The Oscars saw John Cena don a 'flesh-colored pocket' for a streaker gag, causing ABC execs to demand a larger envelope to cover him. Jimmy Kimmel faced scrutiny for the skit, with his wife expressing concern over a Trump bit. Cena's nude illusion, inspired by a labor movement, led to intense discussions about the envelope. Kimmel's show detailed the process of getting Cena naked on air, with the audience reacting to a joke about Trump. Despite initial hesitation, Cena participated in the sketch, reminiscent of historical streaking events. Producers went to great lengths to keep Cena covered, with Dwayne Johnson recounting an encounter with a 'naked' Cena backstage at the Oscars. Despite efforts to dissuade him, Kimmel proceeded with the bit, leading to comparisons with past streaking incidents and discussions about Trump's review.
Jimmy Fallon Likens the Oscars to Florida Spring Break: ‘Everyone Is Naked Like John Cena, or 80 and Confused Like Al Pacino’ https://t.co/yqGr1UvWzM
Right after hosting the show, Mr. Kimmel was interviewed backstage by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for their annual post-Oscars “Live” special and recounted a conversation backstage about Mr. Trump's post, Variety reported. https://t.co/68iTWbtC1A
Mr. Kimmel, host of the Oscars on ABC, promptly came out and read the post to the 32 million people watching — even though top brass told him not to, he said. https://t.co/68iTWbtC1A
John Cena nearly bared it all at the Oscars this weekend, but do you think the joke fell flat? https://t.co/7OEgvOnwTa
The lead-up to John Cena's nude #Oscars presentation sounds like an absolute nightmare: 'We made sure that, for all intents and purposes, he looked like a Ken doll up front' READ MORE ➡️ https://t.co/EfE0VHHhQd https://t.co/zxfHB7RapT
"I changed my mind, I don’t want to do the streaker bit anymore," Mr. Cena told Mr. Kimmel, appearing to get cold feet. https://t.co/PfKYnUMdvC
Costume designer Katja Cahill, who crafted John Cena's nude illusion for Sunday's #Oscars, tells IndieWire about the labor movement that inspired the former WWE champion to strip down at the Dolby: https://t.co/aspuoQEg7Y https://t.co/rJpLvJvqB8
On Sunday, Mr. Kimmel paused, and then said, "Can you imagine if a nude man ran across the stage today? Wouldn’t that be crazy?" He said it again, and Mr. Cena walked out, apparently nude but hiding his bottom half behind a curtain. https://t.co/PfKYnUMLla
Kimmel's guest Dwayne Johnson talks about running into a "naked" Cena backstage at the Oscars, while producers reveal the lengths they went to keep things covered and how they tried to talk Kimmel out of reading Trump's review https://t.co/0EHW77R0La
Jimmy Kimmel Describes 'Intense Discussions About the Size of the Envelope' to Cover John Cena at Oscars 2024 https://t.co/GmK2C2Ph00
Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the night's festivities, included a moment in the ceremony to reminisce about the unexpected streaking event of 1974, when David Niven was interrupted by a naked man while introducing Elizabeth Taylor. https://t.co/PfKYnUMdvC
What Was John Cena Wearing Under that Envelope at the Oscars?! ✉️🙊 https://t.co/f146YfyRwg
(WATCH) Jimmy Kimmel returned to his day job Monday to give folks a fun postmortem of the #Oscars — especially the part where John Cena hid his private parts while giving away the award for Best Costume https://t.co/ZbWCb6yFMH
In a bold move mirroring historical antics, Cena participated in a sketch that left the Dolby Theater crowd both shocked and amused. https://t.co/PfKYnUMLla
Jimmy Kimmel has named the “biggest dick” of the Oscars, and it’s not the actor who stripped: “We had John Cena onstage naked, and somehow Trump still managed to be the biggest dick of the night.” https://t.co/BQDU7FvJJK
‘Terrified’ ABC execs were ‘sweating’ over John Cena’s naked Oscars skit — demanded bigger envelope https://t.co/8M1EJZttv9 https://t.co/rRmLcApGrb
“Funny — we had John Cena onstage naked, and somehow Trump still managed to be the biggest [expletive] of the night.” — Jimmy Kimmel https://t.co/H3zdkBIryA
Monday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! began with a story about getting a nude John Cena onto the air during this year's Oscars, saying that after the idea was pitched and finalised "there were intense discussions about the the envelope." https://t.co/j0GDxvPrx2 https://t.co/I05fvjqneB
Oscars: "If we have John Cena naked we can get everyone to talk!" Everyone: talks
Kimmel Audience Erupts Over Filthy John Cena-Inspired Joke About Trump https://t.co/Nvq7K9wOhq
Jimmy Kimmel’s wife and Oscars producer Molly McNearney said she tried to talk him out of doing the Trump bit, not wanting to give the former President airtime during the award show: “But he had a glimmer in his eye, and he said, ‘I got this’” https://t.co/ZI1UJZK65q
Nothing Jimmy Kimmel has ever done on his late-night show compares to the scrutiny he said he endured to get a naked John Cena onto the Oscars stage on Sunday to present the award for Best Costume Design. https://t.co/6mfDJGPcVS
Jimmy Kimmel Says ABC Execs Were "Terrified" By John Cena Skit; Demanded Bigger Envelope To Cover His Bits https://t.co/ZbWCb6yFMH
John Cena wore a “flesh-colored pocket” during the streaker gag at The Oscars… want to see it? https://t.co/8c1vPrdHhv https://t.co/R1cHG63nAJ