Adrien Brody was slammed over a ‘disgusting’ act as he won his second Best Actor Oscar at the 2025 ceremony on Sunday.
The actor, 51, who won for The Brutalist, was visibly emotional as his name was called out, beating nominees Timothee Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastian Stan and Ralph Fiennes.
However, as the star was walking up the steps to the stage, he turned around, took his gum out of his mouth and threw it to girlfriend and Harvey Weinstein‘s ex Georgina Chapman, 48.
Chapman was seen running up to her partner and diligently catching the gum before he made his speech.
He said: ‘Winning an award like this signifies a destination and something my character references in the film.
‘But to me, it also, beyond the pinnacle of a career, it is a chance to begin again and the opportunity to hopefully be fortunate enough so that the next 20 years of my life, I can prove that I am worthy of such meaningful, important and relevant roles.
Adrien Brody was slammed over a ‘disgusting’ act as he won his second Best Actor Oscar at the 2025 ceremony on Sunday
However, as the star was walking up the steps to the stage, he turned around, took his gum out of his mouth and threw it to girlfriend and Harvey Weinstein’s ex Georgina Chapman, 48
He thanked Chapman and the two children she shares with jailed Weinstein, saying: ‘I know it’s been a rollercoaster. Thank you for accepting me into your life’ and revealed the two youngsters call him ‘Popsie.’
Fans quickly slammed the star for the gum throw, writing: ‘adrien brody could’ve used his long speech to apologize to his partner for throwing gum at her.
Others wrote: ‘Adrien Brody THROWING his gum at Georgina Chapman while on the stairs to accept his award I honestly more shocking to me than Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.
‘arrest adrien brody for hurling his gum at his wife at the oscars.
‘adrien brody could’ve used his long speech to apologize to his partner for throwing gum at her
‘Adrien Brody’s wife just won the award for Best Supportive Significant Other and her statuette is a wad of her husband’s chewed gum that he tossed at her on his way up the stairs to accept his Oscar. Next level.
‘Adrien Brody throwing gum at his wife and then trying to give a moving speech somehow even worse than both??
The Brutalist actor, 51, was emotional as his name was called out by 2024 winner Cillian Murphy, beating Timothee Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastian Stan and Ralph Fiennes
