Harvey Weinstein addresses Adrien Brody’s Oscars speech about kids

After reigning Best Actor winner Adrien Brody referenced disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s children on stage during his (record-breaking) 2025 Oscars acceptance speech, the latter addressed the moment in a brief statement to Entertainment Weekly.

While on stage Sunday night at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, The Brutalist star, 51, peppered his speech (which eventually clocked in as the longest in Academy Awards history) with a dedication to his girlfriend (and 72-year-old Weinstein’s ex), Georgina Chapman, 48, and the children she shares with Weinstein.

“Harvey is happy for Georgina and deeply grateful that his children are receiving the love and care they so rightly deserve,” Weinstein’s representative tells EW Tuesday via email, while Weinstein serves jail time at New York City’s Rikers Island prison.

Brody’s lengthy speech spanned both personal and professional areas in the actor’s life, with the two-time Oscar-winning star at one point turning to speak directly to Chapman, who married Weinstein in 2007 before the couple divorced in 2021, years after Weinstein was accused of (and later convicted for) sexual assault.

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“I share this with my amazing partner, Georgina, who has not only reinvigorated my own self-worth, but my sense of value and my values,” Brody said at the Oscars. “And her beautiful children, Dash and India. I know it’s been a roller coaster, but, thank you for accepting me into your life. Popsy’s coming home a winner!”

Chapman also showed her support for Brody, whom she began dating in 2020, at the Oscars ceremony by catching a piece of used gum her boyfriend threw toward her while he approached the stage to collect his prize.

“Gum! Because I forgot I was chewing gum, and I can’t [chew gum in a] thank you speech,” Brody said on Monday’s episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, when asked about the object he threw toward Chapman while walking up to the stage. When cohost Mark Consuelos observed that “you can’t swallow it” because “it’s bad for you,” Brody replied, “I could’ve! I didn’t think about that. [I just thought] I’ve got to get rid of this somehow!”

Brody’s victory on Sunday marked his second Oscar, following his 2002 win for The Pianist.