Potty humor wasn’t only coming from Oscar host Seth MacFarlane.
Last night’s Academy Awards nearly went in the toilet due to an apparent overflow in the women’s bathroom on the second floor of the Dolby Theatre.
According to multiple reports, a water pipe burst a mere 45 minutes before the Oscar broadcast, prompting a half dozen custodial workers to scramble to clear the inch-deep mini-flood before showtime.
Witnesses told the Los Angeles Times that the employees used two home-sized wet-vacuums and a larger machine the size of a lawn mower to tackle the flood.
The water blocked access to the second-floor bar, forcing thirsty Oscar attendees to quench their thirst at the lobby’s refreshment counter, the LA Times reports.
Entertainment Weekly TV writer Lynette Rice posted a photo on Twitter and captioned, “Flood at the Oscars! Great day to be a star.”
LA City Fire department could not confirm the cause of the leak.