Michelle Yeoh had an awkward moment at the Oscars when it came to handing Emma Stone her Oscar — something some perceived as racism … but which Michelle is now clarifying.
Super weird hand-off Sunday when ES went up to accept her award for Best Actress — Michelle and a bunch of other previous Best Actress winners from years past were onstage as well … and MY was the one holding the statuette to give to Emma.
As Emma went to receive it from her … Michelle held onto it, and tried passing it to Jennifer Lawrence before giving it to Emma — who was standing right next to her … and clearly not ready to help in the exchange. Like we said … very weird, and Emma was taken aback.
Unfortunately, for Emma … the whole thing ended up making her look bad, as some took this as her being rude to Michelle, and a handful of people accused her of her racial bias.
Now, Michelle’s clearing the air (sorta) with an explanation. She wrote on IG, “Congratulations Emma!! I confused you , but I wanted to share that glorious moment of handing over Oscar to you together with your best friend Jennifer!!”
Michelle added, “She reminded me of my Bae Jamie Lee Curtis ♥️✨ always there for each other!!” We’re not sure that really answers the question of what happened, but there ya go.
In any case, Emma didn’t let the little mishap put a damper on things … she gracefully accepted her award and gave a moving speech, where she seemed shocked she’d won. Afterward, she hit the town with everyone else and celebrated the honor at some after-parties.
As for her and Michelle … seems like they’re all good now, sharing hugs right afterward.
Still … for a hot minute, it almost felt like Michelle didn’t wanna let that go.
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