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THE MORGUEFILM DESK6 CASES CLOSED

The Film desk

Actors, directors and the people who make the films. What ended up on the record about them, and what they did when nobody expected it to be reported.

Every case below has closed: the answer is printed and the full story is on the case page. 3 of these 6 have been to the jury.

Hardest case on this desk: No. 11, Paul Rudd — only 70% of players named them.

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Closed cases

CASE No. 11August 5, 2026 · 70% SOLVED On a rainy morning of early voting in Brooklyn in October 2020, this suspiciously unaging Marvel everyman was found handing out co… It was Paul Rudd CASE No. 8August 2, 2026 · 90% SOLVED Two weeks before his first big American studio premiere in 1995, this floppy-haired British rom-com king was arrested in a parked … It was Hugh Grant CASE No. 7August 1, 2026 · 83% SOLVED In December 2001, this darling of '90s indie cinema strolled into a Beverly Hills luxury department store and left with more than … It was Winona Ryder CASE No. 4July 29, 2026 · 83% SOLVED When her husband was pulled over for drunk driving in Atlanta in 2013, this America's-sweetheart Oscar winner got out of the car a… It was Reese Witherspoon CASE No. 3July 28, 2026 · NOBODY MISSED IT In 2011, a grainy cell-phone video caught this action-movie star quietly giving up his subway seat to a stranger on a New York Q t… It was Keanu Reeves CASE No. 1July 26, 2026 In 1996, this troubled leading man wandered into the wrong Malibu house and was found by the homeowners asleep in a bed that was n… It was Robert Downey Jr.

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*Every puzzle is drawn from widely reported, public-record events — court records, official rulings, and moments that unfolded on live television. Allegedly.
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