Chile! Halle Berry shocked Adrien Brody when she planted a kiss on his lips mid-interview at the Oscars! More than 20 years ago, he gagged her by kissing her on the award show stage. Now, the internet can’t get enough of the moment, including that the actor’s girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, was right there. Let’s get into her reaction and what Halle Berry had to say after shaking up the red carpet like that!
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Halle Berry STUNS Adrien Brody 22 Years Later
As mentioned, the recreated kiss happened at this year’s Oscars. Berry pulled up to the red carpet in a curve-hugging silver dress by Christian Siriano. She was serving shattered-mirror-meets-glam energy. Her hairstyle, a pressed, short bob with flipped edges, added to her look!
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In that same dress, Halle found Adrien Brody on the Oscars red carpet talking to Mario Lopez for Access Hollywood, per the New York Post. Auntie walked over, put her arms around his shoulders and chest, and then turned to his girlfriend with a lil’ warning. “I’m sorry, Georgina, but I gotta do it,” she said. Before Chapman could respond, Halle Berry pulled this man in and kissed him on the lips for at least three seconds. They both rocked side to side before they each pulled away and hugged. Halle then turned to Georgina again, seemingly explaining. “I had to pay him back. You know I did,” Berry told Georgina.
Halle & Georgina Reacts To The Viral Smooch
Halle Berry chatted with Entertainment Tonight moments after saying goodbye to Adrien and Georgina on the red carpet. The Hollywood vet admitted she’s been waiting for her sweet revenge for over two decades.
“Now I got a chance to pay him back on his big night,” Berry told the outlet. She also reportedly said Georgina Chapman, who has been dating Brody since 2020, gave her the green light. Berry confirmed in that same ET interview that she’s still dating Van Hunt. They also got together in 2020. Berry told one of the outlet’s interviewers that her man was at home with the kids on Oscars night. “He is holding it down tonight,” she said. “Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do for the family.”
Meanwhile, Georgina appears unbothered by the sneak kiss in front of her eyes! She spoke to Extra about the moment that same night. “I mean, how can you deny a man a kiss with Halle Berry,” Chapman said. Adding that Brody was “more than fine” with the smooch.
All The Kiss Context You Should Know
As mentioned, Adrien Brody shocked Halle in 2003 when he gave her a similarly passionate smooch on the Oscars stage. At the time, she was a presenter for the ‘Best Performance’ nominees, and Brody had won for his role in ‘The Pianist.’ After her announcement, Brody got on stage, hugged Halle Berry, and kissed her on the lips for a few seconds, even dipping her!
The smooch was controversial for a hot minute as fans debated whether the issue of Halle Berry’s consent. In 2017, she admitted to Andy Cohen on ‘WWHL’ that it was an unplanned moment. Berry even declined to rate the kiss, saying all she could think about was “what the f**k is going on right now.”
“I knew nothing about it,” she told Andy Cohen. “I was like, ‘What the f–k’s happening right now?’ That is what was going through my mind. And because I was there the year before, and I know the feeling of being out of your body, I just f**king went with it. But I was like, ‘What the f**k is going on right now?'”
In 2015, Adrien told Vanity Fair that the kiss was “one of the most memorable moments ever.” He added that he felt time “slow down” while pressing his lips into Halle’s. FYI, Halle was married to Eric Benét in 2003. Last month, though, he shared his thoughts on kiss criticism in Variety.
“We live in a very conscious time, which is a wonderful thing,” the actor said. “And nothing that I ever do or have done or would’ve done is ever done with the intention of making anyone feel bad.”
Adrien has yet to speak out about this new smooch. Immediately after Halle kissed him, he kissed Georgina Chapman, which Halle said was “all love.” Brody also gave his lady her flowers in his Oscars acceptance speech on Sunday night. Brody won in the ‘Best Actor’ category.
“I share this with my amazing partner Georgia, who has not only reinvigorated my own self-worth but my sense of value and my values. And her beautiful children, Dash and India. I know this has been a roller coaster, but thank you for accepting me into your life. Popsy is coming home a winner,” Adrien said.
