WHOOPS!
The @JimmyKimmelLive official Twitter account was forced to delete a tweet Sunday night that confused the cast of the film “Tanna” with dancers from the Disney cartoon “Moana”:
Moana was a cartoon, this is the cast of Tanna. https://t.co/C0gfVeTBSQ
— Helen Davidson (@heldavidson) February 27, 2017
Kimmel is hosting the Oscars, which makes it worse:
https://twitter.com/arielbogle/status/836017820198588416
Screenshot:
this is "hidden fences" all over again…. #Tanna #Oscars pic.twitter.com/MFZjJv8IjN
— Elise Cooper (@elisejcooper) February 27, 2017
The account later tweeted out a corrected version:
.@IamGuillermo and the #Tanna dancers = party on the red carpet! #Oscars @TheAcademy @ABCNetwork pic.twitter.com/zkgX8C6GJl
— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) February 27, 2017
Tanna is up for Best Foreign Language film:
#vanuatu #australia We. Are. Ready! #oscars pic.twitter.com/RJY37aUZZF
— TANNA (@TannaMovie) February 26, 2017
While “Moana” has been nominated for Best Animated Feature:
This weekend, watch the #AcademyAward nominated #Moana on Digital HD & Disney Movies Anywhere. Get it now: https://t.co/TyqsKAvuo1 pic.twitter.com/j31XwJWcPL
— Moana (@DisneyMoana) February 24, 2017
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