Dakota Johnson, the star of the upcoming Madame Web film, has found herself perplexed by the internet's fascination with a particular moment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. During her appearance in 2019, Johnson called out DeGeneres for claiming she had not been invited to Johnson's birthday party when, in fact, she had. The exchange caused an awkward moment, with DeGeneres eventually admitting that she had been invited but had forgotten.
The moment has since been turned into countless memes and has gone viral on social media, with many praising Johnson for standing up to DeGeneres, especially in light of the "toxic workplace" controversy that surrounded DeGeneres.
However, in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Johnson revealed that she is mostly unaware of the memes as she is not personally on social media. She did, however, mention that filmmaker Spike Jonze had recently shown her a T-shirt featuring an image of herself from the meme.
For Johnson, the whole situation is "bizarre." She cannot comprehend why a small exchange on a talk show has become such a significant cultural phenomenon. However, as a celebrity, she understands that things like this can happen, and she takes it all in stride.