Beitrag Di 20. Apr 2021, 11:15

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

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The singer's acceptance speech for "Writing's on the Wall" at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016 was fraught with controversy.

Smith said, "I read an article a few months ago by Sir Ian McKellen, and he said that no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar ... and if this is the case, even if it isn’t the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world."

Several openly gay performers, including Elton John and Dustin Lance Black, have previously won Oscars. Smith later acknowledged the mistake.

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