Oscars White Gown 2023: Tems’ Controversy Response Is Spot-On

Tems has a message (and an emoji) for haters of her spectacular and now-infamous Oscars robe.

The co-writer of Rihanna’s Oscar-nominated ballad “Raise Me Up” lit up social media throughout Sunday’s ceremony, with viewers questioning how tough it should have been to take a seat behind her dramatically giant white robe.

Twitter customers, well-known and in any other case, flooded the platform with their divided opinions, finally agreeing that the white Lever Couture robe “stole the present.”

Practically 24 hours later, Tems has responded to the critiques in a superbly cheeky tweet:

Oops.☺️ pic.twitter.com/en3XjAamhI

— TEMS (@temsbaby) March 13, 2023

Tems’ costume appeared a number of instances all through ABC’s broadcast, notably when host Jimmy Kimmel would stroll into the viewers for particular segments. These seated beside and behind Tems, together with her co-manager Tec, have been repeatedly seen craning their necks to see across the trend construction.

Sadly, there’s nonetheless no official phrase on who was seated instantly behind Tems, whose view was completely blocked for a lot of the evening.

Tems was a Greatest Unique Tune nominee for “Raise Me Up,” the emotional ballad from Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually. She wrote the music, together with Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson and Rihanna. She and Coogler additionally wrote the lyrics.

What did you suppose if you noticed Tems’ costume in the course of the Oscars broadcast? Drop a remark along with your ideas under.