Ricky Gervais Mispronounces Quvenzhane Wallis' Name

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it's starting 1:55-> Quvenzhané "Quaven Johhny" Wallis

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[reluctantlylove]

idky presenters think it's funny to fuck up names. you go through rehearsals the day before, he could've taken the time to pronounce it properly.

[sarahvma]

tbh, I feel like this is the first instance I've seen of someone actually trying to mess up a name. Otherwise I assume it's laziness or indifference.

[starchain]

He even made a point to say he didn't want to mess it up. He was insufferable last night.

[silverwhim_x]

my friend and i came to the (obvious?) conclusion that he was shitfaced. I mean i think he was? Don't think he's like that all the time...

[starchain]

Yeah, I agree. He was slurring his words and he was just weird.

[unique_lilpixie]

ya, that's what I thought too. I figure that is also why he was laughing so much.

[rainbowaurora]

Honestly how hard is it to google how to pronounce it? That's so disrespectful.

[ponyboy]

ricky was so fucking disrespectful to this little girl and it wasn't cute.

[faradayconstant]

and it's not like it's hard to pronounce smh

[ms_mmelissa]

She's so adorable and her name is not hard to pronounce. People should get it right she's a fucking Oscar/Golden Globe nominee!

LOL I liked that guy's visual aid though.

[frenchverbs]

Her name is so beautiful - it really rolls off of your tongue. Anyone who doesn't pronounce it correctly and doesn't even try is an asshole.

[homicidalslayer]

Golden Globe producers should've made sure he had that down before they let him out there. Put a phonetic pronunciation in parentheses ("kwah-ven-zsa-nay") on the auto-cue if necessary, but don't let him fuck that up.

ETA: They rehearsed this shit and still let last night go the way that it did? Mess.

ETA2: I know nothing about awards shows