So it turns out Terrence Howard‘s super awkward job as a presenter at the 2015 Oscars was NOT a teleprompter mistake as we assumed.
Unless you count trying to memorize your speech instead of using the teleprompter as a mistake!
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Unfortunately for the Empire star, seeing Oprah Winfrey staring up at you from the audience tends to make your mind go blank!
Ch-ch-check out the video (above) to see Terrence give Jimmy Fallon the play-by-play of his big blunder!