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Oscars 2016: Company cops backlash for confusing Oprah with Whoopi

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 29, 2016 at 11:02pm

(CNN) – Who knew a tattoo could lead to such an embarrassing gaffe?

That was case during the Oscars Sunday when a beauty website attempted to pay a compliment — and it went terribly wrong.

In a tweet commenting on celebrity red carpet looks, the company, Total Beauty, confused comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg, 60, with media mogul Oprah Winfrey, 62.

Total Beauty, a Los Angeles-based company that posts fitness tips, tweeted a picture of Goldberg on the red carpet at the 88th Academy Awards

Black actors present at the Oscars way more often than they win

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 29, 2016 at 9:53pm

Michael B. Jordon, who plays Adonis Johsnon in “Creed,” is one of several African American stars of hit films not nominated for Academy Awards this year.

A colorful chain curtain is the backdrop for a giant Oscar on the red carpet in Hollywood on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, as preparations continue for Sunday’s 88th Academy Awards.

Quvenzhane Wallis, left, was nominated for best actress for her role in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” in 2013. She remains the youngest best actress nominee.

This year, 25% of presenters and performers are black – yet black entertainers still rarely win the award

Blackhave averaged 11.2% of presenters and performers since 1969, received less than 2% of awards

A colorful chain curtain is the backdrop for a giant Oscar on the red carpet in Hollywood on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, as preparations continue for Sunday’s 88th Academy Awards. Al Seib Los Angeles

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