Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning say their 'Ripley' characters aren't rivals, 'they're frenemies'
LOS ANGELES — In early March, as the collective obsession it spawned was at its height, I had the chance to ask: Have Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning seen the viral TikTok series "Who TF Did I Marry?"
The actors were seated in a sparsely decorated holding room at a Hollywood screening venue where their new series, "Ripley," was about to be previewed. Nearly seven decades after Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" first introduced the world to its titular grifter, Tom, the story of one of pop culture's most infamous pathological liars is now getting an eight-episode treatment on Netflix. And the 50-part social media saga by Reesa Teesa (real name Tareasa Johnson) about a walking red flag — an ex-husband who allegedly made up family members, faked phone conversations and, in their search for a home, duped her with fake bank statements that turned out to be screenshots from Google Images — was further proof that stories of scammers and fraudsters never go out of style.
"Oh, my God, I know!" Fanning said, her eyes wide with excitement. "I wanted to watch that, but haven't. There are a lot of videos, right?"
"What is this?" Scott asked, curious to understand the enthusiasm.
"It's this woman who got scammed by her ex and made these videos where she is like filming in the bathroom or her car and telling the story," Fanning said.
"Oh, wow," Scott said, brows furrowed.
The cunning con man who's brought them together has left a more lasting impression, inspiring the 1960 French film "Purple Noon," the for Matt Damon, Gwyneth
