Emma Stone apologizes for whitewashing Asian character in 'Aloha' during Golden Globes
She shouted 'I'm sorry!' from her seat
She shouted 'I'm sorry!' from her seat
She shouted 'I'm sorry!' from her seat
During the Golden Globes opening monologue on Sunday, co-host Sandra Oh highlighted the history-making "Crazy Rich Asians" while calling out films that whitewashed Asian roles, like "Ghost in the Shell" (which starred Scarlett Johansson) and "Aloha" (which starred Emma Stone).
"['Crazy Rich Asians'] is the first studio film with an Asian-American lead since 'Ghost in the Shell' and 'Aloha,'" Oh joked from the stage.
The dig prompted Stone to call out, "I'm sorry!" from the audience. Oh responded by briefly putting her hands over her heart and giving a sly smile.
Although there was some confusion at first about who shouted the apology off-camera, Stone confirmed to the that she did, indeed, interject from the audience.
“It wasn't like I planned it, but I did say it,” Stone told the outlet.
Some viewers were quick to react to the blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment on social media.
Stone — who played Allison Ng, a character of Asian descent, in "Aloha" — previously addressed her controversial casting in 2015, the year the film was released.
“I’ve learned on a macro level about the insane history of whitewashing in Hollywood and how prevalent the problem truly is," she told Australian news site at the time. "It’s ignited a conversation that’s very important.”
Oh ended the Golden Globes opening monologue on a more serious note, highlighting "change" and diversity while explaining why she decided to co-host this year's ceremony.
"I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight to look out onto this audience and witness this moment of change," she said, according to .
"And I'm not fooling myself," Oh added. "I'm not fooling myself, next year could be different, but right now this moment is real. Trust me, it's real. Because I see you and I see you, all these faces of changes. And now, so will everyone else."