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Ellen DeGeneres Oscar Selfie is a selfie that was taken at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014. The selfie itself included Oscar host, Ellen DeGeneres with numerous celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, and Bradley Cooper with the caption, “If only Bradley’s arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars” DeGeneres wanted to set a Twitter record with the most retweets in Twitter history.
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During the Academy Awards,the selfie was able to gain over 1,000,000 retweets. The surge in retweets resulted in a crash on the Twitter website. An hour after the Academy Awards was over, the photo was able to gain over 2.2 million retweets on Twitter. During the Oscar After-Party Show on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kevin Spacey took a selfie with Kimmel and challenged DeGeneres’ selfie. Right now, Spacey’s picture has over 10,000 retweets.
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Outside References
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/oscars/degeneres-all-star-oscar-selfie-sets-twitter-record-article-1.1708566
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/03/us-oscars-show-ellen-idUSBREA2205B20140303