Was A Kiss Censored?
Controversy brews over a scene not shown on the Oscars telecast: Javier Bardem & Josh Brolin kissing and dancing while en route to the podium to bestow the award for adapted screenplay. As the duo appeared on stage, dressed in matching white tuxedos & ties, cameras briskly cut away to a shot of Penelope Cruz, beaming in the audience.
Telecast producer Bruce Cohen insists that Brolin/Bardem kiss wasn't censored. He issued the following statement to AfterElton, "It [the dance and the kiss] was unscripted, and the plan in the truck was always to cut to Penelope in the audience applauding Josh's and Javier's introduction, so that is what happened, just as they were starting to dance. Josh and Javier’s moment (I saw them start to dance, but, to be honest, I have no idea if they kissed — that’s the first I've heard of that) would have made a great TV moment, but since no one knew it was coming, we cut to the gorgeous Ms. Cruz as planned. By the time we cut back from her close-up, Josh and Javier were walking to the podium."
This sounds like a bunch of bull! This is NOT the first time the OSCARS have been accused of homophobia! But hey, what can we do?
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