Black, Nat Faxon, Cheryl Hines, Shane Nickerson, Oscar Nu?ez, Carrie Aizley, Emily Spivey, Jeremy Rowley and Christen Sussin

Television Academy Foundation’s 2024 Bob Bennett Future Leaders Program dinner

The Television Academy Foundation announced the 10 students named to its prestigious 2024 Bob Bennett Future Leaders Program, selected from over 40 students participating in its Summer Internship Program, and celebrated with a group dinner at Firefly on Tuesday.

Kelly Bennett and the 2024 Bob Bennett Future Leaders having dinner at Firefly
Philanthropist Kelly Bennett (front row, far right) with students selected for the 2024 Bob Bennett Future Leaders Program

The O.C. x 21Seeds launch event

On Wednesday, 21Seeds Infused Tequila and Rachel Bilson hosted a party to celebrate the 21st birthday of the show and the new The O.C. x 21Seeds “Serving Summer” campaign, in which Bilson reprised her role as Summer Roberts, at Wheelhouse in West Hollywood.

Rachel Bilson attends the celebration for the 21st Birthday and Launch of The O.C. x 21Seeds Campaign
Stephanie Savage, Rachel Bilson and Josh Schwartz

Count Our Votes: The Power of Native Voices

IllumiNative and Native American Rights Fund hosted a Count Our Votes: The Power of Native Voices event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday with Killers of the Flower Moon actress Cara Jade Myers and Rutherford Falls actress Jana Schmieding.

Jana Schmieding and Cara Jade Myers attend as IllumiNative and the Native American Rights Fund host "Count Our Votes: The Power of Native Voices" event
Jana Schmieding and Cara Jade Myers

Jim Henson Idea Man FYC event

The team behind Ron Howard’s Emmy-nominated Jim Henson doc took part in a Clips and Conversation event on Thursday at The Jim Henson Company Lot.

Brian Henson, Justin Wilkes, Paul Crowder, Sierra Neal, and David Fleming at the Disney + “Jim Henson Idea Man” FYC event
Brian Henson, Justin Wilkes, Paul Crowder, Sierra Neal, and David Fleming

The Deliverance dinner

Netflix held a New York dinner with Bevy Smith on Thursday in honor of Lee Daniels’ The Deliverance, with Daniels, Andra Day, Aunjaune Ellis-Taylor, Mo’Nique, Don Lemon, Sunny Hostin, Tamron Hall, Kara Young and Jerrod Carmichael among the guests.

Don Lemon, Sunny Hostin, Mo’Nique, Tamron Hall and Bevy Smith at 'The Deliverance' dinner
Don Lemon, Sunny Hostin, Mo’Nique, Tamron Hall and Bevy Smith

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