Halle Berry got her own back at Best Actor winner Adrien Brody at the Oscars
Halle Berry has got her own back at Adrien Brody with her own unexpected smooch over 20 years later.
The American model and actress was the subject of an unwelcome kiss from Brody, 51, when she presented him the Best Actor award at the Oscars in 2003.
He has since addressed the backlash against his move as let’s be honest, an unsolicited kiss just isn’t okay.
But at this year’s awards, Berry took charge and laid her lips on this year’s Best Actor winner.
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@accesshollywood HALLE BERRY KISSED ADRIEN BRODY AT THE #OSCARS !!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨 #AWARDSEASON ♬ original sound – Access Hollywood
Brody was awarded Best Actor for the second time in his career, for his performance in the film The Brutalist, as László Tóth, an architect who comes to America to rebuild his life.
Prior to all of this though, the actor was on the red carpet with his partner of five years, Georgina Chapman, and in the middle of an interview when Berry eyed him up.
The incident between the pair has caught wind recently, as people have criticised Brody’s actions, but it looks like the floor is level.
In the video, she can be seen approaching Brody, apologising to Chapman, then taking him for a playful lock of their lips.
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He seemed unbothered, smiling and giving her a peck on the cheek afterwards, before Berry went over to Chapman and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Chapman didn’t seem too bothered by the viral moment, seeing the funny side.
As for the first kiss at the Oscars 22 years ago, Brody had just become the youngest ever winner of Best Actor, at just 29 for his role in The Pianist.
When he went up on stage to collect his award from Berry, he laid a kiss on her, despite her not expecting it, before starting his speech saying: “I bet they didn’t tell you that was in the gift bag.”
But in a recent interview with Variety, he has since admitted: “We live in a very conscious time, which is a wonderful thing,
“And nothing that I ever do or have done or would’ve done is ever done with the intention of making anyone feel bad.”
However, Berry has also commented on the original kiss, saying Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live back in 2017: “I was like, ‘What the f**k is happening right now?’ That is what was going through my mind.”
Berry admitted she gave Brody something of a pass, as she understood the surreal feeling he was experiencing after winning Best Actor.
“I was there the year before and I know the feeling of being out of your body,” she added. “I just f**king went with it.”
It looks like there are no hard feelings at all between the pair, with Brody taking the latest kiss light-heartedly, while Berry poked fun at the controversy around it all.
