{"id":23227,"date":"2025-03-03T18:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=23227"},"modified":"2025-03-03T18:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:45:38","slug":"oscars-selfie-curse-explained-as-fate-of-stars-in-iconic-photo-is-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=23227","title":{"rendered":"Oscars selfie ‘curse’ explained as fate of stars in iconic photo is revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been 11 years since\u00a0that\u00a0<\/em>controversial Oscars selfie went viral.<\/p>\n

More recently, however, fans of the star-studded soiree have been reflecting on the big-name image, which sees a handful of Hollywood’s biggest\u00a0A-listers<\/a>\u00a0posing together, and have branded it ‘cursed’.<\/p>\n

In fact,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to the New York Post, it’s been referred to by some critics as a ‘hellfie’. But why?<\/p>\n

Well, you have to look closely to find out…<\/p>\n

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The photo included a number of celebrities (Michael Buckner\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

For those out of the loop, in 2014, during the live broadcast of the\u00a0Academy Awards<\/a>, controversial television presenter\u00a0Ellen DeGeneres<\/a>\u00a0rushed into the crowd with her smartphone in hand.<\/p>\n

Within minutes, a crowd of Hollywood stars had swarmed around her, with\u00a0The Hangover\u00a0<\/em>actor Bradley Cooper taking a hold of the device to get a better angle to take a photograph alongside DeGeneres and fellow stars.<\/p>\n

On the left-hand side of the pic, musician and actor Jared Leto is visible, alongside\u00a0The Hunger Games\u00a0<\/em>star Jennifer Lawrence,\u00a0Magic Mike\u00a0<\/em>front-man Channing Tatum, and\u00a0Pretty Woman\u00a0<\/em>actress\u00a0Julia Roberts.<\/a><\/p>\n

Beside her is fellow movie star Kevin Spacey, alongside\u00a0Mr And Mrs Smith\u00a0<\/em>exes\u00a0Brad Pitt<\/a>\u00a0and Angelina Jolie, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong\u2019o and her brother Peter, and legendary star Meryl Streep.<\/p>\n

Just in listing some of these names, we’re hoping it’s quite obvious why the image is now considered rather dubious.<\/p>\n

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Spacey’s career hasn’t been the same since the allegations were made (9Chris J Ratcliffe\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Let’s start with DeGeneres. The 67-year-old’s name was somewhat dragged through the mud back in 2022, amid accusations of bullying on the set of her self-fronted television series.<\/p>\n

10 of her employees accused DeGeneres of creating a ‘toxic’ atmosphere on set, which included ‘racism, fear, and intimidation’ – inclusive of failing to act upon suggestions of executives sexually harassing female employees, ‘making racist micro-aggressions’ to or about\u00a0employees<\/a>\u00a0of colour, firing people for using medical and bereavement leave, and replacing her crew with non-union workers during the\u00a0Coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moving onto Kevin Spacey – need I explain?<\/p>\n

The actor was fired back in 2017 at the height of the success of his Netflix hit-drama\u00a0House of Cards<\/em>, he was accused of sexual assault – both in the UK or the US. Though he was later acquitted, his career has remained somewhat stagnant since.<\/p>\n

Despite having been nominated for a staggering 10 Oscars since the photo was taken, Bradley Cooper has\u00a0never\u00a0<\/em>won.<\/p>\n

It’s not just careers that tanked following the release of the snap, but also relationships.<\/p>\n

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Jolie and Pitt split in 2016 (Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Two years after the photo was taken, parents-of-six Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt called time on their relationship, and have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle over their winery ever since.<\/p>\n

In 2023, another individual in the photo – Meryl Streep – was said to have parted ways from her husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, six years earlier.<\/p>\n

And whilst his wife and former\u00a0Step Up\u00a0<\/em>co-star Jenna Dewan isn’t included in the picture, four years after the picture, Channing Tatum was landed with divorce proceedings.<\/p>\n

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