Friday, March 29, 2024

Octavia Spencer Defends Neil Patrick Harris: Oscar Bit ‘Was Not Racist’ (Watch)

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Octavia Spencer at The Academy Awards

*As Oscar host, Neil Patrick Harris tasked front row guest and former Oscar winner for “The Help,” Octavia Spencer, with guarding a locked box that would later reveal his Oscar predictions as part of a magic trick.

And for that, some have labeled him racist.

Folks were asking why he had to pick Octavia, who happened to be the only African American person seated in her section? The running gag had NPH checking in with her throughout the three hour ceremony to make sure she wasn’t slacking. As Larry Wilmore pointed out on “The Nightly Show,” “You can’t make a joke about how white the Oscars are, then literally turn around and make Octavia Spencer the help.”

If that weren’t enough, Harris banned her from eating snacks and taking bathroom breaks so she could ensure the box was never compromised.

Below, Spencer calls BS on the whole controversy.

“If a woman had been in the scene besides myself, a white woman, would it have been a sexist thing? …I mean, it’s just crazy that we’ve lost our sense of humor,” the actress told Access Hollywood.

Watch her entire reaction below:

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