Fact Check: Was Viral Nicole Kidman Pic (See Inside) Her Reaction To Slapgate? Here's The Truth
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Turns out, it was Nicole Kidman's happy face, not shocked face
Two shocked celebrity faces – Lupita Nyong'o's and Nicole Kidman's - became viral memes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. The memes showed what appeared to be Lupita and Nicole reacting to "the slap that was seen around the world" but it appears that while the Lupita meme was really from the moment that Will Smith marched onto stage and struck Chris Rock, the Nicole meme wasn't. It's not hard to see why Nicole Kidman went viral – she's turning in her seat, mouth open and eyes wide; however, that's not shock on Nicole's face but delight. Nicole Kidman reacting to the Chris Rock and Will Smith incident at the #Oscars . A NEW MEME IS BORN.???????????????? pic.twitter.com/X19AE19OUv Nicole Kidman finally trading in the seal clap meme for her Will Smith/Chris Rock slap reaction ???????????? #Oscarspic.twitter.com/H84BqMWgAa nicole kidman was all of us pic.twitter.com/f2F2hwvV4w
First up, here are the memes: