Teyana Taylor speaks out on 'unprovoked' Oscars security confrontation
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Teyana Taylor is "all good" after experiencing what she called an "unwarranted and unprovoked" altercation right after the Oscars broadcast ended.
The "One Battle After Another" star told a TMZ videographer as she left an Oscars afterparty that "everyone was having a good time, and security was just doing a lot." She added, "There's always that one, but I'm perfectly fine."
The 35-year-old musician and Oscar nominee continued, "The first thing people do is definitely make assumptions. But at the end of the day, I just don't tolerate disrespect – especially when it's unwarranted and it's unprovoked."
Variety reported, citing an unnamed source, that Taylor had come down from the stage after joining the ensemble for the film's best picture win at the end of the March 15 ceremony. Upon trying to return with Warner Bros. executives, a security team member allegedly stopped them from going back on stage for a photo.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in a statement shared with USA TODAY, said, "We were extremely upset to learn about the experience endured by Teyana Taylor at the end of the Oscars ceremony last night. We have worked with Teyana over the last several months during awards season, and she has been nothing short of remarkable, supportive, kind, and all about community."













