Quick Take
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Two days after the Oscars, we're still talking about Jennifer Lawrence's epic fall. Just in case you've been on a different planet, here's what happened:
Jennifer's announced as Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook. She's all excited, as are her mother and co-star Bradley Cooper:
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But she's in such a hurry to get to her Oscar that she trips over the huge skirt of her beautiful Dior dress:
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Behind her, knights in shining armour Bradley Cooper and Hugh Jackman jump to their feet to help her up:
Hugh Grant and Bradley Cooper's images was posted on Twitter
But she seems to be OK. That's a thumbs up sign:
Photo credit: AP
Jen picks herself up:
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And is helped on stage by dashing Frenchman Jean Dujardin:
Photo credit: AFP
Who hands her the Oscar and leads her to the microphone:
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And Jen makes a valiant recovery. In her speech, she jokes - "How did it happen? Look at my dress. I tried to walk up stairs in this dress. That's what happened. I trod on the fabric, they waxed the stairs":
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And Jen's fall reminded us of another famous fall just a couple of years ago. Sonakshi Sinha, fresh from the success of Dabangg, took a tumble on the catwalk at a jewellery show. And just like Jennifer, Sonakshi also made light of it, saying: "I fell. So what?":
And if you think that was embarrassing, Jennifer and Sonakshi are in good company. Check out Madonna, Beyonce and Tyra flopping over:
Jennifer's announced as Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook. She's all excited, as are her mother and co-star Bradley Cooper:
Photo credit: AFP
But she's in such a hurry to get to her Oscar that she trips over the huge skirt of her beautiful Dior dress:
Photo credit: AP
Behind her, knights in shining armour Bradley Cooper and Hugh Jackman jump to their feet to help her up:
Hugh Grant and Bradley Cooper's images was posted on Twitter
But she seems to be OK. That's a thumbs up sign:
Photo credit: AP
Jen picks herself up:
Photo credit: AP
And is helped on stage by dashing Frenchman Jean Dujardin:
Photo credit: AFP
Who hands her the Oscar and leads her to the microphone:
Photo credit: AFP
And Jen makes a valiant recovery. In her speech, she jokes - "Thank you! These guys are just standing up because they feel bad that I fell, and it's really embarrassing! This is nuts.":
Photo credit: AFP
And Jen's fall reminded us of another famous fall just a couple of years ago. Sonakshi Sinha, fresh from the success of Dabangg, took a tumble on the catwalk at a jewellery show.
And just like Jennifer, Sonakshi also made light of it, saying: "I fell. So what?":
And if you think that was embarrassing, Jennifer and Sonakshi are in good company. Check out Madonna, Beyonce and Tyra flopping over:
