Emma Stone has vehemently denied ever referring to Jimmy Kimmel as a ‘prick’ following his jest about her movie ‘Poor Things’ at the Academy Awards. For those who missed Kimmel’s remark during the prestigious ceremony, it came after a montage of scenes from Yorgos Lanthimos’ film was showcased, notably absent of any intimate or revealing content. Kimmel humorously quipped, ‘Those were all the parts of Poor Things that we’re permitted to display on television,’ which seemingly elicited a reaction from Stone, who appeared to mouth something to her husband, Dave McCary. This observation ignited online speculation, with many assuming she had uttered the offensive term toward the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ host.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter alongside her ‘The Curse’ co-star Nathan Fielder, Stone expressed bewilderment upon being questioned whether she had been genuinely ‘upset’ by Kimmel’s comment at the Oscars or if it had been ‘taken out of context.’ She inquired, ‘Did he upset me?’ The interviewer subsequently clarified the specific remark in question, mentioning that ‘some individuals online believed [she] had called Kimmel a prick.’ Stone promptly responded, ‘No! I didn’t call him a prick.’ After Fielder interjected, claiming to be unaware of the incident, Stone asked, ‘What did I say?’ She reiterated, ‘I didn’t call him a prick,’ emphasizing, ‘I wasn’t upset with him whatsoever. I’ll have to investigate that.’
In the meantime, Fielder playfully remarked that Stone is ‘always ready for a laugh,’ to which she added that she’s ‘nearly impossible to offend.’ Fielder concurred, ‘Yes. Almost impossible to offend.’ Stone also garnered headlines during the award season when reporters inquired about her response to Taylor Swift’s ‘enthusiastic applause’ for her at the Golden Globes, to which she quipped, ‘What a jerk, right?’ She subsequently expressed regret for the joke, telling Variety in February, ‘I definitely won’t make a remark like that again,’ explaining that she had witnessed headlines that had taken her words out of their intended context.
