It’s pouring rain in Hollywood right now and it’s threatening to ruin the red carpet at tonight’s Academy Awards:
The rain is so heavy it has busted through the red carpet — good thing they have a meteorologist here — rain is far from over! ? #Oscars pic.twitter.com/oDXXleq3SA
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) February 9, 2020
And we mean this literally. Water is pooling on tents and workers are trying to keep them from collapsing:
The rain is getting chaotic… people are running around with poles and rakes to poke the ceiling of the #Oscars tent — to keep it from pooling with too much water ? https://t.co/txJyEK2jre pic.twitter.com/d2EHbWXgm6
— LAT Entertainment (@latimesent) February 9, 2020
Scream more, libs:
Can you hear the screams of folks freaking out, as rain wets camera equipment? #oscars https://t.co/txJyEK2jre pic.twitter.com/yeiBJqWFih
— LAT Entertainment (@latimesent) February 9, 2020
It’s working. So far:
Aaaaaand final look is ruined lol. Pretty heavy rain coming down and wind is blowing it on the carpet. Yikes! *rain rain go away* @ABC7News @ABC7Alex @ABC7Kidd #Oscars pic.twitter.com/E0e2lEuOdV
— Caroline Patrickis (@Cpatrickis) February 9, 2020
But there are leaks:
Yup, the tents are leaking o. The carpet. #oscars pic.twitter.com/9Wyge6Hxu8
— Marc Malkin (@marcmalkin) February 9, 2020
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COME ON RAIN!
Literally sheets of rain. Is #aquaman nominated ?#Oscars pic.twitter.com/TngJjEi46V
— JD Heyman (@JDHeyman) February 9, 2020
And it’s still coming down!
It's a good thing there's a tent over the #redcarpet because a heavy round of rain just moved over #Hollywood. @RobertNBCLA will have reports with the stars on @nbcla. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/9QYUW1gz5b
— Belen De Leon (@BelenNBCLA) February 9, 2020
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