Ryan Seacrest had an awkward hosting experience at the 90th Academy Awards, but it didn't get any more tense than when he interviewed Empire star Taraji P. Henson.
E! kept Seacrest as lead host of their red carpet proceedings, despite the host being in the middle of a sexual abuse investigation. Twitter didn't have very many kind words for Seacrest while he was on screen, but his interviews were relatively non-scathing until he talked to Henson.
Welp 😳 pic.twitter.com/zKmUpYaYp2
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) March 5, 2018"The universe has a way of taking care of the good people, you know what I mean?" Henson said during their interview, tapping Seacrest on the shoulder with what a lot of people read into as intentional shade. The tone had a lot of people questioning whether Henson was talking directly about Seacrest's allegations.
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However, the end of the interview ended on a much more upbeat note, with the two friends sharing a hug and Henson promising to see Seacrest in New York.
The rest of the Taraji P. Henson & Ryan Seacrest interview that people are acting like didn't happen #oscars pic.twitter.com/FifHYePAL7
— Siobhan Morris (@siomo) March 5, 2018So was Henson actually trying to shade Seacrest, or is the world just reading too much into the exchange? It definitely doesn't seem like there's real beef between these two if you watch the full interview.
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