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Adrien Brody ‘Didn’t Think About’ Swallowing His Gum Before Oscar Speech, So He Threw It to His Girlfriend: ‘I Had to Get Rid of It Somehow’
Adrien Brody explains why he threw his gum after his name was called as the Oscar winner for best actor.
His buzzy acceptance speech was proceeded by one of the ceremony’s most viral moments: Brody was chewing gum when his name was called, so he took it out of his mouth while walking up to the stage and threw it to his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman. Kelly Ripa played the viral clip back and zoomed in on Chapman, who fumbled the catch as Brody’s gum landed on the Oscars carpet in front of the stage. When Brody won his first Oscar 22 years ago for “The Pianist,” he excitingly took the stage and gave presenter Berry a passionate kiss on the lips.
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