‘I’m sorry’: Emma Stone makes shock apology at Golden Globes

In a blink and you’ll miss it moment, the actress used this year’s awards ceremony to make an unexpected admission of her own.

Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh kicked off the 2019 Golden Globes with a monologue that was way more about niceness in Hollywood than being naughty, and Emma Stone used that time to apologise for stealing an Asian-American part in Aloha.

The big joke propelling Samberg and Oh’s monologue was that they were going to “roast” the Hollywood stars in attendance, but all of their so-called slams were actually compliments. However, things got a little zippy once Oh, an Asian-Canadian actress, joked that nominated film Crazy Rich Asians was the first studio movie since Ghost in the Shell or Aloha to feature an Asian-American lead.

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Emma Stone. Picture: VALERIE MACON / AFP

(The joke, of course, being that both those films starred white actresses Scarlett Johansson and Emma Stone as characters written to be of Asian descent.)

As soon as Oh landed the crack, a very loud, throaty “I’M SORRY!” could be heard from the audience in attendance.

Since Johansson was not in attendance, the internet assumed that Golden Globe nominee Emma Stone was the contrite actress in question.

Sandra Oh: ["Crazy Rich Asians"] is the first studio film with an Asian American lead since "Ghost in the Shell" and "Aloha."

Emma Stone [in the crowd]: I'M SORRY! pic.twitter.com/YI1S7sLvPH

— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 7, 2019

we think emma stone just yelled "i'm sorry" when sandra oh just burned ALOHA can anyone confirm

— anchor baby saraiya (@soniasaraiya) January 7, 2019

Emma Stone yelling "I'm sorry!" is a v. white people in 2019 mood. #GoldenGlobes

— Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti) January 7, 2019

I PERSONALLY ACCEPT EMMA STONE’S OFF CAMERA SCREAMED APOLOGY.

— Joel Kim Booster (@ihatejoelkim) January 7, 2019

emma stone apologizing for aloha is the new song of the summer

— ziwe (@ziwe) January 7, 2019

Stone controversially played a character of Asian descent in Aloha

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The Los Angeles Times later confirmed that Stone did in fact yell the apology, with the actress explaining it had been a spur of the moment decision.

“It wasn’t like I planned it, but I did say it,” Stone said.

This story first appeared on Decider and has been republished here with permission.