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Glenn Weiss’ daughters blindsided by marriage proposal – report

The daughters of Glenn Weiss, who proposed to his girlfriend Jan Svendsen at the Primetime Emmys Awards on Monday (17Sep18), were reportedly stunned by his onstage proposal.
Glenn stole the show when he asked nonprofit executive Jan to marry him during his acceptance speech, after he was presented with the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special honour for his work on the 2018 Academy Awards.
However, according to editors at Page Six, sources told the news outlet that his two daughters, aged 17, and 21, were shocked their father had not informed them he was getting remarried ahead of the NBC broadcast, leaving them to learn the news while they allegedly watched at home.
“They were completely shocked and blindsided,” a source told Page Six. “He could have been a man and gone to them first and said, ‘Hey, I’m planning on doing this. I didn’t want you to be surprised.’ ”
The source added: “He’s coming across as this great romantic hero, but it was pretty thoughtless.”
Glenn’s ex-wife, who was not named in the report, is said to work in the television industry. He and Jan have been dating for “10 years or so”, he confirmed in the post-ceremony press conference.
The director did not answer Page Six’s requests for comment.
Glenn presented his bride-to-be with the ring his father gave to his late mother 67 years ago, while assuring his siblings he did not “swipe it”, adding “Dad knows I have it, OK?”
He noted the moment was “bittersweet” as his mother had passed away just two weeks ago.

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