Andrew Garfield Explains His Viral Oscars Texting Meme: ‘I Feel Really Bad About That’

Although Nicole Kidman’s Oscars gasp was completely unrelated to The Slap’s, Andrew Garfield confirmed that his meme from the Academy Awards was exactly as it looked.

During an interview The ViewTo promote his new series Unter dem Banner of HeavenGarfield commented on a viral momentThe 2022 Oscars featured him texting while he was presenting. Although he declined to comment on the controversy, he confirmed that he texted after Will Smith joked about Jada Pinkett Smith.

“I don’t know what you are talking about. No comment on the Slapgate,” Andrew said at first.

“I feel so bad because, you know, Kevin Costner’s introducing the director nominees in the most beautiful and elegant way, and I’m, like, there’s no way I’m going to be on camera during this,” Garfield eventually shared. “And everyone’s texting me, asking me, you know, what they’re asking me, like, what the vibe in the room is, and I’m, you know, at that moment, my friends took priority over Kevin, but I feel really bad about that.’”