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Twitterverse Reaction to the Golden Globes #HiddenFences

Posted January 9, 2017

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Hidden Fences. Many of those who watched the Golden Globes were quick to catch on the two times Hidden Figures and Fences, movies with a predominately Black cast, were confused as one movie.

On the red carpet, Jenna Bush asked Pharrell Williams about his nomination for “Hidden Fences.”   Williams was nominated for “best original score” in Hidden Figures,  a movie about three black women who would play crucial roles in the American space program. “Fences,” is a movie staring  Viola Davis and Denzel Washington.

Michael Keaton also referred to “Hidden Fences” when listing the nominees for best supporting actress in a motion picture.  It is not certain if that was a joke or another slip of the tongue.

Either way, social media is having a ball with this new movie: