Oscars 2014: Ellen DeGeneres Flaunts Samsung But Caught Using iPhone Backstage
People are not only talking about 86th Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres' most retweeted tweet of all time, but also the iPhone she was using backstage at the Samsung sponsored awards show.
By Melody Oei — 03 Mar 2014, 05:06 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Ellen DeGeneres Made History Today When Her Oscar Selfie Tweet Became THE Most Retweeted Tweet OF ALL TIME
Bradley Cooper, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie and more.
Image via imgur.comEllen's Selfie Tweet Beat Previous Record Holder @baracakobama, Posted When The President Won Re-Election
The previously most retweeted tweet was one sent by the Twitter account @barackobama when the president won re-election. It simply said, “Four more years.” (Note: @barackobama isn’t controlled directly by President Obama or the White House.)
Ellen, Who Is Also The Host Of The 2014 Oscars, Had Taken The Photo With A Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung, which is the main sponsor for this year's Oscars, got a lot of attention when DeGeneres tweeted a picture of Hollywood A-listers from her Galaxy Note 3.
The Verge Noted That The Presence Of Samsung, Main Sponsor Of The Oscars, Was "Pretty Over-The-Top, Extending From The Samsung Galaxy S5 Commercials All The Way To The Stage"
The company also happens to be sponsoring the Green Room at the Oscars this year. According to Architectural Digest, the company created a massive video wall composed of 86 televisions, smartphones, and tablets showing footage from the movies nominated tonight.
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All this is fully expected from Samsung. This is now the fifth year it's sponsored the award show, and AdAge reports it bought five minutes of air time for tonight. Meanwhile, the company spent $24 million on the Oscars between 2009 and 2013.
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It Appeared That Backstage, However, Ellen Was Using Her Personal iPhone Instead
Ellen DeGeneres tweets via personal iPhone instead of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 at 2014 Oscars.
Image via News.Cnet.com.Like so many celebrity smartphone shills before her, DeGeneres apparently switched to her iPhone when she thought no one was looking.
slate.comThis Isn't The First Celebrity Slip Up; In November 2012, Oprah Tweeted Her Love For The Microsoft Surface Using Her iPad
Even if Oprah has never used a Surface or insists on using official Twitter apps, she can still use the Twitter website — especially if she only needs to send one endorsement tweet for the Surface. And yes, the tweet would look the same even from her iPad. Now it makes her look like a sell-out.
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In February 2013, Alicia Keys Who Was Then BlackBerry's Global Creative Director, Blamed Hackers For A Tweet Sent From An iPhone
Singer Alicia Keys, BlackBerry's new Global Creative Director, found herself in a social-media scandal after allegedly tweeting from an iPhone, and then blaming the incident on hackers.
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BlackBerry bestowed Keys with the creative director title in January 2013, at a big launch of the company's new BlackBerry 10 operating system. But on 2 Jan 2014, the company said it had "completed our year-long collaboration" with Keys. BlackBerry declined to comment specifically as to why the relationship came to an end. Her stint officially wraps up on January 31.
cnn.com"It Is Possible That One Of The People On DeGeneres' Team With An iPhone Having Access To Her Official Account Took The Photo And Tweeted It"
Photo of Oscar winner Jared Leto, who will be a guest on DeGeneres's TV show, again with the 'Twitter for iPhone' stamp.
Image via imgur.comBut the conflict between what celebs preach and practice' coming to light could be a source of embarrassment for world's biggest smartphone seller.
Also Circulating On The Internet, What Grumpy Cat And Steve Aoki Did With Ellen's Celebrity Group Selfie...
Grumpy Cat in the celebrity group selfie at the 2014 Oscars.
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More Of Ellen DeGeneres At The 2014 Oscars In PHOTOS:
Comedienne and talk show star Ellen DeGeneres returned as Oscar host on Sunday, bringing her deadpan affability, and free pizza, to the 86th Academy Awards show while still poking fun at Hollywood royalty.
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Ellen Degeneres takes the stage to host the show at the start of the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014.
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Show host Ellen DeGeneres (R) delivers pizza to the audience as actor Brad Pitt (L) hands out paper plates at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014.
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Academy Awards host Ellen Degeneres and her partner Portia de Rossi at the Governors Ball after the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014.
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Host Ellen Degeneres takes a group picture at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014.
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Host Ellen Degeneres stands on stage at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014.
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Host Ellen Degeneres plays a guitar at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014.
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