Did Emma Stone badmouth Jimmy Kimmel at the Oscars?
Some fans believe the actress, 35, called the comedian a “pr–k” after he cracked a joke about her movie “Poor Things” during his hosting gig at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night.
After clips from Stone’s nominated film played on the big screen, Kimmel quipped, “Those were all the parts of ‘Poor Things’ that we’re allowed to show on TV.”
The joke was in reference to the R-rated film’s many risqué scenes.
Some fans are convinced Emma Stone called Jimmy Kimmel a “pr–k” at the Oscars.Getty Images
The expletive was supposedly said after Kimmel made a joke about “Poor Things.”Getty Images
Netizens on social media attempted to read Stone’s lips from a quick cutaway clip that aired on the broadcast. Some claimed the actress said the vulgar word to her husband, Dave McCary, shortly after Kimmel made the joke on stage.
“Emma Stone says ‘He’s a prick’? 
,” one Oscar watcher tweeted via X, while another added, “I noticed too ! She looks annoyed anyway!”
However, not everyone was so sure that’s what the “La La Land” star said.
In “Poor Things,” Stone plays a woman who discovers her sexuality.Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Stone plays a character named Bella Baxter who is free of normal societal norms.AP
“That’s absolutely not what [the] clip shows,” one dissenter argued. “Don’t try and lip read when you don’t even have a full clip of what she said.”
A second chimed in, writing, “Or she could be saying ‘He’s Right.’”
“People just creating their own narrative. You can’t tell for sure what she said,” noted another skeptic.
Other fans disagreed that Stone had said “pr–k.”ABC
Some believed she had simply said, “He’s right.”AMPAS/ZUMA / SplashNews.com
Still, many pointed out that Kimmel wasn’t wrong in his assessment of the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film.
“I mean she was naked in about 90% of the movie, so he’s not lying,” one fan wrote, with another adding, “He is not wrong. A [NSFW] movie packed with vibrant color and elaborate costume.”
It was an eventful night for Stone, who picked up a second best actress Oscar for her role as Bella Baxter, a woman who discovers her sexuality in “Poor Things.”
Stone later picked up the Oscar for best actress.DISNEY via Getty Images
The actress shared that she had broken the zipper in her dress.DISNEY via Getty Images
Wearing a Louis Vuitton gown, she breathlessly took to the stage to accept the award with the back gaping open after the zipper broke.
Stone began her acceptance speech by turning around and showing off her dress.
“My dress is broken,” she told the audience. “I think it happened during [Ryan Gosling’s] ‘I’m Just Ken’ [performance].“
Stone later shared she was sewn back into her dress.Getty Images
The “Poor Things” star was snapped kissing her husband at an Oscar party.Todd Williamson/January Images/Shutterstock
Later in the press room, “The Favourite” star explained the dress mishap, revealing her style team “sewed” her back in the dress.
“Right when I came back they sewed me back in, which was wonderful,” she shared. “I genuinely think I busted it during ‘I’m Just Ken.’ I was so amazed by Ryan and what he was doing and that number just blew my mind and I was right there and I was going for it and, you know, things happen.”
