Just days after his controversial Best Picture Oscar announcement, Al Pacino was noticed everywhere.
The 83-year-old acting legend was spotted in Los Angeles on Tuesday, just days after unveiling his new memoir Sonny Boy.
The outing also came a day after the Oscar-winning actor clarified that producers had told him not to read all the Best Picture nominees.
Pacino was spotted entering a Beverly Hills office building on Tuesday wearing mostly black.
He stepped out with a blue scarf wrapped around his neck and a long black coat that fell to his knees.
Just days after his controversial announcement at the Oscars for Best Picture, Al Pacino was noticed everywhere.
Pacino was spotted entering a Beverly Hills office building on Tuesday wearing mostly black
He was also wearing black sunglasses and was seen entering the office building with a drink on Tuesday.
The iconic actor completed his look with black pants and a matching pair of black sneakers.
Pacino was the surprise host for the coveted Best Picture award, although he surprised fans even more when he didn’t announce the ten Best Picture nominees, as is traditionally done.
‘Ten wonderful films have been nominated, but only one wins the prize for Best Film. And for that I have to go to the envelope. And I will. Here it comes. And my eyes see Oppenheimer, yes!’ he said on the Oscar stage.
Just one day later, Pacino cleared the air with TMZshowing that it was not his choice to exclude the nominees.
“There seems to be some controversy over the fact that I didn’t mention every movie by name last night before announcing the Best Picture award,” Pacino began.
“I want to make it clear that it was not my intention to leave them out, but rather a choice by the producers not to have them said again as they were individually highlighted during the ceremony.
“I was honored to be part of the evening and chose to follow the way they wanted this award to be presented.”
He was also wearing black sunglasses and was seen entering the office building with a drink on Tuesday
“I realize that being nominated is a huge milestone in someone’s life and not being fully recognized is insulting and hurtful,” he continued.
“I say this as someone who has deep relationships with filmmakers, actors and producers, so I deeply sympathize with those who have been slighted by this mistake and that is why I felt it necessary to make this statement,” he concluded.
Peguin Press also announced Monday that it will release Pacino’s memoir Sonny Boy: A Memoir on October 8.
It was also revealed that Pacino will read the audiobook version himself, which could earn him a Grammy award that would cement him as the next EGOT winner.