- John Cena did not appear fully nude while presenting the award for Best Costume Design at the 2024 Oscars.
- Backstage photos revealed that Cena was wearing a protective suit that covered his private parts.
- Cena's alleged naked moment was an homage to the infamous streaker incident at the 1974 Oscars.
John Cena presented the award for Best Costume Design at the 2024 Oscars wearing nothing but Birkenstocks and an oversized envelope held up to his crotch.
But after all, he was in no danger of flashing anyone.
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A beige protective suit that resembled underwear covered Cena from the front and back.
Cena's nude moment was supposed to be an homage to another infamous Oscar incident. In 1974, a naked man ran behind host David Niven as he introduced Elizabeth Taylor as the Best Picture winner.
“Could you imagine if a naked man ran across the stage today? Wouldn't that be crazy?” This year's host, Jimmy Kimmel, asked a shirtless Cena to look in his face from behind the props. He said this while looking at me.
“I've changed my mind. I don't want to do the streaker bit,” Cena told Kimmel. “I don't feel that's right. This is an elegant event, you know, and you should be ashamed of yourself right now for proposing such a tasteless idea.”
Afterwards, Cena was unable to open the envelope announcing the winner, so Kimmel dressed her in a makeshift toga.
