LOS ANGELES — Get a feeling of deja-vu while watching Sunday's night's epic Oscars blunder? We're thinking TV personality Steve Harvey did, too.
At the end of the 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty mistakenly announced that "La La Land" had won best picture after they reportedly were given the wrong category envelope – a duplicate of actress Emma Stone's card for best actress. When "La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz revealed that "Moonlight" was the real winner, host Jimmy Kimmel stepped in to lighten the mood.
"Guys, this is very unfortunate, what happened," Kimmel joked. "Personally, I blame Steve Harvey for this."
#Oscars shocker: Warren Beatty reads the wrong Best Picture winner, 'La La Land' didn't win — 'Moonlight' did. pic.twitter.com/iB6TLxyTn5
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017
Kimmel was referring to Harvey's infamous blunder at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. Harvey incorrectly named Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez the winner, then later announced that he had meant to say Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach.
Harvey took to Twitter early Monday to weigh in on the Oscars mix-up.
"Good morning everybody! Went to sleep early last night. So... what I miss? #Oscars" he wrote, adding, "YOU KNOW I have something to say."
Good morning everybody! Went to sleep early last night. So... what I miss? #Oscars
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) February 27, 2017
Tune in to @SteveHarveyFM at 8 AM ET today for my response to last night's #Oscars . YOU KNOW I have something to say 😂
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) February 27, 2017
Later on his radio show, Harvey compared the two embarrassing incidents, commending the Oscars producers for standing with Beatty.
He added, "I can get Warren through this. Call me, Warren Beatty."
Call me Warren Beatty. I can help you get through this! #Oscars
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) February 27, 2017
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