Michelle Yeoh had an awkward moment at the Oscars when it came to handing Emma Stone her Oscar — something some perceived as racism … but which Michelle is now clarifying.
Super weird hand-off Sunday when ES went up to accept her award for Best Actress — Michelle and a bunch of other previous Best Actress winners from years past were onstage as well … and MY was the one holding the statuette to give to Emma.
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As Emma went to receive it from her … Michelle held onto it, and tried passing it to Jennifer Lawrence before giving it to Emma — who was standing right next to her … and clearly not ready to help in the exchange. Like we said … very weird, and Emma was taken aback.
Unfortunately, for Emma … the whole thing ended up making her look bad, as some took this as her being rude to Michelle, and a handful of people accused her of her racial bias.
