Rosie Perez on ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ reunion at the Oscars: ‘I was pissed off’
There was an airing of grievances on The Daily Show, Thursday, when Rosie Perez discussed the White Men Can’t Jump reunion at the Oscars a few weeks ago. Apparently her co-stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson were supposed to help her with her dress.
“You were one of my favorite moments of the Oscars, that scene of the reunion of the cast of White Men Can't Jump, that was cool to see on stage.” host Trevor Noah said.
“I was pissed off at them,” Perez replied. “ Because I just said to them, ‘I have a train, just pick it up…fluff it, let it go and let me walk out.’ They said ‘Okay.’ And then I see on the playback they were holding it the whole time.”
While Perez’s train looked stunning on the red carpet, she argued it looked less stunning being carried behind her to the podium as well as when she walked back offstage. As for why they did it? Perez has a few ideas.
“They were high off their asses.” Perez explained.
“I thought that was a joke, no?” aske Noah.
“No!” she insisted.
Video Transcript
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TREVOR NOAH: You were one of my favorite moments from the Oscars, just that scene of, like, the reunion of the cast of "White Men Can't Jump." You know, that was really cool to see on stage.
ROSIE PEREZ: I was pissed off at them, though.
TREVOR NOAH: You were?
ROSIE PEREZ: I was.
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KYLIE MAR: There was an airing of grievances on "The Daily Show" Thursday when Rosie Perez discussed the "White Men Can't Jump" reunion at the Oscars a few weeks ago. Apparently, her co-stars, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, were supposed to help her with her dress.
ROSIE PEREZ: I just said to them, I have a train, just pick it up-- because they had us set back--
TREVOR NOAH: Yes.
ROSIE PEREZ: --and fluff it. Let it go, and let me walk out. They said, OK. And then I see on the playback. They were holding it the whole time, cracking up.
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KYLIE MAR: While Perez's train looked stunning on the red carpet, she argued it looked less stunning being carried behind her to the podium, as well as when she walked back offstage.
As for why they did it, Perez has a few ideas.
ROSIE PEREZ: They were high off their asses.
[LAUGHTER]
TREVOR NOAH: I thought that was a joke. No?
ROSIE PEREZ: No.
TREVOR NOAH: Oh, man.
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