Celebrities react to Steve Harvey's Miss Universe flub
Viewers around the world flinched when Steve Harvey said he had made a mistake when he announced the winner of Miss Universe.
Harvey explained later that he misread his cue card and saw that Miss Colombia had won "First runner-up," and mistakenly thought Ariadna Gutierrez was the winner, when in fact Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, had won the competition.
Plenty of celebrities who were watching the competition chimed in, with some, like Justin Bieber, cracking jokes at Harvey's expense, while others expressed their sympathy for the comedian.
Pageant judge Niecy Nash was one of the first to react at the pageant, sending a selfie video about the "pandemonium." Later, she praised Miss Colombia for her graceful response to the error.
Pandemonium! the wrong name was called but host @IAmSteveHarvey handled it well! #MissUniverse2015 #MsPhilippines pic.twitter.com/Kyd6FjquvF
— Niecy Nash (@NiecyNash) December 21, 2015
#MissColombia @MissUniverse #rp you are a star 💋 pic.twitter.com/bDdnmMm9qF
— Niecy Nash (@NiecyNash) December 21, 2015
Also on the scene was Olivia Culpo, who praised Harvey for doing the right thing in the end.
Poor Steve Harvey!!! But at least he did the right thing and rectified the situation #MissUniverse2015 pic.twitter.com/F03l7PeFGH
— Olivia Culpo (@oliviaculpo) December 21, 2015
Most people backed up Harvey and said it was an honest mistake, while a few cringed.
Hollered at my dawg @IAmSteveHarvey he's good y'all. Honest mistake,he handled like a pro.The meme game is crazy funny stuff. Y'all ease up
— CedricTheEntertainer (@CedEntertainer) December 21, 2015
Steve, you did a great job all night. We are human. Imperfect. I am humbled by your humility. Love you! 💛 https://t.co/QKh1yQogYY
— Holly Robinson Peete (@hollyrpeete) December 21, 2015
Well.. here's to owning your mistakes and to grace under fire...#MissUniverse2015
— Jenna Dewan Tatum (@jennaldewan) December 21, 2015
IJS #SteveHarvey #GOP #TeamDL pic.twitter.com/F33AIhcPcX
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) December 21, 2015
I will say whatever a TelePrompTer wants me to, even if my surroundings and cards say otherwise. Because I am afraid, of robots.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 21, 2015
Congrats Ms. Philippines! I've hosted Ms. Universe before & it's big LIVE show. Steve Harvey found out that anything can happen...
— Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) December 21, 2015
Look, that #MissUniverse2015 ending was awkward as hell. But happy for the Philippines and second place is still for the WHOLE UNIVERSE. 👸🏻
— josh groban (@joshgroban) December 21, 2015
Damn that is every host nightmare , what happened to Steve harvey tonight hosting the miss universe pageant.
— Sinbad (@sinbadbad) December 21, 2015
Saddened by all of the hateful remarks towards @IAmSteveHarvey! Sow hate, you'll reap hate. Sow love, reap love. It could be you one day.
— Michelle Williams (@RealMichelleW) December 21, 2015
Trump is good promoter ?Steve Harvey made the ms universe contest way more relevant on the news. #steveharvey for president. Lol
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) December 21, 2015
Live TV is tough and mistakes happen.@IAmSteveHarvey took responsibility and nobody got hurt. Nobody better.
— Al Roker (@alroker) December 21, 2015
Justin Bieber posted a meme that poked fun both at himself and at Harvey.
It's so sad but this is too funny had to post no disrespect
A photo posted by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on
Former Miss Universe Organization owner Donald Trump seemed to be the only celebrity who openly gloated about Harvey's error; not too surprising for the presidential candidate who prides himself on being very vocal about his decisions.
Very sad what happened last night at the Miss Universe Pageant. I sold it 6 months ago for a record price. This would never have happened!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2015
Tell us: How do you feel about Harvey's mistake?