Teyana Taylor Broke Her Silence On Her Argument With An Oscars Security Guard

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Teyana Taylor is breaking her silence on what really happened in the viral video of her arguing with an Oscars security guard.

The video, which can be seen right here, seemingly depicts Teyana confronting a security guard at the Oscars after he allegedly "shoved" her.

"Because you're a man putting your hands on a female! You're very rude. You're very rude," Teyana says in the video. "You're very rude."

"Because he's putting his hands on a female! ... He literally shoved me," she also tells other people that appear in the video, before reiterating, "Do not touch me. Do not shove me. Do not push me."

The Oscars haven't provided official word on what took place, but a source claimed to TMZ that the alleged altercation went down after Teyana attempted to take the stage alongside Warner Bros. co-CEO Pamela Abdy to take a picture with her fellow cast members of the Best Picture-winning One Battle After Another.

The source alleged that the security guard “used his body to block Taylor and put his hands on her, trying to physically hold her back and push her away from the stage to prevent her from getting past him.”

Long after the dust was settled, Teyana also spoke directly to a TMZ cameraperson about the incident. "It's all good," she said. "Everybody's having a good time, and security was just doing a lot. There's always that one. But everything's fine. I'm happy."

After the cameraperson told Teyana that people "were wondering" what took place, she replied, "I mean, there's nothing to wonder. I think the first thing people do is definitely make assumptions, but at the end of the day, I just don't tolerate disrespect, especially when it's unwarranted and it's unprovoked, you know what I'm saying?"

And that's that! Check out all of our 2026 Oscars coverage right here.

UPDATE: In a statement to Variety, the Academy said the following: "We were extremely upset to learn about the experience endured by Teyana Taylor at the end of the Oscars ceremony last night. We have worked with Teyana over the last several months during awards season, and she has been nothing short of remarkable, supportive, kind, and all about community. Though the incident was with our outside security firm SIS, the experience of every single guest is our responsibility. We have made it clear to them that this behavior is not acceptable. We want to thank Teyana for showing remarkable grace, and we are taking the appropriate measures to ensure this does not happen again."

Mar. 16, 2026, at 19:55 PM

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