Glorification of Sexual Assault - Adrian Brody Kisses Halle Berry at the Oscars
It was a March evening in the year 2003. The 75th Annual Academy Awards were on TV and Halle Berry had just stepped up to announce the Oscar for Best Actor. “And the Oscar goes to….”, after the familiar pause, she said, “Adrian Brody!” Uproarious applause exploded and the camera followed Adrian Brody as he walked onto stage and towards Berry. But instead of the usual quick hug and peck on the cheek, Brody grabbed Halle Berry, dipped her, and gave her a passionate kiss on her lips that lasted a good 6 seconds!! I was shocked enough to bolt to an upright seating position from my usual reclining one on the couch. Did I just see Halle Berry get sexually assaulted in front of millions of people? But everyone else on screen seemed unfazed. Berry, who was the wife of Eric Benet at the time, played along, and after Brody let her out of his tight embrace, she laughed and acted like whatever happened was perfectly fine, even though her body language and facial expression betrayed her displeasure