Casey Affleck's Best Actor Oscar win causes outrage due to his controversial past
One of the most hotly contested categories in Sunday's Oscars was Best Actor.
It turned out to be Casey Affleck's night after his leading performance in Manchester by The Sea – edging out Fences star Denzel Washington. But the result proved to be highly controversial.
Casey was sued by two co-workers who he worked with on 2010 film I'm Still Here, cinematographer Magdalena Gorka (for $2.25 million) and producer Amanda White (for $2 million) over allegations of sexual harassment.
Gorka claimed that the actor got into bed with her without consent. According to court documents, she alleged that "Casey had entered the bedroom while she was asleep and crawled into the bed", and that when she woke up, "Casey was curled up next to her in the bed wearing only his underwear and a T-shirt. He had his arm around her, was caressing her back".
The lawsuits were settled out of court, and when asked about the allegations last month by the New York Times, Casey, who denied the claims, said: "It was settled to the satisfaction of all.
"I was hurt and upset – I am sure all were – but I am over it. It was an unfortunate situation – mostly for the innocent bystanders of the families of those involved."
Although Casey won the Oscar, many people were upset by the win.
Noticeably, Brie Larson – who played a sexual assault victim in last year's Room – did not clap for him after she presented him with the award.
My aesthetic: Brie Larson not clapping for literal trash hole casey affleck pic.twitter.com/Ci5LWXLkCr
- Tyler Struble (@tyler_struble) February 27, 2017
And plenty on social media did not hold back, either. Warning: Some strong language below.
Brie Larson knows exactly what kind of man Casey Affleck is and she's just as upset as we are that he won #Oscars
- Bex Taylor-Klaus (@IBexWeBex) February 27, 2017
Nah. I refuse to believe that a groundbreaking iconic actor like DENZEL WASHINGTON could be overlooked by human trash Casey Affleck
- p (@kinkytchalla) February 27, 2017
who hates casey affleck more: me or brie larson? it's a close call.. #oscars pic.twitter.com/SoymUAhRex
- jamie (@dylanohollands) February 27, 2017
wow didn't know u could win an oscar by just being a pile of steaming shit #CaseyAffleck 👀
- ProbioticLuvr95 (@buttany666) February 27, 2017
Why do we insist on acting like Casey Affleck isn't a giant fucking piece of shit
- KQ (@katie_quinlan) February 27, 2017
Not only is Casey Affleck a horrible person, but he's the most boring one alive. His speech caused my pulse to drop dangerously. Almost died
- Randa (@randamosity) February 27, 2017
Emma Stone, Mahershala Ali, and Viola Davis were the other Oscars acting winners this year.
Affleck's Oscar wasn't the only controversial moment on the night. La La Land was mistakenly announced to have won Best Picture, after Warren Beatty was given the wrong envelope. Moonlight won instead.
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