{"id":24638,"date":"2017-03-30T17:15:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/emilyorley\/terrence-howard-explains-his-disastrous-appearance-at-the-os"},"modified":"2017-03-30T17:15:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:15:49","slug":"terrence-howard-explains-what-the-hell-happened-while-he-was-presenting-at-the-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/24638","title":{"rendered":"Terrence Howard Explains What The Hell Happened While He Was Presenting At The Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n2.<\/span> But he had some trouble with his lines.<\/h2>\t\t
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\n3.<\/span> And there was no denying he screwed up.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n4.<\/span> A week later, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/i> and fessed up.<\/h2>\t\t
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\n5.<\/span> Then, he explained what happened: He was joking at rehearsals with his wife, Mira Pak, about everyone using the teleprompter, so he was determined to avoid using it.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n6.<\/span> But once he got up on stage, he was a bit starstruck.<\/h2>\t\t
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\n7.<\/span> And it was nearly impossible to get back on track.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n8.<\/span> Sadly, things just kept getting worse.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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\n9.<\/span> Poor Lucius Lyon.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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