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John Cena Nearly Naked Presents Costume Design Oscar, A Nod To Award Show’s Streaking Incident 50 Years Ago
John Cena appears near naked, a nod to 1974 streaking incident at Academy Awards with Robert Opel.
Host Jimmy Kimmel wanted to pay homage to the 1974 streaking incident which involved the late Robert Opel, who ran naked behind an unsuspecting David Niven onstage, who was introducing Elizabeth Taylor at the time. After the laughter simmered, Niven beamed at the time, “Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen … But isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?” Tonight, as Kimmel was trying to cue the streaker to streak, Cena popped his head out from behind some scenery whining that the whole bit made him “feel ashamed” and that it was a “tasteless idea.”
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