Lisa Bonet Wasn’t Here for Ashley Graham’s Awkward Request for Jason Momoa to Dance
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa attend the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Don’t mess with Lisa Bonet’s man, Jason Momoa, or the actress will shut you down.
That’s exactly what she did during one of Sunday’s most awkward encounters on the Oscars red carpet.
It all started when model Ashley Graham was interviewing Aquaman star Jason Momoa and Bonet.
Cringiest moment in #Oscars HAS to go to Ashley Graham getting SHUTTDOWN by Lisa Bonet when she asked Jason to do a tribal yell. Yikes. 😬😬😬
— It Was All a Dream, I Used to Read Wizard Magazine (@UpToTASK) February 25, 2019
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During the interview, Graham very awkwardly asked Momoa to do “one Haka move” on the red carpet. According to Complex, Haka is a dance unique to Maori culture and remains part of the Eastern Polynesian traditions. Momoa, who is Hawaiian, performed the dance at the Aquaman premiere as a nod to the New Zealand culture aspects in the film, but it’s not exactly a typical red carpet request.
As soon as the words were out of Graham’s mouth, accompanied by an awkward dance move, Bonet had already had enough. Visibly annoyed, she put up her hand and essentially said “no way.”
Twitter, of course, had a field day with the uncomfortable encounter. Check out some of the responses below:
https://twitter.com/NerdAboutTown/status/1099990068192821249
Lisa Bonet was NOT about to have her man Jason Momoa jump around tonight! 😂😂😂 Who saw her shut Ashley down on the red carpet?
— Maxine Shaw Shank Redemption (@KiaMorganSmith) February 25, 2019
Lisa Bonet did not have time for Ashley Graham tonight. #Oscars2019Live pic.twitter.com/hkypBdBvR0
— Maria Tallarico (@MariaTallarico) February 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/SireLeoLamar/status/1100102904608972800
I’m still waiting for someone to mention how uncomfortable Ashley Graham’s interview with Jason Momoa on the Red Carpet was because I’m still cringing over it #Oscars19
— Shan 🩶 (@shann_anigans) February 25, 2019
Ashley Graham asking Jason Momoa to do a haka move during the #oscars2019 carpet and him and Lisa Bonet awkwardly staring her down is the best thing I’ve ever seen
— Shakthi J (@ShakthiJ) February 25, 2019
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— k e i i i t h h h h (@realcheefkeef) February 25, 2019
⠀ (•ㅅ•) lisa bonet
＿ノ ヽ ノ＼ __
/ `/ ⌒Ｙ⌒ Ｙ ヽ
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| ﾉ⌒＼ ￣￣ヽ ノ
ヽ＿＿＿＞､＿＿_／
｜( 王 ﾉ〈 (__/)
/ﾐ`ー―彡 (•ㅅ•) jason momoa
Lisa Bonet was like ✋🏾 pic.twitter.com/7FZ5Ni0nCS
— Darlene (@darlngal) February 25, 2019
