Celebrity·Posted on 5 Mar 2018No, Apparently Taraji P. Henson DIDN'T Shade Ryan Seacrest At The Oscars"I did it to keep his chin up."by Ben HenryBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail You probably already know by now that last night it was the Oscars, and one of the many stars in attendance was Taraji P. Henson. And Ryan Seacrest was hosting on the red carpet after he was cleared of sexual harassment allegations. However, when Taraji stopped to speak to Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet, people took her comments as a reference to the allegations against him. Sara Jean Hughes @sarajeanhughes Holy shit Taraji just put a curse on Ryan Seacrest 😂 12:10 AM - 05 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite She said, "You know what, the universe has a way of taking care of the good people, you know what I mean?" In fact, people thought Taraji shaded Seacrest a second time when she made this comment after moving on to her next interview. Mark Harris @MarkHarrisNYC "I'm great now that I'm in your company." --Taraji P. Henson to the interviewer who talked to her right after Ryan Seacrest 12:12 AM - 05 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite However, Taraji denied shading Seacrest, telling People that her comments were “misconstrued” and that she "absolutely" supports Seacrest. "I did it to keep his chin up. It’s an awkward position to be in. He’s been cleared but anyone can say anything." And videos soon emerged of the rest of the interview, where Taraji hugged Ryan while saying, "Always good to see you, I'll see you in New York." Siobhan Morris @siomo The rest of the Taraji P. Henson & Ryan Seacrest interview that people are acting like didn’t happen #oscars 12:33 AM - 05 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite Ryan also tweeted, calling Taraji his friend and thanking her for stopping to talk to him on the red carpet. Ryan Seacrest @RyanSeacrest Nothing but love for my friend @TherealTaraji. Thanks for hanging out with us on the #ERedCarpet! #Oscars 04:15 AM - 05 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite BuzzFeed have contacted representatives of Taraji P. Henson for comment.