A night of glamour and celebration turned into drama at the Academy Awards after a clip of Teyana Taylor seemingly having a heated exchange with a security guard went viral on social media.
The circulating video shows Taylor accusing a man of getting physical with her as she tried to move through the crowd at the Oscars, saying that he allegedly shoved her.
According to “TMZ”, the 35-year-old spoke on the matter with the publication, revealing that the security guard was just being extra for absolutely no reason.
“Security was just doing a lot … There’s always that one, but I’m perfectly fine. I’m happy.
“I just don’t tolerate disrespect – especially when it’s unwarranted, and it’s unprovoked,” she told the publication.
The video shows Taylor visibly upset, angrily pointing off-camera and raising her voice to accuse someone: “You’re a man putting his hands on a female. What are you doing?”
Then she proceeds to add that the security guard shoved her.
“He literally shoved me. He was damn near shoving her,” while referencing another woman nearby.
“Everybody’s having a good time. But when you shove me, it’s a different story,” Taylor said. “Do not touch me, do not shove me.”
According to “Variety”, the Academy Awards have since issued an apology to Taylor and added that in future, they will ensure that this does not happen again.
“We were extremely upset to learn about the experience endured by Teyana Taylor at the end of the Oscars ceremony last night,” it said in a statement.
“We have worked with Teyana over the last several months during awards season, and she has been nothing short of remarkable, supportive, kind, and all about community.
“Though the incident was with our outside security firm SIS, the experience of every single guest is our responsibility.
“We have made it clear to them that this behaviour is not acceptable. We want to thank Teyana for showing remarkable grace, and we are taking the appropriate measures to ensure this does not happen again.”
