Overview
- Vin Diesel, presenting the Landmark Award at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, struggled to locate the teleprompter during the live iHeartRadio Music Awards.
- Taylor Swift, seated in the front row, pointed out the prompter to guide him.
- Diesel leaned in to read, joked that he was “crushing it,” and finished the introduction for host and honoree Ludacris.
- Clips of the exchange spread across social media, where viewers joked about his confusion and praised Swift’s quick help.
- Entertainment outlets on Friday noted wider on-air glitches during the FOX broadcast, and the Landmark Award’s multi-decade focus underscored the high-profile nature of the moment.