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prayformojo (aka mayhem)
Aug 3 '20, 15:10
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November 2019: The Dakota Johnson interview
Yes, it has become somewhat of a Twitter meme that Johnson “brought down Ellen,” but this incident may have opened the floodgates. DeGeneres kicked off their interview by noting Johnson had recently turned 30: “How was the party? I wasn’t invited.”
Johnson, decidedly unamused, shot back: “Actually, no, that’s not the truth, Ellen. You were invited.” DeGeneres looked taken aback, as Johnson continued to say that she remembered DeGeneres had been offended she wasn’t invited to her 29th birthday, so the actress made sure to include her for her 30th. “I didn’t even know you wanted to be invited,” Johnson said.
“Who doesn’t want to be invited to a party?” DeGeneres asked.
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“I didn’t even know you liked me!” Johnson exclaimed, as DeGeneres insisted she did, in fact, like her. “But I did invite you and you didn’t come, so …”
“Are you sure? How do you know? I don’t think so,” DeGeneres said.
“Ask everybody,” Johnson said flatly, drawing an audible gasp from the audience. “Ask Jonathan, your producer.”
Eventually, it was confirmed that yes, Johnson had invited DeGeneres, but she was out of town that weekend (many surmised that it was likely when she was in Dallas at the Cowboys game with Bush, as Johnson’s birthday was earlier that week). The interview went viral, and Johnson was hailed for standing up to DeGeneres when other celebrities would have been highly unlikely — or too afraid — to do so.
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