Hours earlier than the 2025 Oscars pink carpet started, rumors circulated on-line that former Vice President Kamala Harris might be attending the awards ceremony. Nevertheless, lower than an hour earlier than the present, her husband, Doug Emhoff, revealed that she had a lot completely different plans for the massive evening.
“Oscars watch social gathering prep,” Emhoff wrote on X, alongside a publish of Harris pouring chips right into a bowl. The politician had a giant smile on her face as she regarded proper on the digital camera whereas performing the social gathering prep in her kitchen.
Emhoff’s publish got here after Deadline reported that there was “heavier than traditional” safety on the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, resulting in hypothesis that the improved safety measures had been on account of Harris’ potential look. Whereas one Academy supply advised the outlet that rumors of the previous vice chairman’s attendance had been “not true,” one other insider mentioned that her “choice to not attend was made earlier this afternoon for quite a lot of causes.”
Oscars watch social gathering prep. pic.twitter.com/vOU3D1jubQ
— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) March 2, 2025
One federal official advised Deadline that “we now dwell in a brand new evolving safety atmosphere… The anticipated attendance of the previous vice chairman is a significant factor within the added safety.”
There’ll, in fact, nonetheless be loads of star energy in attendance on the Oscars, that are being hosted by Conan O’Brien. Among the many attendees are nominees Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña, and extra, together with presenters Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Andrew Garfield, Halle Berry, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Poehler, Whoopi Goldberg, and lots of others.
Grande and Erivo may even be taking the stage for a efficiency, as will BLACKPINK’s Lisa with Doja Cat and Raye, in addition to Queen Latifah, who shall be performing a tribute to the late Quincy Jones.
The Oscars 2025, Sunday, March 2, 7/6c, ABC