Ten years ago, John Travolta made one of the biggest mispronunciations in Oscar history, and we'll never let him forget it.
In 2014, Travolta called accomplished Broadway actor Idina Menzel, "Adele Dazeem," when introducing her performance of "Let It Go" from "Frozen."
The moment quickly went viral, and he's still ribbed about it today, including by Idina Menzel.
Menzel commemorated the anniversary by wishing "Adele Dazeem" a Happy Birthday.
She went to TikTok to sing Happy Birthday to her alter ego in a feel-good video.
@idinamenzel Happy 10th birthday, Adele Dazeem!
♬ original sound - Idina Menzel
Several people commented they couldn't believe it's been ten years since the viral moment.
"I think about Adele Dazeem at least once a day."
"Adele Dazeem lives rent-free in my head."
"I once had a coworker who thought adele dazeem was so funny that he started introducing and calling everyone adele dazeem."
Travolta later explained the mistake happened because her name was
spelled phonetically on the Oscars' teleprompters, and something went way wrong.
Travolta and Menzel were back at the Oscars the following year, presenting an award together when she cheekily mispronounced Travolata's name.
She is in no way mad at him, though.
Years later, in an interview with Today, she explained, "It ended up being one of the best things that happened for my career because all the people that had no idea who I was were like … 'Who is this girl?'"
Feature image from Associated Press by John Shearer / Invision
