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9
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Article draft / commentary (evidence document)
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Summary
A document bearing a House Oversight Bates number containing an article or blog draft titled 'Serious Moonlight' by publicist Peggy Siegal. The text recounts her experiences at the 2017 Academy Awards, discussing the 'Moonlight' vs. 'La La Land' upset, the political climate regarding Donald Trump, and her personal interactions with Andrew Garfield, Kelly Bush, and Marc Platt on the red carpet. While part of a document dump often associated with the Epstein/Maxwell investigation (likely due to Siegal's involvement), the content itself is strictly about Hollywood and the Oscars.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Peggy Siegal | Author |
Publicist writing a behind-the-scenes account of the 2017 Oscars.
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| Barry Jenkins | Director |
Nominated for Best Director for 'Moonlight'.
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| Donald J. Trump | Politician/Celebrity |
Mentioned as a source of frustration for the industry.
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| Brian Cullinan | Accountant |
Described as a 'star-struck nitwit' responsible for the envelope mix-up.
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| Emma Stone | Actress |
Subject of a photo tweeted by Cullinan.
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| Warren Beatty | Presenter |
Handed the wrong envelope.
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| Andrew Garfield | Actor |
Asked by Siegal to escort her on the red carpet; he winked and left when security rejected her.
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| Kelly Bush | Publicist |
Told Siegal that 'Moonlight' was going to win before the ceremony.
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| Marc Platt | Producer |
Producer of 'La La Land'; Siegal fixed his shirt and told him 'Moonlight' might win.
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Organizations (9)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| A24 |
Studio behind 'Moonlight'
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| The Academy |
Organization behind the Oscars
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| Lionsgate |
Studio behind 'La La Land'
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| PGA |
Producers Guild Awards
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| DGA |
Directors Guild Awards
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| BAFTA |
British Academy Film Awards
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| Venice Film Festival |
Film festival
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| Golden Globes |
Award ceremony
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'
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Timeline (1 events)
February 26, 2017
Locations (2)
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Venue for the Academy Awards
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Described as a 'three lane highway'
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Relationships (3)
She felt comfortable asking him to escort her on the red carpet.
Knew her from 'The Revenant' campaign; shared gossip.
Close enough to fix his shirt buttons physically.
Key Quotes (4)
"Tweets, chaos and headlines? It was all too Trump for words."Source
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"There is going to be an upset. ‘Moonlight’ is winning."Source
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"Kelly Bush just said ‘Moonlight’ is winning."Source
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"The red carpet was a three lane highway. The speed lane was for the super stars, the middle for frantic handlers, and on the right was the schlepper lane for relatives and relative nobodies."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (3,048 characters)
SERIOUS MOONLIGHT
Behind the scenes at the 2017 Academy Awards with filmdom's first lady of Oscar cheerleading (my close friends know I was captain of the twirlers in high school)
Behind the scenes at the 2017 Academy Awards with filmdom's first lady of Oscar cheerleading (my close friends know I was captain of the twirlers in high school)
By Peggy Siegal
UPDATED: Tuesday at 6pm
Was this year different from all other years at the Oscars?
In one way, it wasn't. A24's "Moonlight" won best picture because voters went for content over style. The win was for it's poetic take on the American ideals that the Academy values most and wants reflected globally. History was also made as "Moonlight" became the first Oscar winner with an all black cast and addressed the LGBTQ community. And, it was a beautiful film.
But on the other hand, Oscar voters were also dealing with a political and emotional crisis in the film industry. After two years of #OscarsSoWhite, they responded by nominating a record six African American actors, four African American producers and one African American director, Barry Jenkins, the fourth ever nominated in that category. Three films addressing race were nominated for best picture: "Fences," "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight."
Lionsgate's "La La Land" was a joyous escape from months of simmering frustration and anger at Donald J. Trump, himself a creature of the entertainment industry. The charming and modern musical "La La" danced its way to multiple awards from critics, at the PGA, the DGA, the BAFTA and the Venice Film Festival, a record seven Golden Globes, en route to an historic fourteen Academy Award nominations. Prognosticators predicted a "La La" landslide.
So what happened? Days before the voting deadline, "La La Land" was tripped-up by a last-minute backlash against frivolity. Even in La La Land, these are serious times.
Backstage at the Dolby Theater, star-struck nitwit accountant Brian Cullinan, oblivious to the fact that the Oscars are a sacred secular ceremony and distracted while tweeting a photo of Emma Stone, handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope. Chaos—and headlines—ensued. Tweets, chaos and headlines? It was all too Trump for words.
When I arrived at the Dolby Theater that night, I asked a dateless Andrew Garfield to take me onto the red carpet with him, to the chagrin of his publicist. But a security guard rejected me because my ticket was the wrong color. Andrew winked, laughed and disappeared.
Undaunted, I went back to the curb to find another walker. As I stood at the limo drop-off, inconspicuous in a day-glow orange satin dress, Kelly Bush, a publicist I knew from last year's "The Revenant" campaign, sidled over and said, "There is going to be an upset. ‘Moonlight’ is winning."
Undaunted, I went back to the curb to find another walker. As I stood at the limo drop-off, inconspicuous in a day-glow orange satin dress, Kelly Bush, a publicist I knew from last year's "The Revenant" campaign, sidled over and said, "There is going to be an upset. ‘Moonlight’ is winning."
On cue, "La La Land" producer Marc Platt arrived with the studs on his formal shirt popping off. As I nervously fiddled in his buttonholes, I blurted, "Kelly Bush just said ‘Moonlight’ is winning."
Marc turned white.
Marc turned white.
The red carpet was a three lane highway. The speed lane was for the super stars, the middle for frantic handlers, and on the right was the schlepper lane for relatives and relative nobodies.
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