Jimmy Kimmel, the American late-night show host and comedian who hosted the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, made tons of jokes and some of them didn’t go well with the audience.
It seems Kimmel offended Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai by asking a rather irrelevant question.
The 25-year-old Pakistani education activist attended the most celebrated award show of Hollywood as her 29-minute-long film, Stranger At The Gate, was nominated in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
Dressed in a custom Ralph Lauren, the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace stunned the audience in a silver sequined dress but stole the show with her answer to Kimmel’s mind-boggling question.
The 55-year-old host asked Yousafzai, “As the youngest Nobel Prize winner in history, I was wondering, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?”
Yousafzai’s witty response “I only talk about peace” garnered more applause than Kimmel’s cringe-inducing question.
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To end the short conversation on a good note and to avoid any further embarrassment for either of them, Kimmel told Malala that this is why she is Malala and nobody else is.
Jimmy Kimmel asks Malala Yousafzai a viewer question: “As the youngest Nobel Prize winner in history, I was wondering, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?”
“I only talk about peace.” #Oscars#Oscars95https://t.co/OizA2V2cyr pic.twitter.com/krf3VvN7os
— ABC News (@ABC) March 13, 2023
As Yousafzai was confused about the question, social media users also wondered why would Kimmel be asking her something odd.
What a stupid thing to ask. Grow up.
— Randall Arsenault (@PCArsenault) March 13, 2023
This girl didn’t survive a bullet to the face to hear abt pointless pop culture drama
— jason solt (@jasonsolt_) March 13, 2023
Not a good question, but beautifully answered by Malala. ✌️
— Wajahat (@ImWajahatAhmad) March 13, 2023
What was the point of asking this?? The rumor with Harry and Chris happened months ago and you’re still bringing it up?? Such a pointless thing to ask her.
— Annamae is proud of Niall (@Tommobreeze) March 13, 2023
Best answer ever
— Robert (@Robert60884466) March 13, 2023
Poor girl looked so uncomfortable DX
— AngelWingsYT???????? ???? #C2E2 (@AngelWingsYTube) March 13, 2023
Attending the event with her husband, Asser Malik, the education activist is now pursuing a side hustle in film production to use this platform to promote peace and harmony.
