Brad Pitt's BAFTAs royal family joke resulted in some serious awkward laughter

Poor old Margot Robbie had to read it on his behalf.
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Brad Pitt's BAFTAs royal family joke resulted in some serious awkward laughter
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Brad Pitt couldn't be there in person to collect his Supporting Actor BAFTA, so Margot Robbie had to do it for him. She had to read out his speech, too – Brexit and royal family jokes included.

"He says, um, he's going to name this Harry," says Robbie, holding up Pitt's shiny new award. "Cuz, er, he's really excited about bringing it back to the States with him."

Cue groany laughter, a close-up of Prince William and Kate Middleton laughing awkwardly in the front row, and Robbie dashing off stage after quickly saying, "His words, not mine, thanks!"

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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