The Academy Awards are probably the most popular of the award shows, with millions of viewers watching worldwide. So, when a person wins an Oscar, there’s no mistaking who that person is, especially if you’re at the show or attending the after-parties.
Not His First Rodeo
Apparently this isn’t the first time Bryant has taken someone else’s trophy. In January, he posted a video on Instagram where he’s holding what appears to be a Screen Actors Guild Award. Bryant has another Instagram post from June in which he appears to be holding a popcorn trophy handed out at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. And, in fact, he also had a photo on Instagram from last year’s post-Oscar Vanity Fair party where he’s holding an Oscar.
Catching the Oscar Thief
According to a tweet by New York Times reporter Cara Buckley, a photographer for Chef Wolfgang Puck captured a photo of Bryant before retrieving the Oscar from him. An Academy spokesperson told PEOPLE magazine that “the alleged thief was quickly apprehended by a photographer and members of our fast-acting Academy and security teams.”
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