Liza Minnelli lashes out at the Oscars in her new memoir, “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” The “Cabaret” icon presented the Academy Award for best picture alongside Lady Gaga at the 2022 Oscars, but Minnelli appeared somewhat disoriented on stage and stumbled over her words. Gaga notably comforted Minnelli in the moment by telling her, “I got you.”
Minnelli was in a wheelchair at the time, which she alleges in her book was mandated by the Academy. She had expected to be seated in a director’s chair where she could more easily see the teleprompter but plans changed at the last minute. The Academy reportedly pivoted to a wheelchair to prioritize Minnelli’s safety.
“I was inexplicably ordered — not even asked — to sit in a wheelchair or not appear at all,” Minnelli writes. “I was told it was because of my age, and for safety reasons, because I might…
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