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John Travolta famously mispronounced Idina Menzel's name as Adele Dazeem at the Oscars

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It's one thing to stumble over a name, but it's an absolute art form to invent a completely new human identity on live television. During the 2014 Oscars, Travolta confidently introduced the Wicked star with a name that sounded like a spell from Harry Potter. The internet promptly lost its mind, and 'Adele Dazeem' became an overnight legend.

John Travolta famously mispronounced Idina Menzel's name as Adele Dazeem at the Oscars
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