--- description: After botching his introduction to Broadway actress and Frozen star Idina Menzel at Sunday night’s Oscars, John Travolta issued an apology of sorts Tuesday, but... title: John Travolta Apologizes for Calling Idina Menzel "Adele Dazeem" at the Oscars image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72940163394b6e6b/698a8d141868921e096cd914/86th-academy-awards-_lim.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) # John Travolta Apologizes for Butchering Idina Menzel’s Name at the Oscars by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Mar 4, 2014 11:48 PM CUT  Presenter John Travolta speaks during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) Presenter John Travolta speaks during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)John Shearer/Invision/AP—AP2014 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Mar 4, 2014 11:48 PM CUT After [botching his introduction](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/03/03/adele-dazeem-indina-menzel-john-travolta/ "undefined") to Broadway actress and _Frozen_ star Idina Menzel at Sunday night’s Oscars, John Travolta [issued an apology](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscar-name-adele-dazeem-20140304,0,5629239.story#axzz2v1z1cCSw "undefined") of sorts Tuesday, but offered no explanation on why he called her “Adele Dazeem.” “I’ve been beating myself up all day,” Travolta said in an emailed statement to the _LA Times_. “Then I thought…what would Idina Menzel say, She’d say, Let it go, let it go! Idina is incredibly talented and I am so happy Frozen took home two Oscars Sunday night!” Menzel was at the Oscars performing “Let It Go,” the hit song from the animated picture. \[[LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscar-name-adele-dazeem-20140304,0,5629239.story#axzz2v1z1cCSw "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7113752/john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7113752/john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscars/"},"headline":"John Travolta Apologizes for Butchering Idina Menzel’s Name at the Oscars","datePublished":"2014-03-04T23:48:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-16T04:56:48.748Z","description":"After botching his introduction to Broadway actress and Frozen star Idina Menzel at Sunday night’s Oscars, John Travolta issued an apology of sorts Tuesday, but...","url":"https://time.com/archive/7113752/john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscars/","keywords":["Frozen"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72940163394b6e6b/698a8d141868921e096cd914/86th-academy-awards-_lim.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72940163394b6e6b/698a8d141868921e096cd914/86th-academy-awards-_lim.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"John Travolta","caption":"John Travolta","creditText":"John Shearer/Invision/AP—AP2014","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/7113752/john-travolta-idina-menzel-oscars/","name":"John Travolta Apologizes for Butchering Idina Menzel’s Name at the Oscars"}}]}] ```