Actor Kieran Culkin The speech of accepting at the Oscar on Sunday was praised on social media after the actor suggested that he and his wife would celebrate the victory by having more children.
While accepting the award for Best Spirit Actor for his role in “Real Pain,” Culkin told the story of the bet he and his wife made in connection with their family. Culkin shouted to his wife Jazz Charton, who promised to give him a fourth child after winning an Oscar. The camera went to her wife in the audience, who laughed and covered her mouth as she nodded in agreement that she “shook his hand”.
“About aear ago, i was on a stage like this and i, very stupidly, publicly said that i want a third kid from her back her said if and won the the Award, and Would, She wound give me the kid. It turns ut she said that because she didn But a people came up to her and were like, you know, really annoying her, and think, and think it got to her, but anyway, “Culkin Said.
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Hollywood, California – March 02: (LR) Jazz Charton and Kieran Culkin attend the 97th annual Oscar at Dolby 02 March 2025. In Hollywood, California. ((Photo Monica Schipper/Getty Images))
He then described in detail the rest of the bet, adding, “She goes,” Oh, God, I said that. I guess I owe you a third child, “And I turned to her and I said,” I really want four. “And she turned to me, I swear to God that it happened, it was just over a year ago, she said,” I’ll give you four when you win an Oscar. “I reached out, she shook her and I didn’t only put her once.”
“I just tell you this, jazz, the love of my life, a little faith. Without pressure. I love you. I’m really sorry to do it. And let’s shoot those kids. What do you say? I love you!” Culkin concluded.
Megan Basham Daily Wire praised the speech, adding in the further post: “If we return to Hollywood, where men use their speeches to accept them to joke with their women about having more babies instead of using their own to praise their abortion for their success Hollywood, it could be great again.”
Basham referenced seemed to Speech by Michelle Williams at the Golden Globes in 2020.
“I couldn’t do it without using a women’s right to choose,” Williams said at the time. “To choose when to have my children is Kim. When I felt supported and capable of balanced my life, knowing that all mothers know that the scales must and will lean toward our children.”
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Colorado Talk Radio Mandy Connell was called Culkin’s speech “charming and funny,” adding that “you can feel love.”
Outkick’s Glina Travis said the moment was “pretty great”.
“It’s a refreshing sweet to see the actor unpolognely enthusiastic about having more children with her wife,” wrote Podcasta Head Allie Beth Stuckey.
Another said that speech would go down in history as “one of the best ever.”
“This is the most common speech about the acceptance you will hear from Hollywood,” wrote Charlie Kirk, conservative commentator and co -founder of Turn Point USA, on X.
Actor Gene Heckman awarded Morgan Freeman on Sunday after Heckman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, They were found dead At their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Wednesday, February 26.
Freeman recalled Heckman, saying that he did not want to remember his legacy, but that he hoped that people remembered him “as someone who tried to do good.”
“I think I’m talking about everything when I say, Gene, you will remember for that and more. Rest in my friend my friend,” Freeman said.
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Fox News’ Janelle Ash contributed to this report.
