Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump speech at the recent Golden Globes earned her a place in President Trump’s bad books (and twitter feed) – but she is far from the first celebrity to use her moment in the spotlight to promote a cause.
Many an A-lister has turned political, emotional or weird while accepting their gold statues. The Oscars have been the platform for some particularly strange displays.
Angelina Jolie declared that she is was in love with her brother, while accepting her Best Supporting actress Oscar for Girl Interrupted in 2000.
Bowling for Columbine director, Michael Moore, used his 2012 best Documentary Feature speech to speak out – or rather, yell out – against President George Bush.
The same year, Adrien Brody was so excited to win Best Actor for his role in The Pianist that he felt the need to passionately kiss Halle Berry – who presented the award.
In 1973 Marlon Brando famously sent a Native American Apache woman, Sacheen Littlefeather, to decline his Best Actor Academy Award that he received for The Godfather in protest of the film industry’s treatment of Native American people.
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