Jimmy Kimmel branded a 'national disgrace for 'harassing' Malala Yousafzai at 2023 Oscars - Daily Mail

The host, 55, left the Nobel Peace Prize winner, 25, visibly uncomfortable as he approached her during a break in proceedings and asked her an awkward question about Harry Styles and Chris Pine's 'spit-gate' drama.

The presenter read out a question from a fan named Joanne, saying: 'She asked, your work on human rights and education for women and children is an inspiration–as the youngest Nobel prize winner in history, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?'

Fans quickly took to social media to slam Kimmel's 'disrespectful' behaviour, with one writing: 'I love @jimmykimmel but his interaction with Malala was one of the worst and most painful things I've seen on TV in so many years.'

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