“We realized pretty quickly after the nominations brunch and the frenzy online about this dog that we should have him at the Oscars,” she said. “Hours before the show, we brought him in and he barked a lot in the dress rehearsal.”
But before you start questioning Messi’s professionalism, Molly did make it clear that it “wasn’t his fault,” saying: “I think he was confused by a signal that a camera guy was giving. He thought it was the barking command.”