Former movie mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has shared his response to his and ex-wife Georgina Chapman’s kids being referenced in Adrien Brody’s prolonged Oscars 2025 acceptance speech.
Brody, 51, took to the stage at Dolby Theatre Sunday night time to just accept the Greatest Actor award — his second general — for his main position in “The Brutalist.”
After being handed the award by actor Cillian Murphy, Brody went on a 6-minute spiel throughout which he shouted-out Weinstein and Chapman’s two kids, India, 14, and son Dashiell, 11.
“I share this with my amazing partner, Georgina,” Brody stated, “who has not only reinvigorated my own self worth, but my sense of value and my values and her beautiful children, Dash and India.”
Brody then revealed the nickname India and Dashiell name him, “‘It’s been a rollercoaster, but thank you for accepting me into your life, and Popsy’s coming home a winner.”
Following Brody’s large win, Weinstein — who’s presently serving a prolonged jail sentence at Rikers Island — gave his tackle the actor’s speech.
“Harvey is happy for Georgina and grateful that his kids are being loved and cared for as they deserve to be,” Weinstein’s rep instructed Us Weekly in a press release.
Brody and Chapman’s romance was first confirmed in February 2020. They made their purple carpet debut as a pair on the 2021 Tribeca Movie Pageant.
The Marchesa founder beforehand wed Weinstein, 72, in 2007 and went on to welcome two kids collectively.
She cut up from the disgraced movie honcho in 2017 after he was accused of rape and sexual assault by a number of girls. Their divorce was finalized in July 2021.
Sunday night time’s star-studded ceremony noticed Brody break the world file for the longest acceptance speech in Oscars historical past — rivaling his 3½-hour film.
Throughout his six-minute speech, Brody — who beat Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastian Stan and Ralph Fiennes in one of the best actor class — stated that profitable his second Oscar is “beyond the pinnacle of a career” and hopes it proves he’s “worthy of such meaningful, important and relevant roles.”
“No matter where you are in your career and what you’ve accomplished, it can all go away,” he stated. “And I think what makes this night most special is the awareness of that and the gratitude that I have to still do the work that I love.”
After the actor’s identify was introduced because the winner, he instantly embraced Chapman, 48. After hugging a few of his co-stars and director Brady Corbet, he headed to the stage to present his speech.
Within the warmth of the second, nevertheless, Brody spat gum out of his mouth and threw it at Chapman earlier than he acquired onstage to just accept his gong.
