It was the moment on everyone's lips in the hours after the 2025 Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.
And now Adrien Brody's girlfriend Georgina Chapman has spoken after Halle Berry, 58, the brutalist star kissed the red carpet during the Blitish Hollywood ceremony, moments before he won the Oscar for the best actor.
The shock was a nod to an equally iconic Oscars moment 22 years ago, when Adrien, now 51, Halle pulled for a dramatic kiss after packaging his first Academy Award for the pianist.
This time the kiss was planted for the girlfriend of the actor – Harvey Weinstein's ex – Georgina who folded while the couple then went for a warm embrace.
Now the 48 -year -old English fashion designer and actress, who has been released with Adrien since 2020, has broken her silence about the incident in an interview with Extra.
She said, 'It was [quite the moment]Was it not? I mean, how can you deny a man a kiss with Halle Berry?
Adrien Brody's girlfriend Georgina Chapman expressed himself after Halle Berry kissed the brutalist star on the red carpet on the Oscars on Sunday
De Smooch was planted for the girlfriend of the actor – Harvey Weinstein's ex – Georgina whose relationship with Academy Award -winning Adrien was central to the Blitse Ceremony
De Schok Smooch was a nod to an equally iconic Oscars moment 22 years ago, when Adrien, now 51, Halle pulled for a dramatic kiss after his first Academy Award for the pianist
Georgina confirmed that Adrien was not in her bad books for the spontaneous snog, and added: “He was more than good.”
Halle seemed to apologize preventively from Georgina just before she planted the kiss on the Oscar winner.
She then turned to his girlfriend and said, “I'm sorry, Georgina, but I have to do it.”
The Catwoman icon was later clarified to extra: 'Oh yes! Only because she was doing well, I could do it.
'21 years I waited to get him on a red carpet and hit one. '
The stars caused a scandal for the first time during the 2003 Oscars ceremony, when Halle, who won an Academy Award last year for her role in Monster's Ball, presented the honor to the best actor.
After she had introduced a assembly with earlier winners of the category that returned to the start of the ceremony, Adrien was awarded the winner for the leading role in Roman Polanski's much -praised Holocaust -Drama de Pianist.
De Ster broke a record with the victory, became the youngest best actor winner in 29 years old.
This time the couple went into a warm embrace when the spectators shouted and cheered, and Georgina started
Georgina confirmed that Adrien was not in her bad books for the spontaneous snog, and added: “He was more than good”
Adrien won the best actor Gong for his role in the brutalist who was also nominated for Best Picture, director, supporting actor, supporting actress and original scenario
When he arrived on stage, he grabbed Halle for a surprising kiss. He went even further than years later by immersing her and holding the Smooch for a few seconds.
“I bet they didn't tell you that it was in the gift bag,” he joked after he had released her and started his speech, while the actress and the model looked shocked and wiping her mouth on the broadcast.
In 2009, Halle seemed to refer to the kiss by sniffing Jamie Foxx when he awarded her the Decade of Hotness Award for Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards 2009.
And on Sunday the actress finally got her 'payback time' for the legendary Oscars -moment, wrapped an arm around Adrien's neck and grabbed his shoulder with her other hand while she went a kiss.
The spectators screamed in shock and cheered, and Adrien quickly embraced Halle for the full dramatic effect.
By analyzing the moment, Body language expert Betray told Honigman – together with Covers.com – to Femail: 'On the red carpet, Halle Berry Adrien Brody approaches and gives him an intentionally unromantic kiss.
'Their arms are around each other, but Halle's hand is bent against Adrien's shoulder, creating a light push movement instead of pulling him closer. In the meantime, her other hand hooks around his neck and puts her strong control over the joke-kiss.
'This playful moment recreates their notorious Oscars moment from 2003, when Halle presented Adrien with his best Academy Award, and he kissed her spontaneously on stage.
Georgina was first romantically connected to Adrien in 2019 and their relationship lasted the center of prices on Sunday
At one point the star ran – realizing that he still had chewing gum in his mouth while ran up to accept the price – and threw it back to his girlfriend
Adrien also mentioned Georgina in his acceptance speech and thanked his partner and the two children she shares with Jailed Harvey (shown in 2017)
'This time, however, it is a joke in the inside, but with Halle that dictates the interaction. Adrien's partner, Georgina Chapman, behaves as if she is not connected at the moment, but her body language tells a different story.
'She throws her arms wide and turns her palms up, a symbolic gesture of the welcome of Halle in the joke. However, when she claps, her hands rise unnaturally and they cover her body, which suggests a protective instinct instead of really enthusiasm. '
Instal added that Georgina's laughter seems 'exaggerated' while she 'bends in apparently entertainment, but her eyes never leave the back of Halle's neck'.
“This forced reaction suggests that her giggles are pure for the show,” she went on.
“Adrien picks it up, and in response he turns to Georgina and kisses her, a silent reassurance that she is the one who really has his heart.”
It is not the only time that the relationship of the couple on Sunday was central to the Oscars.
Although Adrien faltered the best actor, it was the romance of him and Georgina who appeared in the spotlight when the star – realized that he still had chewing gum in his mouth while he was walking the prize – turned around and threw it back to his girlfriend.
Georgina was first romantically connected to Adrien in 2019 and marked her first relationship since her 2017 split from the shame film producer Harvey.
