Made a very public, unsurvivable gaffe, with additional overtones of disrespect. When accepting her Oscar, the actress Melissa Leo grabbed the cane of 95-yr-old living legend Kirk Douglas in a misguided, lame attempt to be amusing when exiting the stage.
Man, Kanye West really grabbed Kirk's cane when he interrupted Taylor Swift!
I was killing the presentation, then totally grabbed Kirk's cane and spilled a latte on my boss's laptop.
I was killing the presentation, then totally grabbed Kirk's cane and spilled a latte on my boss's laptop.
by JumpedTheSnark February 28, 2011