“Went Up and Tried to Say Hi”- US Legend Reflects on His Experience With Snoop Dogg at Oscars 2022

Published 03/31/2022, 1:11 PM EDT

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The surfing legend Kelly Slater had an amazing time at the Oscars 2022. Apart from his cool sports buddies, he got the opportunity to meet some of the most incredible people in the entertainment industry as well. Kelly has forever been a Snoop Dogg fan and what better place to meet him than the Oscars? However, sometimes not everything goes as per plan.

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Kelly has led an incredible career. His eleven times world surf league champion title is admired by one and all. There isn’t any record in the sport of surfing that he hasn’t accomplished. In fact, it was his outstanding career that led him to the red carpet of the world’s most prestigious awards ceremony.

Kelly Slater couldn’t say hi to Snoop Dogg at the Oscars 2022

There’s no denying that Snoop Dogg is the coolest celebrity ever. In fact, the surfing legend who was present at the Oscars has somewhat of a similar opinion on the matter. When asked about who was the coolest celebrity he met at the Oscars 2022, he gave it a 3-second thought and said, “Coolest person I met, I went up and tried to say hi to Snoop Dogg because I met him a long time ago. He kind of big time me, so I didn’t get to say hi to him. I love Snoop Dogg though.”

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Kelly also revealed that he is a big-time Queen Latifah fan. He further added, “I love her. She was sitting next to us at the show and she has always been nice. I met her about 20 years ago but she is great.”

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The responsibility to pay tribute to the most iconic Hollywood character, James Bond, was upon the extreme sports trio of Shaun White, Kelly Slater, and Tony Hawk. The three even indulged in some on-stage banter while celebrating the 60 years of James Bond in Hollywood.

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Now that sports celebrities are also becoming a much bigger part of the entertainment sector, do you think we will get to see more such appearances from legendary trios on such iconic nights?

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Saurav Panwar is a US Sports writer at EssentiallySports. A postgraduate in Media and Communication Studies, he shares a profound love for creative direction and filmmaking. Saurav is also an avid reader and a literature devotee whose fandom spreads from classics to sci-fi, non-fiction, plays, comics, and much more.
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