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An incident between actress Teyana Taylor and a security guard at The 2026 Oscar Awards on Sunday (March 15) went viral. And now the academy is speaking out about exactly what went down.
The Academy Releases Statement After Teyana Taylor Incident
The Academy released a statement on social media on Monday (March 16). They said they were “extremely upset” after hearing of the incident.
“We were extremely upset to learn about the experience endured by Teyana Taylor at the end of the Oscars ceremony last night,” they said in a statement(via Variety/X). “We have worked with Teyana over the last several months during awards season. And she has been nothing short of remarkable, supportive, kind, and all about community.”
They also thanked Teyana for extending her “grace” during the entire debacle.
“We want to thank Teyana for showing remarkable grace, and we are taking the appropriate measures to ensure this does not happen again,” the statement adds.
Teyana also responded to the statement, thanking the academy for their “unwavering love and support” throughout the madness.
The Academy has issued a statement after Teyana Taylor was shoved at the #Oscars:
— Variety (@Variety) March 16, 2026
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The Academy’s statement is in response to a clip that surfaced on social media ahead of the awards ceremony on Sunday. In the clip, Teyana scolds a man who appeared to be a security guard for pushing her.
“You are a man putting your hands on a female. You’re very rude, you’re very rude, you’re very rude,” she says in the clip.
Another person in the area appears to ask her what caused the incident, to which she responds, “because he is putting his hands on a female. He literally shoved me … What’s the problem?”
The Academy also noted that an outside security firm hired the security guard. But they made it clear that they addressed the guard’s behavior and let them know that it was “unacceptable.”
