{"id":659219,"date":"2013-05-21T09:07:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T13:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=231046"},"modified":"2013-05-21T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T13:07:10","slug":"zach-galifianakis-brings-homeless-woman-to-movie-premieres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659219","title":{"rendered":"Zach Galifianakis Brings Homeless Woman to Movie Premieres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/zach-galifianakis\">Zach Galifianakis<\/a> is well-known for his dry comedy, but it turns out he&#8217;s got a sweet spot.  It turns out the 43-year-old comedian recently saved an older woman from homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>According to a New York Daily News <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/zach-galifianakis-friend-saved-homelessness-premiere-article-1.1348555\">report<\/a>, Galifianakis befriended a Los Angeles-area laundrywoman named Elizabeth &#8220;Mimi&#8221; Haist nearly 20 years ago.  A few years ago, when Galifianakis learned that the 87-year-old Haist had no place to call home, the <em>Hangover<\/em> star set her up with a one-bedroom apartment an has been paying her rent.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Galifianakis is even bringing along Haist as his date to Hollywood premieres.  Haist was reportedly brought to the premieres of <em>The Hangover Part II<\/em> and <em>The Campaign<\/em>, where gawkers wondered whether the woman was Galifianakis&#8217; grandmother.  According to the Daily News report, Haist relishes the looks she gets on the red carpet and enjoys martinis at exclusive after-parties.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hc4qy6VysdM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(Image courtesy Tom Sorensen\/Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=OKs6lr57VwM:iEgZHhmeZtY:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/OKs6lr57VwM\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Galifianakis is well-known for his dry comedy, but it turns out he&#8217;s got a sweet spot. It turns out the 43-year-old comedian recently saved an older woman from homelessness. According to a New York Daily News report, Galifianakis befriended a Los Angeles-area laundrywoman named Elizabeth &#8220;Mimi&#8221; Haist nearly 20 years ago. 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