In 2015, Harvey was the host of the Miss Universe pageant. At the end of the night, he incorrectly proclaimed Miss Columbia as the winner when in fact Miss Philippines had been printed on the card. Harvey had to then awkwardly get back on the microphone and correct his own mistake.
So you really can’t blame the internet for immediately thinking of him when the Oscars mistake went down. The similarities were just too strong to pass up.
Y’all are mad quick with this!!
#Oscars#Moonlight #LaLaLand #SteveHarvey
Even the official Miss Universe Twitter account immediately felt the kinship and voiced their support in a mic-drop worthy tweet.
Have your people call our people – we know what to do. #Oscars#MissUniverse
You have to wonder, though, what does Steve Harvey think about all of this renewed attention? He of course had nothing to do with the Oscars mistake, and yet he’s become the butt of so many jokes in its aftermath that it feels like he has almost become half-responsible for it.
Whether Harvey watched the Oscars or not, he figured out soon enough what happened. And he also saw how he himself was got conflated with the drama. So he decided to make a casual little joke about it this morning.
Good morning everybody! Went to sleep early last night. So… what I miss? #Oscars
Then, he good-naturedly accepted the fact that he is being considered the pioneer of the awards show mix up.
Call me Warren Beatty. I can help you get through this! #Oscars
What a way to start Monday morning.
Article Appeared @http://mashable.com/2017/02/27/steve-harvey-oscars/?utm_cid=hp-r-1#HYpR4sviBEqn