You know something noteworthy happened when Angelina Jolie's right leg
starts its own Twitter account - and promptly attracts 12,000 followers.
That's what has happened in the aftermath of Jolie's repeated striking
of awkward poses that purposefully revealed her right leg jutting out of
the high slit in her gown. After pulling the move on the red carpet,
she also assumed the position while presenting the award for Best
Adapted Screenplay. The winners of the award included Community actor
Jim Rash, who was a co-writer of the winning screenplay.
During the acceptance speech for the award, Rash spontaneously posed in
exactly the same way Jolie was standing, much to the delight of the
audience. And anyone who's familiar with Rash's Dean Felton character
from Community surely found the tongue-in-cheek homage especially
hysterical.
Rumors have started to swirl that Jolie didn't find the move humorous,
although claims that she was angry or upset have yet to be confirmed.
After the ceremony, Rash insisted that he wasn't making a conscious
effort to mock Jolie, but that it was just an impulse that came over him
to stand like that.
As a veteran comedian, Rash has instincts which basically force him to
mock something so ridiculous, especially when on a stage in front of
millions of viewers around the world. No self-respecting comedian could
have passed on that opportunity. With the Twitter account and increasing
news coverage of the pose, the Internet is abuzz with opinions and
comments about the whole ordeal. Most commenters seem to be focused on
why Jolie would have chosen to pose repeatedly in that way, correctly
pointing out how awkward and uncomfortable she appeared to be. For his
part, Rash probably upped his stock a bit, on a night when he already
brought home an Oscar.
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