BREAKING NEWS Jack Nicholson's son Ray has lost his dog as pals Paris Hilton and Hailey Bieber join search for missing pooch
Jack Nicholson 's son Ray is in crisis mode after his beloved dog vanished — and now Hollywood's elite are stepping in to help.
The 33-year-old Smile 2 star's supermodel girlfriend Sara Sampaio took to Instagram on Tuesday to reveal that their beloved pup Mongo had gone missing on April 28.
Posting a LOST flyer featuring the tiny runaway, Sara pleaded with fans: 'HELP!!!! REWARD! No questions ask! Please help, mongo escape our fence and we can't find him. We are desperate to find him. Please please help us.'
The Portuguese stunner, 33, — who's been dating Ray since 2023 — added: 'He's very small and friendly. He's probably scared. He's everything to me!'
A few hours later, she updated fans via Facebook, writing: 'Mongo is still missing' and warned locals: 'PLEASE DONT CHASE AFTER HIM. Trying to keep movement in that area to a minimum to see if he feels safe to come out and doesn't run away into other areas.'
Tinseltown quickly rallied behind the couple, with Paris Hilton reposting the alert and Hailey Bieber sharing it to her Stories, urging her millions of followers: 'please help find Mongo.'
Director James Gunn and actress Brenda Son also reached out in the comments section.
Ray and Sara made their red carpet debut at Vanity Fair's Oscar party in March 2024.
SInce then, Sara hasn't been shy about flaunting their romance online — gushing in a February Instagram post, 'My valentine how did I get so lucky?' alongside a series of sweet snaps with Ray.
The heartbreaking dog drama comes not long after Ray opened up about a bizarre and 'traumatic' childhood run-in with Kobe Bryant during a Lakers game.
The actor, who's often spotted courtside with his legendary dad, 87-year-old Jack Nicholson, recalled the moment on a March episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! — revealing he was 'pantsed' by the late NBA icon and teammate Nick Van Exel when he was just a kid.
'I was with my best friend, Beau, who was also six, and Kobe Bryant and Nick Van Exel pantsed us. Pantsed us before the game,' he said.
The two boys burst into tears afterward, prompting an apology from the players.
'They actually came up and apologized, and were like, 'No, you're a part of the team,'' Ray added.
He also recalled another courtside moment from 2010, when 6'11' Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett tumbled into the front row and landed right on him — a lesson in NBA survival from his Oscar-winning father: 'You're sitting courtside, watch the player, not the ball.'
Ray is the son of Jack and actress Rebecca Broussard, who dated the Chinatown star from 1989 to 1994.
The iconic actor has six children with five different women.
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