Oscar Secrets

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A little known fact: the first two words every Oscar winner hears right after you win the Oscar and leave the stage come from two attractive young people in evening wear hired by the Academy to immediately greet you behind the curtain. [...] Champagne and breathmint are the first two words all Oscar winners hear. But, lucky me, I got to hear a third. An angry stagehand came right up to the side of my head, screaming as loud as he could in my ear: "ASSHOLE!"
excerpt from Michael Moore's new book

When I read this, I wondered: "Was he sure it was said in anger? How does he know it wasn't a new perk for Oscar winners?

Champaign, Breathmint, Asshole?