They Tried To Cancel Anne Hathaway's 2018 Speech. It Backfired.
In July 2026, an 8-year-old Anne Hathaway speech resurfaced on X as if it were new — and the internet, Elon Musk included, piled on with boycott threats and "sh…
Viral Speech
2 RECORDx NEWS stories on viral speech.
Musk Called Her a Marionette. She Was There For Her Brother.
Elon Musk called Anne Hathaway "a marionette" — "just reading the script someone else wrote." But her viral 2018 HRC speech was deeply personal: she's stood up …