Prince’s ‘New Girl’ performance leaves creator teary eyed

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After everyone on “New Girl” calmed down from the news of Prince — yes, The Purple One — guest starring on the Fox comedy’s post Super Bowl episode, it turns out there was still more freaking to be done.

In addition to his special appearance on the show he loves, he collaborated on the script, gave feedback on jokes and knew exactly where he’d fit in. Prince plays himself in the episode (which means he plays pingpong and kills it) and transforms Jess (Zooey Deschanel) in a way she will never forgot.

But first, back to the freaking out: Creator and executive producer Liz Meriwether said she couldn’t handle it when he performed a new song during the episode.

“When the take was over, he was like, ‘Is that OK?’ and it was so embarrassing. I was kind of crying,” Meriwether told TODAY. “I was trying to play it off: ‘Yeah, I think that’s going to work,’ but I was totally tearing up. … Working with him was truly the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to me. I am a big fan of his.”

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