# When does a kiss merit 1-4 years in jail? (Spanish soccer) **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 9, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-kiss-merit-1-4-years-in-jail-spanish-soccer/989844 "2023-09-09T16:48:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 288
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-kiss-merit-1-4-years-in-jail-spanish-soccer/989844/288 "2023-09-11T22:28:37Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > Yet when I did a search for any contemporaneous discussion here I found only one poster who found it inappropriate. No one called it sexual assault. I found at least two, both of whom called it assault. > [@The Oscar Telecast: Very Nice Indeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oscar-telecast-very-nice-indeed/163717/109): > > I completely agree. I was disgusted by Adrien Brody. It did look like an assault, and was totally inappropriate. And the comment about the gift bag was nauseating. To me, Halle Berry did NOT look like she was enjoying the kiss. She locked shocked and upset to me. I don’t have it on tape, so I can’t watch that moment again (not that I would want to!) but IIRC she looked really upset and it took her a few moments to collect herself–by the time Brody was finished with his speech (and, btw, w… Although others were much more approving. > [@The Oscar Telecast: Very Nice Indeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oscar-telecast-very-nice-indeed/163717/8): > > I thought the best part was Brody planting a big one on Halle Berry. (I looooooved her gown!) The worst part was probably pulling the mike away from that group of guys who won one of the technical awards early on (I forget which one). It seems to me that the amount of time you get to say your thank-yous ought to be directly proportional to the number of people who’ve won the award. Very bad form to cut off the last guy like that. > [@The Oscar Telecast: Very Nice Indeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oscar-telecast-very-nice-indeed/163717/24): > > I was so glad Renee Zellweger didn’t win. She always has that weird pinched-face look to her. I can’t stand it. Btw, I think Adrian Brody slipped Halle the tongue. hee hee. In case anyone’s interested, here’s an article looking back on the incident from 20 years later: > **[People are debating Adrien Brody's Oscars kiss with Halle Berry 20 years later](https://www.tyla.com/tv-and-film/halle-berry-adrien-brody-oscars-academy-awards-kiss-294812-20230310)** > > With Halle Berry presenting the 2023 Oscars, people are once again commenting on the 2003 Academy Awards when Adrien Brody kissed her without permission. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-kiss-merit-1-4-years-in-jail-spanish-soccer/989844)._