'Warren, I know your pain:' Steve Harvey offers advice after Oscars snafu
CBC News | Posted: February 27, 2017 5:59 PM | Last Updated: February 27, 2017
Harvey had similar cringeworthy mix-up during 2015's Miss Universe pageant
If Warren Beatty needs someone to talk to following Sunday night's epic award mix-up at the Oscars, Steve Harvey has open ears.
While hosting the Miss Universe pageant in 2015, Harvey accidently named the wrong woman as the winner during the live broadcast. The cringeworthy moment prompted much mockery — something Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel was quick to quip about in midst of the ceremony's confusion Sunday night.
"This is very unfortunate what happened. Personally I blame Steve Harvey for this," he told the audience.
Sunday's err was apparently caused by an envelope mix-up, leading Beatty and co-presenter Faye Dunaway to hand out the best picture award to La La Land instead of the real winner, Moonlight. Beatty didn't even end up reading the envelope. Looking confused, he had his co-presenter Dunaway do the honours.
Harvey joked Monday on Twitter he went to sleep early and asked if he missed anything. He later added: "Call me Warren Beatty. I can help you get through this!"
'Warren, I know your pain'
He offered a bit more context on his radio show Monday morning, telling Beatty to handle the flub with "dignity and grace."
"Warren, I know your pain," he said. "I am the creator of these moments."
He ended his reflection quoting Martin Luther King, Jr., telling listeners he was "free at last" and thanked "God almighty" it wasn't just him who had botched an awards show.