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Adrien Brody Addresses Backlash Over Halle Berry Oscars Kiss – But Stops Short Of Apologising

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08.02.2025

Adrien Brody at a photo call for his film The Brutalist

Adrien Brody is looking back on his impromptu Academy Awards kiss with Halle Berry with some perspective.

During a wide-ranging interview with Variety published on Wednesday, the star of The Brutalist briefly addressed the memorable but much-debated moment from the 2003 Oscars, when he spontaneously swept Halle into a passionate embrace after winning Best Actor for his role in The Pianist.

At the time, many viewers saw the kiss as an example of unscripted Hollywood magic.

In the decades since, however, many believe it was inappropriate for Adrien to blindside Halle, given how the sudden........

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