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Macaulay Culkin Clears Up Long-Standing ‘Home Alone’ Rumors

The “Home Alone” star revealed all in an appearance on the YouTube show “Hot Ones.”

More than three decades after Home Alone catapulted Macaulay Culkin to global fame, the actor is setting the record straight. The 44-year-old former child star made a rare appearance on the YouTube show Hot Ones, where he dished on fan theories from the beloved 1990 Christmas classic and its 1992 sequel. He denied ad-libbing the line, “You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more?” but he did take credit for one moment. “When I was at the grocery store, it’s like: ‘Where are your parents? Why won’t you tell me?’ and I said: ‘Because you’re a stranger.’ That one was mine. I did a lot of that kind of stuff,” Culkin told host Sean Evans. Culkin also confirmed a long-standing rumor that the photo of Buzz’s “girlfriend” was actually a crew member’s son dressed up. “As far as I know, yes, I mean, you’d have to ask Chris, but that’s what I was told. Apparently that was the gag,” he said, referring to director Chris Columbus. The actor paused his acting career in 1995. Explaining the decision in an episode on the Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson’s Sibling Revelry podcast in March, Culkin said he “was tired.”