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Ellen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie was taken 10 years ago, and wow, has it aged badly

www.businessinsider.com Ellen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie was taken 10 years ago, and wow, has it aged badly

The photo, taken at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, once had the internet in a chokehold. How times have changed.

Ellen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie was taken 10 years ago, and wow, has it aged badly

Then it emerged that, despite denial from Samsung, who provided the phone for the selfie and shelled out $20 million to sponsor that year's awards, it was an orchestrated marketing stunt to put their new handset front and center.

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  • Random "candid" selfie of Hollywood celebrities ends up being made up of pedophiles, abusers, and general awful people a decade later.