Viral video shows “One Battle After Another” star Teyana Taylor clashing with a man backstage at the Oscars – with the actress claiming he put his hands on her.
“You put your hands on a female,” Taylor, 35, said before accusing the man of being very rude, according to the video shared on X.
“He literally shoved me. He was damn near shoving her,” she said as she continued berating the man, while referring to another unidentified woman.
TMZ sources claimed a security guard blocked Taylor as she was trying to make her way back to the stage at the Dolby Theatre for a photo with her “One Battle After Another” co-stars.
Teyana Taylor claimed a man put his hands on her during a backstage confrontation at the Oscars. @MattWallace888/X Taylor claimed she was ‘shoved’ in the confrontation. @MattWallace888/X The guard didn’t want the actress to get past him.
Taylor has not commented about the ordeal on her social media, and her reps did not return TMZ’s requests for comment.
She lost out to “Weapons” star Amy Madigan in the Best Supporting Actress category.
But, some fans claimed that Taylor deserved to prevail.
“Teyana Taylor was robbed, whatever,” one fan said after the result was announced.
“Teyana Taylor was robbed,” another viewer said.
“She deserved an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in One Battle After Another.”
Taylor couldn’t contain her emotion when she playfully put Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of “One Battle After Another,” in a headlock as he went up to collect the Best Picture award.
“Who let her in the club bro,” a second viewer said.
“One Battle After Another” received 13 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards.
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” made Oscar history as the most-nominated film of all time with 16 nods. The film won four Oscars.
