In 2003, Adrien Brody kissed Halle Berry right on the Oscars stage as soon as she handed him the award for Best Actor. No one expected it, not even Berry, who years later confessed that that kiss was never consensual.
22 years passed. On March 2, 2025, on the same red carpet, Berry returned the gesture: she approached Brody, asked Georgina Chapman — the actor’s partner — for permission, and kissed him on the lips in front of everyone. Minutes later, Brody took home his second Oscar for “The Brutalist”.
For some, it was a clever act of revenge, with permission involved. For others, an uncomfortable reminder that the first kiss should never have happened without consent. 💋 Which side are you on?