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Glenn Close attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles.
Spike Lee fully approved of his sista Close s planned Oscars bit.
Though the bit was planned, Glenn Close revealed in an Instagram post on Monday (Apr. 26) that her decision to twerk it out to E.U. s signature hit Da Butt at Sunday night s Oscars was completely spontaneous. Close was the talk of the Academy Awards after the eight-time nominee appeared to have ridiculously deep knowledge about the beloved D.C. go-go classic during a trivia sketch with actor Lil Rel Howery and house band leader Questlove.
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Publishing date: Apr 27, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 1 minute read • In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Glenn Close attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Handout /A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images
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Glenn Close has explained the true story behind her viral Da Butt twerking incident at the 2021 Oscars.
The actress, who was nominated this year for her work in Hillbilly Elegy, was spotlighted by Lil Rel who went around the room and asked nominees some trivia questions about previous movie songs.
Glenn Close: Da Butt dance at Oscars was completely spontaneous
The 8-time Oscar nominee explained which parts of her viral Da Butt moment at the Academy Awards was scripted and what part just happened on the spot. Author: Andrew Weil Updated: 5:02 PM EDT April 27, 2021
WASHINGTON It s safe to say one of the most memorable moments from Sunday s 93rd Academy Awards was when Glenn Close danced Da Butt and seemed to know all about the song during a mid-show trivia game.
The moment seemed too surreal to be completely spontaneous. Glenn Close confirmed Monday night that the trivia segment was partly scripted, but her dance moves weren t planned out.
School Daze, but also by promptly shaking her butt for Lil Rel Howery when quizzed on if she remembered the memorable dance.
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That Oscars moment went viral, with gifs and videos of her butt-shaking making rounds on social media. But while Close definitely has the moves, she didn’t actually remember “Da Butt.” It was just another excellent performance by the Oscar-nominated actor, that
almost made it look like it wasn’t a bit. In an Instagram post featuring her sitting with Daniel Kaluuya, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and screenwriter Chris Terrio (who was her “gallant escort” for the night), she wrote that Howery planned the bit. “I knew that Lil Rel was going to quiz me about ‘Da Butt’ and all three guys helped me run through what I was to say. Darrell insisted that I mention the Backyard Band, on top of E.U., Suga Bear and the whole DMV,” she confessed.
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