Yes, I Did Say That!

A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

“Nothing is more diverse than the fact that the ‘big bad’ of the MCU is a young Black boy from Texas.”

JONATHAN MAJORS

The Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star, to Ebony, on taking on the role of the next major villain,

Kang the Conqueror, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“I can’t get slapped — I cry a lot.”

JIMMY KIMMEL

The late night host, in a promotional spot for the Oscars, joking about his upcoming gig to host the awards show, in reference to last year’s Will Smith slap controversy.

“By far our biggest lever to manage spending is to focus on franchises.”

BOB BAKISH

The Paramount Global CEO, on a Feb. 16 earnings call, saying that 2023 will be the peak investment year for streaming.

“People don’t know what you’re capable of until they see what you’re capable of.”

KEKE PALMER

The Nope actress, to Vanity Fair, on the way her lead role in the Jordan Peele horror flick changed how people in the industry view her.

“I really started to pack on some pounds.”

AUSTIN BUTLER

The Elvis star, to Variety, on his food regimen to gain weight for the role, which included eating doughnuts and drinking microwaved ice cream. Butler ultimately ended up wearing a prosthetic body suit.

“Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll is hard to do in a pandemic.”

LAUREN NEUSTADTER

The Hello Sunshine exec, to the Los Angeles Times, on the struggle of filming the Amazon miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six during a period of COVID-19 precautions, because several concert scenes required hundreds of extras and no social distancing.

“I’m sorry that I said it.”

DON LEMON

The anchor, in an editorial staff meeting, apologizing for saying on CNN This Morning that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, 51, is no longer in her prime. He also said that women are “considered to be in [their] prime in [their] 20s and 30s, maybe 40s.”

“I was known as a sex symbol, but anything sexual terrified me.”

PARIS HILTON

The reality TV star, to Harper’s Bazaar, revealing that she thought she was asexual in the early days of her career.

FLASHBACK! Did I Really Say That? “Sidney Powell is lying by the way.

I caught her. It’s insane.”

TUCKER CARLSON

The Fox News host, in a text to colleague Laura Ingraham about one of Donald Trump’s attorneys who claimed that the 2020 election was rigged. The text and others were released as part of the $1.6 billion defamation case Dominion Voting Systems has filed against the network.