Things appeared to get really beachy between two Kens on a “Barbie” red carpet.
A video has resurfaced of an odd moment between Ryan Gosling (Ken) and Simu Liu (also Ken) while posing for pictures during a press event last month. The video was captured on June 28, during the Toronto press day — which took place ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike that began July 14.
In the clip, Gosling and Liu are standing next to each other for photos when Liu decides to wrap his arm around Gosling’s waist. In response, Gosling looks down at his hand and steps back, appearing to brush off Liu. Gosling says a few words to Liu, which are not audible, and Liu can be heard saying, “It’s too tender? Fair enough,” before the two continue to pose for more photos.
“Oh, I’d literally never show my face again,” said one Twitter user whose post of the incident received over 12 million views.
The video caused a debate on Twitter. Some fans felt that Gosling’s salty behavior was genuine.
While others felt they were just trying to work out a pose or doing a bit that played on their characters in the movie, who are Ken-emies.