Emma Stone jokingly called her friend, Taylor Swift, an a**hole at the 81st annual Golden Globes on Sunday.
The Poor Things star, 35, had words for the singer, 34, after she gave her a standing ovation when she won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture in a Musical or Comedy.
‘What an a**hole, am I right?’ she said backstage at the award show held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
‘I’ve known her for almost 20 years, so I was very happy she was there,’ she continued teasingly. ‘And she was also nominated tonight, which was wonderful, and yes, what an a**hole.’
The Bad Blood hitmaker was nominated for the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award for her Eras Tour concert film but lost to Barbie.
Emma Stone jokingly called her friend, Taylor Swift, an a**hole at the 81st annual Golden Globes on Sunday. The Poor Things star, 35, had words for the singer, 34, after she gave her a standing ovation when she won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture in a Musical or Comedy
‘I’ve known her for almost 20 years, so I was very happy she was there,’ she continued said about her longtime pal. The Bad Blood hitmaker was nominated for the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award for her Eras Tour concert film but lost to Barbie
Swift was not the only one excited for Stone’s win as Jennifer Lawrence was also seen cheering enthusiastically moments after she threatened to walk out if she didn’t win.
The No Hard Feelings star, 33, was also nominated in the same category and had mouthed to the camera before the winner was unveiled: ‘If I don’t win, I’m leaving’.
When her longtime pal was named, she was seen clapping and even calling Stone ‘mother’.
Other nominees in their category included Margot Robbie for Barbie, Fantasia Barrino for The Color Purple, Natalie Portman for May December and Alma Pöysti for Fallen Leaves.
The award was Stone’s second Golden Globe as the eight-time nominee had previously taken home the accolade for her performance in 2016 musical romance film La La Land.
Stone and Swift have been longtime supporters of each other as the songwriter was pictured in attendance at the Poor Things premiere in New York City last month.
Stone also revealed that she cheered on Swift at her Eras Tour concert after attending a total of three shows ‘so far’ while appearing on The Graham Norton Show last week.
She also recalled the story about how they met and how their friendship developed over the years.
‘And she was also nominated tonight, which was wonderful, and yes, what an a**hole,’ she said jokingly. The award was Stone’s second Golden Globe as the eight-time nominee had previously taken home the accolade for her performance in 2016 musical romance film La La Land
Stone and Swift have been longtime supporters of each other as the songwriter was pictured in attendance at the Poor Things premiere in New York City last month
Stone also revealed that she cheered on Swift at her Eras Tour concert after attending a total of three shows ‘so far’ while appearing on The Graham Norton Show last week. They met and became friends around two decades ago; seen in April 2008
‘We met at this thing that they had called the Young Hollywood Awards in LA,’ she explained. ‘And we just kept in touch ever since and became great friends.’
In an interview with Vanity Fair published in June 2023, Stone also gushed about her pal and said she was grateful she was able to attend (her first) Eras Tour concert, which she called ‘pretty amazing’.
‘I’ve known her since we were 17 and 18, so she hooked me up, which was very nice because I know those tickets are impossible to get,’ she said about their friendship.
She added that Swift is ‘an amazing friend’ before praising her work ethic: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it.’
