Jolie's Oscars look grows legs online
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March 1, 2012, Thursday
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ANGELINA Jolie's bare leg led to many post-Oscars jokes, but by Tuesday it had kicked back at critics and become an Internet celebrity in its own right, followed by thousands.
Jolie, accustomed to having the spotlight on her and perhaps not her appendage, attended the Oscars on Sunday in a black Atelier Versace dress with a daring slit. The often serious actress playfully revealed her right leg onstage leading many to question her motivation for the daring pose.
Denise Warner, executive editor of HollywoodLife.com, speculated that it may have been a joke between her and companion Brad Pitt who was in the front row.
"We don't see (Angelina's) sexy side, even though she's incredibly sexy, she's never been so deliberate with her sexuality and that's why everyone's latched onto it. This was completely out of character for her," said Warner.
Regardless of why Jolie did it, within minutes of the leg's appearance - which was imitated by "The Descendants" writer Jim Rash as he accepted his Oscar from the actress - the twitter handle @AngiesRightLeg popped up and quickly amassed followers.
As of Tuesday, more than 34,000 followers were drawn to the parody account, which posts quips such as, "You have to admit I'm one hell of a leg."
Social media aggregator Buzzfeed set up a page dedicated to users "legbombing" - uploading a picture then imposing a cutout of Jolie's leg into it at odd angles.
As Joile's appendage went viral, TV shows jumped in, with Jolie's now-famous limb legbombing the "Today Show" on Tuesday.
Jolie, accustomed to having the spotlight on her and perhaps not her appendage, attended the Oscars on Sunday in a black Atelier Versace dress with a daring slit. The often serious actress playfully revealed her right leg onstage leading many to question her motivation for the daring pose.
Denise Warner, executive editor of HollywoodLife.com, speculated that it may have been a joke between her and companion Brad Pitt who was in the front row.
"We don't see (Angelina's) sexy side, even though she's incredibly sexy, she's never been so deliberate with her sexuality and that's why everyone's latched onto it. This was completely out of character for her," said Warner.
Regardless of why Jolie did it, within minutes of the leg's appearance - which was imitated by "The Descendants" writer Jim Rash as he accepted his Oscar from the actress - the twitter handle @AngiesRightLeg popped up and quickly amassed followers.
As of Tuesday, more than 34,000 followers were drawn to the parody account, which posts quips such as, "You have to admit I'm one hell of a leg."
Social media aggregator Buzzfeed set up a page dedicated to users "legbombing" - uploading a picture then imposing a cutout of Jolie's leg into it at odd angles.
As Joile's appendage went viral, TV shows jumped in, with Jolie's now-famous limb legbombing the "Today Show" on Tuesday.
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