PLUS: Photos and videos from the ceremony.

There wasn't a slap at this year's Oscars, but there is one moment everyone is talking about. Hugh Grant had one of the most awkward red-carpet interviews ever that made it feel like he was dragged out by the collar to attend Hollywood's glitziest event. Also in today's Entertainment Flash: All the stunning looks and Lady Gaga's stripped-down performance at the Academy Awards. Pearl Thusi pays tribute to rapper Costa Titch; SA designer Thebe Magugu shares his favourite music and a brief cultural history of the 'milf.'

BRONWYN MCKAY, LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

Hugh Grant was interviewed on the Oscars champagne red carpet Sunday – "And the Oscar for the guy who totally doesn't want to be there," has to go to him, commented journalist Lance Ulanoff, after the star's conversation with Ashley Graham went viral.
 

The model interviewed the actor – and to say his answers were brief – concise – would be an understatement.
 

Graham began by asking what Grant's favourite thing was about the awards show. His response was the singular word "fascinating," followed by "all of humanity is here".
 

When asked if he was rooting for anyone, he replied: "No one in particular."

And he was dressed to the nines – like many a star on the red carpet – in "just my suit" – he couldn't "remember [his] tailor".
 

Asked about his appearance in the Oscar-nominated Netflix film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, he didn't have much to say.
 

In all fairness, "I'm barely in it," he explained. "I'm in it for about three seconds."

Some would say his appearance was a tad brief - concise...
 

Click 'read more' to watch the interview everyone's talking about.

Hollywood stars arrived at the Oscars in shimmering column dresses, jewel-toned gowns and structured attire, flaunting bold choices on the novel champagne-coloured carpet.

Lady Gaga performed her hit Hold My Hand from the film Top Gun: Maverick at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday.

Pearl Thusi is mourning hip-hop musician Costa Titch following his sudden death at the weekend.

South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu is the first African-based designer to take over music streaming giant Spotify's Fashion Forward playlist for March.

The release of the reality show Milf Manor has added to the pantheon of milfs on screen. But why is our cultural fascination with and fetishisation of the milf so enduring?

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