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Why viewers missed Brolin-Barden Oscar kiss
The other day I wondered how in the heck I had missed the moment on the Oscars when co-presenters Josh Brolin and Javier Barden danced and kissed on the lips. I thought perhaps I had been busy tweeting.
It turns out that the cameras cut away to Bardem’s wife, Penelope Cruz, sitting in the audience instead of showing viewers the affection shared between the two actors who starred together in No Country for Old Men.
AfterElton.com got to the bottom of things by contacting Bruce Cohen (pictured, left), the openly gay producer of Milk and American Beauty who was one of the producers of this year’s show.
Said Cohen: “It [the dance and the kiss] was unscripted, and the plan in the truck was always to cut to Penelope in the audience applauding Josh’s and Javier’s introduction, so that is what happened, just as they were starting to dance. Josh and Javier’s moment (I saw them start to dance, but, to be honest, I have no idea if they kissed — that’s the first I’ve heard of that) would have made a great TV moment, but since no one knew it was coming, we cut to the gorgeous Mz. Cruz as planned. By the time we cut back from her close-up, James and Javier were walking to the podium.”
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anen says:
man what the Hell! though the oscars for the most part was pretty boring
K. Martinez says:
I don’t believe it.
Max F Grump says:
Sorry, I tend to believe it was truly a “gay panic” cut-a-way.
If not it was a bad decision and the camera was focused on Penelope way too long. I sensed that immediately seeing it live. The person deciding the camera shots definitely was holding back and not returning to Josh and Javier on purpose.
For me, “That Kiss” between two of the most blazing hot men in Hollywood also happened to be the greatest “presenters” moment of the entire show. Too bad it was completely ruined. Again, whether you are gay or straight, it doesn’t get much better than Josh and Javier in a lip lock…… The were showing affection.