Brenda Song Shares the Adorable Reason Her Red Carpet Looks Make Her Sons 'Cry'
Brenda Song Shares the Adorable Reason Her Red Carpet Looks Make Her Sons 'Cry'
Charna FlamSat, April 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM UTC
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Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song on April 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Credit: Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic -
Brenda Song revealed at the Running Point season 2 premiere that her sons, Dakota and Carson, tend to get upset when she dresses up for events
“The moment they see me dressed up, they cry," Song said
Song and Macaulay Culkin share two sons, Dakota, 5, and Carson, born in late 2022
Brenda Song shares that her sons aren't fans of her red-carpet looks for an adorable reason.
The Running Point actress, 38, revealed that she and Macaulay Culkin's sons don't like to see her all dressed up, but because they don't want her to leave them. The couple shares sons Dakota, 5, and Carson, whose birth was confirmed in December 2022 by his uncle, Kieran Culkin.
When they see her getting glammed up and dressing up, they say, "'No, don't leave,' " she told Entertainment Tonight.
“The moment they see me dressed up, they cry because they know we're leaving,” she said. “Otherwise, I'm in pajamas most of the time.”
She confessed that “it's so hard,” explaining that when she and Macaulay, 45, were getting ready for the Running Point season 2 premiere on April 15, they said, "'Oh, Mama, don't leave!' ”
Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin with their son attend the ceremony honoring Macaulay Culkin with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 01, 2023 in Hollywood, California.Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty (2)
For the parents' date night, they wore coordinating looks, with Song in a black long-sleeve Dolce & Gabbana gown with sequins and a corseted bodice.
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Meanwhile, the Home Alone star opted for a simple navy blue suit and white shirt. He also wore black dress shoes and black-framed glasses, adding a pop of color with bright red nail polish.
At the Los Angeles premiere, Song spoke to PEOPLE about parenting two young boys and the hardships of traveling with children. She shared insight into the aftermath of Alaska Airlines splitting up her family, when the family's seats were given up without warning.
"Everyone is like, 'Oh, parents are always trying to take the easy way out and not picking seats together,' " she told PEOPLE. "And then when you do all the right things and things still don't go right, it's crazy. I think the hardest thing for me was them expecting my 3- and 4-year-olds to be able to sit by themselves 20 rows behind us and like with a stranger."
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song at Netflix's "Running Point" season 2 premiere in Los Angeles on April 15, 2026.eCredit: Getty Images
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Song said that although “it all worked out,” it was a difficult moment because people were just doing their jobs, and everyone was trying to figure things out.
"We made it. We're all happy and healthy. We're fine," she said. "At the end of the day, [it's] a very small problem in the big scale of things."
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