Rihanna fans attack Jimmy Kimmel’s pronunciation skills at Oscars 2023
nypost.comOscars 2023 telecast — but was he wrong? Throughout the show, Kimmel was heard introducing the first time nominee as “Rih-Ann-uh,” which didn’t sit right with some of the “Bad Girl” icon’s fans.
As per usual, rabid social media watchdogs promptly logged onto to Twitter to snap at this year’s Oscars host for mispronouncing the pop superstar’s name. “I will be haunted by Jimmy Kimmel’s pronunciation of ‘Rihanna,'” @hannahkritz complained. “Why is Jimmy Kimmel pronouncing Rihanna like he’s from Canada?” @billburton sniped. “Why does Jimmy Kimmel say Rihanna like that?
Or have I been saying it wrong for like a decade?” @JLrube questioned. However, it turns out Kimmel was actually using the proper pronunciation of the Barbadian musician’s name. “Jimmy Kimmel pronounces Rihanna like he’s from Nigeria.
That might actually even be the correct way to say it,” @ParacelsusII noted. “Shoutout to Jimmy Kimmel for being like the first person to pronounce Rihanna’s name correctly,” @ShenaeCurry said. “Listen to Jimmy Kimmel pronouncing Rihanna’s name *correctly.* @AndySwift tweeted.
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