Halle Berry ‘pays back’ Adrien Brody for 2003 Oscars kiss – with a red-carpet kiss

Actors meet at Academy Awards for first time in 22 years after notorious impromptu kiss from Brody after Oscars win

Adrien Brody and Halle Berry revisited one of the most memorable – and controversial – Oscar moments of recent times, by staging a kiss on the red carpet of this year’s ceremony. In a clip shared on the academy’s social media, with the tagline “a reunion 22 years in the making”, Berry, who was due to present an award at this year’s ceremony, greeted Brody warmly before initiating a kiss. ‘“I had to pay him back,” Berry told Variety.

The scene was a reversal of the notorious moment during the 2003 Oscars ceremony when Brody, who had just become the youngest best actor winner for his performance in The Pianist, embraced Berry, the award’s presenter, and delivered an impromptu kiss on the lips.

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