{"id":655502,"date":"2025-03-04T02:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T23:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/conan-obriens-drake-joke-at-the-oscars-raised-eyebrows-at-abc\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T02:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T23:30:27","slug":"conan-obriens-drake-joke-at-the-oscars-raised-eyebrows-at-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/conan-obriens-drake-joke-at-the-oscars-raised-eyebrows-at-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Drake joke at the Oscars \u201craised eyebrows\u201d at ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358e2c46bf8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/conan-obriens-drake-joke-at-the-oscars-raised-eyebrows-at-abc\/#The_2025_Oscar_hosts_joke_was_ultimately_approved_by_network_officials_before_it_aired\" >The 2025 Oscar host\u2019s joke was ultimately approved by network officials before it aired.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_2025_Oscar_hosts_joke_was_ultimately_approved_by_network_officials_before_it_aired\"><\/span>The 2025 Oscar host\u2019s joke was ultimately approved by network officials before it aired. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268607\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202923565_aiqohh\/conan-o-brien-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202923565_aiqohh\/conan-o-brien-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202923565_aiqohh\/conan-o-brien-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202923565_aiqohh\/conan-o-brien-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202923565_aiqohh\/conan-o-brien-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2202923565_aiqohh\/conan-o-brien-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Drake joke at the Oscars \u201craised eyebrows\u201d at ABC\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Conan O&#8217;Brien. Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268604\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s hosting duties at the 2025 Oscars have received near-universal acclaim. The veteran co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n brought the same delicately twisted, oddball energy that defined his beloved talk show <i>Late Night with Conan O&#8217;Brien<\/i> to one of the biggest stages in the world, and somehow never felt out of place. In one of the biggest surprises of the evening, O&#8217;Brien decided to weigh in on the Drake\/Kendrick Lamar beef, and made a joke referencing Lamar&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime show and the performance of &#8220;Not Like Us,&#8221; Lamar&#8217;s hit song accusing Drake of child sex crimes.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The moment came at the midpoint of the Oscars telecast. &#8220;We&#8217;re halfway through the show,&#8221; O&#8217;Brien said to the audience, &#8220;which means it&#8217;s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile.\u201d A mixture of laughs, gasp, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lause filled the auditorium; after a pause, O&#8217;Brien dug in further, alluding to Drake&#8217;s ongoing &#8220;Not Like Us&#8221; defamation lawsuit against UMG: &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;m lawyered up.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268605\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWell, we&#8217;re halfway through the show, which means it&#8217;s time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conan O&#8217;Brien at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tqxcN5dYjf\">pic.twitter.com\/tqxcN5dYjf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Culture Crave \ud83c\udf7f (@CultureCrave) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CultureCrave\/status\/1896383617527619844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268606\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Speaking with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/oscars-hulu-problems-karla-jokes-conan-return-host-1236325898\/\"><i>Variety<\/i><\/a> the day after the Oscars, Rob Mills, executive V.P. of unscripted and alternative entertainment, addressed the joke. \u201cWhen he did that in rehearsal, I was with Jeff Ross, his producer, and we were like, that joke is going to kill. And it was great! It was sort of unexpected from Conan, but that\u2019s what made it kind of fun.\u201d <i>Variety<\/i> writes that while the joke &#8220;raised eyebrows&#8221; at ABC, Mills signed off on it.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268608\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Not everyone enjoyed the riff, though. Akademiks, streamer and self-designated consigliere to Drake, posted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AkademiksTV\/status\/1896404065728225428\">a tweet comparing Conan&#8217;s joke to the lynching of Emmett Till<\/a>. &#8220;Conan Obrian today accused Drake of raping a minor at the Oscar\u2019s and the culture celebrated and laughed lol is this &#8216;what the culture feeling&#8217; lying on innocent black men?&#8221; Perhaps more people would sit and consider his point if the image he posted didn&#8217;t have a watermark for the gambling platform Stake over it, but who knows.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Jordan Darville<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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