Cate Blanchett finally explains why she told Julia Roberts to ‘hashtag suck it’ during 2014 Oscars acceptance speech

FOR over a year now, it’s been one of the great mysteries of the Oscars and now Cate Blanchett has finally explained why she told Julia Roberts to “hashtag suck it” on a very public stage.

MORE than a year after Cate Blanchett told Julia Roberts to “hashtag suck it” during her 2014 Academy Awards acceptance speech, the actress has finally explained the bizarre quip.

Speaking on Jimmy KimmelLive! last night, Blanchett finally revealed the reason for making the inside joke on such a public stage.

Cate Blanchett accepts the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role award for Blue Jasmine. Also told Julia Roberts to “suck it”.

The 45-year-old - who admitted to Kimmel that she didn’t even know what a hashtag was until Roberts explained it to her- said that the actresses agreed 2013 had been a particularly terrible year.

“If either of us had the good fortune to be up there, we had to kiss it on the ass … goodbye,” she said as she accepted her Best Actress Oscar for her role in Blue Jasmine.

So there you have it, “#SuckIt” wasn’t directed at Roberts herself, but rather the year 2013. 2015, you better be good to her.

Julia Roberts also had a pretty crappy 2013.

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