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FWIW, this took place after the show ended. She was on stage to take a photo with the rest of the cast to celebrate their best picture win when she noticed some of the studio execs in the crowd who should be included. She went back down the steps to grab Warner Bros. co-CEO Pamela Abdy and was headed back onto the stage when the security guard stopped her. From what have read, the guard blocked her path then grabbed her to stop her from going back up the steps. It also sounds like he was not apologetic for what happened.

I get having a job to do but I think you also have to realize the crowd you are dealing with. These aren't randos off the street trying to get into a club. You have some of the wealthiest and most influential people in Hollywood in attendance. I think some professional courtesy and tact would probably go a long way, even if it isn't deserved. I'm not saying Teyana Taylor is an *******, but there are plenty of stories of celebrities being dicks to people. I'd err on the side of caution just in case. I certainly wouldn't know what the CEO of Warner Brothers looks like.

It also seems like the Academy is siding with Taylor. The security guard was contracted by an outside firm and according to the Academy "We have made it clear to them that this behavior is not acceptable," The security team also echoed their statement and said the incident did not meet the level of professionalism the expect from their employees and have addressed the situation internally.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/movies/teyana-taylor-oscars-security.html

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I've always thought this as well, but somehow Sean Penn still won.

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Helps that he is a rabidly left leaning socialist. That probably does more than any PR firm or manager could do. He has tremendous street cred in Hollywood as a result.

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CharleyKerfeld said:

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1981 Monte Carlo said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I've always thought this as well, but somehow Sean Penn still won.

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Helps that he is a rabidly left leaning socialist. That probably does more than any PR firm or manager could do. He has tremendous street cred in Hollywood as a result.

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I heard Sean Penn missed the Oscars because he was holding conservative women hostage and making them swear to have their babies undergo trans surgery within their first week of life. Kamala Harris was driving the getaway car and Ryan Coogler is making the whole thing the plot of BLack Panther 3.

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TCTTS said:

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Four years later and it's still insane to me that this is a thing that actually happened. Literally one of the most unhinged, ****-the-bed, kill-your-career-in-an-instant things that's ever happened on live TV. Literally all he had to do was sit there, accept his Oscar half an hour later, and he'd be considered one of the greatest of all time. That night, he was at the absolute pinnacle of his career. Instead, he just completely loses his mind in the most humiliating fashion ever...

4 years ago, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards after a joke about his wife.
pic.twitter.com/dvoM8d1hv9

— Best Movie Moments 🍿 (@BestMovieMom) March 27, 2026

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double aught said:

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I too think about this on occasion and about how crazy it was. Almost as crazy is the fact that he was allowed to stay. At a minimum Smith should've been booted from the venue as soon as it happened.

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As I recall, he was asked to leave but refused. I guess they didn't want cops hauling him out.

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