Regina Hall couldn’t take Kevin Costner’s Golden Globes absence seriously.
As the actress revealed that the “Yellowstone” star was the winner of the 2023 Actor in a Drama Series award, she struggled to read off of the teleprompter with a straight face.
“Kevin Costner, he so much wanted to be —,” Hall, 52, began before laughing.
“I always like how they write this,” she told audience members. “It’s like, ‘He so much wanted to be — .’ No, I’m sure he did.
“But because of the — it’s been raining — the unprecedented weather and flooding, he has to shelter in place in Santa Barbara,” the “Girls Trip” star continued.
“Jesus!” Hall said, smacking her forehead.
She went on to admit it was “sad” that Costner, 67, was “stuck in Santa Barbara” with his family, trying to keep composure while asking viewers to “pray” for him.
“Everyone, we do, we pray and we hope everyone affected by these storms remains safe,” she added. “I’m gonna set that award right there, on your behalf, Kevin.”
Hours prior, Costner told his social media followers that “nobody [was] sadder” than him to miss Monday’s show.
“Yesterday, we had to pull the kids out of school, and in Santa Barbara, this is the second time in five years … the freeways flooded out,” the father-of-nine said in an Instagram video.
Costner, who filmed the footage with palm trees and the ocean in the background, added that he “couldn’t get back” home after finding himself on the “wrong side of town.”
The actor noted that his wife, Christine Baumgartner, had “a beautiful dress” picked out and he wished they could walk the red carpet together.
Baumgartner, 48, had purchased “some gold and yellow and black and silver balloons” so they could watch from home.
“I’m really sorry to the Golden Globes and the international press,” he concluded. “I hope we’re invited back. Thanks.”