Jimmy Kimmel Is Facing Backlash For His Question To Malala Yousafzai At The Oscars
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Jimmy Kimmel Is Facing Backlash For His Question To Malala Yousafzai At The Oscars
You know Jimmy Kimmel: talk show host, comedian, and host of this year’s Oscars.
And you know Malala Yousafzai. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 after fighting tirelessly for children’s rights for education worldwide. She also penned the groundbreaking memoir I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
Well, Malala attended the Oscars last night, and Jimmy asked her about the conspiracy theory that Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine during the Don’t Worry Darling press tour.
“As the youngest Nobel Prize winner in history, I was wondering, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?” Jimmy asked, to which Malala responded, “I only talk about peace.”
Something about the situation didn’t sit right with people:
Everyone was like, “STAY AWAY FROM HER.”
But people did praise how Malala handled it:
Neither Malala nor Jimmy has responded to the situation, but we’ll update you if they say anything.